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1st battle of bull run/manassas junction
The fighting took place in northern virginia, about 5 miles from the town of Manassas junction near a small river called Bull run.
On July 21, about 30,000 inexperienced union troops commanded by general Irvin mcdowell attacked a smaller, equally inexperienced P.G.T Beauregard. -
George B.McClellan named general of army of potomac
Lincoln chose general George B. mcClellan, to head and organize union army of the east.
He was to train the troops. -
Battle of Shiloh/pittsburgh landing
The battle of shiloh lasted two days with some of the most bitter bloody fighting of the war.
Even though shiloh was a narrow victory for the union forces, the losses were enormous -
battle of 2nd bull run/manassas
In 1862 confederate forces turned back general george b.mcclellan at the seven days battle, general john pope at the second battle of bull run and general ambrose burnside at fredericksburg. -
battle of antietam/sharpsburg
Because of the great losses, Lee chose to retreat to virginia after the fighting.
It was the deadliest single day of fighting during the war. -
emancipation proclamation issued
Lincoln annouced that he would issue the emancipation proclamation.
It was a decree freeing all enslaved people in rebel territory on January 1,1863. -
battle of fredericksburg
The attack on December 13 proved a complete failure, and Burnside’s casualties totaled more than 12,500, compared to only about 5,000 for the carefully entrenched Confederates.
General A.E. Burnside, newly appointed commander of the Northern forces, planned to cross the Rappahannock River with an army of more than 120,000 troops and advance on the Southern capital at Richmond. -
battle of chancelloorsville/death of stonewall jackson
Some confederate troops stayed to defend fredericksburg, and some confronted the main union force at chancellorsville.
Under the leadership of stonewall jackson, confederate troops marched around the side of hooker's position. -
battle of gettysburg
General Lee hoped to avoid fighting troops in an unfamiliar area.
The battle started at 5:30 a.m. on july 1. -
surrender of vicksburg
The important river city of vicksburg,mississippi,fell under the control of union troops led by ulysses s. grant.
On july 4 , the day that lee retreated from gettysburg, the confederacy suffered another major military blow. -
gettysburg address
On november 19,1863, soldiers national cemetery was dedicated at gettysburg.
At the ceremony, former governor of massachusetts Edward everett delivered a two -hour speech.