Civil War Project

Fort Sumter

Apr 12, 1861

Fort Sumter
April 12th, 1861
Leaders:
Union: Major Robert Anderson
Confederacy: General PGT Beauregard
Victory for the Confederacy
Importance: The attack on Fort Sumter sparks the start of the Civil War.

1st Battle of Bull Run

Jul 21, 1861

1st Battle of Bull Run
July 21st, 1861
Leaders:
Union: General Irvin McDowell
Confederacy: General PT Beauregard and Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
Victory for the Confederacy
Importance: First battle of the war, and it changed the view of the war for people.

Battle of Shiloh

Apr 6, 1862

Battle of Shiloh
April 6th, 1862
Leaders:
Union: General Ulysses S. Grant and William "Tecumseh" Sherman
Confederacy: General PT Beauregard
Victory for the Union
Importance: Strategic victory for the Union so they could begin the Anaconda Plan.

Fall of New Orleans

Apr 25, 1862

Fall of New Orleans
April 25th, 1862
Leaders:
Union: Captain David Farragut
Confederacy: None
Vctory for the Union
Importance: Allowed the Union to gain full control of the Mississippi.

Antietam

Sep 17, 1862

Battle of Antietam
September 17th, 1862
Leaders:
Union: General McClellan
Confederacy: General Lee
Victory for neither side
Importance: Union are able to stop Lee from moving the war into the North.

Battle of Fredericksburg

Dec 13, 1862

Battle of Fredericksburg
December 13th, 1862
Leaders:
Union: General Ambrose Burnside
Confederacy: General Lee
Victory for the Confederacy
Importance: Another victory for the South.

Battle of Chancellorsville

May 8, 1863

Battle of Chancellorville
May ?, 1863
Leaders:
Union: General Joseph Hooker
Confederacy: General Lee and General Jackson
Victory for the Confederacy
Importance: Ruined the Union plan of attacking Richmond.

Battle of Gettysburg

Jul 1, 1863

Battle of Gettysburg
July 1st, 1863
Leaders:
Union: General Meade
Confederacy: General Lee and General George Pickett
Victory for the Union
Importance: Ended the Confederate hope of help from Britain and France.

Siege of Vicksburg

Jul 4, 1863

Siege of Vicksburg
July 4th, 1863
Leaders:
Union: General Ulysses S. Grant
Confederacy: Everyone available
Victory for the Union (eventually)
Importance: Major turning point of the war.

Wilderness Campaign

May 5, 1864

Wilderness Campaign
Began May 5th, 1864 and lasted for 6 weeks
Leaders:
Union: General Ulysses S. Grant
Confederacy: General Robert E. Lee
Importance: Allowed the Union to get to Richmond.
Victory for the Union (eventually)

Farragut at Mobile Bay

Aug 5, 1864

Farraugt at Mobile Bay
August 5th, 1864
Leaders:
Union: Captain David Farragut
Confederacy: No one
Victory for the Union
Importance: Allowed the Union to take out one of the last Southern strongholds.

Sherman's March to the Sea

Nov 15, 1864

Sherman's March to the Sea
Began on November 15th, 1864 in Richmond and ended December 21st, 1864 in Savannah.
Leaders:
Union: General Sherman
Confederacy: No one
Importance: Destroyed Southern morale.

Fall of Richmond/Surrender at Appomattox

Apr 2, 1865

Fall of Richmond/Surrender at Appomattox
On the 2nd of April Lee withdrew from Petersburg. When this happened, Jefferson Davis and his cabinet destroyed documents and then left Richmond. After Richmond fell Lee met with the Union army in the small town of Appomattox Court.
Leaders:
Union: Ulysses S. Grant
Confederacy: Robert E. Lee
Victory for the Union
Importance: The war was finally over!