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Battle of Fort Sumter
The Battle of Fort Sumter took place April 12-14, 1861 near Charleston County. General Anderson (north) and General Beauregard (south) both fought on opposing sides during this battle. This was one of the opening battles of the cival war. The confederates ended up wining this battle. Shoking the north and bosting the south's confidence. -
Battle of Bull Run(1st war)
The Battle of Bull Run(1st) took place on July 21, 1861 near Manassas Junction, Virginia. General McDowell headed the North and General Beauregard South. This battle was known as the first battle of the civil war. The victory went to the south which gave the south more confidence and shocked the north. Many northern realized war would not be as easy as they had thought. -
Battle of Hampton roads
The battle of Hampton Roads took place on March 9, 1862 near Richmond, Virginia. This Battle was between Monitor and Merrimack (CSS Virginia). The battle was the first battle between. Ironclad warships during the war. This battle itself was irrelevant, but started a new era of naval warfare. -
Battle of Shiloh
The Battle of Shiloh also known as Battle of Pittsburg Landing took place on April 6-7, 1862.The northern armay was headed by General Ulysses S. Grant and sourther army by General Beauregard.Seconded battle of the cicl War. Although this battle Resulted in a union victory both sides suffered heavy losses -
The Battle of Bull Run (2nd war)
The seconded battle of bull run also to place near Manassas Junction, Virginia. This battle occurred from august 29 to august 30 in 1862. General Pope headed the northern army and general Jackson headed the southern army. After a day of fighting .Jackson drove Pope out of Virginia, thus ending union treat in Virginia. -
Battle of Antietam
The Battle of Antietam was fought along Antietam Creek, at Sharpsburg, Maryland on September 17, 1862.Genals Robert E. Lee (south) and George McClellan (north) both commandeered on different sides during the bloodiest day in American history. After many hours of fighting the south withdrew, thus the union could claim a victory. All though the union won they suffered losses of over 12,000 with this many men dead Lincoln felt he had no choice, but to fire McClellan. -
Battle of Fredricksburg
The Battle of Fredricksburg took place on Decmber 13, 1862 near the Rappahannock River. General Lee still head the south and a new Geneal Headed the north, General Burnside.South took the defves en dof this battle and won. when the union army split at a frok in the river the south held off both sides. -
Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation was a document written by Abraham Lincoln January 1, 1863 to Free all the slaves living in the south.This document was basically pointless because the south had all ready secsed so they didn't follow northern laws.The only thing that happen as a result of this document was the south was angered and fueled more. -
Battle of Chancellorsville
The battle of Chancellorsville took place from April 30 to May 6, 1863. This battle was known as lee greatest victory. With numbers much less than the Norths he took a risky move by splitting his troops in half. He then led the surprise attack on Joseph Hooker and it worked. -
Siege of Vicksburg
The siege of Vicksburg took place from May 18, 1863 to July 4, 1863 In Vicksburg Mississippi. The commanding officers of this battle were Gen. Ulysses S. Grant(north) Gen. John C. Pemberton(south). This battle resulted in a union victory thus, the confederacy lost one of their major strongholds. Also as a result of this battle the union successfully split the confederacy in half.
