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Fort Sumter
The Civil War between the North and South began on April 12, 1861 in Charleston Harbor in South Carolina. Confederate commander Pierre Beauregard opened fire on the Union fort. Union major Robert Anderson and his garrison surrendered Fort Sumter on April 13 and evacuated his men on April 14 begining The Civil War. -
1st Battle of Bull Run
On July 2nd 1861 the first real major battle in the Civil War began. The Union army marched toward Richmond, the Confederate capital.The Union army was commanded by General McDowell and the Confederate army was commanded by General Beauregard. General Johnston came to help Beauregard near Henry house Hill. The arrival sent the Union back to Washington. The South considers it a victory and the North feels a need for revenge. -
Battle of Hampton Roads
On March 8, 1862 the most famouse naval battle in the Civil War began. The two ships involved were the U.S.S. Monitor and the C.S.S. Virginia. The two fought at Hampton Roads, virginia for two days ending the battle on March 9, 1862. The union won the victory of the ironclads. -
Battle of Shiloh
On April 6, 1862 Ulysses S. Grant and his Union army waited in Nashville, Tennessee. Confederate commander Albert S. Johnston attacked Grant by suprise near Shiloh Church. During battle Johnston was killed and General Pierre Beauregard took over. At the end of it Union took the victory. But the Unions casualties was over 13,000 and the Confederates lost 11,000 out of 41,000. -
2nd Battle of Bull Run
The secong Battle of Bull Run was fought on August 29, 1862 and lasted three days in Virginia. The Union army led by general Pope retreated on the third day leaving general Lee with a victory. After his victory Lee ended the Union's threat to Virginia. And so on August 31 Bull Run divided the two armies. -
Battle of Antietam
The Battle of Antietam, also know as Sharpsburg, was fought on September 17, 1862 in Sharpsburg, Maryland. The Union general was George B. McClellan and the Confederate general was Robert E. Lee. The Conferderates were forced to retreat back to the Potomac River on September 18, 1862. The end of the battle was considered a military draw. The Battle of Antietam was the bloodyest day in American history. It also lead to the emmancipation proclamation. -
Emancipation Proclamation
The battle of Antietam on September 17, 1862 Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. On September 22, 1862 Lincoln preliminary version of the document. The official document took effect on January 1, 1863. It made slaves in the Confederate states that were not back in the Union free. But the slaves in the border states got no effect from the Emancipation Proclamation. -
Battle of Fredricksburg
On December 13, 1862 Union commander Ambrose E. Burnside sent a corps to occupy Fredericksburg. Confederate general Rober E. Lee reacted by entrenching his army behind the town. The two fought until December 18. 1862 with a Confederate victory, and 12,600 in Union casualties. -
Batttle of Chancellorsville
On April 30, 1863 Lee's troops reached Chancellorsville in "The Wilderness" region of Virginia. Confederate general Lee snuck up on Union general Joseph Hooker and his army with the help of Jackson. The confederates won the battle and beat the wich was two times bigger during there battle. The battle lasted three days ending on May 4, 1863. -
Siege of Vicksburg
The battle of vicksburg began on May 18, 1863 in Mississippi when Ulysses S. Grant and his men set foot in Vicksburg trying to find the Confederate army under general John Pemberton's command.On July 4, 1863 the Confederates surrendered and the south split appart. The Unions armies success left them with complete contol of the Mississippi River. The battle of Vicksburg was the turning point of the Civil War. -
Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg started on July 1st 1863 when condederates attacked a Union calvary on McPherson Ridge under General Rober E. Lees comand. The battle lasted three days ending on July 3rd 1863 at Culp's Hill. The Union lost around 23,000 while confederates lost around 20,000 and 28,000. -
Siege of Atlanta
The Siege of Atlanta began on July 22, 1864 in Fulton County, Georgia. The Union general was William Tecumseh Sherman and the Confederate general was John Bell Hood. The battle lasted three months with the confederated suffering high casualties and the Union holding up. The battle ended on September 2, 1864 with a Union victory. -
Surrender at Appomattox Court House
Robert E. Lee and Uylsses S. Grant met in a town in Virginia called Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865. Lee surrendered to the Union after four years of fighting. The war ended with 630,000 deaths and over 1 million casualities. Finally the Civil War has come to a close. -
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
At 10:15 on April 14, 1865 Abraham Lincoln was shot. He was killed by John Wilkes Booth at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C.. Lincoln was shot in the back of the head with one shot from a .44caliber. A docter concluded that Lincoln could not be saved and would most likely die. Abraham Lincoln was pronounced dead at 7:22 am the next day. -
Ratification of the 13th Amendment
On December 6, 1865 the 13th amendment was ratified to the U.S. Constitution. The amendment came eight months after the Civil War. The 13th amendment officialy abolished the institution of slavery, and after this day slavery exsists no more in the United States of America.
