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The Battle of Fort Sumter
Located in South Carolina, Fort Sumter was attacked by the Confederacy. The South unleashed fury with no avail on Sumter for 34 hours. The Union gave up, however this began the start of a war that changed the United States of America forever. -
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Civil War
The length of the whole Civil War. -
First Battle at Bull Run
General Irvin McDowell's Union force struck on July 21. The battle was a Confederate victory, but it left the Union with 3000 casualties and the Confederates with 1750. This would start a long war and would leave a conflict on the people of the country. -
Battle of Hampton Roads
The Battle of Hampton Roads was triggered by the Unions blockades on many areas in the South including Norfolk and Richmand. This was the first to use ironclad ships, thus creating new naval techniques. The Confederacy won this blood bath. -
Battle of Shiloh (Battle of Pittsburgh Landing)
Confederates led a surprise attack on Ulysses Grant's forces. The result was a Union victory after the Confederates couldn't hold up their position. Overall, there were 23,000 casualties. -
Battle of Antietam
The battle took place in Sharpsburgh,Marlyland along the Antietam Creek.The Battle of Antietam is one of the bloodiest days in American history, however it remains inconslusive. The Union claims to have won this battle, giving Lincoln a supporting ground for his Emancipation Proclomation. -
Battle of Fredricksburg
General Ambrose Burnside ordered an attack on General Robert Lee's right wing. By darkness, the Union had suffered 13,000 casualties and the Confederates had 5,000 resulting in a Confederate victory. -
Battle of Chancellorsville
The Battle of Chancellorsville is Robert E Lee's greatest defensive victory for the Confederacy. Lee had 60,000 troops compared to his Union enemy having 80,000. Most of this battle took place on May 3rd, when Lee attacked the Unions weak troops that they had left behind. -
Battle of Vicksburg
General Grant arrived at Vicksburg and settled down to methodical siege tactics. He controlled all people going in and out of the city. By June 1863, the Confederate troops were starving and short of ammunition. Confederat General John C. Pemberton surrendered the city shortly after. -
Battle of Gettysburg
General Lee waited for a Union counterattack on July 4. The battle was a crushing defeat for the Confederacy. Union casualties were 23,000 and the Confederates were 28,000. THe Battle of Gettysburg had turned the tide of the Civil War in the Union's favor. -
Battle of Chickamauga
General Braxton Bragg's men attacked the Union. Around 11:30 am, the Confederates advanced and defeated the Union and headed to the Battle of Chattanooga. -
Battle of Wilderness
Fought in Wilderness, Virginia, this battle was ruled as inconclusive. Beginning on May 5th, Grant continued fighting a defensive war Both armies didn't move far during the whole battle, however, the Federals marched towards the Spotsylvania Courthouse on May 7th, ending this battle. -
Battle of Spotsylvania
General Grant tried to pull a surprise attack on the Confederates, but it backfired and costed the Union more casualties. On May 21, he disengaged his army and started heading southeast for Richmond. -
Siege of Petersburg
This was unlike any siege in American history, the Siege of Petersburg was many months of trench warfare for Union soilders. Petersburg was a huge supply line for Robert E Lee's soilders. Lee soon cracked under pressure as the Union slowly cut off their supplies using their trenches. -
Shermans March
Shermans March played a huge role in American history. General Sherman had marched his troops from Tennessee to Georgia, where he destroyed Atlanta. Sherman had used "total war", shredding everything in his path. His troops marched back up to Charleston, thus making the Confederacy surrender. -
Lincoln's Assassination
Lincoln, Mary Lincoln, Henry Rathbone, and Rathbone's fiancee were at a performance and were sitting in a private box watching the performance.
At 10:15 pm, John Wilkes Booth came into the box with a .44 caliber and shot Lincoln in the back of the head and stabbed Rathbone when Rathbone was trying to get him down.
At 7:22 am, Lincoln was pronounced dead. He was buried on May 4, 1865 next to his son Willie in Springfield,
