Civil war Timeline

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  • Monitor and Merrimack

    Monitor and Merrimack
    1.Hampton Road and Swell's Point
    2. John L, Worden
    3. John L. Wordan
    4.John L. Wordan
    5.1 gunboat, 2 tenders
    6.261 killed,108 wounded
    7. strategic Union Victory, Tactical confederate victory
    8. In the American civil war naval had an agreement to get married at Hampton Roads, Virginia. The mouth of the James River, notable as history's first duel between ironclad warships and the beginning of a new era of naval warfare.

  • First Battle Bull Run

    First Battle Bull Run
    1. Manassas Virginia
    2. Inriv McDowell
    3. Total Troops:614 4.Joseph E. Johnston 5.18,000 engaged, 14-18(not engaged)
    4. 481 killed,1,000 wounded, 1,216 missing.
    5. Decisive confederate
    6. On July 21, 1861 the Union and Confederate armies clashed near Manassas Junction, Virginia. The first major land battle of America Civil war. The Confederate victory gave the South a surge of of confidence and shocked many in the North, who realized the war would not be won as easily as they had hoped.

  • Battle of Shiloh

    Battle of Shiloh
    1.Hardin County, Tennessee, April 6-7,1862
    2.Ulysses S. Grant, Albert Sidney Johnston
    3. Army of the Ohio : 17,918
    4.P.G.T Beauregard and Albert Sidney Johnston
    5. 63.000
    6.1,754 killed, 2,885 captured/missing
    7. Union victory
    8. The Battle of Shiloh was fought on April 6 and 7, 1862. Confederate forces launched a surprise attack against Union troops, but Union forces ultimately hung on and won. There were well over 23,000 casualties in the two days of fighting.

  • Second Bull Run

    Second Bull Run
    1.Prince William County, Virginia, August 28–30, 1862
    2. Robert E. Lee
    3. 77,000
    4. John Pope
    5.51,000 (Army of Virginia)
    6. 1,747 killed, 8,452 wounded
    7. Confederate victory
    8. Despite heavy confederate casualties (9,000), the Battle of Second Bull Run (known a Second Manassas in the south) was a decisive victory for the rebels.

  • Siege of Vicksburg

    Siege of Vicksburg
    1. Warren County, Mississippi May 18 – July 4, 1863 2.Ulysses S. Grant 3.77,000 4.John C. Pemberton
    2. 33,000 6.4,835 total 32,697 total 7.Union victor 8.It effected the Civil War because the Union got full control of the Mississippi river therefore taking over and shutting down the confederates trade, transportation, and military/fortification

  • Gettysburg Day 1

    Gettysburg Day 1
    1.Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, July 1 to July 3, 1863
    2. George G. Meade
    3. 104,256 (present for duty)
    4.Robert E. Lee
    5. 23,000 - 28,000
    6.The total people that were there was 23,049
    7. Union victory
    8.The Battle of Gettysburg, fought in July 1863, was a Union victory that stopped Confederate General Robert E. Lee's second invasion of the North. More than 50,000 men fell as casualties during the 3-day battle, making it the bloodiest battle of the American Civil War.

  • Gettysburg Day 2

    Gettysburg Day 2
    1. On July 2, 1863 as the Battle of Gettysburg entered its second day
    2. Robert E. Lee
    3. 71,000-75,000
    4. George G. Meade
    5. 104,256 6.,155 killed, 14529, wounded
    6. Union victory
    7. The Union total was approximately 8,750—an unusual case of the defender suffering more casualties than the attacker. The battles fought that day are some of the most famous in military history.

  • Gettysburg Day 3

    Gettysburg Day 3
    1. Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, July 3,1863
    2. George G. Meade
    3. 71,000 – 75,000
    4. Robert E. Lee 5.104,256 ("present for duty") 6.5,365 captured/missing) 3,155 killed
    5. Union victory
    6. The Battle of Gettysburg, fought from July 1 to July 3, 1863. The next day saw even heavier fighting, as the confederates attacked the Federals on both left and right.

  • Sherman’s March to the Sea

    Sherman’s March to the Sea
    1.November 15 – December 21, 1864, Georgia
    2.Maj. Gen
    3. 59,545–62,204
    4.Maj. Gen
    5.12,466
    6.3,000
    7.Union victory
    8.The operation broke the back of the Confederacy and helped lead to its eventual surrender. Sherman's bold move of operating deep within enemy territory and without supply lines is considered to be one of the major achievements of the war.

  • Battle of Appomattox Court house

    Battle of Appomattox Court house
    1. Appomattox County, Virginia , April 9, 1865 2.Robert E. Lee 3.150,000
    2. Ulysses S. Grant 5.150,000 6.164 7.Decisive Union victory
    3. At dawn on April 9, 1865, the Confederate Second Corps under Maj. Gen. John B. Gordon attacked Sheridan's cavalry and quickly forced back the first line under Brevet Brig. Gen. Charles H. Smith. The next line, held by Brig. Gens. Ranald S. Mackenzie and George Crook, slowed the Confederate advance