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Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Tom’s Cabin was a novel written by Harriet Beecher Stowe in 1852. The novel exaggerated the experience of slavery which had made many people disagree with the book including the United States. This made the U.S split up and become the north (The Union) and the south (The Confederates) which made up the Civil War. -
Election of 1860
In the election of 1860, there were four candidates for presidents. Abraham Lincoln, John Breckenridge , John Bell, and Stephen Douglas. Lincoln won with the most electoral and popular votes than any candidate. -
Fort Sumter
Fort Sumter is an island fortification that is in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina and It is most known for being the site of the first shots of the Civil War. In 1861, Confederate powers involved Fort Sumter and used it to collect protection of CH. When it was finished, Fort Sumter permitted the Confederates to make an opening in the Union barricade of the Atlantic seaboard. After a 33 hour storm by Confederate cannons, Union powers give up Fort Sumter in South Carolina's Charleston Harbor. -
First Battle of Bull Run
The First Battle of Bull Run was one major battle of The Civil War that happened near Manassas Virginia on July 21 1861. It was a battle between the Union and confederates and the Confederates ended up winning. They were left with 3000 union troops dead. -
The Trent Affair
The Trent affair was in 1861 and 2 Confederates were sent to go on a union ship and were caught. That led to the union keeping them there which caused the british government getting mad. The government decided to rebel against the u.s Navy and fight against them immensely. -
Battle of the Ironclads
The Battle of the Ironclad happened on March 9th 1862 and it was between the Merrimack and the U.S.S monitor. The confederacy decided that they wanted to break the Union blockade of southern ports which opened another opportunity for naval warfare. Speaking of, this battle was the first naval battle between Ironclad warships. -
The Battle of Shiloh
Taking place in the southwestern part of Tennessee, The Battle of Shiloh was fought. It was on April 6th to April 7th, 1862, and was apparently one of the bloodiest battles in the Civil War along with being the largest battle in the western theater. -
Battle of Antietam
The Battle of Antietam took place at Antietam Creek next to Sharpsburg Maryland. That is why you could also call it The Battle of Sharpsburg and it was on September 17, 1862. Apparently, this battle is recorded to be the bloodiest single day in American military history. It was a battle between The Union and The Confederates and so The Union won leaving 22,717 people dead. -
Battle of Fredericksburg
On December 13, 1862, The Battle of Fredericksburg took place and Ambrose Burnside ordered his troops to cross the Rappahannock river. They were supposed to attack the army of Northern Virginia whose commander was General Robert E. Lee. -
Battle of Stones River
Stones River was one of the deadliest battles of the Civil War. This is because there were a total of 23,000 deaths and/or injuries in the battle. It was held on December 31 1862 and ended on January 2 1863 -
The Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation was a command made by Abraham Lincoln to get rid of slavery which allowed thousands of slaves to be freed from 10 different rebellion states. This was issued on January 1, 1863 as the Civil War went on for the third year. Thousands of slaves were freed from the rebellion states -
Battle of Chancellorsville
The Battle of Chancellorsville took place on April 30th to May 6th, 1863. It was famous for being the battle where Confederate General Thomas Jackson almost died due to his injuries and was also a huge win for the confederacy. -
Battle of Vicksburg
The Battle of Vicksburg was a battle that lasted 47 days and ended with the Union winning. Because of the loss of Pemberton’s army, The Union got to control the Mississippi river which also led to the Confederates separating. -
Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg, battled from July 1 to 3,1863, is seen as the main commitment of the American Civil War. After an unforgettable victory over Union forces at Chancellorsville, General Robert E. Lee took his Army of Northern Virginia into Pennsylvania in June 1863. The battle began as an opportunity between the Union and Confederate Forces. Both the Confederates and the Union were focusing on a specific street intersection in Gettysburg, which prompted a crash of the two armed forces. -
Battle of Chickamauga
The Chickamauga battle was the biggest Confederate win in the Western Theater. Chickamauga was the second most expensive Civil Car battle after Gettysburg. It also had 34,624 casualties and was known to be the riskiest battle that was fought in the west. -
Battle of the Wilderness
The Battle of the Wilderness was fought on May 5th to May 7th of 1864 and was the first battle that the Confederates had won against The Union. Around 5000 men were killed in total and the Confederate capital had suffered. -
Battle of Atlanta
Atlanta was where the Confederate army got their supplies for battles and it was used during the Civil War. After The Union found it and figured out what it was used for, they burned it to the ground. They wanted to destroy everything the confederates had so that they could weaken them and it worked. -
The Battle of Five Forks
The Battle of Five Forks started on April 1st 1865 and last for 9 months. The battle took place in Dinwiddie county near Petersburg Virginia and the union won. The Five Forks was a very important advantage for the Confederate Army because the confederacy was able to control the south side railroad but the had lost the battle and the opportunity. -
Appomattox Court House
In the 19 century there was a village in Virginia called Appomattox county. That was the place that was associated with the final battle of the Civil War and Confederate General Robert E. Lee's surrender of his army to Union General Ulysses S. Grant on April 9, 1865, and it was called the Appomattox Court House. -
Lincoln Assassination
President Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth at Ford’s Theatre in Washington. John Wilkes Booth was an actor who thought he was helping the south but ended up disappointing them. The plan was to kidnap President Lincoln and take him away to Richmond where he would be traded for former confederate prisoners of the war who would come back and fight.
