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Battle of fort sumpter
was the bombardment of Fort Sumter near Charleston, South Carolina by the South Carolina militia the Confederate Army did not yet exist, and the return gunfire and subsequent surrender by the United States Army, that started the American Civil War. -
Battle of Bull Run
-Also called battle of mananas.
-The Union named there battles by the nearest body of water.
-The Confederates named there battles by the nearest town.
-First Major Battle.
-Each side expects to win in a few hours.
-Lined up in clean uniforms waiting to begin.
North-
Total loss-2,896
South-
Total loss-1,982 -
Battle of Shiloh
Commander grant wants to win the west. Confederate forces attack the Union while they wait for reinforcements. 23,000 men to be killed or missing.
North Casualties-13,047
South Casualties-10,649 -
Battle of Richmond
Union leader Gen William. Bull . Nelson
confederates launched Kentucky campaign
Confederates successful pushed the union out of Kentucky.
894 killed, 3,107 wounded, and 2,836 captured- North
1,483 killed, 6,402 wounded, 108 missing-South -
Battle of antietam
Bloodiest day of the war
Fought near the Antietam creek
Union casualties 12,410
Confederate casualties 13,724 -
Emancipation proclamation
September 22 – Lincoln issues an ultimatum
Declares all slaves held in rebel territory to be
freed on New Year’s Day unless the southern
states “lay down their arms” and rejoin Union
On January 1, 1863 – 3 million slaves in the
Confederate States are freed. -
Battle of Vicksburg
Fought in Mississippi
Union victory split the Confederates into 2
North controlled the Mississippi river
Grant had twice as many soldiers
North casualties-4,550
South casualties-3,202,29,495 -
Battle of Gettysburg
Battle started near a shoe factory.
lots of hills rocks
Union stood there ground
North total loss-23,049
South total loss-28,063 -
Getty burg address.
Lincoln discusses the heroics of the troops at the battle of Getty burg and the Justice and liberty of it. Funny fact- while Lincoln was speaking there was a camera man that wanted to get a picture of him and he took so long that by the time Lincoln sat down he took the picture and there is no recorded picture of him speaking about the Gettysburg's Address. -
Lincolns assassination
Lincoln was at fords theater which was only protected by one officer and Jon Wilkes booth snuck in and shot Lincoln in the back and Lincoln later died on April 15 1865
