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Fort Sumter
Fort Sumter was located in Charleston Harbour, South Carolina. The confederates first fired on the Union there. Less than 34 hours later the Union retreated making April 12, 1861, the start of the Civil War. Nobody had died during the bombardment of shots but while lowering their flag and honoring it, a cannon prematurely went off and killed Daniel Hough, causing him to be the first death of the Civil War. -
First Battle of Bull Run (Also Known as First Manassas)
The Confederates watched over ay Manassas which was west of Bull Run Creek. The Union sent a small army there to get an understanding of how good their defenses were. After that, they attacked early from the left (Matthew's Hill) and fought through the morning. The Confederates moved back all the way to Henry Hill but received reinforcements. They held their ground firmly and the Union retreated and the next day made it to Washington. The first battle of the war was over. -
Battle of the Iron Clads
Before the battle the C.S.S. Virginia was called the Merrimack. Confederates found it, covered it with armor over the waterline, and filled it with weapons. The Virginia was strong in sinking two of the Union's ships & forced one aground on 3/8. A day after, the U.S.S Monitor came to Maryland's Chesapeake Bay. The battle lasted many hours of constant shooting. Afterward, the ships weren't ruined but the Monitor was successful at ruining the scary element the Confederate's had with their Ironclad -
Second Battle of Bull Run
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Fredericksburg
After having to rethink their course of action when Lee's men showed up, the Union tried to lay bridges across the Rappahannock River in order to cross it. They were then slowed by the Confederates shooting their rifles. Later, the rest of the Federal army came, and Ambrose E. Burnside mounted multiple attacks that led to intense casualties on December 13th. Then, the battle ended once Burnside crossed the river again and called off the attacks on December 15th. -
Appomattox
General Lee refused Grant’s idea to surrender his army and was later trapped. He & Grant met at the Courthouse and signed the surrender of the army of North Virginia. 3 days after, there was a ceremony that finalized the separation of Lee’s men and their Parole. This event of Lee surrendering the last major Confederate army ended the war in Virginia.
