Civil War Timeline by Sarai Chestnut and Sabrina Parker

  • Fort Donelson

    surrrounded the confederate forces. Andaconda Plan was used
    @Fort Donelson along the Cumberland river in Tennessee Easy win for the Union
  • Fort Sumter

    This was the first battle of the war. It encouraged alot of the Northereners to join the army.
    @Charleston Harbor, South Carolina Easy win for the Confederacy
  • Bull Run Manassas

    Kept Union from going after Richmond.
    @Washington D.C Difficult win for the the Confederacy
  • Shiloh

    Marked the end of the Southeren control of the Mississippi valley
    @Southeren Tennessee Difficult win for the union
  • Shenandoah

    captured more than 2,000 union prisoners and 10,000 rifles
    helped with the amount of weapons and people
    @Shenandoah Valley Easy win for the Confederacy
  • Gettysburg

    South lost confidence gained; seen as turning point of the war - the beginning of the end for the South
    @Chancellorville - Gettyburgs, P.A Easy win for the Union
  • Vicksburg

    Grant's efforts were hamperedby Confederate leader Bedford.
    @Vicksburg, Mississippi Difficult win for the Confederacy