Civil War Timeline by The Squirrel Republic

By graybunny

  • Fort Sumter

    This was the first battle of the war. It encouraged a lot of the Northerners to join the Union Army.

  • Bull Run

    The Union realized the victory over the confederacy would not be easy.

  • Fort Donelson

    Confederates came to know they lost people and the Union is strong.

  • Shilon

    Was the beginning of the "total" war

  • USS monitor vs CSS Virgina

    First Battle between Irondad ships

  • Shenadoah

    Kept the pressure of the confederate capital, richmond

  • Antietam

    It was an oppertunity to destory the confederate forces once and for all.

  • Gettysburg

    23000 Union troops lost. 28000 Confederate toops lost considered beginning of the end of the confederacy.

  • Vicksburg

    The loss inspired the General (Grant), to return to Mississippi to build his reputation.

  • Fort Wagner

    More citizens recognizing black contribution, the cause of abolition, and the resolve to win the war

  • Sherman's march to the sea

    Total War (tactics) were designed to break spirit of confed. to take the war to the average southerner in the hopes that they would no longer be wiling to fight.

  • Appomattox Courthouse

    South surrendered the war