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Fort Sumter
First battle of the Civil War when confederate forces took the first fire -
Battle of the Bull Run
First major battle of the war -
Battle of Glorieta Pass
The confederate army had to retreat due to lack of supplies. -
Battle of Shiloh
A small but costly battle for both armies. -
Battle of Aneitam
An important Union force victory. -
Union Blockade
Confederates blockade and attacked the Union forces forcing them to leave the confederate area. -
Emancipation Proclomation
Abraham Lincoln issued the emancipation proclomation freeing all slaves. -
Battle of Gettysburg
A turning point in the war that lasted from the 1st of July to the 3rd of July that kept Lee on his toes for the rest of the war. -
Battle of Vicksburg
A seige to control the Mississippi River -
Battle of Sabine Pass
Union forces planned on attacking but were stopped by confederate foces awaiting the battle. -
Red River Campaign
Union forces retreated while they were being attacked along the red river by confederate forces. in total 9,000 were killed. -
Lee's Surrender
Robert E. Lee and the confederate forces surrendered. -
Battle of Palmito Ranch
a month after the surrender Union and confederate forces fought it out Palmito Ranch near Brownsville. The confederate force won but had already lost the war.
