Civil War timeline

  • First Battle Bull run

    First Battle Bull run
    The confederate victory gave the south a surge of confidence and shocked many in the North, who realized the North, who realized the war would not be when be won as easily as they had hoped.
  • Battle of Shiloh

    Battle of Shiloh
    The confederate faces a launched surprise attack against the Union forces ultimately hung on and won. There were over 23,000 casualties in the two days of fighting.
  • Second Battle of Bull Run

    Second Battle of Bull Run
    The confederate had won the second battle of run. There was a much larger scale of casualties than the first Battle of Bull run. The Casualties was 15,558 in the 3 days they fought.
  • Battle of Antietam

    Battle of Antietam
    The Battle of Antietam was the bloodiest battle that was fought in one day. Their was over 23,000 casualties. The union victory had led to the emancipation proclamation.
  • Gettysburg Day 1

    Gettysburg Day 1
    The Union wins and the forces march deeper into Pennsylvania. The casualties were More 50,000 in Day 1.
  • siege of vicksburg

    siege of vicksburg
    The Siege of Vicksburg was the final major military action in the Vicksburg Campaign of the American Civil War
  • Gettysburg Day 2

    Gettysburg Day 2
    The Union army had won the Gettysburg Battle Day 2. Robert E. lee devised a plan for his confederate to attack both flanks.
  • Gettysburg Day 3

    Gettysburg Day 3
    On the third day of the Battle of Gettysburg during the disastrous infantry assault nicknamed Pickett's Charge, there were two cavalry battles: one approximately three miles to the east, in the area
  • shermans march to the sea

    shermans march to the sea
    Sherman's March to the Sea was a military campaign of the American Civil War conducted through Georgia from November 15 until December 21, 1864, by Maj. Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman of the Union Army.
  • battle of Appomattox cort house

    battle of Appomattox cort house
    The Battle of Appomattox Court House, fought on the morning of April 9, 1865, was one of the last battles of the American Civil War.