Fort Sumter

Fort Sumter

Apr 12, 1861

The Union leader was Major Robert Anderson. the Confederate leader was Brigadier General P.G.T. Beauregard. This battle was important because it was the start of the civil war.IN the end the Confederates one the battle

Fall of Richmond/Surrender at Appomattox

Jul 9, 1861

Grant continued the siege of Petersburg.

1st battle of Bull Run

Jul 12, 1861

This battle took place in Manassas Virginia.The Union General was General Irvin McDowell. The Confederate general was General PT Bearegard & Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

Battle of Shiloh

Apr 6, 1862

Union: General Ulysses S. Grant & William “Tecumseh” Sherman
Confederacy: General Beauregard
Union won this battle.

Fall of New Orleans

Apr 25, 1862

Union: Captain David ragut
Union won this battleThis battle was important because the Union got total control over the Mississippi river.

Shermans March to the Sea

May 27, 1862

Union wanted to break the morale of the South Sherman and his men became destroyersSherman’s March to the Seaburned cities and farmlands across Georgia to the Atlantic coastcontinued destruction through the Carolinasdestroyed anything useful to the SouthTook food, tore up railroad lines and fields, and killed livestock 1000s of enslaved people were freed

Battle of Antitam

Sep 17, 1862

This battle took place in Maryland.
Union: General McClellan
Confederacy: General Lee
Winner: Niether side
Union was able to prevent Lee from brininging the war into the Northern land.

Battle of Fredericksburg

Dec 13, 1862

Union: General Ambrose Burnside
Confederacy: General Lee
This battle took place in Virginia.
The winner was: Confederacy
South won again

Battle of Chancellorsville

May 31, 1863

Where: Virginia
Leaders:
Union: General Joseph Hooker
Confederacy: General Lee & General Jackson
Winner: Confederacy
The Union ruined the Confederate plan of attacking Richmond

Battle of Gettysberg

Jul 4, 1863

Where: Pennsylvania
Union: General Meade Confederacy: General Lee & General George Pickett
Winner: Union
Tis war was important because it ended Confederate hope of help from Britain and France

The Vicksburg Siege

Jul 4, 1863

This war took place in Mississippi.
The leaders were Union: General Ulysses S. Grant
Confederacy: Everyone!
Union won this battle. This battle was important because the Confederacy split in half.

Wilderness Campaign

May 5, 1864

Started the 6 bloodiest weeks of war. Both sides struggled with the conditions and had many casualties. Brush fires burned 200 women alive.

Farragut at Mobile Bay

Aug 5, 1864

This war took place in Alabama. It was led by David Farragut.Confederates attacked with torpedoes & fired on the ships. Union took the last Southern port east of the Mississippi