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Gregory and Fullerton Civil War Timeline

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  • Peninsula Campaign

    Peninsula Campaign
    -The Peninsula Campaign happened March through July 1862.
    -The Union was led by George B. McClellan.
    -The Confederates where led by John B. Magruder,Joseph E. Johnston,Robert E. Lee.
    - Included battles: Williamsburg,Seven Pines,the Seven Days.

  • The Battle of Hampton Roads

    The Battle of Hampton Roads
    -The battle started on March 8, 1862 and ended om March 9, 1862.
    -Louis M. Goldsborough and John Marston commanded the Union.
    -Franklin Buchanan and Catesby ap Roger Jones commanded the rebels.
    -Union losses: 261 killed,108 wounded,1 frigate sunk,1 sloop-of-war sunk, and 1 frigate damaged.
    -The rebel losses were 78 killed,17 wounded,1 ironclad damaged.
    -Neither side decisively won the battle.

  • The Battle of Antietam

    The Battle of Antietam
    • Took place near Sharpsburg, Maryland
    • Union: 2,108 killed 9,540 wounded
    • CSA; 1,546 killed 7,752 wounded
    • Was the most bloodiest civil war battle
    • Confederate General Robert E. Lee led his men into battle while the Union army had Maj. Gen. George . McClellan lead his troops. The union won.

  • Battle of Fredericksburg

    Battle of Fredericksburg
    • The Battle took place on December 11–15, 1862. Near Fredericksburg, Virginia
    • Union was led by Ambrose E. Burnside.
    • Confederate States of America by Robert E. Lee.
    • Union losses consisted of:1,284 killed 9,600 wounded men.
    • Confederate losses where: 608 killed 4,116 wounded men.
    • The battle was a Confederate victory.

  • Battle of Chancellorsville

    Battle of Chancellorsville
    • Battle took place on April 30 – May 6, 1863.
    • Near Spotsylvania County, Virginia.
    • Union was led by Joseph Hooker.
    • Confederate States of America were led by Robert E. Lee Stonewall Jackson.
    • Union casualties are:1,606 killed 9,672 wounded.
    • Rebal casualties where:1,665 killed 9,081 wounded.
    • The Battle of Chancellorsville was a Confederate victory.

  • The Battle of Gettysburg

    The Battle of Gettysburg
    • The battle of Gettysburg happened July 1-3 1863
    • Union was led by Maj. Gen. George Gordon Meade
    • Confederate was led by Gen. Robert E. Lee
    • Union losses 3155 killed and 14531 men wounded
    • Confederate losses where 4,708 killed, 12,693 wounded
    • Union won battle of Gettysburg

  • The Gettysburg Address

    The Gettysburg Address
    • The Gettysburg Address is a speech by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln.
    • It was read by Lincoln during the Civil War. The speech was given on the afternoon of Thursday, November 19, 1863, at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. It was four and a half months after the Battle of Gettysburg.

  • The Battle of Mobile Bay

    The Battle of Mobile Bay
    -The Union forces were led under David Farragut (Navy) and
    Gordon Granger (Army).
    -Union losses were 151 killed,177 wounded,1 ironclad sunk
    - The Confederate States of America were led by Franklin Buchanan (Navy) and Richard L. Page (Army).
    - CSA losses were 13 killed,22 wounded,1,587 captured,1 gunboat captured, and 1 gunboat destroyed, 1 ironclad captured.
    -Battle took place on the sea and 3 forts guarding the entrance into Mobile Bay.
    - Resulted in a Union victory

  • Sherman's March

    Sherman's March
    • Sherman's March started on Nov.15 through the Dec.21 of 1864.
    • Maj. Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman led the Union Army. -The campaign began with Sherman's troops leaving the captured city of Atlanta,
    • Sherman used a method of war called toatal war or scorched earth.

  • Lincoln’s assassination

    Lincoln’s assassination
    • Happened at Ford’s Theater in Washington D.C.
    • First president to be successfully assassinated.
    • John Wilkes Booth and co-conspirators were to kill Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson, and William H. Steward