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Shiloh TN
The Battle of Shiloh was a battle in the Western Theater of the American Civil War, fought in southwestern Tennessee. A Union force known as the Army of the Tennessee had moved via the Tennessee River deep into Tennessee and was encamped principally at Pittsburg Landing on the west bank of the Tennessee River. Johnston was mortally wounded during the fighting; Beauregard took command of the army and decided against pressing the attack late in the evening. 14,000 people died in those 2 day -
Antietam, MD
The Battle of Antietam, was a battle of the American Civil War, fought on September 17, 1862, between Confederate General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia and Union General George B. McClellan's Army of the Potomac, near Sharpsburg, Maryland and Antietam Creek. It was the bloodiest day in United States history, with a combined tally of 22,717 dead, wounded, or missing. This battle ended up being the bloodies one day battle. -
Angle of Marye's Heights
On December, 13th 1862 a man named Richard Rowland Kirkland gave water to dying soldiers during the battle of Fredricksburg. This was a major event of the civil war because it shows that no matter how bloody the battlefield is we are still human. The battle of Fredricksburg was a very bloody battle and even though two sides were killing each other, humanity was still shown. Richard Kirkland crawled on the battlefield to give water to dying soldiers from both sides of the war. -
Emancipation of Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation was an executive order that Abraham Lincoln signed. The Emancipation Proclamation was a very important event of the civil war because this declared the freedom of 3.1 million slaves from the south. This made the south extremely angry. This turned into a total war to destroy the old south. This was a very good decision made by Abraham Lincoln
