The American Civil War

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  • Fort Sumter Attack

    Led by the Confederate general, Pierre Beauregard. Started Civil War.
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  • Battle of Bull Run

    First official battle of the Civil War. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson earns his nickname in this battle.

  • USS Moniter vs. USS Merrimack

    The Union's USS Moniter vs. the Confederacy's USS Merrimack, the first battle between two iron-clad warships. Although the battle was a draw, it revolutionized naval warfare forever since wooden ships were now obsolete.

  • Antietam

    Over 26,000 killed. Bloodiest day in American history.

  • Fredricksburg

    13,000 casualties. First American urban warfare. Confederacy won.

  • Chancellorsville

    Lee divides army. North had 17,000 casualties. South had 13,000.

  • Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson dies

    Dies from wounds. Accidently shot by own troops at Chancellorsville.

  • Gettysburg

    Turning point. Farthest advance of the Confederate army into Northern territory.

  • Grant takes command

    Lincoln appoints Ulysses S. Grant as general of the Union armies. William T. Sherman takes over in the west.

  • Sherman's March to the Sea

    Will T. Sherman destroys everything between Atlanta and Savannah.

  • General Robert E. Lee surrenders

    The war is over, but small skirmishes continue.