The civil war

civil war Cade Moorer

Period: Jan 1, 1860 to Dec 31, 1865

fort sumpter

Apr 13, 1861

Beauregard led the soultheren attack and anderson led the union defence started off the civil war took place in soulth carolina

1st bull run

Jul 21, 1861

In the battle of bull run mc dowell led the union and beauregared led the confederates to victory witvh led to the reaorginazation of the confederasy, took place in virginia

battle of hampton roads

Mar 8, 1862

This battle is considered to be one of the most inportant battles of the civil war beacus it feachured combat useing iron clads the confederate uss virginia along with several support ships fought the union fleet and one took place in virginia

battle of shiloh

Apr 7, 1862

grant led the union and johnsten led the soulth the union won and killed johnston allowed them to take the tennesse river took place in tennesse

2nd bull run

Aug 24, 1862

confederate won and gaind control of virgina pope led the union jackson led the soulth took place in virginia

battle of antietam

Sep 17, 1862

robert E. lee led the soulth in this battle and mc lellen led the union but the battle was a draw , the battle was seen as a political victory for the north though took place in maryland

battle of fredricksburg

Dec 13, 1862

burnside led the union and lee led the soulth confederate one and stoped the union advance took place in virigina

emancipation proclamation

Jan 1, 1863

nearing the 3rd year of the civil war abraham lincoln finaly declared all slaves were free and that they were to be realesed asap

battle of chancellorville

May 3, 1863

hooker led the union and robert E lee led the soulth confederate victory lee beat hooker in a 2:1 battle virginia

battle of gettysburg

Jun 2, 1863

meade led the union and lee led the soulth a strong union victory with over 40,000 southern loses took place in pennsylvana

siege of vicksburg

Jun 17, 1863

grant led the union and pemberton led the soulth lasted from may 18 to july 4 gave union control of mississippi river took place in mississippi

siege of atlanta

Aug 18, 1864

sherman led the union and hood led the soulth the battle lasted from july 16 to sept 2 union captured the heart of the soulth took place in georgia

surrender at appomattox courthouse

Apr 9, 1865

on april 9 1865 confederate general Robbert E. Lee surrenderd to union general john gordon officaly ending the civil war took place in virgina

assassination of abraham lincoln

Apr 14, 1865

just 5 days after the surrender at the appomatix court house abraham lincoln was kill by john willks booth when he shot him in the heat

ratification of the 13th amendment

Dec 16, 1865

the 13th amendment to the constitution officaly ended and outlawed slavey in every state in america while the emancipation proclamation was only a temporary war mesur this was permant