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First battle of Fort Sumter
Fort Sumter was a sea fort in Charleston, South Carolina. Confederate soldiers attacked this fort and damaged it but no one on either side was hurt or killed. This would spark the Civil war. -
The Battle of Bull Run
The first land battle of the civil war in Virginia three months after the battle of Fort Sumter. In the morning the union army had the upper hand in the battle but later the confederate took control of the battle. The union suffered a loss of 3,000 men. During the battle we meet Thomas J. Jackson who gets the nickname of Stonewall Jackson because of how fearless he was. -
Battle of the Monitor and the Merrimack
This battle was a ship battle, but these weren't wooden ships no these ships were made out of metal. It was the first battle between two ironclads which is what they called the ships and the boats were called the Monitor and the Merrimack.This battle revolutionizes naval ships and how it can be a advantage. -
The Battle of New Orleans
New Orleans was the biggest city in the south and had a lot of resources and the north new if that they could capture New Orleans they new that it could help win the war.They also new that if they controlled New Orleans they could have the bottom of the Mississippi river. -
The Battle of Antietam
First battle on northern soil. The bloodiest day of the whole entire american history. 24,000 casualties and 4,800 died.The general for the norther was general Joseph Hooker. Abraham Lincoln was going from general to general hoping one of them would beat Robert E Lee. -
The Emancipation Proclamation
Written By Abraham Lincoln and signed in January 1, 1863. It states it proclaimed the freedom of 3.1 million slaves in the confederate states of America. This infuriated the south and made them fight even harder. -
The Battle of Vicksburg
Vicksburg is the last major battle in the whole entire Civil War. Ulysses S Grant and his army crossed the Mississippi river. -
The Battle of Gettysburg
The battle of Gettysburg was the bloodiest battle in the war. It also was the turning point of the war. The battle lasted three days. It was a hilly area and a wide open field. Their were multiple parts of Gettysburg. Pickets Charge, Little Round Top, and Devils Den. -
The End at Appomattox
After Richmond Lees troops were surrounded and on April 7 Grant told lee to surrender. Then two days later The two met at Appomattox Courthouse and they both agreed to end the war. -
The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
After the war Lincoln wanted to take a night out, so h did. He went to the Fords Theater in Washington DC with his wife. The play has started and half way through it John wilks Booth makes his way up to the box where Lincoln is sitting. John pulls out his gun and and shoot the president in the back of the head.
