The Civil War

John Wilkes Booth

May 10, 1838

John was a actor and a assassin. He murdered Abraham Lincoln in the Ford Theater on April 14, 1865.

Copperheads

1860

The Copperheads where democrat Americans who didnt like the war and wanted a peace treaty to come into play.

Bull Run

Jul 21, 1861

The battle of Bull Run was a name the Union soldiers used in stead off The Battle of First Manassas. It was fought in Prince William County, Virginia. This was the first major battle of the Civil War.

Fort Donelson

Feb 11, 1862

The battle of Fort Donelson was fought in the western theater of the Civil War. In result the Union captured the Confederates on the Kentucky Tennesse border.

Shiloh

Apr 7, 1862

The battle of Shiloh was also known as the battle of Pittsburg Landing. This was a major battle in the weastern thearter in Tennesse.

Antietam

Sep 17, 1862

Antietam was a war fought by the Union and the Confederats in Maryland at Antietam Creek.

Draft Riots

Jul 13, 1863

The Draft Riots happend in Manhatten New York. They where caused by middle class people who didnt like the new law passed by Congress to draft men to fight in the Civil War.

Gettysburg Address

Nov 9, 1863

The Gettysburg Address was a speech made by Abraham Lincoln on November 9th, 1863, in Gettysburg Pennsylvania after the war.

Cold Harbor

May 31, 1864

The battle of Cold Harbor was one of the bloodist wars.

Appomattox

Apr 9, 1865

It was one o the last battles of the Civil War. It was engaged before the Confederats surrendered to the Union.