Unit 8

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  • The first battle of fort Sumter

    When the Fort Sumter was resupplied on April 12th, Confederate troops began shelling it from the mainland. The bombardment lasted for 34 hours straight, until the Union soldiers surrendered.

  • First battle of bull run

    The First Battle of Bull Run was the first major land battle of the war. It occurred near Manassas, Virginia.

  • Battles of fort henry and fort donelson

    The Confederate’s Fort Henry fell on Feb 5th, General Ulysses S. Grant‘s troops and 7 gunboats from the Union began shelling the fort. The Confederate troops evacuated Fort Henry and moved to Fort Donelson 10 miles away, and Grant’s troops followed them.

  • Battle of the monitor and the merrimack

    In the end neither side was declared the winner.

  • The battle and capture of New Orleans

    The Capture of New Orleans by Union forces was a major turning point in the war. New Orleans was the Confederacy’s largest city, and, given its location at the mouth of the Mississippi River, a trading location with a powerful and economical port.

  • The battle of Antietam

    The Battle of Antietam was the first battle of the war to take place on Northern soil. It was the the bloodiest day in the American Civil War, with a total of over 23,000 casualties including more than 4,800 killed.

  • The emancipation proclamation

    The Emancipation Proclamation was an executive order that Abraham Lincoln signed on January 1, 1863. It proclaimed the freedom of the 3.1 million slaves in the Confederate States of America.

  • Battle of Gettysburg

    The Battle of Gettysburg was the bloodiest battle of the war, with a total of over 46,000 casualties – nearly 8,000 of which were killed.
    It lasted 3 days and it was know as the turning point in the war.

  • Abraham Lincoln wins re-election

    Sherman’s victory in Atlanta boosted Lincoln’s popularity and helped him win re-election. This was a very important moment in the war.

  • Lee surrenders to grant at Appomattox Courthouse

    After evacuating Richmond, General Lee’s troops were soon surrounded, and on April 7, Grant called Lee to surrender. On April 9, the two commanders met at Appomattox Courthouse, and agreed on the terms of surrender.