Civil War Eichelhardt Henderson

By farnsley049
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    Civil War

  • Fort Sumter

    Fort Sumter
    It started the Civil War. The confederates bombed the union fort and the Union was forced to surrender. It happened in South Carolina.

  • Bull Run

    The Confederates beat the Union in the first battle with casualties. Union troops retreat back to Washington.President Lincoln realizes that the war will be long.

  • Battle of Barbourville

    Battle of Barbourville
    Took place in Kentucky. The first encounter of the war in Kentucky. It was a confederate victory.

  • Battle of Ivy Mountain

    Battle of Ivy Mountain
    Took place in Southeast Kentucky. Confederates ran out of ammunition. It was a Union victory.

  • Battle of Shiloh Church

    Battle of Shiloh Church
    Took place on the Tennessee River. The confederates suprise attacked the Union. 13,000 Union killed and 10,000 Confederates wounded/killed.

  • Antietam

    Antietam
    The bloodiest day in U.S military history. The Union snuck up on the Confederate. By nightfall, 26,000 were dead.

  • Fredericksburg

    Fredericksburg
    Took place in Virginia. A loss of 12,653 men. Confederate losses are 5,309.

  • Gettysburg

    Gettysburg
    This battle lasted three days. Took Place in Pennyslyvania. At the end of the war, there were so many bodies that were dead that they made a truce and got the bodies off the battle field.