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Fort Sumter
The first shots were fired, and signaled the start of the Civil War -
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Irvin McDowell Marches
Mcdowell makes his first march into Virginia with his poorly prepared army -
Grant Marched Along Tennesee River
Grant marched more then 15,000 troops and several of his gunboats upe Tennessee -
Monitor Boat arrives off of the Virginia Coast
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McClellen moves over 100,000 troops to Peninsula
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Battle of Shiloh
Over 25,000 casualties combined during this battle -
Battle of Seven Pines
Cut McClellon to 80,000 troops -
Pope orders over 60,000 troops
Pope tries to take out Jackson -
Battle of Antietam
Lee had 40,000, McClellen over 75,000 -
Draft
Required men from ages 18-35 to have 3 years of military service -
Habeas Corpus
Requires legal act to imprison a person -
Battle of Federicksburg
North had 122,000 Soldiers. South only had about 79,000. -
Battle of Stones River
Highest percentage of wounded or killed in a war; Civil war -
Emancipation Proclamation Passed
Freed the slaves -
Contraband
Siezing the enemies items became a big part of the war -
Hardships
The cold weather, and lack of supplies for the south began to hurt them. The north could overcome most of this. -
Battle of Chancellorsville
Was a very bloody Confederate Victory -
Battle of Gettysburg
Battle became one of the greatest wars in the history of America -
Pickett's Charge
A major assault led by George Pickett -
Battle of Chickamauga
Last battle for the union in Tennessee -
Gettysburg Address
The signing of the Gettysburg Address -
South stayed simple
The plan for the south was to hold on with all that they had and don't bow down -
Battle of Wilderness
One of the bloodiest battles of the war, major casualties for each side -
Battle of Spotsylvania
Over 32,000 combined casualties -
Siege of Petersburg
North Lost 42,000 Men -
Lee Losing Men
Lee was starting to run out of men to put into war -
Lincoln Re-elected
Lincoln was once again made president -
13th Amendment Passed
The act was passed -
Union Enters State Capital
Union Entered Columbia -
Slaves in war
Over 100,000 African Americans joined the war by the end -
Nurses
By the end, Over 4,000 Women Nurses worked for the Union -
Lee surrenders
Lee surrendered the war
