The American Civil War

  • Fighting at Fort Sumter

    Fighting at Fort Sumter
    Confederates soldiers fired on Fort Sumter before the supplies come in.
  • First Battle of Bull Run

    The battle took place in northern Virginia,near a small river. Also where General Stonewall Jackson got his nickname. Confederate victory
  • Battle of Chesapeake Bay

    The Battle where two ironclads.Neither side won
  • Battle of Shiloh

    Battle of Shiloh
    Union Victory but both sides suffered heavy casualties,lost about 23,000 people each
  • Battle of New Orleans

    Key Union Victory,under the command of David Farragut.This was important cause it was the biggest city in the South.
  • Battle Of Antietam

    Important Union Victory. It stopped Lee's invasion into the north.About 6,000 soldiers died
  • Battle of Fredericksburg

    Confederate Victory,General Robert E. Lee showed his brilliance in war strategies.
  • Emancipation Proclamation

    Emancipation Proclamation
    Lincoln declared that all enslaved people were freed,But ones in border states were still enslaved.
  • Battle of Chancellorville

    Confederate Victory,General Robert E. Lee showed his brilliance in war strategies.
  • The Battle of Gettysburg

    One of the most important battles of the Civil War.Union Victory.If the Union lost the South would've had the Birtish and France on their side.
  • Gettysburg Address

    People came their to dedicate the soldiers whom have died in the war
  • Andersonville prison

    Andersonville prison
    13,000 Union prisoners died there from disease
  • Sherman's march to sea

    He bought the war just not to the soldier but to the towns and livestock as well.This was a plan to break the south's spirit.
  • The War Ends

    The War Ends
    Richmonds falls and Lee meets Grant at Appomattox Court House to surrender