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Fort Sumter
Confederate victory.
Fort Sumter was in a strategic location for the South, allowing access to a major port city. The confederate army attacked the fort and the Union soldiers surrendered. It was the first confrontation of the Civil War. -
First Battle of Bull Run
Confederate victory.
Confederate generals Joseph E. Johnston and Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson.
This was a psycological defeat for the north, and made everyone realize that the war would last. It forced the north to start training troops more seriously.
Robert E. Lee became Confederate President Jefferson Davis' advisor.
General George McClellan was to lead the north. -
Yorktown
Union victory
Union laid seige to Yorktown, and eventually the confederated retreated. -
Battle of Shiloh
Union victory.
Union General Ulysses S. Grant.
This victory gave the Union an advantage in the struggle to control the Mississippi River valley. -
New Orleans
Union victory.
The north needed to control New Orleans to gain control of the Mississippi. Union ships led by David Farragut attacked the defending forts, but ended up deciding to just sail through. The city was forced to surrender.
The south lost a lot of land and many rivers, a few state capitals, and it's largest city. It also divided the conferedracy into two and weakened their morale. -
Seven Pines
Union victory.
Union troops persued the confederated retreating from Yorktown, and there was a high confederate casualty rate. -
Seven Days' Campaign
Confederate victory.
Stonewall Jackson attacked Union troops right after seven pines using information gathered by James E. B. "Jeb" Stuart. The south had more casualties than the north, but the north retreated. -
Battle of Antietam
Close, but union victory.
This was the single bloodiest day in all of American history. This victory raised the north's confidence because they won on northern land. It also made sure that the Confederacy would be getting no european support. This gave President Lincoln the political support he needed to issue the Emancipation Proclamation without looking desperate. -
Fredricksburg
Confederate victory.
Union General Ambrose E. Burnside.
Northern troops were ordered to march across an open field with confederate troops overlooking them. It was said to be the "great slaughter pen." -
Chancelloersville
Confederate victory.
Stonewall Jackson, one of the confederate's best generals, was killed. -
Seige of Vicksburg
Union victory.
Union General Ulysses S. Grant.
This victory led to total control of the Mississippi and completely split the Confederacy in two. -
Battle of Gettysburg
Union victory.
Union General George Meade.
This battle marks a turning point in the war, now leaning in the union's favor. It proved that the Confederacy could be beaten. -
Surrender at Appomattox
Union victory.
This ended the Civil War. The conditions of the treaty were that officers could keep their arms, all the soldiers were fed, they would get any animals that they owned back, and none would be tried for treason.