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4 Years: Over 700,000 Deaths

Explore key battles of the Civil War between 1861-1865, from Fort Sumter to Appomattox Courthouse. Learn about pivotal moments, casualties, and significant outcomes that shaped history.

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4 Years: Over 700,000 Deaths

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  1. 4 Years: Over 700,000 Deaths

  2. 1861

  3. Battle at Fort Sumter • April 12-14, 1861 • Fort Sumter, South Carolina, by Charleston • Confederate soldiers fired on Fort Sumter where Union soldiers were living, causing war to break out. • Confederate victory • First shots fired in the Civil War.

  4. First Battle of Bull Run • July 21, 1861 • By Bull Run River, in Manassas, Virginia • 9,000 rebel reinforcements, causing Union to retreat. • Thomas Jonathon Jackson earned his nickname ‘Stonewall’ • Confederate victory • First major land battle

  5. 1862

  6. Battle of Fort Donelson • February 11-16, 1862 • Stewart County, Tennessee • Big win for North; Grant nicknamed “Unconditional Surrender.” • Union victory • Ensured Kentucky would stay with Union, and was the first major Union win.

  7. Battle between the Monitor and the Merrimack • March 8-9,1862 • Hampton Roads, Virginia, off the Virginia coast • Union blockaded Confederate states • No winner • First battle between two ironclad warships; changing navy

  8. Battle of Shiloh • April 6-7, 1862 • Shiloh, Tennessee • Casualties: • 13,000 Union • 11,000 Confederate • Union victory • Union gained more control of the Mississippi River Valley, and was said to be some of the worst fighting.

  9. Seven Day’s Battle • June 25-July 1, 1862 • Near Richmond, Virginia • Union army-trying to capture Confederate capital • Confederate victory • Union retreated; didn’t capture Richmond.

  10. Battle of Antietam • September 17, 1862 • Antietam Creek, Maryland • Bloodiest single day battle of Civil War • Union victory • First major battle on Northern soil

  11. Battle of Fredricksburg • December 11-15, 1862 • Fredricksburg, Virginia • Union failed to break Confederate lines. • Confederate victory • General Burnside was replaced by General Joseph Hooker • Casualties • 12,000 Union • 5,000 Confederate

  12. 1863

  13. The Emancipation Proclamation • Emancipation means ‘to free’ • Abraham Lincoln gave it • Freed slaves in Confederate states but not slaves in Union states

  14. Battle of Chancellorsville • May 1-4, 1863 • Chancellorsville, Virginia • General Stonewall Jackson was accidentally shot by his own army • Confederate victory • Lee’s greatest victory

  15. Battle of Gettysburg • July 1-3, 1863 • Gettysburg, Pennsylvania • South attempted to take part of the North • Union victory • Was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War • Last battle in the North • Turning point of the war

  16. Last Day of the Siege of Vicksburg • July 4, 1863 • Union victory • Union gained complete control over the Mississippi River Valley

  17. Battle at Fort Wagner • July 18, 1863 • Morris Island, South Carolina • 54th Massachusetts regiment fought here • Confederate victory • American military units made up of black soldiers for the first time

  18. Battle of Chickamauga • Sept. 19-20, 1863 • Chattanooga, Tennessee • 2nd costliest battle in the Civil War • 16,170 Union Casualties • 18,454 Confederate Casualties • Confederate victory

  19. 1864

  20. Grant’s Virginia Campaign • Battle of the Wilderness • May 5-17, 1864 • Both armies had a lot of casualties • Draw; Union offense continued • Spotsylvania • May 8-21, 1864 • Lee beat Grant to his objective • Draw; Union continued forward • Cold Harbor • May 31-June 12, 1864 • America’s bloodiest battle • Confederate victory

  21. Sherman’s March to the Sea • November 15- December 21, 1864 • Marching from Atlanta to Savannah • Tried to destroy everything as they marched • No confederate army to stop them, which proved war was almost over

  22. 1865

  23. Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse • April 9, 1865 • Lee surrendered to Grant • Lee’s men were not imprisoned or prosecuted • Grant got food for his army

  24. Lincoln’s Assassination • April 14, 1865 • Ford’s Theater, Washington D.C. • John Wilkes Boothe killed Abraham Lincoln • Also supposed to kill Ulysses S. Grant, but he refused the invitation to the theatre

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