Ft Sumter
The Civil War was a long time in coming but it started when the first shots were fired at Sumter
The following events represent the major events and battles of the Civil War. From Ft Sumter to the Lincoln Assassination all the major battles are covered
The Civil War was a long time in coming but it started when the first shots were fired at Sumter
In one of the first campaigns of the war the Union secured the strategic West Virginia for the Union
The Union continued its victories in the West with the capture of Ft Henry and Donelson
The Union won a major battle in the West at Shiloh, it was a bloody day but Union was victorious
The Union hoped to land South of Richmond and move North. Mclellan however was not decisive in moving the army
Fought in the same area as the first Battle of Bull Run the Confederates won the battle but were unable to exploit their victory
The battle of Fredericksburg was another failed atttempt by the Union to advance
Also none as the Battle of Mufreesboro Union defeated Confederate forces that attacked
In a replay of the Battle of Fredericksburg the Union once again failed to advance
The most important and deadliest battlel of the war. Once the Confederates lost the war was effectively over
The Confederates temporarily blocked the advance the Unions in the West at this battle
The Union broke through Confederate lines at this battle and road to Atlanta was open
It was a series of battles in which the Union seemed to lose each battle but kept advancing
The last of the Western battles it ended the western campaign with the inevitable Union victory
The final sad chapter of the Civil War took place when President Lincoln was assassinated