The major battle and events of the Civil war

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 Event and Battles

 

 

1861

Ft Sumter

The Civil War was a long time in coming but it started when the first shots were fired at Sumter

1861

After Sumter

Sumter was the flashpoint and once it had fallen the North began to mobilize

1861

West Virginia

In one of the first campaigns of the war the Union secured the strategic West Virginia for the Union

1861

Bull Run

The Unions hope for a quick victory ended with their defeat at this battle

1861

Missouri

The battles of Bloody Kansas were finally resolved when the Union defeated the Confderates in Missouri

1862

Pea Ridge

The Union victory at Pea Ridge secured Missouri for the Union

1862

Ft Henry and Donelson

The Union continued its victories in the West with the capture of Ft Henry and Donelson

1862

Roanoke Island

Union Naval Superiority made capturing Roanoke Island possible

1862

Monitor vs Virginia

The first battle between Ironclads was won by the Monitor

1862

Shiloh

The Union won a major battle in the West at Shiloh, it was a bloody day but Union was victorious

1862

Penninsular Campaign

The Union hoped to land South of Richmond and move North. Mclellan however was not decisive in moving the army

1862

New Orleans

The South lost their outlet to the sea when the Union captured New Orleans

1862

Seven Days

Mclellans Advance on Richmond was thwarted by the superior generalship of Lee

1862

Second Bull Run

Fought in the same area as the first Battle of Bull Run the Confederates won the battle but were unable to exploit their victory

1862

Antietam

In bloodiest one day battle in US history the Union defeated the Confederates

1862

Fredericksburg

The battle of Fredericksburg was another failed atttempt by the Union to advance

1863

Stone's River

Also none as the Battle of Mufreesboro Union defeated Confederate forces that attacked

1863

Chancellorsville

In a replay of the Battle of Fredericksburg the Union once again failed to advance

1863

Vicksburg

The Confederate town on the Misssissippi fell to the Union

1863

Gettysburg

The most important and deadliest battlel of the war. Once the Confederates lost the war was effectively over

1863

Draft Riots

Large scale riots broke in New York against the draft

1863

Chickamauga

The Confederates temporarily blocked the advance the Unions in the West at this battle

1863

Chattanooga

The Union broke through Confederate lines at this battle and road to Atlanta was open

1864

Red River Campaign

Union advance up the Red River was stoped by the Confederates

1864

Wilderness- 40 days

It was a series of battles in which the Union seemed to lose each battle but kept advancing

1864

Mobile Bay

The last Gulf Coast enclave fell to the Union

1864

Atlanta

With the fall of Atlanta the heart of the South fell

1864

Petersburg

The Union used to superior logistic to break the city

1864

March Across Georgia

Sherman marched across Georgia destorying everything in his way

1864

Battle of Nashville

The last of the Western battles it ended the western campaign with the inevitable Union victory

1865

 Surrender

After the fall of Richmond Lee had no choice but to surrender.

1865

Lincoln's Assassination

The final sad chapter of the Civil War took place when President Lincoln was assassinated

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