1. The First Battle of Bull Run (Sunday July 21, 1861): This was the first
major battle of the Civil War. The Union troops wanted to seize a railroad from
the Confederates at Manassas, VA. The Confederates knew and lined the creek
ready for battle. The Union was defeated.
2. The Peninsular Campaign (April 1862): General McClellan had troops
land in Yorktown which was a peninsula. This peninsula was between the James and
York River. Then another set of troops started heading towards Richmond, VA from
the Atlantic coast. There was a series of battles around Yorktown that the
Confederacy claimed led by General Joseph E. Johnson and later by Robert E.
Lee.
3. The Battle of Antietam (September 17, 1862): General Lee split
his army and started to lead the men towards Maryland. A Confederate messenger
dropped the battle plans while traveling, and those plans were found by a Union
soldier. Before long General Grant knew about the plans and decided to attack
the divided army at Antietam Creek in Maryland. The battle was one long hard day
that ended in a draw.
4. The Battle of Shiloh (April 6-7 of 1862): This battle was considered the
bloodiest battle of the Civil War. It was fought in the west when General Grant
marched his men to Tennessee. The Confederates attacked the Union at Shiloh that
resulted in a two-day battle. The Union came out victorious even though they
suffered the most casualties.
5. The Battle of Chancellorville (April 30- May 6, 1863): The battle
began in Spotslyvania County, Virginia. This was a major spirit lifter for the
south. The Union was losing many troops and it appeared that the south was
winning. An event that took place here was when Stonewall Jackson was shot by
one of his own men because he was mistaken for Union soldier. Hope was beginning
to seep through for the Confederacy.
6. The Battle of Gettysburg (July 1, 1863): This battle was the largest
of the civil war. It lasted three days in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The
Confederacy stumbled upon the Union and began to attack. The north won this
battle which destroyed any thought of advancing the north.
7. Fall of Atlanta (September 2, 1864): General Sherman commanded the Union and marched his troops through Atlanta, Georgia destroying a vital piece of the economy and transportation there. The army burned the city as they marched through it.
8. Sherman’s March to Sea (December 22,1864): General Sherman walked his men to the Atlantic Coast and then up into Virginia. As they marched through towns, the army would burn buildings, capture livestock, and tear up railroad tracks.
This was a vicious attempt to slow down the Confederacy. The Union forced the Confederacy out of the port at Savannah, GA.
9. Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse (April 9, 1865): General Sherman was attempting to take Richmond, VA while in the process burning every town he came to. General Lee tried to stop the Union Army in Petersburg, VA, but was unsuccessful. The north then took control of Petersburg and arrived in Richmond the next day. General Lee was
stopped by the Union from marching his troops to NC. On April 9, 1865, General Lee and the rest of his Confederacy Army surrendered to the north by waving a white flag. They were on top of a hill overlooking the Appomattox River. Grant
later accepted the surrender from the south at the Appomattox Courthouse.
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major battle of the Civil War. The Union troops wanted to seize a railroad from
the Confederates at Manassas, VA. The Confederates knew and lined the creek
ready for battle. The Union was defeated.
2. The Peninsular Campaign (April 1862): General McClellan had troops
land in Yorktown which was a peninsula. This peninsula was between the James and
York River. Then another set of troops started heading towards Richmond, VA from
the Atlantic coast. There was a series of battles around Yorktown that the
Confederacy claimed led by General Joseph E. Johnson and later by Robert E.
Lee.
3. The Battle of Antietam (September 17, 1862): General Lee split
his army and started to lead the men towards Maryland. A Confederate messenger
dropped the battle plans while traveling, and those plans were found by a Union
soldier. Before long General Grant knew about the plans and decided to attack
the divided army at Antietam Creek in Maryland. The battle was one long hard day
that ended in a draw.
4. The Battle of Shiloh (April 6-7 of 1862): This battle was considered the
bloodiest battle of the Civil War. It was fought in the west when General Grant
marched his men to Tennessee. The Confederates attacked the Union at Shiloh that
resulted in a two-day battle. The Union came out victorious even though they
suffered the most casualties.
5. The Battle of Chancellorville (April 30- May 6, 1863): The battle
began in Spotslyvania County, Virginia. This was a major spirit lifter for the
south. The Union was losing many troops and it appeared that the south was
winning. An event that took place here was when Stonewall Jackson was shot by
one of his own men because he was mistaken for Union soldier. Hope was beginning
to seep through for the Confederacy.
6. The Battle of Gettysburg (July 1, 1863): This battle was the largest
of the civil war. It lasted three days in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The
Confederacy stumbled upon the Union and began to attack. The north won this
battle which destroyed any thought of advancing the north.
7. Fall of Atlanta (September 2, 1864): General Sherman commanded the Union and marched his troops through Atlanta, Georgia destroying a vital piece of the economy and transportation there. The army burned the city as they marched through it.
8. Sherman’s March to Sea (December 22,1864): General Sherman walked his men to the Atlantic Coast and then up into Virginia. As they marched through towns, the army would burn buildings, capture livestock, and tear up railroad tracks.
This was a vicious attempt to slow down the Confederacy. The Union forced the Confederacy out of the port at Savannah, GA.
9. Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse (April 9, 1865): General Sherman was attempting to take Richmond, VA while in the process burning every town he came to. General Lee tried to stop the Union Army in Petersburg, VA, but was unsuccessful. The north then took control of Petersburg and arrived in Richmond the next day. General Lee was
stopped by the Union from marching his troops to NC. On April 9, 1865, General Lee and the rest of his Confederacy Army surrendered to the north by waving a white flag. They were on top of a hill overlooking the Appomattox River. Grant
later accepted the surrender from the south at the Appomattox Courthouse.
http://biowww.clemson.edu/aged/dl/aged480/jennifer/keybat.htm