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Fort Sumter
Fort Sumter The Southern commander gave permission for all the Union troops to leave and the Southern troops took over the fort. -
The First Battle of Bull Run
battle of bull runThe North had a poor army and were not prepared for war. The south won the war. It was the first major battle of the Civil War. -
Fort Henry and Donelson
Fort Henry and DonelsonAfter capturing Fort Henry the Union army led by Ulysses S. Grant(President) attacked Fort Donelson, a fort on the Cumberland River. Lasted three days. Grant took 12,000 Confederate prisoners and 40 cannons from Fort Donelson. -
Ironclad Ships Battle
Ironclad Ships BattleTwo ironclad ships battled. The battle lasted for hours. Neither side won the battle. -
Shiloh
Shiloh Battle/ Civil WarAfter Grant captured several forts in Tennessee his armies moved south. The Confederate army met Grant at Shiloh, Tennessee. At first he seemed to be losing. Then more Northern troops arrived and Grant defeated the Southerners. -
Battle of Antietam
Battle of AntietamLee told the Confederate forces that he planned to carry the fight to the enemy. Lee realized that his army was in a bad position to receive supplies and withdrew his troops over the Potomac to Virginia. The battle of Antietam was also the bloodiest battle of the Civil war -
Lincoln Frees all the Slaves
Frees all slavesPresident issued a proclamation freeing all the slaves in the South. Lincoln's document called the Emancipation Proclamation because it emancipated the slaves and they were free. -
Battle of Perryville
Battle of PerryvilleBuell's forces ended Bragg's invasion of Kentucky in the Battle of Perryville. -
Chickamauga
ChickamaugaThe Confederate Army led by General Braxton Bragg won against the Union army at Chickamauga Creek in Tennessee. General George Thomas lead the Union army. -
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Grant appointed Commander-in-Chief
Ulyessus GrantPresident Lincoln appointed Grant to be general in chief of the North. Grant then appointed General William T. Sherman to command the armys in the West. -
Battle of the Wilderness
Battle of the WildernessThis was the first in a series of battles. The first Union attack was made in an area about 50 miles from Richmond. The Union gained little and lost much in casualties. -
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Lincoln's assasination
AssasinationOn Good Firday, April 14 Lincoln was assassinated. He was attending a performance at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D. C. The assisin was and actor named John Wilkes Booth. After twelve days of running Booth was fatally shot. -
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