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How was the Civil War fought? Important Battles

Important Names Abraham Lincoln- Union (US) President, Commander in Chief of Union army General Grant- Union general General Sherman- Union general General Lee- Confederate general

Start of the War 1- Fort Sumter, April1861 US fort on South Carolina island Confederates bombard (bomb) island, destroy fort Start of Civil War

2- First Battle of Bull Run, 1861 Poorly trained Union soldiers poorly fought Confederates Union advanced, then stopped Confederates advanced Union defeated Soldiers trained more after the battle

Other battles- 1861-1862 General of union army sent troops south on rivers Union army “invaded” Southern territory Goal: confederate capital- Richmond, VA Early 1862- fighting, casualties on both sides Neither side victorious Stalemate- neither side winning land, no movement

3- Battle of Shiloh, April 1862 Shiloh, Tennessee Union general- Ulysses Grant Confederate surprise attack Union reinforcements arrived Union forced Confederates back But 13,000 Union soldiers died

4- 2nd Battle of Bull Run, 1862 Confederates cut off railroad from Washington DC to Union troops Same place, union attacked Confederates stopped attack, drove them back

5- Battle of Antietam, Sept 1862 Antietam, Maryland Union found Lee’s battle plans Met in battle, Union had double the troops (One Day) Losses: Confederates- 13,000 Union- 12,000 Confederates retreated

6- Battle of Fredericksburg, Dec 1862 Fredericksburg, Virginia New union general pushed directly to Richmond Attacked at Fredericksburg (50 miles north of capital) Confederates had better position, more troops Union attacked six times, driven back each time Union retreated

7- Battle of Chancellorsville, May 1863 Chancellorsville, Virginia Confederate attack Split forces, attacked from two sides Days of fighting, Union retreated Confederate general died in battle Stonewall Jackson

8- Battle of Gettysburg, July1863 Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Lee invaded North, wanted to win battle and end war Battle lasted two full days Confederates attack ridge, Union had higher position Confederates retreat

Gettysburg Address Months after battle, Lincoln dedicated cemetery at Gettysburg Thousands of Union soldiers buried His speech was short, but expressed the purpose (reason) of the war

9- Battle of Vicksburg, June 1863 Vicksburg, Mississippi Union forces gained control of Mississippi River Cut off supplies to Confederates Union attacked Vicksburg, Mississippi Only part of river still Confederate Grant laid siege to the city Long-term attack Confederates surrender after weeks

Sherman’s March to the Sea, 1864 Union general Sherman took Atlanta, Georgia Burned city Army marched through Georgia, destroying everything in their way Total war- destroying all resources (military and civilian) Attempt to break will to fight

Civil War Victories, 1861-1864 Union Confederate Fort Sumter Bull Run Shiloh 2nd Battle of Bull Run Antietam Fredericksburg Chancellorsville Vicksburg Gettysburg Sherman’s March 1861 1862 1862 1862

Civil War Casualties

Civil War Battles On back of essay: Compare your battle to another battle discussed- How was your battle similar to another? What did the battles have in common? Turn in essay when done