Key Battles of the Civil War On your test

1st Battle of Bull Run Who – Union vs Confederacy What – When – July, 1861 Where – Google Earth, 45 minutes outside of Washington DC Outcome – proved that the war would be long, made Lincoln order 500,000 troops to fight in the Civil War

Antietam Who – What – bloodiest battle of the Civil War, and single bloodiest day in American History! When – Sept 17th, 1862 Where – Antietam Creek, Maryland Why – “was the first major battle in the American Civil War to take place on Union soil. It is the bloodiest single-day battle in American history, with a combined tally of dead, wounded, and missing at 22,717.[4]” – DON’T WRITE ALL THIS!

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Gettysburg Who – N & S What – turing point of the war! From this point on, the North was winning When – July 1-3, 1863 Where – Southern Pennsylvania, just above Maryland border Address – Lincoln’s famous speech, “Four score and seven years ago, our forefathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that ALL men are created equal!” – LOVE THIS!

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Vicksburg Who – N & S What – battle to capture control of the Mississippi River, part of the ________________ Plan When – April 16, 1863 Where -  Vicksburg, Mississippi, a fortress city that dominated the last Confederate-controlled section of the Mississippi River Why – once the North had control, it cut the Confederacy in half so they couldn’t fight together

Sherman’s March to the Sea Who – William Tecumseh Sherman vs the cities of the South What – a “War of Attrition” tactic – destroy everything to make the South want to surrender What - Sherman's March to the Sea is the name commonly given to the military Savannah Campaign in the American Civil War, conducted through Georgia from November 15 to December 21, 1864 by Maj. Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman of the Union Army.

Lee’s Surrender Who – Robert E. Lee surrenders to Ulysses Grant What – the end of the Civil War When – April 9, 1865 Where – Appomattox Court House, VA Why – The South had been cut in half at Vicksburg and burnt to the ground by Sherman’s March to the Sea