Battles of The Civil War USI 9e

South Secedes After Lincoln was elected president, the Southern states quit to form their own nation The south elected Jefferson Davis as president of the Confederate States

First Shots Union soldiers would not leave Fort Sumter, South Carolina Confederate soldiers started shooting at Fort Sumter These shots started the Civil War

First Battle The first Battle of Manassas (Bull Run) was the first major battle The South won the battle Stonewall Jackson was the winning Confederate General

Battle of Vicksburg Battle fought in Vicksburg, Mississippi The North won and got control of the Mississippi River This battle divided the South (because the North controlled the river)

Battle of Gettysburg Robert E. Lee invaded the North The North controlled the hills and high ground in Gettysburg The North won the battle by repelling the South Became the turning point of the war

Appomattox Court House Robert E. Lee (CSA) surrendered to Ulysses Grant (USA) in 1865 to end the war The South lost the Civil War

Emancipation Proclamation Emancipation Proclamation freed the slaves This made the focus of the war become about freeing slaves Many freed slaves joined the Union army