1. Sherman’s March to the Sea
Major Battles of the Civil War
Event
Date
Location
Result
Battle of Fort Sumter
Battle of Bull Run
Battle of Antietam
Battle of
Chancellorsville
Battle of Vicksburg
Battle of Gettysburg
Sherman’s March to the Sea

2. Major Battles of the Civil War
Event
Date
Location
Result
Battle of Fort Sumter
April
861
Fort Sumter, South Carolina
Confederate troops fired on Ft. Sumter. Union surrendered. Lincoln calls for 75,000 troops to fight for Union. (pg. 420)
Battle of Bull Run
July 21,
1861
Manassas Junction,
Virginia
Troops on both sides were not trained. Confusing battle but Confederates won.
(pg. 426)
Battle of Antietam
Sept.
1862
Antietam,
Maryland
Both sides lost many men in the bloody battle. Confederate troops retreated to Virginia (pg. 426)
Battle of
Chancellorsville
May
1863
Chancellorsville, Virginia
Confederate troops and General Lee defeated Union . Gave Troops confidence to try to invade the North.
(pg. 433)
Battle of Vicksburg
June
Vicksburg, Mississippi
Union troops surrounded city and cut off supplies to the Confederate troops for 2 months. Gave Union control of Mississippi River. (pg. 433)
Battle of Gettysburg
Gettysburg, Virginia
Deadliest battle of war. Turning point for the Union. Lee Retreated (pg. 434)
Sherman’s March to the Sea
1864
From Atlanta, Georgia to the south
Union soldiers burned homes and destroyed stores, crops, and railroad tracks (pg. 435)