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American Civil
War- Union vs
Confederacy
South Seceded
because of State’s
Rights
Emancipation
Proclamation1863
ConfederacyPresident
Jefferson Davis
General Robert E
Lee
Lincoln wanted to
Preserve the
Union
American VictorySurrender at
Appomattox 1865
Battle:
Bull Run
Location/Date: July 21 1861
Manasas, Virginia
Significance:
1st battle of CW
Union thought it would be
easy, but they retreated
Showed both sides needed
training
War would be very long and
bloody
Winner: Confederacy
Important People: Confederate –
General Stonewall Jackson
Union- General Mcdowell
Battle:
-Antietam
Significance:
-Bloodiest Day
-Nothing was really
gained
-Confederate troops
retreated
-northern Morale
increased and Lee
lost 1/3 of men
Location/Date: Sharpsburg, Maryland
near Antietam Creek.
September 17, 1862
Winner: Union
Confederate: Robert E Lee
Union: General McClellan
Battle:
Vicksburg
Significance:
Turning point
of Civil WarUnion took
control of
Mississippi
River. Split the
Confederacy
in two.
July 1863, Vicksburg,
Mississippi
Union Victory
General Grant- Union
Battle:
Gettysburg
Significance:
-Deadliest battle of
the Civil War
-Pickett’s ChargeDeadly strategyconfederates did
not reach Union
line, and heavy
casualties
-Lee retreated
-This was the
turning point of
the war in the
Union’s favor.
July 1-3rd 3 day battle
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Union Victory
General Grant- Union
General Pickett- Confederacy
General Lee- Confederacy
Battle:
Sherman’s March
to the Sea
Significance:
-Grant had a plan
for ending the warTotal War
---General
Sherman sent to
capture Atlanta,
Georgia and
destroy it, and then
march to the
Atlantic coast
-ripped up railroad
tracks, killed
livestock and tore
up the fields;
burned barns,
September 1864- Atlanta,
Georgia to Atlantic Ocean
Union Victory- the union
completely destroyed the
south
General Grant-Union
General William Tecumseh
Sherman- Union