Transcript Danielle Bradley - North Babylon School District

By:
Danielle
Bradley
Major
Battles of the
Civil War
Background
The Civil war started due to
sectionalism and slavery. The first
state to secede form the union was
South Carolina. By February, 1861,
there were 7 seceded states. The
seven states adopted a provisional
constitution for the Confederate
States of America. They established
their temporary capital in Montgomery,
Alabama. Governors in
Massachusetts, New York, and
Pennsylvania quietly began buying
weapons and training militia units.
When Lincoln was sworn into
presidency he addressed the states
about the need for peace. Apparently
peace wasn’t what he got.
Battle of Fort Sumter
April 12–13, 1861 was when
it took place.
1st battle of the American
Civil War.
Took place in Charleston
Harbor, South Carolina.
The Confederate General
attacked Fort Sumter at 4:30
a.m. after informing Robert
Anderson at 3:30 a.m. that
he would open fire in 1 hour.
Robert Anderson agreed to
a truce at 2:00 p.m., April 13,
1861.
First Battle
of
Bull Run
The public pushed Union General-in-Chief Winfield Scott to advance on the
South before adequately training his small troops.
The attack was on July 21 in Manassas Junction, Virginia
The southern was victorious in this battle.
There were 4,700 casualties in this battle.
This battle convinced Lincoln and his administration that the war would be a
long and costly affair.
It took place on April
25–May 1, 1862.
It took place in New
Orleans, Louisiana.
It was the Union’s
victory.
There were luckily no
casualties.
The Union owning New
Orleans was an event
that had major
international
significance.
Battle of
New Orleans
The battle of Shiloh is
also known as the battle
of Pittsburgh Landing
That was a major battle
in the Western Theatre
of the American Civil
War.
It took place on April 67, 1862.
It was fought in Hardin
County, Tennessee.
About 15,000 people
died in this battle.
Battle of
Shiloh
Battle of Gettysburg
 Took place on July 1-3 1863.
 Although the Battle of Gettysburg did not end the war, or did it attain any major
war aim for the North or the South, it remains the great battle of the war.
 Here at Gettysburg on July 1, 2, and 3, 1863, more men actually fought and more
men died than in any other battle before or since, on North American soil.
 The Union won this battle.
 The Confederacy never recovered from their loss in this long battle.
Result
The war ended and the Union
won.
Since they won, slavery was banned
and the South did eventually re-join
the Union.