Civil War

Fort Sumter

• Was a federal fort in the Confederate state of South Carolina.
• Within two days, Fort Sumter fell.
• Fort Sumter controlled the entrance to Charleston Harbor.

FIRST BATTLE OF BULL RUN

• Showed that the war would not be an easy victory for the Union.
• Lincoln sent General George E. McCellan to take Richmond.
• McCellan led 100,000 soldiers on a slow march to Richmond.

BATTLE OF ANTIETAM

• Took place on September 17, 1862.
• Discovered the Confederates were gonna attack Harpers Ferry.
• Was also know as The Battle of Sharpsburg.
• Was the bloodiest one-day battle.

BATTLE OF SHILOH

• This battle was two days long.
• This win helped the Union control part of the Mississippi River valley.
• The Union first had to deal with New Orleans in order to control the Mississippi.
• Two forts guarded New Orleans form the south.

SIEGE OF VICKSBURG

• Was located on cliffs high above the Mississippi River.
• General Grant cut the city off and shelled it repeatetedly.
• Lasted about six weeks before hunger forced the Confederate to surrender.

CLARA BARTON

• Formed the organization that would become The American Red Cross.
• Many women also provided medical care for the soldiers.

THE GETTYSBURG ADRESS

• It started on July 1, 1863.
• The first day Lee's troops pushed General Meade's soldiers back.
• The third day, Lee ordered General George Pickett to charge Cemetery Ridge.
• Over half of the Confederates were killed and Lee retreated.
• President Lincoln helped dedicate a new cemetery at Gettysburg.