CIVIL WAR

FORT SUMTER

• Was a federal post in South Carolina
• Fort Sumter fell in two days

FIRST BATTLE OF BULL RUN.

• Confederates pushed union army back
• This battle showed it would not be easy to win

BATTLE OF ANTIETAM.

• The battle was on September 17 ,1862.
• Was the bloodiest one day battle in history.

BATTLE OF SHILOH

• Both sides lost and gained land
• The battle took two days
• Helped the union control part of the Mississippi

SIEGE OF VICKSBURG

• Lasted six weeks
• Instead of attacking directly they cut the city off
• Hunger made confederates surrender

CLARA BARTON.

• Many women like Clara Barton volunteered medical care
• Formed the American Red Cross

BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG.

• The confederates wanted to win a battle on northern soil
• Over half of the confederates were killed
• On November 19, 1863 Lincoln gave the Gettysburg address