THE CIVIL WAR

FORT SUMTER

BATTLE OF BULL RUN

• It was the first major battle of the Civil War.
• Shattered the North's hopes in winning.
• Lincoln kept trying to win.
• George B. McCellen led 100,000 troops.
• Then Robert E. Lee led the confederates.

BATTLE OF ANTIETAM

• It was the bloodiest single-day battle of the Civil War and of U.S history.
• Confederates were going to attack Harpers Ferry.
• Lee's troops marched North.
• The union realized they were going to be attacked.

BATTLE OF SHILOH

• Each side lost and gained ground.
• Union reinforcements arrived and helped push the confederates into retreating.

THE SEIGE OF VICKSBURG

• Lasted 6 weeks.

APPOMATTOX COURTHOUSE

• On April 9,1865, at the courthouse Lee surrendered to Grant.
• When he surrendered the bloody war was over.

EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION

• Lincoln presented the Emancipation Proclamation after the Battle of Antietam.
• He realized that one way to weaken the South was to free the slaves.