CIVIL WAR B

KEY PEOPLE

• Abraham Lincoln
• Robert E. Lee.
• George McCellan
• Ulysses S. Grant

Abraham Lincoln
16th president. He delivered the landmark Gettysburg address issues the emancipation proclamation. He led the union to victory.

Robert E. Lee.
Served as a military officer in the U.S. Army. He was a West Point commandant and the legendary general of the confederates. Lead the command of the confederates of northern Virginia and lead for the rest of the war.

George McCellan
Was a U.S. Army officer, served as major general during the civil war. Organized the Army of the Potomac in 1861. He briefly served as general-in-chief of the Union Army.

Ulysses S. Grant
Commanded the victorious Union Army. He later became the 18th president.

William Tecumseh Sherman
He was a Union general he had really good war strategy. Made a devastating March to the sea from Atlanta to Savannah in 1864.

MAJOR BATTLES

• First battle of Bull Run
• The battle of Shilo
• Battle of Gettysburg
• Sherman's March to the sea
• Surrender at Appomattox
• Battle of Antietam

First battle of Bull Run
First battle of the armies. The union tried to flank the confederates pushing them on Matthews Hill. Confederates called in for help and broke the unions flank. The union latter retreated back to the safety of Washington

Battle of Antietam
First battle fought on the north side. Lincoln issued his emancipation proclamation. Bloodiest single day in American history but ended in a draw.

Battle of Shilo
Confederates launched a surprise attack on Union forces. Confederates were unable to hold their positions and were pushed back leading to a union victory.

Battle of Gettysburg
Largest battle of the civil war. Marked as the Turing point of the war.

Sherman's March to the Sea
Sherman led 60,000 soldiers on a 285-mile March from Atlanta to Savannah. He did this to scare the population from the confederates. Sherman didn't destroy any of the towns but did steal things.

Surrender at Appomattox
On April 9, 1865, the confederate general Robert E. Lee. surrendered about 28,000 troops to union general Ulysses S. Grant which ended the civil war in a union victory.

Emancipation proclamation
Abraham Lincoln issued this proclamation on January 1, 1863, as the nation was coming to its 3rd year of bloody battles. It declared that all slaves in the rebellious states "shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free."