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1861
Ft Sumter
The Civil War was a long time in coming but it started when the first shots were fired at Sumter
The major battle and events of the Civil war
The following events represent the major events and battles of the Civil War. From Ft Sumter to the Lincoln Assassination all the major battles are covered
The Event and Battles
1861
West Virginia
In one of the first campaigns of the war the Union secured the strategic West Virginia for the Union
1862
Ft Henry and Donelson
The Union continued its victories in the West with the capture of Ft Henry and Donelson
1862
Shiloh
The Union won a major battle in the West at Shiloh, it was a bloody day but Union was victorious
1862
Penninsular Campaign
The Union hoped to land South of Richmond and move North. Mclellan however was not decisive in moving the army
1862
Second Bull Run
Fought in the same area as the first Battle of Bull Run the Confederates won the battle but were unable to exploit their victory
1862
Fredericksburg
The battle of Fredericksburg was another failed atttempt by the Union to advance
1863
Stone's River
Also none as the Battle of Mufreesboro Union defeated Confederate forces that attacked
1863
Chancellorsville
In a replay of the Battle of Fredericksburg the Union once again failed to advance
1863
Gettysburg
The most important and deadliest battlel of the war. Once the Confederates lost the war was effectively over
1863
Chickamauga
The Confederates temporarily blocked the advance the Unions in the West at this battle
1863
Chattanooga
The Union broke through Confederate lines at this battle and road to Atlanta was open
1864
Wilderness- 40 days
It was a series of battles in which the Union seemed to lose each battle but kept advancing
1864
Battle of Nashville
The last of the Western battles it ended the western campaign with the inevitable Union victory
1865
Lincoln's Assassination
The final sad chapter of the Civil War took place when President Lincoln was assassinated