Major Battles and Events of the Civil War

President of the United States of America during the Civil War

President of the Confederate States of America

11/15 - 12/20/1864: Union victory; Captured Atlanta, then marched his army to the Atlantic

July 21, 1861. Location, Virginia. Confederate victory. First major battle of the Civil War.

July 1 - 3, 1863, Pennsylvania. Union victory; turning point of the war; 51,000 + casualties

April 9, 1865: Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrenders to Union General U.S. Grant here.

March 8 - 9, 1862. This battle revolutionized naval warfare.

Commander of the Confederate Army

5/19 - 7/4/63: Union victory; Union gained complete control of the Mississippi River

This Executive Order freed the slaves in the confederate states; it led to the 13th Amendment.

4/12/1861-This attack by Confederate forces under P.T. Beauregard started the Civil War.

April 6 - 7, 1862. Location, Tennessee. Union victory. Immense loss of life on both sides.

Final Commander of the Union Army

The Civil War lasted from _____ to ____.

9/17/62-Sharpsburg, MD, 1862. Bloodiest single day in U.S. history; a draw. USA claimed victory

Iconic speech made by President Lincoln to dedicate the new cemetery near a battleground in PA.

8/28- 30/1862. Location, Virginia. R.E. Lee & Stonewall Jackson led Confederates to victory.