Events During the Civil War

This group of soldiers formed after the Emancipation Proclamation and fought at Fort Wagner

This cut off the Confederate States' ability to trade with Europe

The Union gained total control of the Mississippi in this battle.

This speech referenced the Declaration of Independence to denounce slavery

This act declared that all slaves in Confederate states were free

This pardoned all Confederate soldiers and allowed them to go home to farm

   This three-day battle was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War

This group of men took Atlanta, burned houses, and stole food

This battle lead to a 47 day siege that forced civilians to live in caves and eat dogs and cats

This battle cut off the Confederate supply line from the west

This battle was the first Confederate attempt to take land in the North

This was the first major land battle of the Civil War and was a Confederate victory

This effectively ended the Civil War

This Union victory lead to Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation

This was a brutal movement of union troops through Georgia to spread dispair

This battle was also called the First Battle of Manassas

This was the first African American fighting force

This speech began "Four score and seven years ago..."

This was the second Confederate attempt to gain land in the North

This battle was the single bloodiest day in American history