1. The Civil War: A Timeline

2. 1861-1865 Click on a line to learn more about that event.
First Battle of Bull Run
July 21, 1861
The Peninsular Campaign
The Battle of Antietam
The Battle of Shiloh
Gettysburg
The Battle of Chancellorsville
Fall of Atlanta
Surrender at Appomattox
Sherman’s March to the Sea
April 2-9
1865
April 30-May6, 1863
Sep.2, 1864
Sep. 17, 1862
Dec. 22, 1864
July 1-3, 1863
February 1862
June 25- July1, 1862
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3. The First Battle of Bull Run
The Union troops attempted to seize Manassas, VA, an important railroad. Meanwhile, the Confederate troops were awaiting the Union’s arrival at Bull Run. The First Battle of Bull Run was the first large battle in the Civil War and the Confederates gained a victory.

4. The Peninsular Campaign
As the commander of the Union Army, General McClellan sent troops to attack from the Atlantic Coast towards Richmond, and ended up in Yorktown, just east of Richmond. Fighting ferociously, McClellan continued to defeat the Union until General Joseph E Johnston took control , the later during the war, General Robert E Lee took over the Confederate Army.

5. The Battle of Antietam
While on their way to their next battle, a Confederate messenger dropped a copy of the Confederates plans and divisions. A Union soldier spotted the copy and took them to the Union general, General Grant. Grant saw that the Confederates had been divided, therefore giving him an opportunity to attack. The Union quickly took the advantage and attacked. After a long day of fighting, the battle ended in a draw.

6. The Battle of Shiloh
The Battle of Shiloh occurred soon after the Union had divided into the East and West. General Grant led his army through the woods only to find that the Confederates were there to attack near Shiloh. This battle lasted two days with many casualties. And even though the Union won, the Union lost more troops than the Confederates.

7. The Battle of Chancellorsville
Rising hope in the South lead to another defeat in Chancellorsville after Stonewall Jackson was shot by another Union troop, being mistaken for a Yankee.

8. Gettysburg
As the Confederates moved North, they accidentally found the Union’s cavalry. The Confederates attacked, only to be defeated again by the Union, smothering Lee’s ambition to reach further up North.

9. The Fall of Atlanta
At this time, Atlanta was an important city and railroad junction for the Confederacy. General Sherman, the new general of the Union army, led his army through the city, burning and seizing the town as they went.

10. Sherman’s March to the Sea
General Sherman continued to burn the cities, making his way towards the sea. They tore up railroad tracks, burned towns, captured livestock, raided and burned homes, and destroyed anything they could find. They drove the Confederate Army straight out of the Atlantic port of Savannah, GA.

11. Surrender at Appomattox
As Sherman continued his burning, the Confederates tried to stop the burning. They met in Petersburg, but Sherman still seized the Virginian town, and then Richmond the next day. They soon separated the Confederates and Lee finally surrendered with a white flag on a hill nearby Appomattox River.

12. Works Cited
"Battle of Chancellorsville." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 02 Nov Web. 14 Feb
"Gettysburg." Civilwar.org. Convio, n.d. Web. Feb
Meador, Jennifer L. "Key Battles." The Civil War. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Feb. 2013