Fort Sumter When was the battle? April 12, 1861 The battle happened in Charleston, South Carolina This battle was important because it was the first battle of the Civil War. The Soldiers fired the first shots on the troops inside Fort Sumter. Lieutenant Norman Hall Lieutenant Harry S. Farley
The Battle of Gettysburg When was the battle? July 1-3, 1863 The battle happened in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania This battle was important because it was a turning point of the Civil War. Until this big battle, the Army of the South was moving further North into the states. However, the Army stopped the Army and won the battle. The Army was forced to go back down South. The started to win the war after this battle. General George Gordon Meade General Robert E. Lee
The Atlanta Campaign When was the battle? May to September 1864 The battle happened in Atlanta, Georgia. This battle was important because the was able to takeover the Atlanta from the army. Atlanta was an important city for the South because Atlanta was used to ship all of the necessary supplies such as food, clothing, and weapons to soldiers all over the South. When the took over the Atlanta, the South was not able to send supplies to its soldiers. General George Sherman General Joseph Johnson
Sherman s March to the Sea When was the battle? December 1864 The battle happened from Atlanta to Savannah This battle was important because George Sherman of the Army was able to takeover the Savannah and the South. The battles in Sherman s March to the Sea ended the South s chances and hopes of winning the Civil War. General George Sherman General John Bell
Name of the Event: Appomattox Courthouse When was this event? April 9, 1865 Where was this event? This event happened in Appomattox County, Virginia Why was this event important? This event is important because this is when the South surrendered and gave up to the North. The Army of the North won the Civil War. in this event? General Ulysses S. Grant General Robert E. Lee
Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln was the sixteenth President of the United States. He was in the Republican Party. Lincoln and the Republican Party were against slavery and they wanted it to become illegal. They wanted to see slavery end everywhere including the South. Lincoln was the President of the United States during the Civil War. He signed the Emancipation Proclamation during the Civil War. The Emancipation Proclamation was the law signed by Abraham Lincoln that ended slavery. He was also a very important person because he inspired a lot of the troops in the (North). His most famous speech was the Gettysburg Address. In the Gettysburg Address, Lincoln honored those soldiers that died at the Battle of Gettysburg. John Wilkes Booth shot President Lincoln on April 15, 1865. However, Lincoln is still remembered as one of the most important Presidents of all time because he freed the slaves in the United States. Jefferson Davis Jefferson Davis was the President was the President of the States of the South from 1861 to 1865. He was the President of the South for the entire Civil War. He believed that the South should be its own country and independent from the United States. He also believed that slavery should remain in the South. He wanted to give the states in the South more power than the central government in the South. Before he was President of the States of the South, Davis was a Senator from Mississippi. He was also in the army during the Mexican American War. Robert E. Lee Robert E. Lee was the best-known General of the Army (the South). He fought in the Civil War. The most famous battle that he fought in was the Battle of Gettysburg. Although he and the Army (the South) lost the battle to the Army (the North), Lee is still looked at as the best general that the Army had. Besides leading the Army at the Battle of Gettysburg, Lee also signed the treaty at the Appomattox Courthouse. This treaty ended the Civil War. The army (the North) beat the army (the South) and won the Civil War. He signed the treaty on April 9, 1865. Ulysses S. Grant Ulysses S. Grant was the most famous general of the Army (the North) during the Civil War (1861 1865). He was the general-in-chief of the Army. The most famous battle that he fought in was the Battle of Vicksburg. He helped the Army (North) beat the Army (South) and take Mississippi over from the Army. He was also at the Appomattox Courthouse when Robert E. Lee and the Army of the South surrendered to the North on April 9, 1865. After the war, he was elected the President of the United States in 1868.
Thomas Stonewall Jackson Thomas Stonewall Jackson was a general during the Civil War (1861 1865). He was considered to have one of the best army minds of all time. He was a big part of victories at the Battle of Bull Run, Antietam, and Fredericksburg. He was really good at tricking the troops and beating them in battles. On May 2, 1863, he was shot in battle. He survived the battle. However, he lost one of his arms, and he eventually died eight days later of Pneumonia. When he died, the South lost their best general. His death hurt the Army because they were not able to win battles as easily without him commanding and telling the Army what to do.