CIVIL WAR

FORT SUMTER

• Before sunrise confederate guns fired at Fort Sumter
• It was the first battle of the civil war

BULL RUN

• It was the first major battle of the civil war
• The battle shattered the north's hope of victory

BATTLE OF ANTIETAM

• It was the the bloodiest battle in the civil war
• There were more than 40,000 soldiers fighting in the battle

BATTLE OF SHILOH

• Both the north and south lost and gained ground.
• This gave the union some control of the Mississippi River

BATTLE OF VICKSBURG

• The battle was located on cliffs above the Mississippi River
• The union starved the confederates and made then surrender

BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG

• The three day battle was the bloodiest battle
• The battle lasted for three days July 1-July 3