The U.S. Civil War 1861-1865

By John Gormley

Here are a few of the major battles of the Civil War

April 12, 1861 At 4:30 am Confederates under General Pierre Beaurgard open fire with 50

cannons upon Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina. The Civil War begins.

Fort Sumter Attacked

Battle of Gettysburg

The attack was called "Pickett's Charge". Less than half of the men involved in the charge returned. Gettysburg marked the last time the Confederates attempted to bring about a decisive battle on Union soil.

Capture of Ft. Henry & Ft. Donelson

On February 6th 1862, Union soldiers under General Grant attacked Fort Henry on the Tennessee River. The Fort quickly surrendered after a bombardment from Union ships. Federal troops soon surrounded the fort and made the Confederate position unable and forcing their surrender. Thus, both the Tennessee and Cumberland Rivers were now open to the Union, and the North had a new hero– General Grant.

Confederate General Hood headed north into Tennessee, while Union General Sherman headed south.

Unfortunately for him, Sherman had left more than enough forces behind. Hood's forces first met Union

forces at Franklin on the road to Nashville. On November 30, 1864, a battle was fought in Franklin, where Union

casualties numbered 2,300; while Confederate casualties totaled 6,300.

Battle of Nashville

Weapons used during the Civil War

Rifles

Pistols

SwordsPistols

All the pictures and information for this sildeshare

project were found athttp://www.historycentral.com/CivilWar/

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