Description
The American Civil War raged for nearly four years from the firing upon Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861 to its conclusion on April 9, 1865. This class will look at prominent battles that influenced the course of the Civil War: a war that divided a nation but became the cauldron that spawned a country of unity, freedom, and strength!
- Fort Sumter, SC., April 12, 1861
- First Bull Run (Manassas, VA) July 21, 1861
- Hampton Roads, VA Battle of the Ironclads (the Monitor & the Merrimack) March 9, 1862
- Shiloh, TN, April 6-7, 1862
- Fredericksburg, VA, December 13, 1862
- Chancellorsville, VA, April 30–May 6, 1863
- Siege of Vicksburg, MS, May 18–July 4, 1863
- Gettysburg, PA, July 1-4, 1863
- Atlanta, GA, July 22, 1864
- Sherman’s March to the Sea, GA, November 15-December 21, 1864
- Appomattox, VA, surrender of General Robert E. Lee on April 9, 1865
