The Civil War
The Daily Bayonet
The War Has Begun, and it's Starting at Fort Sumter
The Civil War has begun! Shots rang out on April 12, 1861 signaling the beginning to a war between Union and recently formed Confederacy. Confederate commander P. G. T. Beauregard laid siege to the Union held Fort Sumter, pounding the walls with cannon fire. The siege lasted for 34 hours until the Union surrendered due to a lack of preparation and being seriously outnumbered. Luckily nobody was hurt in the bombardment but Fort Sumter has been lost by the Union and the Confederacy is coming out swinging. What will happen next and who will come out on top. Only time will tell.
Fort Sumter Under Attack
Firing on Fort Sumter
General P. G. T. Beauregard
Georgia Burned
Sherman Burns Through Georgia
Sherman's Troops Marching
A burning Brigde
General William T. Sherman
A DARK TIME FOR THE COUNTRY
BLOODSHED AT ANTIETAM
Trenches of the Dead
Union and Confederate Forces Collide
Antietam Creek
MAJOR LOSS OF LIFE!
Battle at Gettysburg
Battle at Gettysburg
Calvary Charge Infantry Line
Lincoln Gives Gettysburg Address
MISSISSIPPI RIVER TAKEN!
VICKSBURG IN UNION CONTROL!
Siege of Vicksburg
Vicksburg Heavy Batteries
Sieging Vicksburg
Confederacy Trade Routes Compromised
Fort Fisher Falls
Just this week Union forces took over Fort Fisher, the last fort that allowed the Confederacy to trade with the outside world. Beginning on January 12, 1865 and lasting 3 days, the second attack on Fort Fisher forced the Confederate fort to surrendered and cut off the Confederacy. The attack was headed by General Alfred Terry who took over for General James Butler after Butler’s failed attempt to take the fort. The attack ended with the fort and Wilmington being taken over. With the Confederacy being cut off from their supply lines they’re soon to fall.
Union Forces Overrunning Fort Fisher
Bombardment of Fort Fisher
Fort Fisher
Confederates Surrender!
Appomattox Forces Lee's Surrender!
Surrender! The great Confederate general Robert E. Lee surrendered to the Union on April 9, 1865. The general and his army were attempting to meet up with another one of the Confederate armies when the Union forces cut him off and encircled him. Lee tried to fight his way out, but when the whole of Grant’s army showed up Lee decided to surrender rather than throw away the lives of his men. With only 700 casualties the battle was over and Lee is in custody. This victory will surely bring about the end of the war.