Battles of The Civil War
This presentation is about 7 main battles in the Civil War.
Battle at Gettysburg
Robert e. Lee sent his troops to attack the Union on July 1, 1863 in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
The Battle of Shiloh
The battle of Shiloh happened in February of 1862. General Grant sent troops over to Tennessee to attack the confederacy.
Fall of Atlanta
On September 2, 1864, William Tecumseh Sherman sent troops to burn down Atlanta.
Battle of Bull Run
The confederates and the union fought at Washington D.C on July 21, 1861. The confederates won.
Battle of Chancellorville
This battle happened through April 23 - May 6, 1863. The confederate General Stonewall Jackson was killed by one of his men by accident, but the south won.
Battle of Antietam
This battle happened on Sept. 17, 1862 because a confederate soldier dropped battle plans and a union soldier saw them. The battle was ended by a draw.
Sherman's March to the Sea
The union ran the confederate soldiers out of Atlanta because of the destruction their General William Sherman was making them do.