Battle of Fort Sumter

It was not only the first major battle of the Union and Confederate Armies, but it was also the Union’s first loss. The battle took place on 21 July 1861 and it referred as the battle of Manassas, however, became known as the Battle of the Bull Run due to meander stream where the battle took placed named Bull Run. It is important to point out that the battle was in repercussion from the attack of the Confederates Armies at Fort Sumter on 12 April 1861 near Charlestown South Carolina, “this is…

April 12,1862 wasn’t just an ordinary day, it was the first battle of Fort Sumter, officially known as the start of the war named as the “American Civil War”. This was indeed, a very bloody war, with many different aspects - such as what caused it, What were the main events and what was the outcome? What Caused The Civil War? A big, big reason why this war took place was the horrifying reality of “Slavery”. Abolitionists ( people who wanted to abolish slavery), especially in the North (whom…

from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.” – Abraham Lincoln. In the 1860’s the economy was failing, Abraham Lincoln was voted president, and he is getting rid of slavery. The shots fired at fort Sumter made the war reality. Neither the north nor south was really prepared. Each side had some advantages. Robert E.Lee, a gradute or the U.S military acadamy at west point, lee had served in the mexican war.Ulysses S.Grant Bold and…

During the year of 1861, there was the Battle of Bull Run, which was in Virginia. These battles were fought on American soil, also known as the Battle of Manassas due to its proximity to the city of Manassas, Virginia, and it is the first major victory of the confederacy against the Union. These two battles were the first major land battles of the Civil War. The union army was under Brig. Gen. Irvin McDowell who marched from Washington against the confederate army . The confederate victory gave…

began on April 12, 1861 when the Confederates bombarded Union Soldiers at Fort Sumter in South Carolina. The civil war was fought in thousands of different places, from southern Pennsylvania to Texas and from New Mexico to the Florida cost. Most of the fighting took place in the states of Virginia and Tennessee. The civil war ended on May 9th, 1865. The first battle was the battle of Fort Sumter and the last battle was the battle of Palmito Ranch. The presidents during this time where Abraham…

Mexican War At the end of the Mexican war in 1848, the United States gained an extreme amount of land. The land consisted of what is today California, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, and Texas. The big issue was whether the states would be slave or free. Henry Clay created a plan in 1820 that would be used to decipher the way the land would be split. This was the Missouri Compromise of 1820. It set a line at 36-30 degrees North, which was the lower end of Missouri. The Treaty of…

disabilities caused by battle wounds. The Civil War was a difficult time period in American History affecting all Americans. On April 12, 1861 the American Civil War began with the firing on Fort Sumter…

January 13, 2017 2nd Lieutenant Jerry Chen Private Ashton Benn The Battle Of New Orleans The Battle of New Orleans started with the Union wanting the lower part of the Mississippi river. The Union wanted the Mississippi river because it was the only remaining area for the Confederate and it took away their huge port to receive things and trade their southern goods that they grew or made. That would really help the Union. The Battle of Orleans was one of the historic wars between the Southern…

maintain the Union or interfere with slavery in the states in which already existed (americaslibrary). However, a decisive decision was soon made to resupply Fort Sumter in Confederate Charleston, South Carolina. President Lincoln vowing not to give up federally controlled property ordered the fort be supplied and manned. On April 12, 1861, Fort Sumter was attacked by Confederates and the…

nominated captain. I served for ninety days but I never fought in battle. I was lucky…