Civil War Battles

During the late 1800's we all know that the Civil War took place. What most people don't know about the Civil War is all the different battles that took place during it. There were numerous battles such as Fort Sumpter, 1st Bull Run, Fort Henry, Fredricksburg, Gettysburg, and Sherman's March, just to name a few. Out of all 14 battles, there were 4 to me that stood out above the rest. There were Fort Sumpter, Fredricksburg, Gettysburg, and Appomattox.

Fort Sumpter was one of the battles that stood out because it was the first battle in the Civil War. On April 12, 1861 the Union states and Confederate states meet at Fort Sumpter where the first battle took place. It was recorded that there were no casualties during the battle of Fort Sumpter. There was only one death at Sumpter and that was the death of a horse, which is not considered an actually casualty. My overall inference about the first battle was that it was short, quick and important since it was the first battle.

Another battle that stood out was Fredricksburg. The importance of this battle was that it was a turning point for the Confederates. Before Fredricksburg, the Union was in strong control of the war. During this particular battle, General Lee of the Confederates, developed a plan which went on to helping the Confederates win the battle. 6x Union fighters were thrown back during this battle due to Lee's plan.

Of all the battles, Gettysburg was the one with the most deaths. This helped make the battle of Gettysburg so important in the War. The Union ended up winning the battle because the Union put a strong defence against the Confederates. Even though the Union put up a strong defense, they lost the most amount of people during this battle. There were so many casualties that at the end of the war, people just dug up huge holes and started dumping bodies in them. Till this day, if you go to Gettysburg you will see hills but what you are really looking at are dead people with dirt and grass thrown over them.

The last important battle was Appomattox. If you didn't know by now, Appomattox was the last battle of the Civil War. The battle ended by the South finally surrendering to the North. The war lasted from 1861 to 1865. There was a death total of 365,000 for the North and 260,000 deaths for the South at the end of the Civil War.