Civil War Battles

1. The U.S. Civil War 1861-1865
Here are a few of the major battles of the Civil War
By John Gormley

2. Fort Sumter Attacked

3. Battle of Gettysburg
 The attack was called quot;Pickett's Chargequot;. Less than half of
the men involved in the charge returned. Gettysburg
marked the last time the Confederates attempted to bring
about a decisive battle on Union soil.

4. Capture of Ft. Henry & Ft. Donelson
 On February 6th 1862, Union soldiers under General Grant attacked
Fort Henry on the Tennessee River. The Fort quickly surrendered
after a bombardment from Union ships. Federal troops soon
surrounded the fort and made the Confederate position unable and
forcing their surrender. Thus, both the Tennessee and Cumberland
Rivers were now open to the Union, and the North had a new hero–
General Grant.

5. Battle of Nashville
Confederate General Hood headed north into Tennessee, while Union
General Sherman headed south. Unfortunately for him, Sherman had
left more than enough forces behind. Hood's forces first met Union
forces at Franklin on the road to Nashville. On November 30, 1864, a
battle was fought in Franklin, where Union casualties numbered
2,300; while Confederate casualties totaled 6,300.

6. Weapons used during the Civil War
Pistols
Rifles Pistols Swords

7. All the pictures and information for
this sildeshare project were found at
 http://www.historycentral.com/CivilWar/FTHenry.html