Civil War: Battles timeline

An overview of the Civil war.

Red events show a Confederate victory while blue
events show a Union victory.

The Purple events are battles that are important but often not mentioned in class

Bibliography

Ward, G., Burns, R. & Burns, K. 1990. The Civil War. New York: Vintage Civil War Library.

Online sources:

http://blueandgraytrail.com/event/Battle_of_Rich_Mountain
https://www.nps.gov/people/elmer-ellsworth.htm
http://www.historynet.com/battle-of-philippi
https://www.themaparchive.com/philippi-races-3-june-1861.html
http://www.civildiscourse-historyblog.com/blog/2015/1/23/the-first-battle-of-the-civil-war-the-battle-of-philippi
http://www.historyplace.com/civilwar/
https://www.loc.gov/exhibits/civil-war-in-america/biographies/robert-e-lee.html
https://books.google.nl/books?id=cgoBDQAAQBAJ&dq=july+4+1861+lincoln+400000+men&hl=nl&source=gbs_navlinks_s
https://books.google.nl/books?id=Eisr3xoQkhcC&dq=july+4+1861+lincoln+500000&hl=nl&source=gbs_navlinks_s
https://www.britannica.com/event/First-Battle-of-Bull-Run-1861
https://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/08/29/the-first-emancipation-proclamation/
https://www.britannica.com/event/Trent-Affair
http://blueandgraytrail.com/event/Trent_Affair
https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Fort-Donelson
https://www.britannica.com/event/Peninsular-Campaign