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