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Civil War Events
Grade 4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Fort Sumter | This was the first battle of the Civil War. |
| Gettysburg | This battle is considered a turning point in the Civil War. |
| The Atlanta Campaign | It was a series of battles that destroyed many parts of northwest Georgia and the city of Atlanta. |
| Sherman’s March to the Sea | A movement of the Union army troops led by General William Tecumseh Sherman that employed a “scorched earth” approach from Atlanta, Georgia, to the Georgia seacoast, with the object of destroying Confederate supplies. |
| Appomattox Court House | This is the place where Robert E. Lee and the Confederate Army surrounded to Ulysses S. Grant. |