Airhead101's+Civil+War+Facts

Airhead101 3/19/08 Ruby

__ Civil War Facts __
 * Famous People from the Civil War Period**

o  **General Robert Brown Potter** Ø  Schenectady, NY  Ø   Reason For Fame

o  **General Andrew Jackson Hamilton** Ø  Huntsville, AL  Ø   Reason For Fame

o  **Louisa May Alcott** Ø  Germantown, Pennsylvania Ø  Reason For Fame

o  **Harriet Tubman** Ø  Dorchester County, Maryland Ø  Reason For Fame

o  **General Alexander Robert Lawton** Ø  Beaufort District, SC  Ø   Reason For Fame


 * Battles from the Civil War Period**

o  **Battle** **of Gettysburg** Ø  ** July 1-3,1863 ** Ø  ** Gettysburg ****, Pennsylvania ** Ø  The Union Won Ø  Union General: ** George G. Meade ** Ø  Confederate General: Robert E. Lee

o  **Battle** **of Antietam** Ø  September 15-17,1863 Ø  Maryland Ø  ** Inconclusive (Strategic Union Victory) ** Ø  Union General: ** George G. Meade ** Ø  Confederate General: Robert E. Lee

o  ** Battle Of Fort Sumter ** Ø  ** April 12-13, 1861 ** Ø  ** Charleston County, South Carolina ** Ø   The Confederance Won Ø  Union General Ø  Confederate General: Robert E. Lee

o  **Battle** **of Antietam** Ø  September 15-17,1863 Ø  Maryland Ø  ** Inconclusive (Strategic Union Victory) ** Ø  Union General: ** George G. Meade ** Ø  Confederate General: Robert E. Lee