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Crucial for communication and transportation between its two sides. Early in the war, Union strategists settled on the Mississippi and tributary rivers such as the Cumberland and Tennessee as proper avenues of attack. When the Union took control of it by capturing Vicksburg, the South was split into two separated parts.

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Border state. In mid-August 1862, the Confederates organized an attack into Kentucky. The Confederate general Braxton Bragg intended to divert the Union's attention from Vicksburg. Soldiers in Kentucky served both on the side of the Union and the Confederate. However, the state official never seceded from the Union.

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Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States, was the political and logistical center of the Union during the Civil War. It faced significant threats from Confederate forces, including the famous Confederate invasion led by General Robert E. Lee in 1862, but remained under Union control throughout the conflict, symbolizing the North's determination to preserve the Union

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The James River played a crucial role in the Civil War as a vital transportation route for both Union and Confederate forces. Its strategic significance was highlighted by the Union's attempts to cut off Confederate supply lines along the river, leading to decisive battles and campaigns.

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Tennessee provided the most Union troops among all the Confederate states. On June 8, 1861, Tennessee announced separation from the Union, being the last state to secede. On April 6, 1862, the largest battle in the state - the Battle of Shiloh happened, and the Union Army won.

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The Rappahannock River served as a natural barrier and strategic crossing point during the Civil War, particularly during the campaigns in northern Virginia. It witnessed several key battles, including the Battle of Fredericksburg, where Union forces faced significant challenges crossing the river in the face of Confederate defenses.

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The Potomac River served as a crucial dividing line between the Union and Confederate states during the Civil War, marking the boundary between Maryland and Virginia. It was crossed numerous times by both sides during various campaigns, including General Lee's invasion of Maryland and the subsequent Battle of Antietam.

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About 1717 the French built Fort Toulouse on the river a short distance north of the present site of Montgomery. The city was founded and chartered in 1819 with the consolidation of two settlements and named for General Richard Montgomery, who had been killed during the American Revolution. It was made the state capital in 1846. In February 1861, just before the start of the American Civil War, Montgomery became the first capital of the Confederacy, though the capital was moved to Richmond VA, later that year. Montgomery was captured by Union troops in 1865.

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The Ohio River served as a vital artery for transportation and supply throughout the Civil War, connecting the western states with the Union heartland. Its strategic importance was underscored by Union efforts to control it, ensuring the flow of troops and resources to support the war effort in the eastern and western theaters.

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The Battle of Gettysburg was a turning point in the Civil War, marking the high-water mark of the Confederacy and a decisive Union victory. Fought over three days in July 1863, it resulted in heavy casualties on both sides and ended General Lee's ambitious invasion of the North, shifting momentum in favor of the Union.

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A series of battles happened between the two sides of Chesapeake Bay. Not only the major battles in Virginia require crossing the Chesapeake Bay, but the bay also met the major naval battle in the waters of Hampton Roads, VA.

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Baltimore played a significant role in the Civil War as a key transportation hub and strategic city linking the North and South. Its location made it a vital target for both Union and Confederate forces, leading to military occupation, skirmishes, and efforts to control its crucial railroads and ports.

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Bayou St. John, New Orleans, LA 70119, USA

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New Orleans was a critical Confederate port and economic center that fell to Union forces early in the war, securing Union control over the lower Mississippi River and cutting off a vital supply route for the Confederacy. Its capture marked a major turning point in the conflict, opening up the possibility of Union advances into the Deep South.

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Chickamauga And Chattanooga National Military Park, Lafayette Road, Fort Oglethorpe, GA

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The battles of Chickamauga and Chattanooga were pivotal engagements in the Western Theater of the Civil War, with both sides vying for control of key railroads and supply routes. The Confederate victory at Chickamauga was followed by the Union's successful defense of Chattanooga, ultimately securing Union control over Tennessee and setting the stage for General Sherman's Atlanta Campaign.

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The Battle of Fort Sumter happened on April 12-14, 1861. That place saw the first shoot of the whole Civil War. A Virginia secessionist, Edmund Ruffin, led the Confederate Army to launch an attack against the United States.

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Richmond, Virginia, served as the capital of the Confederate States of America and a primary target for Union forces throughout the Civil War. Its fall would have dealt a severe blow to the Confederacy, making it the focal point of numerous campaigns and battles, including the Seven Days Battles, the Peninsula Campaign, and the final stages of the war.

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Savannah played a strategic role in the Civil War as a key Confederate port and supply center along the Atlantic coast. Its capture by Union forces under General Sherman in December 1864 marked another significant blow to the Confederacy, depriving it of vital resources and further isolating Confederate forces in the Deep South.

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Appomattox Court House, Morton Lane, Appomattox, VA

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Appomattox Court House is renowned as the site of General Robert E. Lee's surrender to General Ulysses S. Grant on April 9, 1865, effectively ending the Civil War. The surrender marked the culmination of four years of conflict and signaled the beginning of the nation's long road to reconciliation and reconstruction.

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From September 12 to 15, 1862, Confederate forces under Gen. “Stonewall” Jackson besieged the 13,000-man garrison at Harpers Ferry resulting in the largest surrender of American troops until World War II.

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Cheers rang out in the streets of Washington on July 16, 1861 as Gen. Irvin McDowell's Federal army, 35,000 strong, marched out to begin the long-awaited campaign to capture Richmond and end the war. It was an army of green recruits, few of whom had the faintest idea of the magnitude of the task facing them.

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A sprawling community developed, which was named for Newitt (or Newit) Vick, a Methodist minister who laid out the town. The settlement prospered as a shipping point. Due to its important geographical position, the Northern Army took it over on Independence Day in 1863.

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Strategically situated midway between Washington and Richmond, it was a major objective of both sides during the American Civil War and changed hands seven times. A bloody battle was fought there on December 13, 1862. Before the war ended, three other major engagements were fought in the area—those of Chancellorsville (April 27–May 6, 1863); the Wilderness (May 5–6, 1864); and Spotsylvania Courthouse (May 8–21, 1864).

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Battle of Chancellorsville, (April 30–May 5, 1863), in the American Civil War, bloody assault by the Union army in Virginia that failed to encircle and destroy the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia. Of 130,000 Union soldiers engaged at Chancellorsville, more than 17,000 were casualties (some 7,500 were killed or reported missing); of 60,000 Confederates, more than 12,000 were casualties (more than 3,500 were killed or reported missing).

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Battle of Antietam, (September 17, 1862), in the American Civil War (1861–65), a decisive engagement that halted the Confederate invasion of Maryland an advance that was regarded as one of the greatest Confederate threats to Washington D.C. The Union name for the battle is derived from Antietam Creek, which flows south from Gettysburg, PA, to the Potomac River near Harpers Valley, WV.

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The Battle of Shiloh, also known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing, was a major battle in the American Civil War fought on April 6–7, 1862. The fighting took place in southwestern Tennessee, which was part of the war's Western Theater. The battlefield is located between a small, undistinguished church named Shiloh and Pittsburg Landing on the Tennessee River. Two Union armies combined to defeat the Confederate Army of Mississippi. Major general Grant was the Union commander, while Johnston was the Confederate commander until his battlefield death.

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1. South Carolina - December 20, 1860

2. Mississippi - January 9, 1861

3. Florida - January 10, 1861

4. Alabama - January 11, 1861

5. Georgia - January 19, 1861

6. Louisiana - January 26, 1861

7. Texas - February 1, 1861

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Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, Delaware, and the new state of West Virginia.

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List of all free states in the United States during the Civil War

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List of all free states in the United States during the Civil War

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Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Minnesoda, Iowa, Kansas, Oregon, California.

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Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina.

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It happened in New York City, from July 11th to July 16th in the year of 1863. Labors who caused the riot believed that the freed enslaved people would take their jobs away. The death roll was approximately 119.

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Montgomery, Alabama (until May 8, 1861).

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Richmond, Virginia.

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The state where president Abraham Lincoln came from

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The state where president Abraham Lincoln came from

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Illinois.

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The state where Jefferson Douglas came from

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The state where Jefferson Douglas came from

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Kentucky.