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Kentucky is where Jefferson Davis is from.

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Kentucky is where Abraham Lincoln was from.

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The Battle of Shiloh (also known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing) was an early battle in the Western Theater of the American Civil War, fought April 6–7, 1862, in southwestern Tennessee. On April 6, the first day of the battle, the Confederates struck with the intention of driving the Union defenders away from the river and into the swamps of Owl Creek to the west. Johnston hoped to defeat Grant's army before the anticipated arrival of Buell and the Army of the Ohio.

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23,000 soldiers were killed, wounded or missing after twelve hours of savage combat on September 17, 1862. The Battle of Antietam ended the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia's first invasion into the North and led Abraham Lincoln to issue the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation. Most importantly, Union victory at Antietam provided President Abraham Lincoln the opportunity he had wanted to announce the Emancipation Proclamation, making the Battle of Antietam one of the key turning points of the American Civil War.

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the Battle of Chancellorsville is considered Gen. Robert E. Lee’s greatest military victory.  It was the last battle for Confederate Lt. Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson. General Robert E. Lee’s audacious decision to take on Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker's Army of the Potomac, though he had less than half the number of men, resulted in an improbable win for the South. Hooker’s timidity in battle led to poor choices and a huge disappointment for the North.

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The City of Fredericksburg was established by an act of the Virginia General Assembly in 1728, on land originally patented by John Buckner and Thomas Royston of Essex County in 1681. Fredericksburg played a major role in the Civil War, serving as the grounds for what was then the largest battle in America and the first urban battle since the Revolutionary War.  The period of reconstruction in Fredericksburg following the Civil War is marked by a struggling economy and slow growth.

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All of the free Union states were California, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Maine, New Jersey, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Oregon, Wisconsin, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Kansas, New York, Vermont, Ohio, Michigan and West Virginia.

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In July 1861, the First battle of Manassas also known as the First Battle of Bull Run—was fought nearby, the first major land battle of the American Civil War. Manassas commemorated the 150th anniversary of the First battle of Manassas on July 21–24, 2011. The Second Battle of Manassas (or the Second Battle of Bull Run) was fought near Manassas on August 28–30, 1862. Following the war, the crossroads grew into the town of Manassas, which was incorporated in 1873.

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Montgomery, Alabama was the Original Capital of the Confederacy.

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Richmond, Virginia was the second capital of the confederacy.

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Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park, Point Park Road, Lookout Mountain, TN, USA

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Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park, Point Park Road, Lookout Mountain, TN, USA

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Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park, Point Park Road, Lookout Mountain, TN, USA

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In 1863, Union and Confederate forces resisted for control over Chattanooga because it was established to be a "gateway to the open ocean South." The Battle of Chickamauga was the largest success for the Confederate army, that came at a extreme cost. More than 20 percent of the Confederate forces were injured or destroyed, including 10 generals.

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In New York 1863 the draft riots took place.

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Four confederate states (that joined after Fort Sumter)

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Four confederate states (that joined after Fort Sumter)

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The four Confederate states that joined after Fort Sumter were Arkansas (May 6, 1861), Tennessee (June 8, 1861), Virginia (April 17, 1861), and North Carolina (May 20, 1861).

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Fort Sumter National Monument, South Carolina, USA

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Fort Sumter National Monument, South Carolina, USA

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Fort Sumter National Monument, South Carolina, USA

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Fort sumter was built after the the war of 1812 on an island at the mouth of Charleston Harbor. On January 5, 1861, President Buchanan sent an unarmed ship, the "Star of the West", to resupply Fort Sumter. As the ship approached CHarleston Harbor on January 9, Confederate cannons opened fire and drove it away. It was an act of war, but Buchanan chose to ignore the challenge and ride out the remaining weeks of his term, hoping that one of several compromise proposals would succeed in averting civil war.

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South Carolina (December 20, 1860), Mississippi (January 9, 1861), Florida (January 10, 1861), Alabama (January 11, 1861), Georgia (January 19, 1861), Louisiana (January 26, 1861), Texas (February 1, 1861),

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Harpers Ferry is best known for John Brown's raid in 1859, in which he attempted to use the town and the weapons in its Federal Armory as the base for a slave revolt, to expand south into the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. The geographical and physical features of Harpers Ferry were the principal reasons for its settlement and eventual industrial development.

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Washington DC was the capital of the Union during the Civil War. It was the based of US government, and base of operations for the Union throughout the war. Lee made threats to Washington, but never attacked directly.

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Appomattox Court House National Historical Park, National Park Drive, Appomattox, VA, USA

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Appomattox Court House National Historical Park, National Park Drive, Appomattox, VA, USA

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Appomattox Court House National Historical Park, National Park Drive, Appomattox, VA, USA

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There was a battle called the Battle of Appomattox Court House fought on April 9, 1865. Robert E. Lee surrendered his army to the Union. The battle only lasted a few hours.

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Border states (had slaves but did not secede)

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Border states (had slaves but did not secede)

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Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri, and after 1863, the new state of West Virginia

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Richmond, Virginia served as the second capital of the Confederate States of America for nearly the whole of the American Civil War. It was an essential start of weapons and supplies for the war work and the end of five railroads. The Union fashioned many attempts to violate Richmond.

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New Orleans was the last Confederate stronghold on the Mississippi River, which is reason they powerfully relied on it for as a traffic. Having control over New Orleans, authorized them to transmit supplies to their military military. In the Battle of New Orleans, Union forces accepted possession of the city by seagoing conduct.

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On April 19, 1861, the first bloodshed of the Civil War accepted place in sold of Baltimore, Maryland. The Pratt Street Riot was resisted between the "Copperhead" Democrats, the one antagonistic the war and the Southern Confederacy advocates. Baltimore was a transporation center for the Union and a gateway to the South for the North.

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Moving on boats consumed Cairo, Illinois, and Paducah, Kentucky, the Union army provoke the Tennessee River and picked up Fort Henry in northern Tennessee on February 6. After defeats in Tennessee, the Confederates in the westerly theater get southward before regrouping in northerly Mississippi near the Tennessee border. While preparation the Union attack on Corinth, Grant made a damaging mistake when he unprotected his 42,000 military on a rolling plateau, restricted 'tween Lick and Snake Creeks flowing into the Tennessee River.

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The Chesapeake Bay was located near the capitals of the Confederacy and the United States, making it a key river for many of the Civil War battles. Having passage to the bay conveyed that you could receive essential equipment, transport troops, and warn rivals with suprise attacks into their land. The Chesapeake Bay was in consideration of both sides of the Civil War in making crucial attacks over land and water.

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On February 4th, 1861, delegates from the seceded pertaining to the south states met in Montgomery, Alabama, to authorize the Confederate States of America. Montgomery was picked as the Confederate capital, and the William Sayre home preferred as the First White House of the Confederacy. In May 1861, the capital was proposed from Montgomery to Richmond, Virginia.

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From November 15 to December  21, 1864 there was a military campaign called Sherman's March to the Sea. It is rumored that the town was too beautiful to burn. in 1865, Sherman gave the city and its 25,000 bales of cotton to Lincoln as a Christmas present

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Battle of Gettysburg was the bloddiest single battle of the war. It was the most important battle of the war. It lasted for 3 days and ended with a Union victory.

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The river plaed a key role during the War, it was a major source of supplies and troops to the Union. Most of Ohio's economy depended of trade with the South across river. Most of the Ohioans were with the Union along with many North leading generals.

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The Potomac River was the most important river of the Civil War. The river traced the border that divided the Union and Confederacy. The river also shared the name with the most important Union army, the Army of the Potomac.

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General Ulysses S. Grant, an excellent horseman but inexperienced officer, created the first Union thrust against the Confederate army in Kentucky. At the Battle of Perryville in main Kentucky in October 1862, an outnumbered group Confederates retired south toward Tennessee. The Union employed control of Kentucky for the rest of the war.

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The river was meant to be kept under the Confederate control. It was an obstruction to movement of the Union land forces. It was also used by the Union and infantry as an attack.

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The river served as a boundary between the North and South. Both the Battle of Fredericksburg and the Battle of Rappahannock Station happened alongside the river. On November 7, 1863 General Geroge G. Meade ordered an assault on against Lee's soldiers beside the River.

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The Mississippi River is 2,348 miles long. Federal gunboats played a direct role in securing the Union's control. The Mississippi River provided easy invasion routes into the center of Confederacy.