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Jefferson was born in Fairview, Kentucky.

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Was from Larue County, Kentucky.

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Was located in Richmond, Virginia.

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Was located in Montgomery, Alabama.

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Took place in New York

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Four Confederate States that left the Union after the fall of Fort Sumter

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Four Confederate States that left the Union after the fall of Fort Sumter

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Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina.

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Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, California, Nevada, and Oregon.

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Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, and West Virginia

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South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas.

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In the battle of Shiloh the Union would take the victory. The South losing at Shiloh ended the Confederacy's hopes of blocking the Union advance into Mississippi. Commander Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston was a confederate general and he was killed in the battle lowering confederate morale.

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The Union took a victory at the battle of Antietam. Antietam was known as the deadliest one-day battle in American history. Was important because it showed that the Union could fight and win against the confederacy.

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April 17, 1861 was when Virginia Seceded from the Union

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The battle of Chancellorsville was a big victory for the Confederacy. General Robert E. Lee led the confederacy to the win but the battle of famous for the confederate general Thomas ¨Stonewall¨ Jackson being critically injured. The battle was fought between Apr 30, 1863 and May 6, 1863.

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The battle of Fredericksburg was fought December 11 to December 15, 1862. The battle of Fredericksburg was a Confederate victory in which the Union Army suffered more than 12,500 casualties and Lee's Confederate army counted 6,000 losses. The Union retreated losing the opportunity to advance further into Confederate territory.

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The battle of Vicksburg was the final major military action in the Vicksburg campaign during the civil war. It was a great victory for the Union that gave control of the Mississippi river to the Union. During this time Confederate General Robert E. Lee was defeated at the Battle of Gettysburg.

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Second Capital of the Confederacy,

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Original Capital of the Confederacy, This was the first capital of the Confederacy until Virginia seceded from the union

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Confederate states that joined after Fort Sumter:
Virginia - 1861
Arkansas - 1861
Tennessee - 1861
North Carolina - 1861

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All Border States:
Delaware
Kentucky
Missouri
Maryland
West Virginia

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Border State

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Washington, D.C., was the Union capital during the Civil War. It was home to the United States Government and served as a base of operations for the Union Army throughout the war. The capital was vulnerable at the start of the war, but soon was fortified with forts, trenches, gun batteries and even river obstructions. Washington, D.C. remained the country's capital to this day.

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

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

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

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On April, 1865 General Robert E. Lee commander of all Confederate forces surrendered his army to Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant. This marked the end of the 4 year long conflict of the Civil War. Lee surrendered because he wanted to prevent unnecessary damage to the South.

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Savannah's role during the civil war was legendary because it was one of the only towns left standing during General William T. Sherman's "March to the Sea." It was then given to Abraham Lincoln in 1864 as a Christmas present. During the Civil War the city suffered from sea blockades so strict that the economy crumbled, it was captured by Union soldiers in 1862.

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During the civil war Richmond, VA was the capital of the Confederate States of America and was the second largest city the South had. It was also a center of slave trade, produced and stored ammunition, weapons and supplies for the Confederate Army. This city would escape direct conflict until the last few months of the war which signed the end of the confederates.

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Virginia was the largest state with the largest industrial capacity to join the Confederacy. The state of Virginia became a major battleground of the American Civil War. The battle of Bull Run was fought on July 21, 1861 and this battle took place in Prince William County, Virginia. This battle was a Confederate victory.

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The Battle of Chattanooga was an important victory for the Union because it was a vital rail hub which later led to later campaigns in the deep south. This victory also set the stage for Major General William T. Sherman's Atlanta campaign. This also led to General Sherman's "March to the Sea" and capture of Atlanta

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Harpers Ferry is a town in West Virginia and it was a Union state in the end. As part of the Maryland Campaign of the American Civil War the Battle of Harpers Ferry was fought September 12–15, 1862. It had an extensive armory and was used in the John Brown raid.

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The Battle of Chickamauga was the Confederates largest victory and a well-timed turn around for them after the loss at Gettysburg. Despite this being a big victory for the Confederate they had suffered 16,000 casualties which also makes this one of the costliest battles of the Western theater. This battle was significant because it allowed the Confederate troops to safely get to Chattanooga.

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New Orleans was the largest city in the south during the war so it provided thousands of troops and supplies to the confederate cause. Then during April 25 to May 1, 1862, New Orleans was captured by the Union forces and they took control of the Mississippi River and quickly exploited it. The loss of New Orleans was a huge loss for the confederate forces because it was their most popular city and denied them a major center of trade and industry.

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Located in South Carolina which seceded December 20, 1860

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Fort Sumter was the location where the civil war began. The confederacy attacked Fort Sumter April 12-13, 1861, and after firing at the Fort for a day it ended with the surrender of the U.S. army. There were no casualties but this was a Confederate victory.

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Baltimore was the site of the first blood spilled during the Civil War. In 1861 while a newly raised Union state militia troops were transiting through Baltimore a mob of confederates sympathizers attacked them, this was known as the Baltimore riot of 1861 or The Pratt Street Riots. During the Civil War, Baltimore was a border and a slave state but never seceded from the Union.

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Battle of Gettysburg First Shot Marker, Chambersburg Road, Gettysburg, PA

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Battle of Gettysburg First Shot Marker, Chambersburg Road, Gettysburg, PA

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Battle of Gettysburg First Shot Marker, Chambersburg Road, Gettysburg, PA

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The Battle of Gettysburg was fought July 1 - 3, 1863 and was one of the most influential battles during the civil war. This battle involved the largest number of casualties of the entire war and is described as the war's turning point. This battle is also significant because the victory of the Union allowed Abraham Lincoln to release the Gettysburg Address.

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During the American Civil War the Potomac traced the border between the Union and the Confederacy. It also lent its name to the most important Union army, the Army of the Potomac. Throughout the war the river functioned largely as an avenue for transport.

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Montgomery, Alabama was the first capital of the Confederate States of America. Alabama did not have any major battles in its borders but did send an estimated 120,000 men to the Confederate armed forces. Later the capital of the government moved to Richmond, Virginia, in May of that year.

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Since the beginning of the Civil War the Chesapeake Bay was one of the most important bodies of water in America. Both the capital of the Union and the Confederacy sat next to the Bay Rivers and because of this close distance the bay and its rivers was used for many civil war battles. One of the most important naval battles in history took place in Chesapeake Bay.

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Tennessee sent over 120,000 soldiers to fight for the Confederacy and over 31,000 came to represent the Union and the state of Tennessee had more battles fought within its borders than any other state except Virginia  during the Civil War. The main battles that took place in the state were Shiloh, Fort Donelson, Chickamauga/Chattanooga, and Stones Rivers. Some 105,000 Tennesseans voted for secession and 47,000 voted against it and in the end the state of Tennessee was the 11th state to join the Confederacy.

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Kentucky was a southern border state that played an important part in the Civil War. At the beginning of the war Kentucky took a neutral position and the Confederate General Leonidas Polk failed to take the state for the confederacy. Legislature petitioned the Union army to be sent to Kentucky for assistance and in general most of Kentucky was controlled by the Union. Also the battle of Perryville was the biggest battle fought in Kentucky, there were 72,196 combatants (55,396 Union and 16,800 Confederates) and this was a Union victory which allowed Kentucky to be kept as a Union territory.

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The Mississippi River was the main channel of water used to resupply and communicate through the South and a important route for goods to get to the North during the Civil War. The First Battle of Memphis was fought on the Mississippi River and it was a naval battle fought between the Union and the Confederate forces. The battle took place on June 1862 and the 9 Union vessels there defeated the 8 Confederate ships as thousands of people watched from the riverbank.

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The Battle of Fredericksburg and Battle of Rappahannock Station took place at this river in 1862. The Battle of Fredericksburg was one of the largest and deadliest battles of the Civil War and featured the first opposed river crossing in American military history. There were many famous people involved in both of these battles, such as General George G. Meade and Confederate General Robert E. Lee

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The James River served as an obstruction to the southward movement of Union land forces. It was used by the Union navy and infantry as an avenue of attack. In 2007 the river earned a distinctive nickname for its historic and economic relevance "America's Founding River."