Robert E. Lee

Americas

The Battle of Antietam in Maryland was the bloodiest single day in the entire Civil War, with about 23,000 soldiers killed or wounded. The Union stopped the…

• 1862 CE

  Battle of Antietam

  The Battle of Antietam in Maryland was the bloodiest single day in the entire Civil War, with about 23,000 soldiers killed or wounded. The Union stopped the Confederate army from marching north, which was a turning point.

• 1863 CE

  Battle of Gettysburg

  This three-day battle in Pennsylvania was the largest battle of the Civil War and a major turning point. The Union army stopped the Confederate invasion of the North, and the Confederacy never again tried to invade.

• 1865 CE

  Lee Surrenders at Appomattox

  Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union General Ulysses S. Grant at a courthouse in Appomattox, Virginia. This surrender effectively ended the Civil War after four years of fighting.