Question

Take Notes Literacy Skills: Sequence Use what you have read to complete the timeline with the FIVE important battles that occurred during 1862. Then, in the box at the bottom, write the significance of each battle. February: Capture of Forts Henry and Donelson​

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

1862 Battles:

February: Capture of Forts Henry and Donelson

April: Battle of Shiloh

May: Battle of Seven Pines (or Fair Oaks)

August: Second Battle of Bull Run (or Second Manassas)

December: Battle of Fredericksburg

Significance of each battle:

The Capture of Forts Henry and Donelson was the first significant Union victory in the Western Theater of the Civil War and gave the Union control of the Tennessee and Cumberland Rivers.

The Battle of Shiloh was one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War, resulting in a Union victory and allowing the Union to take control of much of western Tennessee.

The Battle of Seven Pines (or Fair Oaks) was a significant battle in the Peninsula Campaign, in which Union forces attempted to capture Richmond, Virginia, but were ultimately repelled by Confederate forces.

The Second Battle of Bull Run (or Second Manassas) was a major Confederate victory that allowed General Robert E. Lee to invade Maryland.

The Battle of Fredericksburg was a Confederate victory that resulted in high casualties for the Union and stalled Union progress in the Eastern Theater of the war.