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Harpers Ferry
Jhon Browns raid on a federal armory was an attempt to get weapons and ammo for the slaves in the south to revolt. The raid was attempted by 21 men and was defeated by a platoon of U.S marines led by Robert Lee. The trial and hanging of Jhon Brown was the reference in the blue and the gray.
Vicksburg
A union siege taking place from May 18 to July 4. A group of maneuvers formed by Ulysses S Grant that forced the confederate army of Mississippi back to the defensive lines around the fortress city of Vicksburg. Jhon met his brother and he snuck in to Vicksburg to see his sister and give her food.
Fort Sumter
Fort Sumter is a sea fort in SC. it is one of many special forts built after the war of 1812 combining high walls with heavy masonry. was the beginning of the civil war. Jhon erased the American flag over fort Sumter in the news paper to a white flag.
7 Days Battles
The 7 days battles were fought outside of Richmond from June 25-July 1 1862. it was a series of 6 battles or skirmishes where R. Lee pushed the army of the Potomac back and into a retreat down the Virginian peninsula. In the movie it was where the balloons were.
court house
Fought April 9 1865. One of the last battles in the civil war and was the last battle before lee surrendered to U. Grant. Lee was trying to get to south Carolina but was cut off at the town of Appomattox, and he charged at the union line thinking it was made of only cavalry, but had two corps of uni...
Richmond VA
Richmond was the capitol for the confederacy in the civil war. Richmond was seen as a seat of political power, it was also a vital source of supplies, man power, and ammunition. Jonas said it looks like we are taking Richmond.
Wilderness/ Friedrecksburg
The battle of Fredericksburg was fought December 11-15 1862. The union charged the confederates who were entrenched behind the town. It is known as one of the most one sided battles in the American civil war where the union losses were more than twice the amount of the confederate losses. Also occur...
Bull run
Fought July 1st 1861. Bull run was the first major battle of the civil war. The union positioned their troops too slow allowing confederate reinforcements to come. Both sides were poorly trained and unskilled in all aspects of combat. Ended in a confederate victory. The movie showed the Battle of bu...
Fords Theater
The fords theatre was used for for varriouse preformnces starting in 1860. It is the location of Abraham Lincoln's assassination. Fords theatre is still in use today. In the movie it is where the president was shot.
Antietem
fought September 17 1862. Antietam was the first major battle in the civil war that occurred on union soil. Antietam is the bloodiest single day in American history with 22,717 dead and thousands more wounded. Jhon was having nightmares and the girl Jhon likes looked at his drawings of it.
Gettysburg
Gettysburg took place July 1-3 1863. It is the site of the biggest battle and one of the most bloodiest battle in the civil war. the battle raged in and around the town and was one of the most important wins for the union for moral. it is also where a handful of soldiers from the first Minnesotan fi...
Prison camp
Elmira was one of the worst of the few POW camps in the civil war. It was named hellmira and had the highest number of deaths per capita then any other POW camp on both sides. When Jonas got jhon his sister and jhons little brother out of prison.
NURC
National Underground Railroad Center A.K.A NURK is a museum for the underground railroad. The area was an important place for the slaves to rest after crossing the Ohio river. It shows how important freedom was to slaves and what they endured to get it. In the beginning of the blue and the gray t...