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Fort Sumter
Fort Sumter
The General of Fort Sumter is Pierre G. T .The date of Fort Sumter is April 12, 1861. It was located in Charleston, South Carolina. 1horse was killed, there were no human causalities. The Confederate won the victory battle. The Battle of Fort Sumter marked the beginning of the American Civil War. -
1st Battle of Bull Run
This battle was an important event of the war because it was the first battle of the civil war. General McDowell the general for the general for the union army and General Beauregard the confederate general for the confederate army. They both were the generals in the first battle. The first battle took place in Virginia. The total causalities for both sides are 4,878.The confederate took the victory for the first battle. Both the union and confederate army were unprepared and inexperienced. -
Battle of Antietnam
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Chancellorsville
This war went from May 1-4.
~Eastern Virginia
~casualties-confederate, 12,800 union , 17,000
~The battle resulted in a confederate victory
~The significance of this battle was Lee showed how much military knowledge he had. -
Battle of Brandy Station
Union general - Joseph Hooker, confederate general - Jeb Stuart.
~ location-Virginia
~causalities union-936 confederate-523
~outcome technical draw
~significance-most bitter Calvary fight of the war -
The Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg The generals of Gettysburg were Meade, Grant, and Lee. The confederate general was General Robert E. Lee. The Union had two generals at this time named Meade and Grant. The Battle of Gettysburg was located in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The casualties were very high. The Union won the battle and it was a northern victory. The date that it happened was July 1, 1863, but it lasted four days. The northern victory marked a turning point in the war because the north would -
Battle of Chickamauga
~union general - Willam S. Rosecrans confederate general - Braxton Bragg
~This battle lasted two days
~location - Georgia
~casualties - union- 16,000 confederate- 12,000
~outcome- confederate tactical victory
~was the largest and bloodiest victory in the western front of the war -
Battle of Chattanooga
~union generals-Thomas Sherman & Joseph Hooker confederate general - Braxton Braggs
~This battle lasted three days
~Location - Tennessee
~casualties - union 5,815 confederate - 6,667
~outcome - union victory
~significance - it proved Lincoln made a good decision about Grant. It also cleared the way to Georgia -
Battle of Spotsylvania
Spotsylvania
The General of Spotsylvania is Ulysses S. Grant and Lee. The war started in May 8 to May 19 1864.The location of the war was Eastern Virginia.10,000- 18,000 people died in the battle. Ulysses S. Grant is the Union. Lee is the Confederate. The Union won the battle. The significance was that Grant continued to hammer at Lee’s resistant forces
