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Battle of Fort Sumter
First battle of the Civil War, Confederacy seizes the fort and supplies, Lincoln calls for 75,000 volunteers for the U.S. Army. -
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American Civil War Battles
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First Battle of Bull Run
Huge Confederate Victory. Jackson gets the nickname "Stonewall" -
Second Battle of Bull Run
Huge defeat for the Union. -
Battle of Antietam
Bloodiest day of the war. 23,000 die during the battle. -
Battle of Fredericksburg
General Lee defeats General Ambrose's assualt. (Watch Gods and Generals for depiction of the battle.) -
Battle of Chancellorsville
Lee soundly defeats the Union soldiers, killing around 17,000. Stonewall Jackson mortally wounded by friendly fire.