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Battle of Fort sumter
Cause : confederate forces staged 24hr bombardment
Effect: as a direct result, the Civil War began.
- It also prompted the states of the Upper South to join the Confederacy. -
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Cause : confederate forces staged 24hr bombardment
Effect: as a direct result, the Civil War began.
- It also prompted the states of the Upper South to join the Confederacy. -
Battle of Antietam
General/Leader: Robert E. Lee
- Cause : Maryland was a border state.
- Effect : Deadliest one day battle
* Encourages Lincoln to sign Emancipation proclamation.
* Neither side secured a victory -
Battle of Gettysburg
General/Leader : General Robert E. Lee
Cause : Robert E. Lee marched his army into the north in hopes of weakening the north and gaining support.
Effect : Lee's Army was met by Union Troops at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
- Approximately 51,000 soldiers were killed during the three-day battle. -
The Battle of Vicksburg
General/Leader : General Ulysses S. Grant
Cause : Ulysses S. Grant marched into Vicksburg in hopes of controlling the high ground and therefore the Mississippi for the North.
Effect : Confederate troops and supplies from Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas were cut off from the East.
- The confederates loss of Vicksburg meant the loss of control of the Mississippi River and the ability to maneuver their forces and supplies efficiently. -
The Battle of Atlanta
General/Leader : Union General William Tecumseh Sherman
Cause : General Sherman besieged Atlanta Georgia then took control of confederate manufacturing and railroads.
Effect : Atlanta was destroyed by northerners so that the south had less resources. The battle took place in Georgia where the terrain was a key point in battle.
