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Fort Sumter
South won this battle. This was important because it was the spark of the Civil War. -
Battle of Bull Run
The Union had General MacDowell and the Confederates had General PT Beauregard and Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson. The Confederacy won. This was important because it was the first battle and it changed the view of the Civil War. -
Battle of Shiloh
The Union had General Grant and William "Tecumseh" and the Confederates had General Beauregard. The Union won. The battle was important because it was a strategic win toward the North to control the Mississippi River. -
Fall of New Orleans
The Union had Captain David Farragut. The Union also won this battle. This was important because it completed Union control of Mississippi River. -
Battle of Antietam
The Union had General McClellan and the Confederacy had General Lee. Neither side in this battle won. This was important because the Union was able to prevent Lee from moving war into Northern land. -
Battle of Chancellorsville
The Union had General hooker and the Confederates had General Lee and Jackson.The Confederacy won. This was important because it ruined Union plan of attacking Richmond. -
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Battle of Gettysburg
The Union had General Meade and the Confederacy had General Lee and Pickett.The Union won. This is important because it ended the Confederate hope of help from Britain and France and it was the turning point of the war. -
Siege of Vicksburg
The Union had General Grant and everyone in the South was affected by this siege because Union cur off all Souths supplies. The Union held the siege and it was successful. This was important because it split the Confederate in half and they lost control of the Mississippi River. -
Battle of Fredericksburg
The Union had General Burnside and the Confederates had General Lee. The Confederacy won. This was important because the Sourth won again. -
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Wilderness Campaign
The Union had General Grant and Confederacy had General Lee. The Union was winning and drove back the Confederates. This was important because the Wilderness Campaign was the 6 bloodiest weeks of the Civil War.
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Farragut at Mobile Bay
The Union had Captain Farragut. The Union was successful and got through the Confederates attack. This was important because the Union had the last southern port east of the Mississippi River. -
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Shermans March to the Sea
General Sherman and his men led a destructive march through the South. They burned cities and farmland, destroyed supplies, took food, tore up railroads, and freed slaves. The Union wanted to break the morale of the South like this. -
Fall of Richmond/ Surrender at Appomattox
When Jefferson Davis heard the Union was moving toward Richmond he started destroying Richmond, burning documents, and weapons were set on fire. Lee continued to fight but later surrendered. In the town of Appomattox Court House Grant met with Lee to discuss the ending of the Civil War. This was important because it was the end of the long and bloody Civil War.
