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Fort Sumter
Happened at Fort Sumter in South Carolina, South tries to take Union Fort that was in their area, no one was killed but the Union surrendered. Robert Anderson was the commander of the Union and lost to P.G.T. -
First Bull Run
Prince William County, Virginia is where this battle took place it was a southern victory and the union troops were pushed back almost all the way to the capitol. 1,750 troops were killed in this battle. Irvin McDowell was the Union leader. -
Battle of Shiloh
Southwestern, Tennessee is where this battle was fought this win went to the Union forces. 23,746 casualties on both sides and Ulysses S. Grant was the leader of Union forces. -
Battle of Perryville
The union victory was taken in Perryville, KY. There were 7,621 losses from both sides but this was a strategic win for the Union. In command of the Union forces was Don Carlos Buell. -
Battle or Antietam
22,717 casualties were at the Battle of Antietam it was a Union Victory and the Emancipation Proclamation issued five days later. It took place in Sharpsburg, MD and the command of the Union army was George B. McClellan who had a Nopelian Complex. -
Battle of Fredericks Burg
18,030 casualties during this battle that resulted in a Southern victory. The command of the Union army was Ambrose Burnside. This battle was over the course of four days and it was held in Fredericksburg, Virginia. -
Battle of Chancellorsville
This battle had a southern victory and 30,500 casualties was reached during this battle. Spotsylvania County, VA was the setting for this fight and it lasted many days and nights. -
The battle of Vicks Burg
The final battle in the vicks burg attack resulted in a Union Victory ending the campaign. The battle was held in Warren County, Mississippi, MS and the leader of the Union forces was Ulysses S. Grant. There were around 80,000 losses from both sides. -
The Battle of Gettys Burg
The union won this battle in the most deadly battle of the civil war. The cut off the south from marching to a shoe factory to get replacements for their war warn boots. 46,286 casualties were in this battle and some southern officers lost their whole battalions. George Meade won it for the Union, this took place in Gettys Burg, PA. -
Battle of Wilderness
28,699 casualties during this battle but it was a Union win and they continued their offensive strike on the South after this battle. Ulysses S. Grant's first win in battle in this campaign. It took place in Orange County, Virginia. -
Battle of Cold Harbor
This battle held in Mechanicsville, VA was a Southern win. The defeated Union troops were lead by Ulysses S. Grant. There was about 8,500 losses total in this battle. This was a very lopsided battle and the Union didn't stand a chance this time. -
Sherman's March to the Sea
This union victory was right in the souths back year in Georgia. William Tecumseh Sherman of the Union Army lead this attack for about a whole month and pushed back the south and crippled their moral and gave the union major momentum. -
Battle of Appomattox
This was the ending of the war. The union won and not far form the battle field was a small house where the officers gathered and called it off, the United States stay as whole. This battle took place in Appomattox Court House National Historical Park, VA. there were 620,000 total US casualties in the Civil War.
