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Fort Sumter
Where: a Union base located on an island in Charelston harbor off the coast of South Carolina
Generals: Major Robert Anderson (Union), General P.G.T. Beauregard(Confederate)
Note: First Battle of Civil War
Casualties: none
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First Battle of Bull Run/Manassas Junction
Where: Manassas Junction, Virginia
Generals: Irvin McDowell (Union), P.G.T. Beauregard (Confederate)
Note: South's first major win
Casualties: approximately 5,000
Summary: http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/bullrun.html?tab=facts
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McClellan's Peninsular Campaign
*couldn't find the DAY it happened
Location: tip of peninsula between York and James rivers and continued up towards Richmond
Generals: Major General George B. McClellan(Union)
Casualties: not really sure how to answer that
Note: if McClellan hadn't waited, he could have possibly won the Seven Days Battle
Summary: http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/yorktown/yorktown-history-articles/peninsulaquarstein.html
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Grant's army captures Fort Henry and Fort Donelson
Where: Fort Henry and Fort Donelson, northwestern Tenessee
Generals: Ulysses S. Grant (Union), Simon P. Buckner (Confederate)
Note: Buckner asked Grant what terms he would accept for surrender, Grant replied, "No terms except an unconditional and immediate surrender." This earned him the nickname "Unconditional Surrender" Grant.
Casualties: 16,537
Summary: http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/fort-donelson.html?tab=facts
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Monitor vs. Merrimac
Location: Chesapeake Bay, Virginia
Generals: ?
Note: Ironclads were a big advancement in technology
Casualties: 278 killed
Summary: http://historylink101.com/bw/civil_war_ships/Merrimac_Monitor_4.html
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Battle of Shiloh
Where:Shiloh, Tenessee
Generals: Albert S. Johnston(Confederate), Grant (Union)
Casualties: 3,500 dead, 20,000 wounded
Summary: http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/shiloh.html?tab=facts
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New Orleans falls to Union
Where: New Orleans
Generals: Commodore David G. Farragut (Union), Mansfield Lovell (Confederate)
Note: Confederacy lost control of the Mississippi
Casualties: none
Summary: http://militaryhistory.about.com/od/navalbattles1800s/p/cwneworleans.htm
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Seven Days Battle
Where: about five miles outside of Richmond
Generals: McClellan (Union), Lee (Confederate)
Note: If McClellan hadn't hesitated, he might have been able to take Richmond
Casualties: 36,059
Summary: http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/history/A0844564.html
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Second Battle of Bull Run
Where: Manassas, Virginia
Generals: Lee (Confederate), John Pope (Union)
Casualties: 22,180
Summary: http://americanhistory.about.com/od/civilwarbattles/p/cwbattle_bull2.htm
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Battle of Antietam
Where: Antietam Creek, Maryland
Generals: McClellan (Union), Lee (Confederate)
Note: bloodiest day of the war
Casualties: 22,717
Summary: http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/antietam.html?tab=facts
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Battle of Fredericksburg
Where: Fredericksburg, Virginia
Generals: Burnside (Union),Lee and Jackson (Confederate)
Casualties: 10,000 North, 5,000 South
Summary: http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/fredericksburg.html
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Fall of Vicksburg
Where: Vicksburg, Mississippi
Generals: Grant (Union), Hooker (Confederate)
Note: this victory meant the Union had the West in its hands
Casualties: 8,037
Summary: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Vicksburg
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Battle of Gettysburg
Where: Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Generals: Meade(Union), Pickett (Confederate)
Note: Bloodiest battle of Civil War, South's last chance to convince England to help them
Casualties: 7,000 killed, 44,000 wounded
Summary: http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/gettysburg.html?tab=facts
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Battle of Chickamauga
Where: Chickamauga, Georgia
Generals: Rosecrans (Union), Bragg and Longstreet (Confederate)
Casualties: 16,170 (Union) 18,454 (Confederate)
Summary: http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/chickamauga.html
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Battle of Chatanooga
Where: Chattanooga, Tennesee
Generals: Grant (Union), Bragg (Confederate)
Casualties: 5,815 Union, 6,670 Confederate
Summary: http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/chattanooga.html
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Fall of Atlanta
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Sherman's March Begins
Where: Atlanta
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Grant seizes Petersburg and Richmond
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Surrender at Appomattox
Where: Appomattox, Virginia
Generals: Lee (Confederate) and Grant (Union)
Note: Grant was incredebly gracious to Lee by letting him keep his sword, his soldiers keep their side arms and horses, etc.
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Battle of Palmito
Generals: Barrett(Union), Ford (Confederate)
Casualties: 118 Union, 6 Confederate
Summary: http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/palmito-ranch.html
Image source: http://www.texasmilitaryforcesmuseum.org/articles/palmetto/palmetto.htm
