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Fort Sumter
At Fort Sumter in South Carolina, this was the first battle of the Civil War. It was Union general Robert Anderson against PGT Beauregard. It ended with a Confederate victory and a vernearable hole in the Union blockade. -
1st Bull Run
A Confederate vicotory that shattered the Union army, this was the first major clash. General Irvin McDowell lost to the two generals Joseph Johnson and PGT Beauregard. -
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Shiloh
Generals Grant and Johnston faced off in Shiloh in Tennessee. It was the bloodiest battle there had been up to that point, and after the Union victory it gave Tennessee to the north. -
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2nd Bull Run
This was the most decisive battle in the Northern Virginia Campaign, leading into an important southern victory. Generals Thomas Jackson and Rober E. Lee beat John Pole during this Virginian battle. -
Antietam
This was the setup of Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclammation. General Richardson beat General Anderson in a Union victory near Sharpsburg, Maryland. -
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Fredericksburg
General Ambrose E. Burnside founght General Robert E. Lee at the first major opposing river crossing in Fredericksburg, Virginia. It was a Confederate victory, and their morale soared. -
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Chancellorsville
Union Genreal Joseph Hooker lost to General Robert E. Lee. On this day, the south lost Stonewall Jackson, though this is seen as Robert E. Lee's greatest victory. It is the bloodiest battle in US history. -
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Vicksburg
Ulysses S. Grant beat John Pemberton, leading to a Union victory that cut off Louisians, Texas, and Arkansas from the rest of the south. The Mississippi River and the Trans-Mississippi Department were now in Union control. -
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Gettysburg
Taking place in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, this was the turning point of the Civil War. Robert E. Lee beat General George G. Meode resulting in a Confederate victory. It changed the morale and direction of the war, saving our nation. -
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Shermon's March
The north was beating the south, and this battle helped Lincoln win re-election. General Shermon beat General Lee, causing a Union victory. -
Appomattox
This was the finale battle of the Civil War, the faceoff between the Union's Ulysses S. Grant and the Confederacy's Robert E. Lee. In the end, Lee surrendered to Grant and the north won the war.