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Battle of Bull Run
Location: Virginia
North Key Leaders: General Irvin McDowell
South Key Leaders: General Thomas J. Jackson
Winner: Confederate
Causalities: 4,7000
Effects: People realized the war wasn't going to be quick -
Monitor Battles the Virginia
Location: Virginia
North Key Leaders: General
South Key Leaders: General
Winner: Undecided
Causalities:
Effects: marked the beginning of the end of wooden ships in battle -
Battle of New Orleans
Location: Louisiana
North Key Leaders: David Farragut
South Key Leaders: Stonewall Jackson
Winner: Union
Causalities:
Effects: Got part control of the MIssissippi River -
Vicksburg
Location: Mississippi
North Key Leaders: General Grant
South Key Leaders: General Pemberton
Winner: Union
Causalities: 35,825
Effects: Got partial control of Mississippi River -
Period: to
Gettysburg
Location: Pennsylvania
North Key Leaders: General George G. Meade
South Key Leaders: General Robert E. Lee
Winner: Union
Causalities: 51,000
Effects: Union began to hold high ground -
Period: to
Grants March to Richmond
Location: Virginia
North Key Leaders: General Grant
South Key Leaders: General Lee
Winner:
Causalities: 86,000
Effects: weaken the south's armies and their economy -
Period: to
Sherman's March to the Sea
Location: Georgia
North Key Leaders: General Sherman
South Key Leaders: General Thomas
Winner: Union
Causalities:
Effects: destruction of the south