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Fort Sumter
Started war, forced Union to recruit more troops, easy win for Confederates
Located in Charleston, SC -
Bull Run
Union troops lost due to inexperienced troops, Union troops will be trained, Confederates won attack
Bull Run, VA -
Shiloh
Union managed to get reinforcements to win battle, Confederates were winning until reinforcements maged to get there, started changing tide for the Union, bloodiest battle in the war so far, end of southern control of the Mississippi Valley
Shiloh, TN -
Antietam
Confederates fled with only 30,00 troops left, Union's strategy helped them win the battle
Fredrick, MD -
Gettysburg
General Ribert E. Lee wanted to resign after Confederates lost, seen as turning point for the Union, very difficult win for the Union, "beginning of the end" for the South
Gettysburg, PA -
Vicksburg
Confederates lost a fortified city, Union troops were forced to " live off the land" due to no access to Union supply, Union gained more land
Vicksburg, MI -
Sherman's March
Discouraged Confederate troops in the war due to the looting done by Sherman, Union troops burned cities, lasted two months, Sherman's men looted the countryside
Atlanta GA, Savannah GA, Columbia SC -
Appomattox Courthouse
Genral Robert E. Lee surrendered to U.S. Grant at the home of Wilmer McLean, end of war, victory for Union
Richmond, VA
