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Fort Sumter
The Battle of Fort Sumter was the bombardment of Fort Sumter near Charleston, South Carolina by the South Carolina militia. -
First Battle of Bull run
The First Battle of Bull Run, called the Battle of First Manassas by Confederate forces, was the first major battle of the American Civil War. -
Battle of Fort Henry
The Battle of Fort Henry was the first important victory for the Union -
Battle of Fort Donelson
The Union capture of the Confederate fort near the Tennessee–Kentucky border opened the Cumberland River, an important avenue for the invasion of the South. -
Battle of Hampton Roads
The Battle of Hampton Roads, also referred to as the Battle of the Monitor and Merrimack or the Battle of Ironclads, was a naval battle during the American Civil War. -
Battle of Shiloh
The Battle of Shiloh, also known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing, it was a major battle in the American Civil War. -
Battle of Antietam
23,000 soldiers were killed, wounded or missing after twelve hours of savage combat on September 17, 1862. The Battle of Antietam ended the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia's first invasion into the North and led Abraham Lincoln to issue the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation. -
The Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation, officially Proclamation 95, was a presidential proclamation and executive order issued by United States President Abraham Lincoln, -
Chancellorsville
The Battle of Chancellorsville was a major battle of the American Civil War, and the principal engagement of the Chancellorsville -
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Vicksburg
In the American Civil War, the campaign by Union forces to take the Confederate stronghold of Vicksburg, Mississippi -
The battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg was a three-day battle in the American Civil War fought between Union and Confederate forces in and around Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. -
Battle of wilderness
Battle of The Wilderness. The first battle of Union General Ulysses Grant. -
Battle of Atlanta
The Battle of Atlanta took place during the Atlanta Campaign of the American Civil War on July 22, 1864, just southeast of Atlanta, Georgia. -
The surrender at Appomattox.
The heart of the terms was that Confederates would be paroled after surrendering their weapons and other military property.