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Fort Sumter
The general from the Union was Major Robert Anderson,and the general from the Confederates was General PGT Beauregard. The South won this battle. This battle is important because it marked the start of the Civil War. -
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The Battle of Bull Run
The leader for the Union was General Irvin Mcdowell, and the leaders for the Confederates were General PGT Beauregard and Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson. The Confederates won. This battle is important because it was the first Confederate victory and changed the view of the war. -
Battle of Shiloh
The leaders for the Union were Ulysses S. Grant and Wlliam "Tecumseh" Sherman, and the leader for the Confederates was General PGT Beauregard. -
Fall of New Orleans
The leader for the Union was Captain David Farragut. There was no Confederate leader. The North won because the South wasn't there to stop them. This battle is important because the South couldn't export or import. -
Battle of Antietam
The leader for the Union was General McClellan, and the leader for the Confederates was Robert E. Lee. Nobody won this battle. This battle is important because it caused the Emancipation Proclomation. -
Battle of Fredericksburg
The leader for the Union was General Ambrose Burnside, and the leader for the South was Robert E. Lee. The Confederates won. This battle was important because it was another victory for the South. -
Battle of Chancellorsville
The leader from the Union was General Joseph Jooker, and the leaders for the Confederates were Lee and Stonewall Jackson. The South won. This battle was important because it ruined the Union's plans to attack Richmond. -
Battle of Gettysburg
The leader for the Union was General Meade, and the leaders for the Confederates were General Lee and George Pickett. The Union won. This battle is important because it was the turning point of the war. -
Siege of Vicksburg
The leader for the Union was Ulysses S. Grant, and there was no leader for the South. The Union won. This is important because the South lost control of a lot of their goods. -
Wilderness Campaign
There were no definite leaders for both sides. No one won because everyone struggled. This is important because many people died and called Grant a butcher. -
Farragut at Mobile Bay
The leader for the Union was David Farragut, and there was no leader for the South. The Union won, and this was the invasion into Richmond for the Union. -
Sherman's March to the Sea
The leader for the Union was Sherman, and the leader for the South was Lee. The Union won. This was important because it broke the South's spirit. -
Fall of Richmond
The leader for the Union was Gratn, and the leaders for the South were Davis and Lee. The Union won. This is important because it was the end of the Civil War.
