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First Battle of Bull Run
AKA The Battle of Monassas -
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Battle of Fort Sumter
General Beauregard opens fire on Fort Sumter and Major Robert Anderson surrenders the day after. -
Battle of Shiloh
General Sidney Johnston launches a surprise attack on General Grant's army -
Battle of Antietam
Known as the bloodiest battle of the war, General Lee splits his army in two, while General George McClellan deciding a head-on attack on the South which ended in 22,000 casualties and McClellan was removed as general. -
Second Battle of Bull Run
Fought over a year after the first battle of Bull Run, Lee splits up his army and attacks the Federal supply base in Monassas. -
Battle of Chancellorsville
This battle was a major win for General Lee, but also at the cost of "Stonewall" Jackson's mortal wound which ended in his fatality. -
Battle of Gettysburg
Known as the "turning point" of the war for the North, Lee launches an attack known as Pickett's Charge which utterly fails and is considered the reason for the Confederate defeat. -
Siege/Battle of Vicksburg
General Grant surrounds the Confederates and besieges the city. Confederates hold out for 40 days, then finally surrender to Grant. -
Battle of Atlanta
Union army attacks Atlanta with the intentions of gaining control of the important rail and supply of Atlanta. -
Appomattox Court House
Lee officially surrenders to Grant at Appomattox Court House, marking the end of the Civil War.
