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Major Virginia Battles of the Civil War

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    United States Civil War

  • First Battle of Bull Run

    First Battle of Bull Run

    The First Battle of Bull Run was thef irst major clash of the Civil War. Cconfederate General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson played a major role in this battle
  • Battle of Hampton Roads

    Battle of Hampton Roads

    President Abraham Lincoln used the Union navy to blockade southern ports. An important sea battle between two iron-clad ships, the Monitor (Union) and the Merrimack (Confederacy) occurred in the waters near Norfolk and Hampton.
  • Union troops defeated at Fredericksburg

    Union troops defeated at Fredericksburg

    General Robert E. Lee, Commande of the Army of Northern Virginia, defeated the Union troops in a 4 day battle at Fredericksburt, Virginia. The battle lasted from December 11 to December 15, 1862
  • Richmond falls to Union troops

    Richmond falls to Union troops

    Richmond was the capital of the Confederacy. On April 3, 1865, it fell to General Ulysses S. Grant and was burned. This occurred near the end of the Civil War
  • General Robert E. Lee surrenders to Union General Ulysses S. Grant

    General Robert E. Lee surrenders to Union General Ulysses S. Grant

    The Civil War ended at Appomattox Court House, Virginia. Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his army to Union General Ulysses S. Grant.