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The Battle of Fort Sumter
The first battle of the war -
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The AMerican Civil War
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The Union Blockade
From mid April to June 1861 the Union had completed a blockade of all major Confederate ports -
First Battle of Bull Run/ Manassas
A Union victory on paper turned into a crushing defeat. -
The Second Battle of Bull Run
Battle was a stalemate -
Battle of Antietam
The single bloodiest day in American history with 23,000 dead men. -
The Battle of Fredericksburg
A humiliating Union defeat. Lasted from December 11-15 1862 -
The Battle of Gettysburg
The turning point of the war with this Union victory. Lasted from July 1- 3 1863 -
The Battle of Vicksburg
This Union victory effectively cut the Confederacy in half. -
Sherman's March to the Sea
A scorched earth campaign that crippled the Confederacy's ability to feed it's troops. Lasted from November 1864- December 1864 -
The Battle of Appomattox Courthouse
General Robert E. Lee surrenders his army to the Union. This is considered to be the last major battle of the Civil War. -
The FInal Confederate Troops surrender the War