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Battle of Fort Sumter
On April 12th, confederate batteries opened fire on the fort. On April 13th, Major Anderson surrendered Fort Sumter, evacuating the garrison on the following day. -
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Battle of Fort Sumter
On April 12, Confederate batteries opened fire on the fort. In addition, at 2:30 pm, April 13, Major Anderson surrendered Fort Sumter. The bombardment of Fort Sumter was the opening engagement of the American Civil War. -
First Battle of Manassas
McDowell crossed at Sudley Ford and attacked the Confederate left flank on Matthews Hill. Fighting went throughout the day as Confederate forces went back to Henry Hill. Bartow was killed. -
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Siege of Yorktown
Marching from Fort Monroe, Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan’s army encountered Maj. Gen. John B. Magruder’s small Confederate army at Yorktown behind the Warwick River. -
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Battle of Shiloh
The principal commanders were Maj, Gen, Ulysses S. Grant, Don Carlos Buell, and Albert Sidney Johnston. The forces engaged were the Army of the Tennessee, Army of Ohio, and the Army of the Mississippi. There were about 23,746 total casualties. -
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Second Battle of Manassas
The location of the Second Battle of Manassas was Prince William County. The principal commanders involved were Maj, Gen, John Pope, Robert E. Lee, and Thomas J. Jackson. The forces engaged were armies and there were about 22,180 total casualties. -
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Battle of Antietam
The location of this battle took place in Washington County. The principal commanders were Maj, Gen, George B. McClellan, and Robert E. Lee. The forces engaged were armies and there were about 23,100 total casualties. -
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Battle of Fredricksburg
The location this battle took place in was Spotsylvania County and Fredericksburg. The principal commanders were Maj, Gen, Ambrose E. Burnside, and Robert E. Lee. There were a total of 172,504 forces engaged. -
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Battle of Chancellorsville
The location of this battle took place in Spotslyvania County. The principle commanders were Maj, Gen, Joseph Hooker, Robert E. Lee, and Thomas J. Jackson. -
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Siege of Vicksburg
This took place in Warren County. The principal commanders were Maj, Gen, Ulysses S. Grant, and John C. Pemberton. The forces engaged were Army of the Tennessee and Army of Vicksburg.
