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CIVIL WAR BATTLES

This overview highlights pivotal battles of the American Civil War, including Fort Sumter, Gettysburg, and Appomattox Courthouse. Major events span from the war's outbreak at Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861, to General Lee's surrender to General Grant on April 9, 1865. Each battle had a significant impact on the course of the war, with Union victories marking turning points in military strategy, while Confederate successes emboldened their fight for independence. We explore the generals, locations, dates, results, and significance of these epic confrontations.

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CIVIL WAR BATTLES

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  1. CIVIL WAR BATTLES

  2. Fort Sumter • Place: Fort Sumter, South Carolina • Date: April 12-14, 1861 • Generals: • Union: Major Robert Anderson • Confederate: Brigadier General P.G.T. Beauregard • Results: Confederate Victory • Significance: Civil War Begins

  3. Gettysburg • Place: Pennsylvania • Date: July 1-3, 1863 • Generals: Union: George G. Meade Confederate: Robert E. Lee • Results: Union Victory • Significance: Turning point in Civil War

  4. Atlanta Campaign • Place: Georgia • Date: July 22, 1864 • Generals: Union: William T. Sherman Confederate: John Bell Hood • Results: Union Victory • Significance: Bring the war to the South

  5. Sherman’s March to the Sea • Place: Atlanta to Savannah, Georgia • Date: November 15 – December 22, 1864 • Generals: Union: William T. Sherman Confederate: John Bell Hood • Results: Union Victory • Significance:Destroyed everything that could help the South in the war.

  6. Appomattox Courthouse • Place: Virginia • Date: April 9, 1865 • Generals: Union: Ulysses S. Grant Confederate: Robert E. Lee • Results: Union Victory • Significance: Lee surrendered to Grant

  7. 1st Bull Run - Manassas • Place: Virginia • Date: July 21, 1861 • Generals: • Union: Irvin McDowell • Confederate: Joseph E. Johnston and P.G.T. Beauregard Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson • Results: Confederate Victory • Significance: 1st battle of the Civil War

  8. Antietam • Place: Sharpsburg, Maryland • Date: September 16-18, 1862 • Generals: Union: George B. McClellan Confederate: Robert E. Lee • Results: Union Victory

  9. Vicksburg • Place: Mississippi • Date: May 18 - July 4, 1863 • Generals: Union: Ulysses S. Grant Confederate: John C. Pemberton • Results: Union Victory

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