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Civil War Battles
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The Battle Of Fort Sumter
Fort Sumter • General Robert Anderson, General Beauregard.
• April 12-13, 1861.
• Charleston Harbor, South Carolina.
• One horse was killed but no men were killed.
• Confederate won the battle in Fort Sumter.
• Opening shots Civil War declared. -
The Battle Of Richmond
Richmond • General William Nelson General E-Kirla, Smith
• August 29-30 1862
• Kentucky Richmond
• North 4900 men South men 750 total 5650 men
• South won the battle in Richmond
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The Battle Of Antietam
The Battle of Antietam started on Sep.17, 1862. The general of the union was General McClellan and the general for the confederate was General Lee. The place it was is at Antietam, Maryland. The amount of people that died for the union was 12,500 and for the confederate was 13,700 the total was 26,200 that people died in the battle of Antietam. The purpose of this battle was that confederate retreat gave Lincoln the occasion to announce the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation. The union won -
The Battle of Perryville
Perryville • General Buell and General Bragg
• Oct 8, 1862
• Kentucky, Perryville
• North had 4,260 men South had 3,400 men total 7,000 men.
• North won the battle in Perryville
• Confederate troops abandoned Kentuckey -
The Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg started on July 1, 1963. The general for the union was general Meade and for the confederates, Lee was the general. The place it was in was Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The amount of people that die from the north was 23,000 and for the south was 25,000. The total was 48,000 that people die in the battle in Gettysburg . The north won the battle in Gettysburg . The point of this battle was because it was General lee’s only hope to win a big victory and that’s why the morale -
The Battle Of Vicksburg
The Battle of Vicksburg stared on May 19 and ended July 4 ,1863 it was two mouths that this battle took to end. The union general was General Grant and the confederate general was General Pemberton .The place it was in was Vicksburg, Mississippi. The people that died in the battle for the union was 12,900 and for the confederate was 11,700 and the total of the hole battle was 24,600 people that died. The purpose of this battle was because the south force failed to follow up an initial victory -
The Battle of Cold harbon
The Battle of Cold Harbor started on June 1,1864. The generals for the union was General Grant and for the confederate was General Lee. The amount of solders that died for the union was 12,000 and for the confederate was 2,500. The union won the battle of Cold Harbor. The purpose of this battle was because Grant had to change his plans. -
The Battle Of Atlanta
Atlanta • General William T-Sherman and General James B. McClellan General – John B. Hood and Josepha E. Johnston.
• July 22, 1864
• Georgia Atlanta.
• North 8,499 men South 3,641 men total 12,140 men.
• South won the Battle in Atlanta.
• He destroyed all of Atlanta.
