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Battle of Fort Sumter
Where: South Carolina
Victory: Confederate The Battle of Fort Sumter was the first battle in the Civil War. This bagan the spark of the Civil War. Fort Sumter was a Union fort and one of the strongest forts in the country, On April 12, 1861, the Confederates launched an attack on Fort Sumter and started the War. The Confederates won the fort and one of the bloodiest wars in history began. -
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Battle of Bull Run
Where: Virginia
Victory: Confederate
Casualties: 4,700 The first major battle of the Civil War. It occured near Manassas Junction in Virginia. There were 35,000 Union Troops and 20,000 Confederates battling near the Bull Run river. After a heated battle, the outcome was a win to the Confederate army which shocked the Union army. They now found out and understood that they will not win the war easily. -
Battle of Belmont
Where: Missouri
Victory: No Winner
Casualties: 1,464 This battle wasn't a humongous battle in the Civil War, but it did create some tension. This battle made both sides understand that this war will be a difficult one to have because of the high amount of casualties. -
Battle of Hampton Roads
Where: Virginia
Victory: No Winner, ends in a draw between the ironcalds
Casualties: 433 - mostly Union soldiers The Battle of Hampton Roads was a tough and long battle between the ironclads for the Union and Confederate. The Confederate army's ironclad, the Virginia, was big and powerful. It was considered impossible to defeat when it crushed many of the Union army's ships. For this reason, the Union created their own ironclad, the USS Monitor. This battle was a fight between two strong ships -
Battle of Seven Pines
Where: Virginia
Victory: Inconclusive
Casualties: 13,736 This battle still remains undecided and debatable who was the winner because both sides lost many soldiers. This battle was one of the many battles in the Civil War that had the most casualties all together, both Union and Confederate. -
Battle of Tranter's Creek
Where: North Carolina
Victory: Union
Casualties: 40 This battle gave the Union army more confidence. -
Second Battle of Bull Run
Where: Virginia
Victory: Confederate
Casualties: 22,180 This battle was one of the bloodiest battles in the Civil War. In the second battle of Bull Run, both sides lost a lot of men and a great number of wounded men. This big battle was won to the confederates by confederate general Robert E. Lee. He was a skilled general and only the rear-guard of the Union army stopped him from taking the whole Union army. -
Battle of Antietam
Where: Maryland
Victory: Tactically Inconclusive - Union Victory in some cases
Casualties: 23,100 The Battle of Antietam was the first major battle in the Civil War to take place on Union soil. It was the bloodiest single day battle in the Civil War. This battle gave the Union army confidence in winning the war. The Union general, George B. McClellan, fired assaults to Confederate, General Robert E, and pushed them back. This battle made Abraham Lincoln announce the Emancipation Proclamtion. -
Battle of Gettysburg (continued)
However, the Union army had the high ground and overpowered the Confederate army. It was a harsh and intense battle with many losses on each side. BUt after a gruesome fight, the Union won and began to take control of the war. -
Battle of Gettysburg
Where: Pennsylvania
Victory: Union
Casualties: 51,000 The Battle of Gettysburg was the turning point in the civil war. Before this battle, the Union army was losing hope in winning the war. The general of the Confederate army, General Lee wanted to launch an attack on the Union army and take control of the North. The reason why the Confederates wanted to take over Gettysburg was because there were many main roads coming out from the city. If you control Gettysburg, you control the roads. -
Battle of Fort Wagner
Where: Charleston Harbor
Victory: Confederate
Casualties: 351 This battle was not as famous as the Second Battle of Fort Wagner. The Union army wanted to take over the fort and have a strong fort to store supplies. However, the first charge failed and they failed to capture the fort. -
Second Battle of Fort Wagner
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Casualties: 1,689 This battle was a very fierce one. Even though the Confederates won, it wasn't easy to do so. The second of two assaults failed for the Union. However, this gives heroism to the 54th Massachusetts. Thus, the Union army got more recruits. More African- Americans foined the fight and so, the Union army had a better chance of winning the war. -
Battle of Columbus
Where: Alabama
Victory: Union
Casualties: 140 This battle was considered to be the final battle of the Civil War. This made it official that the Union army won the Civil War. The Confederate army surrendered and the Union army won the war.
