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FT. Donelson
Where: western theater
Date:feb 16 1826
Main general:
Outcome:union victory
Importance:the first significant union victory of the american civil war -
Fort Sumster
Where: charleston harbor, South carolina
Date:April 12th 1861
Main Generals: Major Robert Anderson
Outcome: confederate victory
Importance: the 1st battle of the american civil war -
1st battle of bull run
Where:Manassas Virginia
Date: july 21 1861
Main generals: irvin mcdowell
Outcome: confederate victory
Importance: was the first major land battle in virginia -
FT. Henrey
Where:western tennessee
Date:feb 6 1862
Main general:ulysses s. grant
Outcome:
Importance: -
shiloh
Where: pittsburg landing
Date: April 6-7 1862
Main general: ulysses S. Grant
Outcome: union victory
Importance: union progress in the west theater and the victory gave tennessee to the north -
Seven days
Where: Richmond Virginia
Date: june 25 1862
Main general: Robert E. lee
Outcome: major confederate victory and one of the most
importance: -
2nd battle of bull run
where: va
general: B. McClellan
outcome:victory for confederate
importance : -
Antieam
Where: sharpesburg maryland
Date: september 17 1862
Main general: General B. McClellan
Outcome: Union victory
Importance: the bloodiest day in american history -
Fredricksburg
Where: Fredricksburg virginia
Date: december 11-15 1862
Main general:ambrose burnside
Outcome:confederate victory
Importance: an early battle of the civil war -
Murfreesboro
Where:Rutherford tennessee
Date: january 2nd 1863
Main general:braxton graggs
Outcome:victory
importance: -
Fayetteville
Where: north carolina
Date: april 18 1863
Main general: william
Outcome:union victory
importance: -
Chattanooga
Where:virginia
Date : april 30 -may 6 1863
General :McClellan
Outcome : union victory
Importance : -
Chancellorsville
Where: chancellorsville, Virginia
Date: April 30 - May 6 1863
Main general: Joseph Hooker
Outcome: Conferate victory
Importance: roughly 30,000 combined causualities -
Gettyburg
Where: gettyburg PA
Date:july 1-3 1863
Main general:Robert E. Lee
Outcome:union victory
importance: -
vicksburg
Where: vickburg mississippi
Date:may 18-july 4 1863
Main general: ulysses S. Grant
Outcome: union victory
Importance: gave the union army all the control over the mississippi river -
Colds Harbor
Where: Northeast richmond virginia
Date:may 31 1864
Main general:Ulysses S. Grant
Outcome: confederate victory
Importance:it was the last major battle of ulysses S. Grants overland campaign -
Atlanta
Where: atlanta GA
Date: july 22 1864
Main general: william t. sherman
Outcome:union victory
Importance: was used as a center for a military operation and as a supply route -
Atlanta
Where: atlanta GA
Date: july 22 1864
Main general: william t. sherman
Outcome:union victory
Importance: was used as a center for a military operation and as a supply route -
New orleans
Where: new orleans
Date: january 18 1865
Main general: Andrew jackson
Outcome: victory
Importance: was the last major battle of the war of 1812 -
Bentonville
Where:north carolina
Date: march 9 1865
Main general: gen howard
Outcome:
Importance: was the last full-scale action of the civil war in which a confederate army