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Start of the war
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First Confederate Victory. Shows that the war will be long.
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Gettysburg of the West for stopping Confederate invasion of new Mexico Territory Arizona
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First major battle of the Western theater
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Bloodiest day in American History
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Largest amount of troops involved in battle
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Lee's greatest victory of the war
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Union victory that split the Confederacy in half
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Bloodiest battle of the war
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The End of the Civil War