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The bombardment and surrender of Fort Sumter, that started the Civil War
leaders: Robert Anderson
where: Charleston County, SC
who won: Confederates -
First major land battle of the Civil War
leaders: Irvin McDowell
where: Prince William County, VA
who won: Confederacy -
where: Southwestern Tennessee
leaders: Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant
who won: Union -
It was the culmination of an offensive campaign
leaders: John Pope
where: Prince William County, VA
who won: Confederacy -
The first major battle in the American Civil War to take place on Union soil
leaders: George B. McClellan
where: Sharpsburg, Maryland
who won: Union -
The final major military action in the Vicksburg Campaign of the American Civil War
leaders: Ulysses S. Grant
where: Warren County, Mississippi
who won: Union -
It was the battle with the largest number of casualties in the American Civil War
leaders: George G. Meade & John F. Reynolds
where: Adams County, Pennsylvania
who won: Union -
where: Virginia
leaders: Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and Maj. Gen. George G. Meade, Gen.
who won: the Union -
Second major battle in Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant
leaders: Ulysses S. Grant, George G. Meade
where: Spotsylvania County, VA
who won: Confederate Army -
One of the final battles of Union
leaders: Ulysses S. Grant, George G. Meade
where: Hanover County, VA
who won: Robert Lee's Confederacy Army -
The campaign began with Sherman's troops leaving the captured city of Atlanta, Georgia, on November 16 and ended with the capture of the port of Savannah on December 21.
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Before the Civil War, the railroad bypassed Clover Hill, now known as the Appomattox Court House National Historical Park.
