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Fort Sumter
The leaders of this battle were Major Robert Anderson, for the Union, and General PGT Beauregard for the Confederacy. The winner of this battle was the Confederacy. This battle was important because it was the first major battle and there were no casualties. -
1st Battle of Bull Run
The leaders for this battle were General Irvin McDowell for the Union and General PGT Beauregard and Thomas Jackson for the Confederacy. The winner for this battle was the Confederacy. This battle was important because it changed the views of the people. The Northerners thought it would be a long battle and the South thought it would be a short one. -
Battle of Shiloh
The leaders for this battle were Ulysses S. Grant and William "Tecumseh" Sherman for the Union. The leader for the Confederacy was General Beauregard. The winner of this battle was the Union. This battle was important because the Union took control of the Mississippi River. -
The Fall of New Orleans
The leaders for this battle were Captain David Farragot for the Union. The winner of this battle was the Union. It was important because it completed the Union control of the Mississippi River and it prevented South from using the port or river to carry goods out to sea. -
Battle of Antietam
The leaders were General McClellan for the Union and General Robert E Lee for the Confederacy. Neither side won this side. This battle was important because it prevented Lee from moving north and it cause the Emancipation Proclamation. -
Battle of Fredericksburg
The leaders for this battle were General Ambrose Burnside for the Union and General Robert E. Lee for the Confederacy. The Confederacy won this battle and it was important because the South had won yet again. -
Battle of Chancellorsville
The leaders were General Joseph Hooker for the Union and General Robert E. Lee and General Thomas Jackson for the Confederacy. The Confederacy won. This battle was important because it ruined the Union plan of attacking Richmond, but Thomas Jackson died. -
Battle of Gettysburg
The batte actually lasted until July 4. The leaders for the battle were General Meade for the Union and General Lee and General Pickett for the Confederacy. The winner of this battle was the Union and this battle was important because it ended the hope that the South had in getting help from Britain or France. -
Siege of Vicksburg
This battle started on July 4th. The leaders for the battle were General Ulysses S. Grant for the Union and all of the leaders came to help from the Confederacy. This battle was important because it was a major turning point and it cause Confederacy to lose the rest of the Mississippi River, making them lose connection to Southern States on the other side of the river. -
Wilderness Campaign
The battle lasted for 6 weeks. The leader for the Union was General Grant and the leader for the Confederacy was General Lee. The winner for the battle was the Union and this battle was important because it got the Union army much closer to the Confederates's capital, Richmond. -
Farragut at Mobile Bay
The leader for the Union was David Farragot. The winner was the Union. This battle was important because the North took the last Southern port on the east of the Mississippi. -
Sherman's March to the Sea
The leadres for this battle were Sherman for the Union and General John Hood for the Confederacy. The Union won this battle and it was important because this made the South lose all of their hope. -
Fall of Richmond/ Surrender at Appomattox
The leaders were General Grant for the Union and General Lee for the Confederacy. The Union won this battle. This battle was important because it was the last battle in the Civil War, meaning it was the one that decided the winner.
