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Fort Sumter was attacked by the confederacy on four sides. The Union lost. This is the battle that started the war. Lincoln sent the USS star & 75,000 troops. The Union was outnumbered & General P.G.T Beauregard made the official surrender by the Union.
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Virginia Secedes from Union. On April 16th they pass the Ordinaces of Secession
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Lincoln asked the governors two weeks earlier to send soldiers. Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey gave soldiers and used state funds for artillery.
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The Union attacked the Confederacy. The Union had about 28,500 soldiers. The Confederacy had around 32,300 soldiers. There were a total of about 4,800 soldiers killed, wounded, missing or captured. The battle was fought in Virginia. The Commanders were Irvin McDowell on the Union side & Joseph E Johnston and P.G.T Beauregard. The Confederates won by breaking the Union right flank.
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The Commanders in this battle were Don Carlos Buell and Ulysses S Grant for the Union. For the Confederacy the Commanders were Albert Sidney Johnston and P.G.T Beauregard. The battle is in Tennessee. The Confederacy attacked first, this was a surprise attack against the Union. They didn't have time to prepare defense. The Union still won. The war ends one day later on the 7th.
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There were 6 different battles in Virginia. The Union army was run by Major General George B. McClellan. The Confederates army was run by General Robert E Lee. The Union had 100,000 men in this battle. The Confederacy had 5,600 men. The Confederacy won when McClellan retreated.
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This battle takes place in Mississippi. There were 77,000 union soldiers run by Ulysses S Grant, and 33,000 Confederate soldiers run by John C Pemberton. the Union is trying to destroy the river fortress in Vicksburg made by the Confederacy. Grant finds a new attack and conducts a surprise landing below Vicksburg. After the attack the Confederacy has no choice but to retreat. The Union won the attack.
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Largest battle in the Civil War. Around 51,000 soldiers dead, wounded, captured, or missing after the war. The Confederates attacked first in this battle. General Robert E Lee put all his strength on attacking Major General George G Meade's army. In the end of the war the Union won.
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General John Bell Hood lead the Confederate states and Major General William T Sherman lead the Union. The Confederate states attack. They are trying to get the Union out of Georgia. They lead the army towards Nashville. The Union won the battle.
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Union armies cut off the Confederate retreat to the Appomattox Courthouse. Robert E Lee tried to break through. He didn't have the power he surrendered. He signed the surrender documents in Wilmer McLeans house that afternoon. On the 12th of April they have a formal ceremony to end the war in Virginia. sends a message signaling many surrenders throughout the south. This leads to the end of the war.
