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Battle at Fort Sumter
Charleston Harbor, South Carolina was where the first battle of the Civil War happened. Confederate victory. -
Battle of Philipi
In West Virginia, this battle formed part of the Western Virginia Campaign of the American Civil War. Union victory. -
Battle of Big Bethel
Took place in Virginia and was a confederate victory. -
Battle of Rich Mountain
This battle was part of the Operations in Western Virginia Campaign during the American Civil War and was a union victory. -
First Battle of Bull Run
The Confederate victory gave the South a surge of confidence and shocked many in the North, who realized the war would not be won as easily as they had hoped. -
Battle Of Hampton Roads
This battle was arguably the most important naval battle of the American Civil War. This lasted two days and had cut off Virginia's largest cities from international trade. -
Battle of Shiloh
This was a major battle in the Western Theater of the American Civil War, in southwestern Tennessee. Union victory. -
Battle of Gettysburg
Lee ordered an attack by fewer than 15,000 troops on the enemy’s center at Cemetery Ridge. Lee was forced to withdraw his battered army toward Virginia on July 4. -
Battle of Nashville
The battle of Nashville was the last major battle in the Western Theater and a major victory for the Union. -
Appomattox Courthouse
General Robert E. Lee surrenders to General Ulysses S. Grant at the Appomattox Court House in Virginia.
