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The Battle of Bull Run or First Manassas was the first major battle of the Civil War. It ended with the South winning and the Union retreating back to Washington D.C. -
The Confederates did a surprise attack against the Union. The Union won the battle against the Confederates. This battle was also called the Battle of Pittsburg. -
This was when the Battle of Shiloh ended. It ended in a victory for the Union. -
This battle led the way for the confederates to invade the North. Longstreet led the way for a counterattack against the Union. The Confederates won this battle. -
This was when the battle of Second Manassas ended. It ended with a Confederate victory. -
The Battle of Antietam was one of the bloodiest battles ever in American history. In the battle Confederate forces tried to invade Maryland. The advance was one of the greatest threats to Washington D.C. The Union won the battle and prevented the Confederates from getting to the capital. -
General Lee's army did a series of attacks against the Union. The Union lost because of poor mismanagement by their generals. -
This was the end of the Battle of Fredericksburg. It ended with a Confederate victory. The Union had 12,500 casualties and the Confederates had 6,000.
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The Union and Confederates gathered at stones river in Tennessee. It was a very bloody battle. This battle had one of the highest percent of casualties. It was a victory for the Union. -
This is when the Battle of Stones River ended. It ended with tons dead on both sides. It ended with a Union victory.
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The Union tried to attack the Confederates with a flank but the Confederates stopped it. General Jacks was fatally wounded during the war. He later died from an infection. The Confederates won this battle. -
This is when the Battle of Chancellorsville ended. It ended in a Confederate victory. The Union suffered 17,000 casualties. The Confederates suffered 12,000 casualties.
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The Siege of Vicksburg was a great win for the Union. It gave control of the Mississippi River to the Union. -
The Battle of Gettysburg was a turning point in the Civil War for the Union. The battle of Gettysburg was the beginning of the end for the Confederates. -
This was the end of the Battle of Gettysburg. This resulted in a victory for the Union.
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This is when the Siege of Vicksburg ended. This resulted in a victory for the Union. -
Braxton Bragg's army of Tennessee attacked General William Rosecrans army. Each side suffered many casualties. It ended in a Confederate victory. -
This is when the Battle of Chickamauga ended. It ended in a Union defeat both side had heavy losses. The Union lost 16,170 deaths and The Confederates lost 18,454.
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Union forces driven the Confederates out of Tennessee into Georgia. This cleared the way for General T. William to do an invasion into the South. -
The Battle of the Wilderness was one of the first offensive attacks that the Union has made against Richmond, The capital of the Confederates. This was one of the first attacks of the new Union general, General Grant. There was no clear side that claimed victory. -
This is when the Battle of the Wilderness ended. There was no clear victor.
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Was the second major war of the General Grant and General Lee. The Union repeatedly tried and failed to break the Confederate line. General Grant disengaged and continued his march South. -
This is when the Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse ended. It ended with heavy losses from both sides. There was no clear winner. -
The Union tried marching into Virginia to take the Confederate's capital. It led to Lee's last major victory. It was also a bloodbath for the Union. -
This is when the battle ended. It ended with a Confederate victory. The battle had 18,000 casualties.
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William T. Sherman led the Union to the attack of Atlanta,Georgia. The battle opened the door for one of Sherman's most famous operation. The battle was a lost for the Confederates.