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Leaders:
Union- Major Robert Anderson
Who won: South
Importance: this battle sparked the start of the Civil War. -
Leaders:
Union- General McDowell
Confederacy- General Beaureguard and Stonewall
Who won: Confederacy
Importance: it was the 1st actual battle and changed the view on the war, and people thought it would be a short war. -
Leaders:
Union- General Grant and Sherman
Confederacy- general Beauregard
Who Won: Union
Importance: The union gained control over the Mississippi river -
Leaders:
Union- Captain David Farrgut
Who Won- Union
Importance: The union had total control over the Mississippi -
Leaders:
Union- General McClellan
Confederacy- General Lee
Who Won: Tie
Importance: Union stopped Lee -
Leaders:
Union- General Burnside
Confederacy- General Lee
Who Won: Confederacy
Importance: South won again! -
Leaders:
Union- Hooker
Confederacy- Lee and Jackson
Who Won: Confederacy
Importance: Stopped Union pan of taking Richmond -
Leaders:
Union- General Meade
Confederacy- Lee and Picket
Who Won: Union
Importance: It was a turning point for Union -
Leaders:
Union-Grant
Confederacy- Everyone
Who Won: Union
Importance: Turning point and Confederacy split in half -
Leaders:
Union- Grant
Who Won: Union
Importance;Grant moved towward Richmond -
Leaders:
Union- Farragut
Who Won: Union
Importance: Farragut never gave up -
Leaders:
Union- Sherman
Who Won: Union
Importance: Destroyed the South's morale -
Lincoln and his son toured Richmond, and the African Americans praised and followed Lincoln. At the surrender at Appomattox Lee continued to fight but the Union won, and they had to discuss the ending together.
