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Bombardment of Fort Sumter near Charelston, South Carolina by the confederate states army. Beginning of Civil war.
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Skirmish involving over 3,000 soldiers, first battle of the Civil War.
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General Ulysses S. Grant took command and began his career in the Civil War.
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First big battle on the seas.
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Culmination of Stones River Campaign, highest casualty rate on both sides.
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Bloody Confederate Slaughter in Tennessee.
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The battle of Nashville was the last major battle in Tennessee in the western theater and a major victory for the union.