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Fort Sumter was occupied by Confederate forces and used to marshal a defense of Charleston Harbor, It allowed the Confederates to create a valuable hole in the Union blockade of the Atlantic seaboard
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This battle sent northerners who had expected a quick victory falling back and southerners a false hope that they themselves could pull off the full victory.
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Also known as the Battle of Hampton Roads, clashes of ironclads took place and it became clear that the ironclad had become the most powerful warship afloat, beating the unarmoured ship of the line
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This battle was a crucial success for the Union Army, General Grant led the Tennessee army and forced Confederates to retreat
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A victory for the south, General Lee managed a strategic offensive against an enemy force twice the size of his own
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This battle ended the Confederate invasion of Maryland and resulted in Union victory
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Confederate Victory, led by General Lee.
This battle sent the Union morale plummeting due to mass casualties
False hope to Confederates
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Union was under attack by the Confederate army, Confederates were going against twice their size and still managed to get a victory. https://www.battlefields.org/learn/civil-war/battles/chancellorsville
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This battle is known to be the largest cavalry engagement to have been fought in North America
Union was given orders to fall back and the Confederates took the victory.
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Exact dates are 5/18/1863-7/4/1863
47-day siege gave control of the Mississippi River to the Union
Major Union Victory and divided the Confederacy
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This battle was the deadliest battle of the Civil War
Confederates were unable to break through the Union center
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General Sherman led 60,000 soldiers approximately from Atlanta to Savannah. This was an attempt to scare the civilians of Georgia into deserting the Confederacy
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Was a very quick battle, lasting only a few hours, but still remains one of the most important battles. General Lee surrendered his army to Ulysses Grant resulting in Union victory
https://www.battlefields.org/learn/civil-war/battles/appomattox-court-house
