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This was the first battle of the war. It encouraged a lot of the Northerners to join the Union Army.
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The Union realized the victory over the confederacy would not be easy.
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Confederates came to know they lost people and the Union is strong.
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Was the beginning of the "total" war
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First Battle between Irondad ships
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Kept the pressure of the confederate capital, richmond
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It was an oppertunity to destory the confederate forces once and for all.
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23000 Union troops lost. 28000 Confederate toops lost considered beginning of the end of the confederacy.
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The loss inspired the General (Grant), to return to Mississippi to build his reputation.
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More citizens recognizing black contribution, the cause of abolition, and the resolve to win the war
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Total War (tactics) were designed to break spirit of confed. to take the war to the average southerner in the hopes that they would no longer be wiling to fight.
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South surrendered the war