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The bombardment/siege and ultimate surrender of Fort Sumter
The official start of the cicvil war -
The first battle of the civil war
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Also known as ,Battle of Oak Hills, was the first major battle of the Western Theater
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this battle was a failed attempt by Confederate forces to take the Union-held Fort Pickens
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General Ulysses S. Grant took command and began his Civil War career.
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The town of Winchester, Virginia’s strategic location makes it the site of numerous Civil War engagements
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on of the bloodiest days in American history, the Battle of Antietam turned back Robert E. Lee’s first Northern invasion. Though tactically a draw, it was enough of a win to permit President Abraham Lincoln to announce his Emancipation Proclamation in its wake.
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The largest battle ever fought on the North American continent
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this was the first clash between Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant.
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was the last battle fought by Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia.
