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The Confederate troops hit Fort Sumter with the first shell declaring the start of the civil war.
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By July 1861, two months after Confederate troops opened fire on Fort Sumter to begin the Civil War, the North started to advance on the South meeting them just north of the city Manassas. This resulted in a Confederate Victory.
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Siege of Yorktown was fought from April 5 to May 4, 1862. Union forces Confederate force at Yorktown behind the Warwick Line. McClellan suspended his march up the Peninsula toward Richmond and settled in for siege operations. This fight ended in a Confederate win.
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The Battle of Shiloh took place in the Western Theater. This battle resulted in a draw by the Union and Confederate forces.
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The Capture of New Orleans was one of the easier City Captures because the city spared itself the destruction suffered by many other Southern citys and surrendered.
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The Second Battle of Bull Run was fought in Prince Williams County, Virginia and resulted in a Confederate win.
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The Battle of Antietam was fought in Sharpsburg, Maryland and resulted in a Union Victory. This led to the emancipation Proclomation just five days later.
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The Battle of Fredericksburg was the 10th most costliest battle of the Civil War and resulted in a Confederate victory.
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The Battle of Chancellorsville was fought in Spotsylvania County, Virginia. This battle resulted in another Confederate victory.
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The Siege of Vicksburg was the final major military action in the Vicksburg Campaign of the Civil War and resulted in a Union Victory.
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The Battle of Gettysburg is the costliest land battle of the American Civil War resulting in 46,286 casualties. Although these casualties were the Union and Confederate forces combined, this battle resulted in a Union Victory.
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The Battle of Chattanooga resulted in a Union victory.
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The Battle of Atlanta was fought just southeast of Atlanta Georgia and resulted in a Union Victory.
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Sherman’s March to the Sea was when union forces marched the sea destroying anything of Southern value in their path. This ultimatley resulted in a Union Victory.
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Alas, the Surrender at Appomattox Court House was one of the last battles that marked the END of the Civil War, General Lee surrendered on April 9, 1865.