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Fort Sumter
President Lincoln sent soldiers to Fort Sumter where the Rebels soon fired upon them. The Union then surrendered, which helped spark the Civil War. -
First Battle of Bull Run
People:General McDowel of the Union and General Beauregard and Stonewall
Who won:Confederacy
Importance: It was the first battle and made the North realize that the war could be longer than they expected. -
Battle of Shiloh
People: General Grant and William "Tecumseh" Sherman for the Union
Who won: Union
Importance: The Union gained control of the Mississippi River -
Fall of New Orleans
People: Captain Farragut for the Union
Who won:Union
Importance:The Union gained full control of the Mississippi River and the South couldn't use part of the river to carry goods. -
Battle of Antietam
People: General McClellan for the Union and General Lee for the South.
Who won:Tie
Importance:Union stopped the Confedercay from coming to the North and it caused the Emancipation Proclomation. -
Battler of Fredericksburg
People:General Burnside for the North and General Lee for the South
Who won:Confederacy
Importance: The South won again -
Battle of Chancellorville
People:General Hooker for the Union and General Lee and Jackson for the Confederacy
Who Won:Confederacy
Importance:Ruined the union plan of attacking Richmond -
Battle of Gettysburg
People: General Meade for the Union and Generals Lee and Pickett for the Confederacy
Who won: Union
Importance: Ended Confederacy's hope of getting help from Britain and France. -
Vicksburg Siege
People: General Grant for the Union and everyone was affected for the Confederacy
Who Won: Union
Importance:The Confederacy split in half and lost control of the Mississippi River. Also it was a major turning point for the Union. -
Wilderness Campaign
People: General Grant for the Union and General Lee for the South
Who won:Tie
Importance:Many people died and people started calling Grant a "butcher" though Lincoln defended him because he was a fighter. -
Farragut at Mobile Bay
People:General Farragut for the Union
Who won:Union
ImportanceThe Union took the last Southern port east of the Mississippi River. -
Sherman's March to Sea
People:General Sherman
Who won:Union
Importance: Total War destroyed everything in the South. -
Fall of Richmond/Surrender at Appomattox
People:General Grant for the Union and General Lee and Jefferson Davis for the South
Who Won:Union technically won
Importance:Davis destroyed and fled Richmond leaving the Confederacy without a government. This soon lead to the surrender of the Confederacy.
