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Battle of Fort Sumter
-34 hour struggle at Fort Sumter
- First shot fired
- Confederacy won the battle -
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Most Important Battles of The Civil War
Bloodiest battles of all time -
Manassas/Bull Run
- Two major wins in July 1861 and August 1862
- General Thomas Jackson got his nickname from this battle because his troops stood still like a stone wall
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Battle of Antietam
-One of the major civil war battles
-23,100 casualties
-Union win -
Battle of Gettysburg
- Recognized as the major turning part in the war
- 51,000 deaths -Union win
- Battle lasted 3 days
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Battle of Atlanta
-Sherman's troops captured Atlanta after a forty-day siege of the city.
-Later Sherman burned much of the city on November 15 before leaving to begin his march to the sea.
12,140 deaths -
Battle of Petersburg and Richmond
-Union army attacked many times but could not break through
-After nine months General Lee was forced to retreat toward Lynchburg giving up both Petersburg and Richmond
-7,750 deaths
- Confederate win