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Key Battles of the Civil War

Key Battles of the Civil War. From Ft. Sumter to Appomattox April, 1861-April, 1865. Ft. Sumter April, 1861-Charleston, South Carolina. First shots of war fired by CSA at US fort in harbor. Union surrenders and war begins. Bull Run July, 1861-Manassas, Virginia.

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Key Battles of the Civil War

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  1. Key Battles of the Civil War From Ft. Sumter to Appomattox April, 1861-April, 1865

  2. Ft. SumterApril, 1861-Charleston, South Carolina • First shots of war fired by CSA at US fort in harbor. • Union surrenders and war begins.

  3. Bull RunJuly, 1861-Manassas, Virginia • South wins first real ground battle of war in Virginia, near D.C. • Bloody future of war could now be seen. • “Stonewall” Jackson made famous here.

  4. Monitor v. MerrimacMarch, 1862-Hampton Roads, Virginia • Naval battle with no clear winner. • Monitor (North) and Merrimac (South) are first iron-clad ships ever used in warfare.

  5. AntietamSept., 1862-Sharpsburg, Maryland • McClellan (N) beats Lee (S) for first real Union win. • Bloodiest single day of war gives Lincoln power to free slaves in South with “Emancipation Proclamation”.

  6. VicksburgJuly 4th, 1863-Mississippi • Grant (N) completes series of western battles by attacking river town for six weeks. • Town finally surrenders, giving Union control of Mississippi River and splitting CSA in two.

  7. GettysburgJuly 1st through 3rd, 1863-Pennsylvania • Meade (N) beats Lee (S) in deadliest battle of war. • News breaks the same day as Vicksburg, on the 4th of July. • Seals fate of South…War near an end. • Lincoln’s famous “Gettysburg Address” follows.

  8. Sherman’s MarchSept., 1864-Early 1865 in Georgia • Gen. Sherman (N) captures Atlanta and burns his way to Savannah. • “Total War” destroys wide area of CSA and splits South again.

  9. Appomattox CourthouseApril 9th, 1865-Virginia • Lee (S) surrenders to Grant (N) a week after CSA capital of Richmond falls. • The war is officially over. • Lincoln killed five days later on April 14th.

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