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Fort Sumter, S.C
The bombardment and surrender of Fort Sumter, that started the Civil War
leaders: Robert Anderson
where: Charleston County, SC
who won: Confederates -
First Battle of Bull Run
First major land battle of the Civil War
leaders: Irvin McDowell
where: Prince William County, VA
who won: Confederacy -
Battle of Shiloh
where: Southwestern Tennessee
leaders: Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant
who won: Union -
Second Battle of Bull Run
It was the culmination of an offensive campaign
leaders: John Pope
where: Prince William County, VA
who won: Confederacy -
Battle of Antietam
The first major battle in the American Civil War to take place on Union soil
leaders: George B. McClellan
where: Sharpsburg, Maryland
who won: Union -
Battle of Vicksburg
The final major military action in the Vicksburg Campaign of the American Civil War
leaders: Ulysses S. Grant
where: Warren County, Mississippi
who won: Union -
Battle of Gettysburg
It was the battle with the largest number of casualties in the American Civil War
leaders: George G. Meade & John F. Reynolds
where: Adams County, Pennsylvania
who won: Union -
Battle of Wilderness, VA
where: Virginia
leaders: Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and Maj. Gen. George G. Meade, Gen.
who won: the Union -
Battle of Spotsylvania
Second major battle in Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant
leaders: Ulysses S. Grant, George G. Meade
where: Spotsylvania County, VA
who won: Confederate Army -
Battle of Cold Harbor
One of the final battles of Union
leaders: Ulysses S. Grant, George G. Meade
where: Hanover County, VA
who won: Robert Lee's Confederacy Army -
Sherman’s March to the Sea
The campaign began with Sherman's troops leaving the captured city of Atlanta, Georgia, on November 16 and ended with the capture of the port of Savannah on December 21. -
Appomattox CourtHouse
Before the Civil War, the railroad bypassed Clover Hill, now known as the Appomattox Court House National Historical Park.
