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Recapping Civil War
Most Important Battles
Battle Name | Date | Winner | Importance |
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Antietam | Sept 1862 | Draw (Union?) | Bloodiest single day in American history, very costly battle. Gives Lincoln push to issue Emancipation Proclamation |
Vicksburg | May-July 1863 | Union | Turning point of the war in the West. Union successfully seizes control of the Mississippi river → cuts CSA in half |
Gettysburg | July 1863 | Union | Turning point of the war in the East. Union successfully repels the Confederate invasion |
Atlanta/Sherman’s March to the Sea | Nov-Dec 1864 | Union | Total Warfare → Union’s goal is to completely destroys the southern |
Appomattox Courthouse | April 1865 | Union | End of the War → Lee and the main CSA army surrenders |
Which side did most of the winning in the first half? | The Confederates | ||
Fort Sumter | April 1861 | CSA | Opening shots of the war |
First Battle of Bull Run | July 1861 | CSA | CSA successfully defends its capital at Richmond. Proves to all sides this war will not be quick and easy |