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In Spotsylvania and Orange Counties, the Battle of the Wilderness raged on as Ulysses S. Grant maintained his advance. Resulting in many casualties, the battle of the wilderness was inconclusive as to who won, but the Union Army did know one thing. The Rebs would fight to the dire end.

Battle of the Wilderness

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Appomattox Court House National Historical Park, National Park Drive, Appomattox, VA, USA

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Appomattox Court House National Historical Park, National Park Drive, Appomattox, VA, USA

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Appomattox Court House National Historical Park, National Park Drive, Appomattox, VA, USA

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At Appomattox Court House, General Lee surrounded by a larger Union force, decides the fight for the Confederacy is over and surrenders his Army of Northern Virginia to General Grant.

Lee's Surrender

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At the battle of Antietam, Union forces repulsed General Lee's first invasion of the South and his aim to influence European Intervention. After the strategic Union victory, Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation.

Battle of Antietam

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Fort Donelson National Battlefield, Lock D Road, Dover, TN, USA

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Fort Donelson National Battlefield, Lock D Road, Dover, TN, USA

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Fort Donelson National Battlefield, Lock D Road, Dover, TN, USA

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At Fort Donelson the Union Army of the Tennessee clashed against confederates at Fort Henry on the Tennessee River, pushing them back to Fort Donelson on the Cumberland River. The capture of the forts allowed access to the deep south by Union forces.

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In the Shenandoah Valley, Confederate forces were able to keep the Union Army on  its toes west of Washington D.C. The mountainous, hardwood valley was ideal for the Confederacy to cause havoc on the Union.

Shenandoah Valley Battlefields

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Fort Sumter National Monument, South Carolina, USA

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Fort Sumter National Monument, South Carolina, USA

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Fort Sumter National Monument, South Carolina, USA

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Fort Sumter was the place of the first battle of the Civil War.

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Gettysburg hosted one of the most famous and pivotal battle of American History. The Union Army of the Potomac repulsed General Lee's second invasion of the South.

Battle of Gettysburg

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Home to Pittsburg Landing, Shiloh hosted one of the key battles in the Western theater for General Grant.

Battle of Shiloh

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Griswoldville , Georgia was home to some vital factories for the Confederacy. The factories and town wouldn't be affected until Sherman's March to the Sea in 1864

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Vicksburg was a vital river city on the Mississippi River. The Confederacy relied on the river for communications and supplies.

Siege of Vicksburg

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Jefferson Davis was the President of the Confederacy after the states seceded from the Union. A former Mexican War veteran, Davis was able to prolong the war and fight to the very end due to who knowledge and choice of command.

Jefferson Davis

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Abraham Lincoln was the President of the United Sates during the Civil War. For most of the war President Lincoln played a major role in making military decisions as well as political decisions and balancing the two.

Abraham Lincoln