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Date: June 25 – July 1, 1862

Significant Leaders:

George B. McClellan(Union)
Robert E. Lee  (Confederacy)
Location:

Hanover County and Henrico County, Virginia

What Happened? This started with a Union attack but the Union started to be defeated by the Confederates. There were a few setbacks for the Confederates but they won.

Who won? Confederates

What was the significance? It was important because it was the Peninsula Campaign which was an attempt to get Richmond by the Union. This failed.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Days_Battles

http://www.civilwar.org/maps/seven-days-campaign/sevendaysmap.html?referrer=https://www.google.com/

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Civil War Trust's map of The Seven Days Campaign of 1862

Campaign map showing the general movements of the Army of Northern Virginia and the Army of the Potomac during the Seven Days Battles in the summer of 1862 outside of Richmond, Virginia.

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Campaign map showing the general movements of the Army of Northern Virginia and the Army of the Potomac during the Seven Days Battles in the summer of 1862 outside of Richmond, Virginia. Donate today to preserve Civil War battlefields and the nation's history for generations to come.

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Date: April 25-May 1, 1862

Significant Leaders: David G. Farragut and Benjamin Butler (union), Mansfield Lovell (confederate)

Location: New Orleans , Louisiana

What happened? David Farragut formed his invasion fleet at Ship Island Union went in to capture the city. The Confederacy had to block the mouth of the Mississippi in order to defend against Union attempts. 18,000 soldiers under General Butler's command blockaded Farragut. April 25, 1862 14 of Farragut's vessels surrounded the city. The High water allowed for Farragut to fire into New Orleans.Confederate Lovell evacutated New Orleans

Who Won? Union Victory

What was the significance? It gave the North a hold on the Mississippi River and split the CSA.

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Date: April 30th-May 6th 1863

Significant Leaders: Joseph Hooker(Union) and Robert E. Lee(Confederate)

Location: Spotsylvania County, Virginia

What Happened? Hooker swung far from Lee's left and Hooker closed up on the Chancellorsville intersection but he never managed to escape the Wilderness. Lee went across the Old Dominion surrounded Hooker in the Wilderness and pushed him west. Lee and Jackson worked together and Jackson crossed the front of Hooker and swung behind him. Lee took some men while other pretended to fight in order to distract Hooker. When Jackson completed the circuit he attacked Hooker and pushed him back. Hooker abandoned key ground and while Hooker was leaning against a pillar the Confederates smashed their artillery and Hooker fell unconscious. Then the Confederates went to and claimed the Chancellorsville clearing.

Who Won? The Confederates.

Significance: This victory is considered to be Lee's greatest victory of the whole entire war.

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Date: September 16-18, 1862

Significant Leaders: George B. McClellan: Union Robert E. Lee: Confederate

Location: Sharpsburg Washington county, Maryland

What happened? Sept. 16 General B. McClellan confronted Robert E. Lee. Sept 17 Hooker's Union Corps assaulted Lee's left flank began the Battle of Antietam. Various Union attacks on the Confederacy and many counterattacks took place.Outnumbered two-to-one, Lee committed his entire force at the Battle of Antietam, while McClellan sent in less than three-quarters of his Federal force. McClellan’s piecemeal approach to the battle failed to fully leverage his superior numbers and allowed Lee to shift forces from threat to threat.  It drove Lee's forces from Maryland. Military considered it a draw but Lincoln and the Union claim it was a victory.

Who won? Union Victory

What was the significance? Lincoln was able to deliver the Emancipation Proclamation. Lincoln fired McClellan.

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Date: May 18th-July 4th 1863

Significant Leaders: Ulysses S. Grant(Union) and John C. Pemberton(Confederate)

Location: Warren County, Mississippi

What Happened? Ulysses S. Grant had been trying to take away the Confederate river fortress of Vicksburg, Mississippi. His previous attempts to take Vicksburg were blocked by skillful rebel counter moves and harmful terrain. So Grant undertook a new campaign against Vicksburg and the Confederate defenders under John Pemberton. After organizing a surprise landing, Grant’s forces moved rapidly inland, pushing back the threat posed by Joseph E. Johnston’s forces near Jackson. Once his rear was clear, Grant again turned his sights on Vicksburg. Previous Union victories weakened Pemberton’s forces, leaving the Confederate chief with no alternative but to retreat to Vicksburg's defenses. The Federals violently attacked the Rebel stronghold but were repulsed with such great loss that Grant determined to lay siege(enemies surround a town cut off essential supplies and aim for them to surrender) to the city to avoid further loss of life.  Soldiers and civilians endured the siege warfare for 47 days before the surrender of Pemberton’s forces. With the Mississippi River now firmly in Union hands, the Confederacy's fate was all but sealed.

Who Won? The Union

Significance: One of the more remarkable campaigns of the Civil War.

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Date: April 6-7, 1862

Significant Leaders: Don Carlos Buell and Ulysses S. Grant(Union). Albert Sidney Johnston and P.G.T. Beauregard(Confederacy).

Location: Pittsburg Landing: Hardin County, TN

TN River

What happened? Lots of Confederate soldiers attacked Union soldiers at Pittsburg Landing. It started off looking that the Union was going to lose. But the Union, added more fighting force and took over the Confederates and Beauregard(he kept wanting counterattacks throughout the battle) left the field.

Who won? Union

What was the significance? It was the toughest battle fought up to that time. Most bloodshed

http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/shiloh/maps/battle-of-shiloh-animated.html

Above is a link to a interative map