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Casualties: none
Winning Team: Confederate

This is where the first shots of the American Civil War took place.

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First Battle of Bull Run/First Battle of Manassas

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First Battle of Bull Run/First Battle of Manassas

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Casualties: 4,700
2,950 Union casualties,
1,750 Confederate casualties.
Winning Team: Confederate
This was the first major battle of the American Civil War. The battle took place in Prince William County, in Virginia.

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Casualties: 320
Winning Team: no team officially won because the Confederate army backed down.
Yorktown, Virginia was marked as the conclusion of the last major battle of the American Revolution and the start of a new nation's independence.

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Casualties: 23,741,
13,047 Union casualties,
10,694 Confederate casualties.
Winning Team: Union
The Union Army gained greater control over the Mississippi River with this victory.

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Casualties: None
Winning Team: Union
The Confederacy suffered greatly due to the losses of their biggest city, an important centre of ship building, and most importantly, their control over the Mississippi River.

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August 28-30, 1862: Second Battle of Bull Run/Second Battle of Manassas 

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August 28-30, 1862: Second Battle of Bull Run/Second Battle of Manassas 

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Casualties: 22,180
13,830 Union casualties,
8,350 Confederate casualties.
Winning Team: Confederate
This battle was much larger in scale and in casualties than the other battles that took place in the Civil War.

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Casualties: 23,100
Winning Team: Union
Was known as the bloodiest day in US History. Antietam enabled the Union to repel the first Confederate invasion of the North. The battle allowed Abraham Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation.

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December 13, 1862: Battle of Fredericksburg

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December 13, 1862: Battle of Fredericksburg

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Casualties: 17,929
Winning Team: Confederates
The Union suffered a major defeat. The Union had more soldiers than the Confederate Army and they still lost.
13,353 Union casualties,
4,756 Confederate casualties.

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April 20 - May 1, 1863: Battle of Chancellorsville

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April 20 - May 1, 1863: Battle of Chancellorsville

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Casualties: Unknown
Winning Team: Confederate
Confederate General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson was mortally wounded.

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May 18 - July 4, 1863: Siege of Vicksburg

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May 18 - July 4, 1863: Siege of Vicksburg

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Casualties: 19,233
10,142 Union casualties,
9,091 Confederate casualties.
Winning Team: Union
The Union Army gained control of the Mississippi River as a result of their victory.

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Casualties: 51,000
23,000 Union casualties,
28,000 Confederate casualties.
Winning Team: Union
The battle of Gettysburg was a turning point in the Civil War. It had forced Confederate General Robert E. Lee, and his troops to begin the long, defeated walk back to their home country for supplies and fresh men.

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November 23 - 25, 1863: Battle of Chattanooga

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November 23 - 25, 1863: Battle of Chattanooga

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Casualties: 12,485
5,815 Union casualties,
6,670 Confederate casualties.
Winning Team: Confederate
Also, the battle was known for being the second costliest battle in US History right after the Battle of Gettysburg. The battle was also known for being the deadliest battle.

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Casualties: 12, 140
3,641 Union casualties,
8,499 Confederate casualties.
Winning Team:
Union troops burned down Atlanta to weaken the Confederate military organization.

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November - December, 1984: Sherman's March to the Sea

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November - December, 1984: Sherman's March to the Sea

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Casualties: Unknown
Winning Team: Confederate
General William T. Sherman began the Sherman's March to the Sea, to frighten Georgia's civilian population to abandoning the Confederate Cause.

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April 9, 1865: Surrender at Appomattox Court House

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April 9, 1865: Surrender at Appomattox Court House

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Casualties: 700
27,805 Confederate soldiers paroled.
Winning Team: Union
Confederate General Robert E. Lee and his 28,000 troops surrender (in the white uniform) to Union General Ulysses S. Grant and the Union Army (in the blue uniform). The surrender of the Confederate Army to the Union Army ended the American Civil War.