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-January 8- 26 1815
-This battle took place in New Orleans
-They call it the fall of New orleans because it was the largest city in the south which meant that it provided supplies for the confederacy.
-The union wanted to take it over because of its location near the Mississippi river, which if they won they could have control of the waterway and they could take over their imports and exports.
-The union wound up winning when they

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-April 12-13 1861
-Charleston, South Carolina
-The confederacy fired the first shot
-Confederate victory won with no Casualties. Although there was no casualties, this was battle started the war.

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-July 21, 1861
-The battle took place in Virginia
-The battle was won by the confederate army, however there were many casualties. The Confederate army had 1,750 casualties and the Union had 2,950.
-The Union army was routed by the Confederates, more specifically generals Jackson, Beauregard, and Johnston.
-This battle is important because it was the first major battle of the civil war.

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-February 11-16 1862
- This battle took place in Fort Donelson, Tennessee
-The union won the battle
-They won the battle when the confederate army celebrated prematurely but then surrendered and the union won the battle. While doing so, they also cut off escape roots
-Fort Donelson was the first major victory for the Union army

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-April 6-7, 1862
-This battle took place in Tennessee
-the battle was won by the Union army.
-The Union won due to Confederate forces being afraid of Union advances, and thereof the confederacy fled.
-This battle is important because the Union finally got control of the Mississippi river.

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-1864-1865
-Happened in Atlanta, Georgia
-Sherman had a plan to cut a 60 mile long destructive path through Georgia. Both Columbia and Charleston were badly destroyed, and the Confederacy was unable to stop them
-This battle was important because it showed how powerful the Union really was at this point in the war

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-April 9, 1865
-After several losses, Confederate General, Robert E. Lee moved his troops west in attempt to join forces with Joseph A. Johnston.
-This plan failed miserably when the Union came in massive numbers to stop them before they even reached Johnston.
-On April 9th , 1865 Lee surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia to Grant at the McLean house in Appomattox court house.
-The war was over, and the Union had won.
-Lincoln had succeeded in preserving the union.

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-May 18-July 4th, 1863
-It happened in Vicksburg, Mississippi
-This battle was won by the Union
-The Union army, led by Ulysses S. Grant bombarded Vicksburg. After 48 days of the Confederacy not being able to get supplies, the starving, Confederate army, surrendered.
-This battle is important because it represented the control of the Missi. river, and the Union won the battle

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-September 17-19 1862
-Sharpsburg, Maryland
-Both forces clashed at the Antietam creek, The union hoped to stop the confederacy for getting through Maryland
-This battle lasted 2 days and had many casualties
-This battle was labeled inconclusive
-Union made it possible for Abraham Lincoln's emancipation proclamation witch freed slaves.

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-December 11-15th, 1862
-Happened in Fredericksburg, Virginia
-The battle was won by the Confederacy
-This battle was one of the most one sided battles in history
-Due to poor communication by the Union, the confederacy was able to gain knowledge about a planned attack by the Union
-General Ambrose Burnside (leader of the union army at this battle) and his men paid the price of this miscommunication and lost close to 10,00 men in just this battle

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-May 1-6 1863
-This battle took place Chancellorsville, Virginia
-This battle was very important because the confederacy was outnumbered 2-1. Their plan was to split into 2 and make surprise attacks on the union in different areas.
-Their plan worked because they won the battle.

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-July 1-3rd 1863
-It occured in Gettysburg, Tennessee
-The union won the battle
-This battle was the first time the South went against their own strategy of defending their own land. Because of this they lost miserably, and there were many casualties.
-This was the turning point of the war

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-November 23-25, 1863
- The Union knew Chattanooga was an important transportation center for the confederate soldiers, and they had just gone through a devastating loss.
-They attacked Chattanooga, and secured the Tennessee river for supplies and reinforcements.
-Shortly after that, the Union won several battles at Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge which is in the heart of Chattanooga.
-This defeat was a devastating loss for the Confederacy and helped the Union advance in the war.

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- December 31-January 2nd, 1863
-Murfreesboro, Tennessee
-Neither the Confederates or the Union won the battle, however the Union did prevent the Confederacy from taking control of central Tennessee
-This battle is unique because it resulted in the most casualties out of any battle in the entire Civil war (over 23,000)