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Battle of Chancellorsville
April 30 - May 6, 1863; Confederate victory but with the loss of Stonewall Jackson.
Battle of Antietam
September 17, 1862; The bloodiest single-day battle in American history.
Battle of Fredericksburg
December 11-15, 1862; Decisive Confederate victory with significant Union casualties.
Battle of Fort Sumter
April 12-14, 1861; The battle that began the American Civil War.
Siege of Vicksburg
May 18 - July 4, 1863; Gave the Union control of the Mississippi River.
First Battle of Bull Run
July 21, 1861; Showed that the war would be long and costly.
Battle of Shiloh
April 6-7, 1862; High casualties signaled a protracted war.
Second Battle of Bull Run
August 29-30, 1862; Confederate victory leading to the invasion of the North.
Battle of Gettysburg
July 1-3, 1863; Turning point in the war favoring the Union.
Battle of Chickamauga
September 19-20, 1863; Major Confederate victory in the Western Theater.
Battle of Fort Donelson
February 11-16, 1862; First major Union victory of the war.
Battle of Sailor's Creek
April 6, 1865; One of the last major battles of the Civil War leading to the surrender at Appomattox.
Battle of Atlanta
July 22, 1864; Important Union victory contributing to President Lincoln's reelection.
Battle of Franklin
November 30, 1864; Decisive Union victory with high Confederate officer casualties.
Battle of Cedar Creek
October 19, 1864; Union victory that ended Confederate threats in the Shenandoah Valley.
Battle of New Orleans
April 24-25, 1862; Union naval forces captured New Orleans.
Battle of Cold Harbor
May 31 - June 12, 1864; One of the most lopsided Confederate victories.
Battle of Pea Ridge
March 7-8, 1862; Union victory that helped secure Missouri for the Union.
Battle of Kennesaw Mountain
June 27, 1864; Confederate victory which temporarily stopped Sherman's advance on Atlanta.
Battle of Spotsylvania Court House
May 8-21, 1864; Fierce combat known for the 'Bloody Angle'.
Battle of Mobile Bay
August 2-23, 1864; Admiral Farragut led Union naval forces to a crucial victory.
Battle of Stones River
December 31, 1862 - January 2, 1863; Boosted Union morale after a series of defeats.
Battle of Petersburg
June 15, 1864 - April 2, 1865; Long siege leading to the fall of Richmond.
Battle of Wilson's Creek
August 10, 1861; The first major Civil War battle fought west of the Mississippi River.
Battle of Seven Pines
May 31 - June 1, 1862; Inconclusive battle that led to Robert E. Lee's appointment.
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