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Key Battles of the Civil War

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|1st Bull Run | | | | |

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|Hampton Roads | | | | |

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|Shiloh | | | | |

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|Richmond | | | | |

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|2nd Bull Run | | | | |

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|Fredericksburg | | | | |

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|Chancellorsville | | | | |

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| | |Technically a tie, | |Single bloodiest 1 day of battle in the history of the US Military even by today’s standards, the two armies meet|

| | |but its sometimes | |by accident, battle where Lee’s secret battle plans are found in a cigar box by luck, Burnside has the chance to |

|Antietam | |credited as a Union | |end the war but makes a few key decisions that cost the battle and thousands of lives, the sunken road (bloody |

| | |victory based on #’s| |lane), Burnside’s Bridge, both sides are so badly worn that they both must retreat and the war continues |

| | | | |Considered the turning point of the war, bloodiest battle in the history of the US Military even by today’s |

| | | | |standards, after this battle the South is broken and officially just trying to hold on, Pickett’s charge, Little |

|Gettysburg | |Union | |and Big Round Top, the Devil’s Den, Lee’s troops invade the North looking for supplies and food, if he can win at|

| | | | |Gettysburg he can invade DC shortly afterwards and end the war |

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|Vicksburg | | | | |

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|Chickamauga | | | | |

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|Chattanooga | | | | |

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|Atlanta | | | | |

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|Cold Harbor | | | | |

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|Spotsylvania | | | | |

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|Petersburg | | | | |

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|Appomattox Court House | | | | |

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|Sherman’s March | | | | |

|to the Sea | | | | |

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|Sheridan’s Shenandoah Campaign | | | | |

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|Sherman’s Neck Tie | | | | |

|(a.k.a. Bow Tie) | | | | |

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|The Emancipation | | | |

|Proclamation | | | |

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|The Gettysburg Address | | | |

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Did you notice / find anyone famous in the primary photo of Abraham Lincoln at Gettysburg - who?

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