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8 Cards in this Set
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Fort Sumter
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Where the first shots of the Civil War were fired
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First Battle of Bull Run
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first major battle of the Civil War where people sat on the hills and watched
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Antietam
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the bloodiest one day battle; This was also where McClellan should have followed Lee
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Shiloh
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Grant was surprised by the Confederates during this battle but held his own and forced them to retreat
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Vicksburg
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At this battle the Union completed their objective to take control of the Mississippi River
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Gettysburg
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battle was considered the turning point in the war; After this battle the Confederates would never go on the offense again.
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Chancerllorsville
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the battle in which Stonewall Jackson was shot by friendly fire
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Appomattox
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Where the Civil War finally ended when Lee surrendered to Grant; Lee tried to escape through the mountains but was cut off before he could succeed
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