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14 Cards in this Set
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Ft. Sumter
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April 1861
Winner- South -First shots of the war -General Scott resigns (North) -America excited |
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1st Bull Run
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July 1861
Winner- South -Bloodiest battle of US history -Excitement fades -McDowell injured/fired (North) - Both sides need more soldiers |
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Hampton Roads
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March 1862
Winner- Tie -1st time two ironclad ships meet in battle -Ends the age of wooden ships |
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Shiloh
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April 1862
Winner- North -South leads surprise attack -US Grant fights back and wins (loses many men) -North gains control of the West |
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7 days battle
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June 1862
Winner- South -Two prong attack form both sides -(North) McClellan wins but retreats- fired- known as the "Great Procrastinator" -Lee takes control of Southern forces |
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2nd Bull Run
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August 1862
Winner- South -Same as 1st Bull Run -General Pope fired (North) |
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Antietam
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August 1862
Winner- North? -Bloodiest single day in American history -McClellan fired (again) - Lee (South) decides to get foreign help - Leads to Emancipation Proclamation -North did not pursue victory |
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Fredericksburg
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December 1862
Winner- South -North attacks Southern forces that are dug in -Results in most lopsided northern defeat by a small Southern force -Burnside resigns (North) |
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Chancellorsville
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May 1863
Winner- South -South wins major battle with half as many men -"Stonewall" Jackson killed by his own men -Hooker fired (North) |
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Gettysburg
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July 1863
Winner- North -Bloodiest battle of the war -Lee invades again -Turning point of the war -South is never as powerful |
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Vicksburg
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July 1863
Winner- North -Grant starves out last major city in the west -Gains total control of the Mississippi River |
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Sherman's Campaign
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March 1864
Winner- North -"Total war" strategy- destroy everything -Destroys a path 60 miles wide, 300 miles long through Georgia |
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Richmond
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June '64- March '65
Winner- North -Grant surrounds Richmond -Captures capitol of the CSA |
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Appomattox
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April 1865
Winner- North -Lee surrenders to Grant -War ends |
