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can some one please tell me 3 to 5 major battles of the civil war (plz read the more detail before responding)?

August 13, 2010 by  
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I need 3 to 5 of the civil war’s major battles please include the names (if the battles have them) the dates and the military or political significance of each battle please and thank you!

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  1. DebonairHistorian says:

    Major Battles of the Civil War
    1861-1865

    Battle of Bull Run- July 21, 1861

    South: Stonewall Jackson
    North: McDowell
    Winner: South

    Shiloh- April 6-7, 1862

    South: Johnson/ Beauregard
    North: Grant
    Winner: North

    Second Battle of Bull Run- August 28–30, 1862

    South: Lee
    North: John Pope
    Winner: South

    Antietam/ Sharpsburg- September 17, 1862

    South: Lee
    North: McClellan
    Winner: Neither
    Fact: Bloodiest day of the entire war.

    Fredricksburg- December 11-15, 1862

    South: Lee
    North: Burnside
    Winner: South

    Chancellorsville- April 20-May 6, 1863

    South: Lee/ Jackson
    North: Hooker
    Winner: South
    Fact: Jackson was shot by one of his own men. He soon died…

    Gettysburg- July 1- July 3, 1863

    South: Lee
    North: Meade
    Winner: North

    Wilderness- May 5-7, 1864

    South: Lee
    North: Grant
    Winner: North

    Richmond/ Petersburg campaign- April 2, 1865

    South: Lee
    North: Grant
    Winner: North

    Appomatox- April 9, 1865

    By 3 pm that day, Lee had officially surrendered at the Appomatox court house.

    That’s already enough information I am not going into much detail….

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