What are some of the most important/major battles of the Civil War?
August 26, 2010 by
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I am doing a presentation for school, and obviously don’t have the time to discuss every battle being that they’re about 30 of em. I want to narrow it down to about 5-8 of the major battles. Major being, biggest, turning point, changing outcome, etc. Please help, i’d appreciate anything.
Atlanta here. It was in GA the war was finally won. In spite of the Battle at Kennesaw Mountain, the Battle of Atlanta was a decisive victory for the Union forces. The Decatur library in Atlanta has books of street photos during/after the war.
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You have to put Antietam and Gettysburg. You might also want to include the Battle of Fredericksburg.
Also, the one that it’s named after a mountain or something. I can’t thing of the exact name, but I know that Grant was in charge of that battle.
Oh, you want also want to put Appamatox, when the South surrendered.
Well, you have to talk about Gettysburg and Vicksburg which were probably the most defining battle of the eastern and western theaters.
First battle of Bull Run (also called Manassas) as each side thought it would be a walk in the park and the war would be over. As a side note, you could mention that they tried again at teh second battle of Bull Run and had basially the same outcome (except with way more casualties).
You’ll want to mention Antietem (bloodiest day of the war).
The Battle of Cold Harbor is interesting because it is similar to WW I. The Battle of the Wilderness was a different style than the other major battles.
Lastly, you might want to mention the Battle of Fort Wagner II. Why, it was made famous in the movie Glory – a black regiment attacking a confederate fort.
As a point of correction to one of the respondants, Appatamox Courthouse was not the site of the Confederate surrender. Only the Army of Northern Virginia surrendered. Fighting by other Confederate armies continued in the west until the last battle was fought in Texas a month later