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The first shot of the Civil War was fired here
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Fort Sumter
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First major land battle in Virginia
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First Bull Run
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The biggest battle in Missouri, and first major battle west of the Mississippi
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Wilson's Creek
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Two forts captured by Grant in quick succession; earns the nickname "Unconditional Surrender"
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Fort Henry and Fort Donelson
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Opened up the Mississippi River south of Illinois
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Island Number Ten
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Ensured Union control over Missouri
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Pea Ridge
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The first battle between ironclad ships was fought here
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Hampton Roads
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The "Gettysburg of the West"
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Glorieta Pass
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At the time, was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War
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Shiloh
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Four battles fought over the course of two weeks took the pressure off the west flank of Richmond
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Shenendoah Valley
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A week-long battle between McClellan and Lee; costly Union defeat
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Seven Days
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Major defeat of the Army of the Potomoc here for the second time
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Second Bull Run
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The bloodiest single day of the Civil War
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Antietam
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Major frontal assaults were ordered by Burnside with massive loss of life
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Fredericksburg
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Bragg vs. Rosecrans; ended Southern hopes of controlling Central Tennessee
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Stones River
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Cuts the Confederacy in half; gives the Union control of the Mississippi River
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Vicksburg
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Hooker vs. Lee; Confederate victory, but Jackson dies
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Chancellorsville
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Turning point of the Civil War
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Gettysburg
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The end of Rosecrans' military career; George Thomas anointed "The Rock of ____"
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Chickamagua
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Braxton Bragg defeated by Grant and Thomas
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Chattanooga
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Grant meets Lee in battle for the first time
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Wilderness
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Grant vs. Lee, Round Two
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Spotsylvania
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Lee's last victory in the war; "This is not war, this is murder"
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Cold Harbor
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Lee stops Grant from entering Richmond's "back door"
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Petersburg
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Sherman defeats Hood at this city during his march to the sea
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Atlanta
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Burnside detonates a mine under Lee's lines, but gets his men slaughtered - again
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Crater
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"Damn the torpedos, full speed ahead!"
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Mobile Bay
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George Thomas attacks and destroys Hood's Army of Tennessee
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Nashville
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"For Christmas, Mr. President, I present to you the city of _______"
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Savannah
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Lee surrenders to Grant, ending the Civil War
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Appomattox Court House
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