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Major Battles of the Civil War
Title: Major Battles of the Civil War
Category: Literature / English
Details: Words: 375 | Pages: 1.6 (approximately 235 words/page)
Major Battles of the Civil War
The First Bull Run was the first major battle of the war and would occur in northern Virginia right next to the capital. Northern spectators came to watch the battle because they were sure the union would win but the confederates won much to their dismay. Because of this battle both sides realized this would be a long and hard war instead of an easy one.
The next major battle was Anita. On September 17th 1862 …showed first 75 words of 375 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 375 total…gained 30000 prisoners of war which cost the south dearly.
Though it wasn't a battle Sherman's march was very important to the north winning the war. General William Sherman thought that the only way to win the war was to destroy anything of value to the enemy. Sherman's troops met little resistance because most of the confederate troops were elsewhere fighting battles. Sherman's march helped prove the might of the north and made the south surrender.
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