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1. Taking place in Virginia on July 21, 1861, this was the first major land battle of the Civil War between the two armies. Through the efforts of Confederate General Thomas J. Jackson, the Confederates pushed the Union into retreat back to Washington and prevented them from invading south into Richmond. After the loss, Union Brigade General Irvin McDowell was relieved of his position and command of the Union army was handed over to Major General George B. McClellan. Name the battle.
2. On April 12, 1861, this battle in South Carolina marked the beginning of the Civil War. Located in Charleston Harbor, it was here that the Confederates opened fire and the Union army could not effectively reply. On April 13, the Union surrendered the site and evacuated. Name the battle.
3. After a one and a half month long siege, one of the more brilliant military campaigns of the war culminated at this battle in Mississippi on July 4, 1863. The armies of Union General Ulysses S. Grant converged on the city and trapped Confederate Lieutenant General John Pemberton causing him to surrender. The effect of this Union victory effectively split the Confederacy in two. Name the battle.
4. From May 1 through 4, 1863, this battle in Virginia raged between the armies of Union General Joseph Hooker and Confederate Generals Robert E. Lee and Thomas J. Jackson. Amidst the fighting in the evening of May 2, General Jackson was mortally wounded by his own men. The eventual Confederate victory led to the fateful Battle of Gettysburg. Name the battle.
5. The final numbers of this battle that took place in Maryland on September 17, 1862, between the armies of Union General George B. McClellan and Confederate General Robert E. Lee include an estimated 23,100 casualties total making it the single bloodiest day in United States history. The events of this battle led Abraham Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation. Name the battle.
6. New Major General Ambrose E. Burnside led his army toward Richmond in hopes of capturing the city. Confederate General Robert E. Lee sent Lieutenant General James Longstreet to stop the Union army. Burnside's slow actions in directing the army bought time for Lee and Thomas Jackson to take up excellent defensive positions around this battle site located in Virginia. On December 13, 1862, the Union suffered greatly again and experienced more casualties than the Confederates. Name the battle.
7. This battle took place from July 1-3, 1863, in Pennsylvania. It was here that Confederate General Robert E. Lee concentrated his full strength against Union General George G. Meade's Army of the Potomac. Regarded as the largest land battle ever to take place in North America, this battle witnessed approximately 51,000 casualties. Name the battle.
8. In Virginia on March 9, 1862, the CSS Virginia (formerly the USS Merrimack) steamed into this harbor and battled with the USS Monitor in the first engagement of ironclads in the history of the United States. Name the battle.
9. Taking place in Tennessee from April 6-7, 1862, this battle saw offensive stages at Fraley's Field, Bloody Pond, the Peach Orchard, Hell's Hollow, and the Hornet's Nest among others. In the end, Union General Ulysses S. Grant again dominated Confederate troops who continued to fall back until launching their mid-August offensive. Name the battle.
10. On September 15, 1862, in a town in West Virginia, the armies of Union Colonel Dixon S. Miles and Confederate General Thomas J. Jackson met in this battle. Made famous for an earlier raid on the Armory by John Brown in 1859, this site saw Col. Miles surrender the garrison to Gen. Jackson who then led his soldiers to join Gen. Robert E. Lee at Sharpsburg. Name the battle.
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