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shiloh.tif
Fought on April 6 and 7, 1862, in Hardin County, Tennessee, Shiloh was the first of the particularly bloody battles of the Civil War. During the two-day battle, 23,000 Americans were killed, wounded, captured, or missing. Many were burned when the…

seven_pines.tif
The Battle of Seven Pines, or the Battle of Fair Oaks as it was called by the North, was fought on May 31, and June 1, 1862. General George B. McClellan had brought his Army of the Potomac up the Virginia Peninsula engaging in battles at Yorktown and…

petersburg.tif
The Third Battle of Petersburg, fought at the end of the Siege of Petersburg, Virginia, was essentially the culmination of ten months of trench warfare from June 9, 1864, to April 1, 1865, as General Ulysses S. Grant tried to take Richmond, the…

pea_ridge.tif
On March 6, 7, and 8, 1862, the Battle of Pea Ridge was fought in the Trans-Mississippi district just south of Wilson’s Creek in Northern Arkansas. The Union Army was led by Brig. Gen. Samuel R. Curtis, shown on the left, while Confederate forces…

mobile_bay.tif
At this point in the war, the Battle of Mobile Bay fought principally on August 5, 1864, was not of vital significance. The Union Army had already captured and controlled the Mississippi River all the way to New Orleans. The Army of the West was…

manassas_2.tif
After the battles for Richmond, General George B. McClellan retreated with his Army of the Potomac from the Virginia Peninsula heading north, and General Robert E. Lee decided to engage him. On August 28, 29, and 30, the two armies fought at the…
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