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Important Places of Civil War
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- 1Forts Henry and DonelsonTwo important forts that controlled the river and allowed access to northern Alabama and Tennessee
First major federal victory - 2VeracruzFirst major amphibious assault by Scott on his march to Mexico City
- 3MonterreyTaylor attacked this city in his expedition at the onset of the Mexican American war
Mexican commander thought to have lost his nerve and allowed an easy victory - 4Buena VistaLarge scale battle between Taylor and Santa Anna
Costly american victory
Taylor's largest victory - 5Cerro GordoLarge hills that were along the National Road. Mexicans set up an ambush for Scott's forces however Lee was able to find paths that allowed American forces to flank the mexican troops
- 6Molina del Rey & Chapultepec CastleOld cannon foundry. Bloodiest battle of the war
Garrisoned by former US Army soldiers who were executed when they surrendered - 7Contreras & ChurubuscoMexican army had strong defensive positions here
Scott maneuvered his forces around and chose another path to Mexico City - 8Battle of the CraterUnion forces tunneled underneath Southern positions during the stalemate outside of richmond
Was a disaster because troops that were used did not have specialized training that was needed - 9Antietam / SharpsburgFirst major battle on Union soil - bloodiest day in american history with 22,000 casualties
- 10ShilohFederal victory/draw
50,000 union - 40,000 confederates
Grant forced back on first day, then held fast against confederate advance
Jonhnston was killed in the battle
25,000 combined casualties - 11Battle of Mobile BayFarragut led a force of ships against a smaller confederate fleet. Turned around northern morale and opinion.
- 12VicksburgGrant led Campaign
4 attempts to take the city
On final attempt, Grant attacked Jackson Mississippi which cut the town off from reinforcements
After this battle, Union controlled Mississippi which cut the south in half - 13Battle of AtlantaConfederate forces hold the city under command of General Hood
Even though south had good defensive positions, the Hood went on offensive and eventually lost the battle - 14First Bull Run/First ManassasInitial Union Success
Eventual Confederate Victory - 15Peninsula CampaignLed by George McClellan
Unnecessarily sieges Yorktown which allows reinforcement of Richmond
Eventually Union forces are repelled - 16GettysburgLee's second push north
Meade takes charge of the union army 1 week before the battle
North enters from south and south comes from north
Lee chose battle even though he had no idea of terrain or Union troop numbers
Victory restores the North's confidence - 17Richmond and PetersburgGrant wanted to take Richmond
Long stalemate between Grant and Lee
Grant extends lines south towards Petersburg in attempt to cut off confederate rail lines
Eventually grant is able to take Petersburg which forces Lee to retreat - 18FredericksburgSecond display of insanity by Burnside
Attacks Marge's heights 15 times
12,000 union casualties - 19ChickamaugaSouth outnumbers the overextended union
Largest confederate victory in the east
Forces union back from North Georgia - 20Appomattox CourthouseLee's retreat from Richmond eventually stopped here by Sheridan
Surrender of Lee's forces
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- A list of important locations/battles during the Mexican American War and Civil War
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- Will Kavanagh · Sep 2015
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- Feb 19, 2016
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