I already got 1 which is The Gettysberg, but i don't know the others!. Can you guys help me!? Thanks in advance!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
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Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: How about Petersburg and AntietamWww@QuestionHome@Com 1!. well the Battle of Shiloh showed both sides how horrendous casualties would become!. Manasas was a skirmish compared to Shiloh!. 2!. Antiem the heaviest casualties in a single day!. Stopped Lee's advance into Maryland!. 3!. New Orleans This was taken by the Navy after the Battle of the Passes!. This was the largest city in the South and the most prosperous!. 4!. Vicksburg/Gettysburg Vicksburg gave the Union complete control of the Mississippi River!. G-burg stopped the final incursion of Bobby Lee into northern territory!. 5!. Siege of Petersburg caused the collapse of the govt at Richmond resulting in Jefferson Davis evacuating his capitol!. 6!.The Capture of Fort Fisher at Wilmington, NC the last open port to the Confederacy!. A few months later the South would capitulate!. As you see everyone has their own View points!. Grant's victories in the west aided by major cooperation of the Union Navy enabled him to be given command of the eastern armies!. Take your pick do the research and support your choices to your instructor!. Www@QuestionHome@Com Antietam - The Bloodiest War Fought!. (Standstill) Gettysburg - This guaranteed Lincoln's re-election, also kept the British out of the War!. The South was winning everything they needed a victory in Northern soil, in order to end the war or get foreign aide!. (Northern Victory) First Battle of Manassas (First Battle of Bull Run) - Showed that this War was not going to be a walk in the park!. The Northerners were overly confident that this war would be over soon and Northern women drank tea outside when the battle was taking place to show they thought the war would finish quickly!. This was not the case as the South decisively won this battle!. (Southern Victory) Vicksburgh - Was huge too because Sherman's March to the Sea succeeded in cutting off Southern materials from being trnsported from the Atlantic to Mississippi!. It also destroyed major economical cities, like Atlana, Mobile, Charleston, Savannah, Vicksburgh, etc!. Battle of Franklin - Was a very bloody battle in TennesseeWww@QuestionHome@Com Fort Sumter was the first battle in the war!. Antietam brought about the largest loss of lives on American Soil!. The Siege of Vicksburg, which combined with the near simultaneous Battle of Gettysburg, made the turning point of the war!. Both of the Battles of Bull Run (I'm northern so I prefer Bull Run) were backhands to the North!. Battle of Hampton Roads was the first time two iron armored ships went head to head!. To say that any 3 battles are important above all else, that's hard!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Antietam is definitely one of the three!. Probably Vicksburg, because it shut the Mississippi River off from the Confederacy!. Cheers!Www@QuestionHome@Com Gettysburg and Vicksburg were the turning points of the war!. Antietam stopped the rebel invasion of the north!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Fort Sumter 1st Bull Run, aka 1st Manassas Shiloh Vicksburg Chattanooga Www@QuestionHome@Com Petersburg, Gettysburg, and battle of ceder creek bcuz its the last 1Www@QuestionHome@Com Gettysburg, Antietam and Vicksburg would be my choicesWww@QuestionHome@Com Vicksburg Sherman's march to Atlanta and the SeaWww@QuestionHome@Com |