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Confederate victories of the American Civil War
- Battle of Salem ChurchThe Battle of Salem Church unfolded across two days in May 1863, in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, as part of a larger Union campaign that was already…
- Seven Days BattlesOn the morning of the 25th of June 1862, Union Brigadier General Daniel E. Sickles led his Excelsior Brigade into a dense forest near Oak Grove.
- Battle of ChancellorsvilleThe Battle of Chancellorsville lasted just seven days, from the 30th of April to the 6th of May, 1863, and it cost more than 30,000 men their lives, their…
- Second Battle of Fort WagnerThe Second Battle of Fort Wagner was fought on the 18th of July, 1863, and what happened in the hours between dusk and 10:00 p.m.
- Battle of FredericksburgThe Battle of Fredericksburg, fought from December 11 to 15 of 1862, produced one of the most lopsided casualty counts of the entire American Civil War.
- Second Battle of Bull RunThe Second Battle of Bull Run was fought August 28-30, 1862, on the same Virginia ground where Union forces had already suffered a humiliating defeat a…
- Battle of ChickamaugaThe Battle of Chickamauga began almost by accident, when Union soldiers went looking for water. On the morning of the 19th of September 1863, pickets from…
- First Battle of Bull RunThe First Battle of Bull Run, fought on the 21st of July 1861 in Prince William County, Virginia, ended with Union soldiers abandoning their weapons and…
- Battle of RichmondIn the summer of 1862, two Confederate armies moved on separate paths into Kentucky. They hoped to put back into power the shadow Confederate government that…
- Battle of Palmito RanchThe Battle of Palmito Ranch ended on the 13th of May, 1865, more than a month after Robert E. Lee had already surrendered at Appomattox Court House.
- Battle of New MarketThe Battle of New Market was fought on the 15th of May 1864, in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley, and it produced a moment so unusual that it stands alone in…
- Battle of OlusteeThe Battle of Olustee was fought in Baker County, Florida, on the 20th of February 1864, and it stands as the largest battle ever fought on Florida soil…
- Battle of Wilson's CreekIn 1861, the state of Missouri stood as a politically divided border state. Permitting slavery, it maintained long-standing cultural and economic ties to the…