US Civil War (apr 12, 1861 – aug 8, 1865)
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First battle: Fort Sumter, South Carolina
- April 12th, 1861, won by the South
2nd battle: Rich Mountain, North Carolina
- July 11th, 1861, Union victory
The First Battle of Bull Run (name used by the Union. The Confederates called it the First Battle of Manasses): Prince William County, Manasses, Virginia.
- July 21st, 1861
- Won by the South, General Jackson received his nickname "Stonewall", the North realized the magnitude of the war.
Wilson's Creek
- August 10th, 1861
- South won
Carnifex Ferry, September 10th, 1861
- The North (a.k.a. the Union) won
- Nicholas County, Virginia
Battle of Cheat Mountain
- September 12th-15th,
- Union won
Ball's Bluff and Chustenahlah
- October 21st, 1861, December 26th, 1861
- South won both battles
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