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The Battle of Antietam ( / ænˈtiːtəm / an-TEE-təm ), also called the Battle of Sharpsburg, particularly in the Southern United States, took place during the American Civil War on September 17, 1862, between Confederate General Robert E. Lee 's Army of Northern Virginia and Union Major General George B. McClellan 's Army of the Potomac near ...
May 17, 2024 · Confederate States of America, the government of 11 Southern states that seceded from the Union in 1860–61, following the election of Abraham Lincoln as U.S. president, prompting the American Civil War (1861–65). The Confederacy acted as a separate government until defeated in the spring of 1865.
The United States achieved its greatest land victory of the War of 1812 at New Orleans. The battle thwarted a British effort to gain control of a critical American port and elevated Maj. Gen. Andrew Jackson to national fame. United States victory. The British gambled and lost on a forward attack against American forces, dug into a fortified mud ...
Hardin County, TN | Apr 6 - 7, 1862. The Battle of Shiloh, also known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing, allowed Union troops to penetrate the Confederate interior. The carnage was unprecedented, with the human toll being the greatest of any war on the American continent up to that date. Union victory. The South’s defeat at Shiloh ended the ...
Confederate States of America 1861–1865 Top: Flag (1861–1863) Bottom: Flag (1865) Seal (1863–1865) Motto: Deo vindice Under God, our Vindicator Anthem: God Save the South (unofficial) Dixie (popular, unofficial) March: The Bonnie Blue Flag Federal Union and Southern States The Confederate States in 1862 Territorial claims made and under partial control for a time Separated West Virginia ...
Aug 5, 2011 · Mobile Bay was one of the last open Confederate ports. Its defenses included a series of forts, mines, and obstructions, making it hard for any Federal force to attack the bay. By 1864, David Farragut was tasked with capturing the bay and closing the port. During his preparations, Admiral Farragut assembled a joint Army and Naval force.
The battle of New Orleans was the start of the Anaconda Plan; this was the name of the operation set-up by the Union to divide the Confederate States. The statuesque crescent city, the jewel of the Confederacy, if this city could be taken and then occupied, the war would be nearing its end. This was the thought process of General Winfield Scott ...
