The South liked to name them after the nearest town. The North liked to name them after the nearest water-course - river, stream or creek.
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The majority of the large scale Civil War battles where fought in Northern Virginia, between Washington DC and Richmond (The Capitol of the South).
The battle of Peters burg was one of the last battles of the Civil War. Neither the North or the South won.
The North and the South sometimes named their battles differently. The North tended to name them after the nearest river, and the South after the nearest town.
During the US Civil War, the State of Kentucky was the site of several battles between the North and the South.
The battles of the Civil War were mostly fought south, including Kentucky, Missouri and Maryland. The only great Battle fought north was that of Gettysburg.
The South liked to name them after the nearest town. The North liked to name them after the nearest water-course - river, stream or creek.
The majority of American Civil War battles were fought in Virginia. In fact, almost all battles were fought in the South. The Civil War was truly a defensive war for the South and an offensive war for the North.
During the civil war, the north tended to name their battles after the nearest body of water (usually a river or a stream, etc.) while the south tended to name theirs after the nearest town. Thus we have the confusion over Antietam (north)/sharpsburg (south) or bull run (north)/manassas (south).
The North had one name, and the South had another.
Most of the fighting took place in the South, and most battles in Virginia
The Confederate South.
South. More battles were fought in the south and cities like Atlanta were burned.
A total of 11 battles took place.
Soldiers in the US Civil War died mostly from disease and poor hospital care in hospitals. The remainder died during the many battles between the North and the South.
Battle of Sharpsburg, most Civil War Battles had two names one by the North and one by the South. The south called them by the towns near by. The north named battles for the closest body of water.