The two key battles that assured the Union victory in the Civil War were Vicksburg and Gettysburg.
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In the Civil War, most of the destruction was suffered by the Confederate States because few battles were fought in Union States.
There were approximately 17 significant battles in the state of Mississippi in the Civil War. Nine of these were associated with the Battle & Siege of Vicksburg, and 8 more were scattered around the state. There were also a large number of smaller actions. The last significant battle in Mississippi was near Tupelo and Harrisburg and was a significant victory for the Union.
A General in the Civil War was the highest commander of the confederate or union armies, head of planning and expediting tactics and manuevers of the armies and making decisions regarding battles of the war.
There were many battles of the Civil War that were undecided with no true victor. An example of an undecided Civil War battle were the battles that occurred in the New Mexican territories and Indian territories.