There was no single battle that turned the tide of the Civil War to the Union. Every battle won by the Union furthered its cause of ending the secession of the Southern States. There were, however, some significant battles that the Union won that when combined, together, made the Confederacy unable to continue. Here is a summary of battles won by the Union that taken in totality proved noteworthy:
A. Defensive battle in 1864 that kept the capital of Tennessee, Nashville, in Union hands. Nashville was a Confederate city that could produce products for the war for the South because of its manufacturing base;
B. Capture of Vicksburg. It took two separate battle campaigns to capture this crucial city in Mississippi, which controlled part of the Mississippi River, had rail links to carry its food and war supplies to the Confederacy;
C. Capture of Richmond. This forced the Confederate central government to disperse. It was also a manufacturing city;
D. Capture of Atlanta. This was Southern city that believed would not be part of the War. It was a psychological victory as the city was a large one;
E. Battle of Gettysburg. This battle occurred as the Army of Northern Virginia under Robert E. Lee was on its way to attack the capital of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg. The loss drove Lee back into Virginia and he never attempted to invade the North again.
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The winner of the Civil War were the Unions the confederates were the ones who started the was by first wanting to leave and then when they bombed a harbor near South Carolina for 48 hours the war had begun. In the beggening years of the war the great general Robert Lee was winning every battle then after battle of gettysburg the Unions started winning their battles and in the end they won the war.
The Battle of Gettysburg, Battle of Bull Run, and Battle of Fort Donelson were all Union victories during the Civil War. In addition, the Battle of Shiloh was a Union victory.
The two key battles that assured the Union victory in the Civil War were Vicksburg and Gettysburg.
George Custer fought in a total of 15 battles as a part of the United States Union. Of those 15 battles George Custer and his union won 9.
did the win of vicksburg give union ful control over mississipi river
The Union victory at Vicksburg resulted in northern control of the Mississippi River.
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