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  2. List of American Civil War battles - Wikipedia

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    Battles of the American Civil War were fought between April 12, 1861, and May 12–13, 1865 in 19 states, mostly Confederate (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia [A]), the District of Columbia, and six territories (Arizona ...

  3. Names of the American Civil War - Wikipedia

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    Examples of battles with dual names are shown in the table. Civil War armies were also named in a manner reminiscent of the battlefields since Northern armies were frequently named for major rivers (Army of the Potomac, Army of the Tennessee, Army of the Mississippi), and Southern armies for states or geographic regions (Army of Northern ...

  4. Category:Battles of the American Civil War - Wikipedia

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    For military engagements of the American Civil War by state or territory, including raids, fights, and skirmishes, see Category:Military operations of the American Civil War by state Subcategories This category has the following 12 subcategories, out of 12 total.

  5. List of battles (alphabetical) - Wikipedia

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    Battle of Jackson, Mississippi – 1863 – American Civil War; Battle of Jackson, Tennessee – 1862 – American Civil War; Battle of Jankau – 1645 – Thirty Years' War; Battle of Jarama – 1937 Spanish Civil War; Battle of the Java Sea – 1942 – World War II; Battle of Jeddah – 1813 – Ottoman–Saudi War

  6. American Civil War - Wikipedia

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    The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States between the Union [e] ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union.

  7. List of naval battles of the American Civil War - Wikipedia

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    The Battle of Mobile Bay, by Louis Prang. The naval battles of the American Civil War, fought between the Union and the Confederacy, changed the foundations of naval warfare with the first use of ironclads and submarines, and the introduction of newer and more powerful naval artillery.

  8. List of costliest American Civil War land battles - Wikipedia

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    Battle Campaign Date Nearest town Total Union Confederacy Total Total Strength Commander Casualties Casualties as % of Strength Gettysburg: Gettysburg campaign: July 1 –3, 1863 Gettysburg, Pennsylvania: 93,921 71,699 165,620: George G. Meade: Robert E. Lee: 23,049 28,063 51,112: 24.54% 39.14% 30.86% Chickamauga: Chickamauga campaign ...

  9. List of battles with most United States military fatalities

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    This article lists battles and campaigns in which the number of U.S. soldiers killed was higher than 1,000. The battles and campaigns that reached that number of deaths in the field are so far limited to the American Civil War, World War I, World War II, Korean War, and one campaign during the Vietnam War (the Tet Offensive from January 30 to September 23, 1968).