Battle of Antitem
Sharpsburg
, Maryland
21782
lat:39.4576
lng:-77.7489
-Bloodiest battle in a single day during the Civil War
-Strategic victory for the Union army
Battle of Atlanta
Atlanta
, Georgia
30301
lat:33.7956
lng:-84.2279
-Started the "March to the Sea" campaign by General William Tecumseh Sherman
-Union had a major victory with about half as many casualties as the Confedaracy
Battle of Gettysburg
Gettysburg
, Pennslyvania
17325
lat:39.8522
lng:-77.2865
-Union victory, 3 day battle, considered turning point of the war
-Abe Lincoln gave his famous Gettysburg address here
Battle of Vicksburg
Vicksburg
, Mississippi
39183
lat:32.3989
lng:-90.7913
-Decisive Union victory
-Union took over one of the only 2 Confederate strongholds preventing the Union from having complete control of the Mississippi River
First Shots Fired at Fort Sumter
Charleston
, South Carolina
lat:32.7957
lng:-79.7848
-South blockaded union army inside and wanted them to retaliate
-Where the first shots of the civil war were fire