why were the battle of fort sumter, bull run, atlanta, gettysburg, and missouri such major battles in the civil war.......AHHHHH i hate social studies!!!!!!!!
2007-03-21 09:04:33 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Fort Sumter - First battle of the Civil War (first shots fired).
Bull Run (assuming you mean first, there were two at this site) - First major land battle, the Union lost and realized that winning the war wasn't going to be a cakewalk.
Atlanta - Part of Sherman's march through Georgia, led to the Siege of Atlanta where Sherman burned the city to the ground.
Gettysburg - The bloodiest battle of the war, the only major one that took place in the North, big Union victory. Considered the point at which the war turned in favor of the Union.
Missouri - A lot of skirmishes took place in Missouri, to really explain the significance I'd need the name of a city. But I'll guess anyway ... One early battle in Missouri was the Battle of Carthage, which the South won. That got people interested in fighting for the South in the war even though Missouri was a northern (and free) state.
2007-03-21 09:27:38 · answer #1 · answered by Navigator 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
navagator is correct on all counts except that Antietam was the bloodiest battle of the war----more total persons were killed or wounded there than at any other battle
2007-03-21 14:04:10 · answer #2 · answered by scotishbob 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Navigator is correct - another thing to add to his reponse is victory at Atlanta secured Lincolns re-election
2007-03-21 09:42:27 · answer #3 · answered by roadrunner426440 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
do you own homework......it's part of your schooling
peace
2007-03-21 09:15:27 · answer #4 · answered by Shadow Lark 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋