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__Civil War Battles.__
//The following questions may help in developing your research project on a campaign or battle of the Civil War. Consider as many of the following questions as pertain to your battle; not all of the questions may apply. Do not limit your research to simply answering these questions. Remember, these are offered as a guide, not an inclusive list of questions. //

1. When did the battle occur? 2. Where did it take place (Eastern or Western theater of war?) 3. How did it relate to the previous battle? 4. Was this battle considered to be a major turning point in the war? 5. Who were the prominent generals? 6. How did the physical geography of the battle site determine military tactics? 7. What was (were) the primary objective(s) of the battle? 8. To what extent did battle plans change during the course of the battle? 9. To what extent did the economic resources of the Union and Confederacy affect the outcome of the battle? 10. How did the battle affect the lives of civilians in the area? 11. What new weapons were used in this battle? How did they affect the outcome of the battle? 12. How did the battle affect people on the home front? 13. What impression can be drawn from the photographs of soldiers and the battlefield? 14. What do soldiers’ letters or diaries tell about their experiences in this battle? 15. What were the battle casualties for each side?

__**Battles**__ Selected Battles and Campaigns of the Civil War Forts Henry and Donelson (1862) Shiloh (Pittsburgh Landing) (1862) Shenandoah Valley Campaign (1862) The Peninsula Campaign (1862) Antietam (Sharpsburg) (1862) Fredericksburg (1862) and Chancellorsville (1863) Gettysburg (1863) Siege and fall of Vicksburg (1862–63) The Charleston campaign, Morris Island and Fort Wagner (1863) Chattanooga and Chickamauga (1863) Battle of Atlanta and Sherman’s March to the Sea (1864) Battles of the Wilderness and Spotsylvania (1864)

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