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The title is "Civil War Battles Summary." It is a summary of 5 major Civil War battles. I also included a bibliography.

Date Submitted: 04/11/2004 08:38:45
Length: 4 pages (1162 words)
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Bull Run (Manassas): Bull Run, the first major battle of the Civil War, was fought in Virginia, near Manassas, on July 21, 1861. The main general of the Federal army was Brigadier General Irwin McDowell, whose forces consisted of 30,000 men split into five divisions. General Joseph E. Johnston led the Confederate army, with about 22,000 men, though his army was not yet organized. Bull Run was fought to defend Richmond, which the Union thought they could rush, and …

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…Jim. Piercing the Heartland. Nashville, Tennessee: Rutledge Hill Press Inc., 1991. Priest, John Michael. Antietam: The Soldier's Battle. New York, New York: Oxford University Press, 1989. "First Battle of Bull Run July 1861". American Civil War Online. <http://www.americancivilwar.com/bullrun.html> "The Battle of Shiloh (Pittsburg Landing)". Shotgun's Home of the American Civil War. <http://www.civilwarhome.com/shiloh.htm> "The battle of Gettysburg, 1863." <http://www.ibiscom.com/gtburg.htm>

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