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Eastern Theater

Eastern Theater

The Eastern Theater of the Civil War encompasses battles fought in the states of Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania, as well as the seaports of North Carolina

Many of the war's most significant battles occurred in this theater, including First and Second Bull Run, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, and the Overland Campaign.

First battle of Bull Run (First Manassas)

July 21, 1861

Prince William County, Virginia

Confederate Victory

The first major land battle of the Civil War, where Union forces under General Irwin McDowell were routed by Confederate forces under General P.G.T. Beauregard and General Joseph Johnston.

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Ball's Bluff

October 21, 1861

Loudoun County, Virginia

Confederate Victory

A small engagement with major political implications that led to the creation of the Congressional Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War.

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