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
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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October 21, 1861
Loudoun County, Virginia
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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