The bayonet was an important weapon in many US Civil War battles. In close quarters, the bayonet was used as the common infantryman were not issued side arms. Hand to hand battles were frequent and were famously used in many battles. For example, bayonets were in use in Seven Day's battles, Second Bull Run and Spotsylvania to mention just a few of the battles where bayonets had a role in the outcome of any given battle.
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the four most major battles are the palmito ranch ,Laredo, Galveston and Sabina pass battles.
In the South
Gettysburg...
You are confusing the Civil War with the Revolution.
In america
The South fought fought major battles on northern soil at Antietam. Then there was the Battle of Chickamauga, the 3 Chattanooga Battles, and the Battle of Gettysburg
In the US Civil War, no battles were fought in Connecticut. The war in the North, however, saw battles in Pennsylvania and Maryland.
it was a border state
There were 36 battles fought in the civil warNEW RESPONDENTThere were about 8,000 occasions in which hostilities occurred in the American Civil War.
The ten biggest battles of the US Civil war were The Battles of Bull Run, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Vicksburg, Chattenooga, Cold Harbor, Petersburg. (There were two major battles at Bull Run.)
Based upon common computation, about 10,000 battles, including major and minor battles, skirmishing, raids, guerrilla actions were fought between 1861 and 1865 during the Civil War.