Two extremely important Civil War battles were fought in July of 1863.
One was in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Meade's Army of the Potomac defeated Lee's Army of Northern Virginia. That was the point when the Union Army showed that it had finally figured out the tactics it could use to defeat Lee.
The other battle was in Vicksburg, Mississippi. General Grant captured Vicksburg and the North split the South in half. The part of the South west of the Mississippi could neither send men nor supplies to the armies east of the Mississippi. Also 40,000 irreplaceable Confederate troops surrendered.
Two major battle in the South during the Civil War include the Battle of Chickamauga and the Battle of Stones River.
what was the site of the earliest major battle shown
There were about 700 casualties on both sides at Appomattox. This was far less than a major battle.
The Battle of Kings Mountain.
During the American Civil War, the July 1863 Union victory at Gettysburg was important for several reasons. For one thing, it was a clear victory, and the Union's Eastern Theater badly needed a victory after various defeats. For another thing, it occurred on Union territory; therefore, it represented a turning-back of the South's latest invasion-attempt. Henceforth, it would be Union forces that would be invading the South.
what site of july 1863
It was Gettysburg.
There were two - both highly decisive. Vicksburg (Mississippi) and Gettysburg (Pennsylvania).
There were two. Vicksburg on the Mississippi, and Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
The Battle of Gettysburg was fought July 1st, 2nd and 3rd 1863. Gettysburg is in Pennsylvania. It is considered by many that this battle was the turning point of the war. After the battle, Confederate General Robert E. Lee would never again conduct offensive operations north of the Potomac River. The battle is sometimes referred to as "The High Tide of the Confederacy".
In South Carolina. It was the Battle of Fort Sumter.
The Battle of Bull Run, July 21, 1861, which was the first major battle of the civil war, had spectators. See http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/bullrun.htm, " On the day of the battle, carriages filled with spectators eager to see the Confederate defeat flocked from Washington to the battle site"
The Confederates
In South Carolina. It was the Battle of Fort Sumter.
In the US Civil War, the battle of Gettysburg took place in (and immediately south of) Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Gettysburg is just over the state line from Maryland, and is about 90 miles (140 km) due north of Washington DC.
Two extremely important Civil War battles were fought in July of 1863. One was in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Meade's Army of the Potomac defeated Lee's Army of Northern Virginia. That was the point when the Union Army showed that it had finally figured out the tactics it could use to defeat Lee. The other battle was in Vicksburg, Mississippi. General Grant captured Vicksburg and the North split the South in half. The part of the South west of the Mississippi could neither send men nor supplies to the armies east of the Mississippi. Also 40,000 irreplaceable Confederate troops surrendered.
The Civil War battle site in Arizona was Mesilla. Two battles were fought there: The First Battle of Mesilla on July 25, 1861, when the Union forces under major Lynde were defeated by the Confederates under Lt.Colonel John Baylor. The Second Battle of Mesilla was a skirmish encounter fought on June 1,1862 ended with a Union victory which led to the Federal reconquest of the town of Mesilla