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Virginia had the most Civil War battles.
More battles in the US Civil War took place in Virginia than any other place. This may have been due to the fact that Lee's Army of Northern Virginia was the largest Confederate army and the fact that Virginia bordered the most populous Northern States.
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Most in the Confederacy - by far.
Because most of the battles were fought in the south, there was a lot of damage.
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In Southern terrritory - mostly in Virginia and Tennessee.
Most of the fighting took place in the South, and most battles in Virginia
The majority of American Civil War battles were fought in Virginia. In fact, almost all battles were fought in the South. The Civil War was truly a defensive war for the South and an offensive war for the North.
Except for the battles in Gettysburg (Pennsylvania) and in Maryland, most of the battles took place in the South. While initially this included attacks in Virginia, later Union expeditions ranged from Texas and Missouri in the West to the cities of the mid-South, including Sherman's "March to the Sea" after burning Atlanta.
Virginia had the most Civil War battles.
Most of the battles during the Civil War in the West took place in Tennessee, Mississippi and Georgia.
Virginia and Tennessee were the two states that had the most Civil War battles fought in them. Virginia had 122 battles while Tennessee had 38 battles.
Virginia saw the most (122) battles of the US Civil War.
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More battles in the US Civil War took place in Virginia than any other place. This may have been due to the fact that Lee's Army of Northern Virginia was the largest Confederate army and the fact that Virginia bordered the most populous Northern States.
Most of the major battles did take place in Virginia, however there were battles and skirmishes that were fought from New Mexico all the way to Vermont.