This is true of the battles in the East. The two capitols were close to each other. In the West, however, several battles, Ft. Henry, Ft. Donelson, Shiloh, Perryville, Vicksburg, Lookout Mountain, Chickamauga, Atlanta, and many, many more were fought nowhere near either capital.
During the US Civil War, battles were frequently fought near Washington DC and Richmond. The idea was to capture or endanger the other side. If a capitol city was captured, it could have ended the war.
The two capitals were very close, a few hundred miles apart. Because of this, both sides went after the capital city of the other. This resulted in many battles taking place in Virginia.
Most of the battles occurred at sea, which minimised the collateral damage to the civil population.
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.
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The Civil War was fought throughout much of the United States, but predominantly in the Southern states. Virginia had many battles. There were many engagements along the edges of the Confederacy, many at sea. From Pennsylvania south, there were battles in all of the states. There were even naval engagements all the way to the east close to the coast of Europe.
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beacuse they were fightings over the land or trying to cut the enemys off
To pass the time, what did soldiers in the civil war do?
The capital of the Confederacy was in Virginia
Most in the Confederacy - by far.
During the US Civil War, the State of Kentucky was the site of several battles between the North and the South.
Most of the battles occurred at sea, which minimised the collateral damage to the civil population.
NO! The American Civil War (1861-1865) was mainly in the South. Gettysburg was one of very few battles in the North. There was a naval engagement: the battle of Portland Harbor: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Portland_Harbor
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.
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Virginia was the scene of most combat in the American Civil War. Indeed the area around Fredericksburg Virginia saw major battles in 1861, 1862, 1863 and 1864. The area immediately adjacent to Richmond saw two major campaigns that were especially violent. In the western theater Tennessee saw the most action.
Which did not occur during the civil wars in Mozambique and Angola?