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The main reason is that the battles were fought by two different armies, the north and the south over a large area. Each army had it's own view of the battlefield and in many cases it's own perception of how the battle progressed. For example, the Battles of First and Second Bull Run as named by the south was called the Battles of First and Second Manassas by the north. The reason for this was that the main body of the Confederate Army was near a small creek named Bull Run while the Federal Army's main drive began in the town of Manassas.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 12y agoThe Northern (Union/Federal) forces usually named their battles after nearby bodies of water, the Southern (Confederate/Rebel) forces named theirs after towns or plantations. Examples are Bull Run/Manassas, Antietam/Sharpsburg, and Cedar Creek/Belle Grove.
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∙ 14y agoBecause the two sides liked to designate them differently.
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What are the names of two Civil War battles that were fought in Georgia?
Battle of Bunker Hill
How many battles were in the union territory?
Only two: Antietam and Gettysburg
Did the Battle of Antietam have another name?
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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.
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The North had one name, and the South had another.
Why did many civil war battles have two names?
They argued over what to make the name.
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Al-Badr, Al-Ahzaab.
What are the names of two Civil War battles that were fought in Georgia?
Battle of Bunker Hill
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it has two names
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Only two: Antietam and Gettysburg
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Salamis (sea) and Plataea (land).
Did the Battle of Antietam have another name?
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What were the key battles of world war 2?
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Names of the turning point battles during World War 2?
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