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What were three major battles of the US Civil War?

Battle of Shiloh (April 6-7, 1862) Battle of Antietam (Sept. 17, 1862) Battle of Gettysburg (July 1-3, 1863)


What was the bloodiest day in America's history?

September 17, 1862, the battle of Antietam, with 32,719 casualties and 3,654 dead was the single bloodiest day in American history.


Where was general Lee's invasion of the north?

Lee's first invasion of the north was in 1862 in Maryland and culminated in the Battle of Sharpsburg, also known as Antietam, on September 17, 1862. His second invasion which also saw his army still farther north was in Pennsylvania and ended with the Battle of Gettysburg, July 1-3, 1863. Lee met with defeat on both occasions.


Where was the civil war taken place mostly?

IMPROVED ANSWER:Most of the battles of the American Civil War took place in the South (Southern States). The battles, in alphabetical order include:Antietam ~ Maryland ~ September 17, 1862(aka Sharpsburg)Bull Run (Manassas)First Run ~ Virginia ~ July 21, 1861Second Run ~ August 27 -30, 1862Chancellorsville ~ Virginia ~ May 1 - 4, 1863Chattanooga ~ Tennessee ~ November 23 -25, 1863Chickamauga ~ Georgia ~ September 19 - 20, 1863Cold Harbor ~ Virginia ~ June 1 - 3, 1864Fair Oaks ~ Virginia ~ May 31 - June 1, 1862(aka Seven Pines)Fort Donelson ~ Tennessee ~ February 13 - 16, 1862Fort Henry ~ Tennessee ~ February 6, 1862Franklin ~ Tennessee ~ November 30, 1864Fredericksburg ~ Virginia ~ December 13, 1862Gettysburg ~ Pennsylvania ~ July 1 - 3, 1863Kennesaw Mountain ~ Georgia ~ July 27, 1864Mobile Bay ~ Alabama ~ August 5 , 1864Nashville ~ Tennessee ~ December 15 - 16, 1864Perryville ~ Kentucky ~ October 8, 1862Petersburg ~ Virginia ~ June 20, 1864 - April 2, 1865Siege of Seven Days ~ Virginia ~ June 25 - July 1, 1862Shiloh ~ Tennessee ~ April 6 - 7, 1862(aka Pittsburg Landing)Spotsylvania ~ Virginia ~ May 8 - 19, 1864Court HouseStone's River ~ Tennessee ~ December 31, 1862 - January 2, 1863(aka Murfreesboro)Vicksburg ~ Mississippi ~ May 19 - July 4, 1863(aka Siege of Vicksburg)Wilderness ~ Virginia ~ May 5 - 6, 1864


Who was Bill Barker of the gold rush?

William "Bill" Barker, (date of birth unknown, but baptized on 7 June 1817 and died on 11 July 1894) was a Canadian prospector and miner who participated in the British Columbia gold rush of the 1850s and 1860s in the Cariboo region of the modern province of British Columbia. On 17 August 1862 Barker made a major discovery which made him a (transiently) wealthy man. The town that sprang up near his strike was called Barkerville, British Columbia, and it is now the centre of Barkerville Provincial Park.