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We all know about the importance of the battle at Gettysburg, but do you know about some of the other battles of the Civil War? This section contains articles that explain other major clashes in the American Civil War.

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Battle of Pea Ridge

Pea Ridge (or Ellchorn), Battle of, March 7–8, 1862, an important Civil War battle in the campaign for the border state of Missouri.

Battle of Shiloh

Shiloh, Battle of, or Battle of Pittsburg Landing , April 6–7, 1862, a decisive battle of the American Civil War.

Battle of Spotsylvania Court House

Spotsylvania Court House, Battle of , a long, indecisive battle of the American Civil War.

Battle of the Monitor and Merrimack

Monitor and Merrimack, Battle of the, March 9, 1862, a naval engagement in the American Civil War.

First Battle of Bull Run

Bull Run, First Battle of, or First Manassas, July 21, 1861, the first major encounter of the American Civil War.

Fort Donelson

Fort Donelson, a Confederate fort captured on February 16, 1862, by Union forces during the Civil War.

Fort Sumter

Fort Sumter, a fortification built on a sandbar in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina.

Harpers Ferry

Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, a historic town in Jefferson County. It is at the junction of the Shenandoah and Potomac rivers, which cut through a gorge of the Blue Ridge Mountains here.

Lincoln's Gettysburg Address

Gettysburg Address, a speech delivered by Abraham Lincoln on November 19, 1863, at the dedication of Gettysburg National Cemetery near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.