Definition of war between the states War between the states
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| war between the states - civil war in the United States between the North and the South; 1861-1865 | ||
| American Civil War, United States Civil War, War between the States | ||
| the states, u.s.a., united states of america, us, america, u.s., united states, usa North America and South America and Central America | ||
| battle of atlanta, atlanta a siege in which Federal troops under Sherman cut off the railroads supplying the city and then burned it; 1864 | ||
| battle of bull run, bull run either of two battles during the American Civil War (1861 and 1862); Confederate forces defeated the Federal army in both battles | ||
| chancellorsville a major battle in the American Civil War (1863); the Confederates under Robert E. Lee defeated the Union forces under Joseph Hooker | ||
| battle of chattanooga, chattanooga in the American Civil War (1863) the Union armies of Hooker, Thomas, and Sherman under the command of Ulysses S. Grant won a decisive victory over the Confederate Army under Braxton Bragg | ||
| battle of chickamauga, chickamauga a Confederate victory in the American Civil War (1863); Confederate forces under Braxton Bragg defeated Union forces | ||
| battle of fredericksburg, fredericksburg an important battle in the American Civil War (1862); the Union Army under A. E. Burnside was defeated by the Confederate Army under Robert E. Lee | ||
| battle of gettysburg, gettysburg a battle of the American Civil War (1863); the defeat of Robert E. Lee's invading Confederate Army was a major victory for the Union | ||
| hampton roads a naval battle of the American Civil War (1862); the indecisive battle between the Monitor and the Merrimac | ||
| kennesaw mountain battle of the American Civil War (1864); Union forces under William Tecumseh Sherman were repulsed by Confederate troops under Joseph Eggleston Johnston | ||
| petersburg campaign, petersburg the final campaign of the American Civil War (1864-65); Union forces under Grant besieged and finally defeated Confederate forces under Lee | ||
| battle of pittsburgh landing, battle of shiloh, shiloh the second great battle of the American Civil War (1862); the battle ended with the withdrawal of Confederate troops but it was not a Union victory | ||
| siege of vicksburg, vicksburg a decisive battle in the American Civil War (1863); after being besieged for nearly seven weeks the Confederates surrendered | ||
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war between the states
1861-1865 conflict between the Union (Northern states) and the 11 Southern states that seceded and were organized as the Confederate States of America.
