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2. involved the largest number of casualties of the entire war and is often described as the war's turning point.
5. precipitates the capitulation of other Confederate forces and leading to the end of the bloodiest conflict in American history.
7. It allowed Grant to begin a massive operation in the Mississippi Valley later that year
8. showed that the Union could stand against the Confederate army in the Eastern theater
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1. control of the Mississippi River—a critical supply line—to the Union, and was part of the Union's successful Anaconda Plan to cut off all trade to the Confederacy.
3. cemented General Robert E. Lee's reputation as a brilliant tactician and paved the way for his first invasion of the North.
4. Marked the official beginning of the American Civil War
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9. led to the capture of that critical Confederate city and opened the door for Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman's most famous operation—the March to the Sea and the capture of Savannah.
10. Result in the first full-scale battle of the Civil War
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