Back المسرح الشرقي للحرب الأهلية الأمريكية Arabic Eastern theater of the American Civil War English Teatro del Este de la guerra de Secesión Spanish جبهه شرقی در جنگ داخلی آمریکا Persian Théâtre oriental de la guerre de Sécession French Teatro Orientale della guerra di secessione americana Italian 東部戦線 (南北戦争) Japanese 동부 전선 (남북 전쟁) Korean Den østlige krigsskueplassen i den amerikanske borgerkrigen NB Teatro Oriental da Guerra Civil Americana Portuguese
The Eastern Theater of the American Civil War included the U.S. states of Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, the District of Columbia and the coastal seaports and fortifications of North Carolina. There were many battles fought in this area, especially in northern and eastern Virginia. Several battles were fought between the Union Army of the Potomac and Confederate Army of Northern Virginia. There was so much fighting in Virginia because the Confederate capital was at Richmond, Virginia.
The Eastern Theatre was the scene of several key battles. These included the First Battle of Bull Run, the bloody Battle of Antietam and the greatest battle, the Battle of Gettysburg.[1] Only 100 miles separated the two capital cities, Washington, D.C. the Union capital and the Confederate capital at Richmond, Virginia.[1] Between the two lay the Shenandoah Valley, a natural corridor that could hide entire armies.
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "The Civil War in the East". Civil War in the East. Retrieved 18 October 2016.