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Taking place on July 28, 1864, in Fulton County, near Atlanta, Georgia, the Battle of Ezra Church was a military engagement between Union forces commanded by Major General Oliver O. Howard and Confederate forces commanded by General John B. Hood during the Atlanta Campaign.

Fought from October 27 - 28, 1864, during the Petersburg Campaign, the Battle of Fair Oaks and Darbytown Road, also known as the Second Battle of Fair Oaks, was the last failed Union attempt to capture Richmond, Virginia in 1864.

The Battle of Fisher's Hill was fought in Shenandoah County, Virginia, near Strasburg, on September 21 and 22, 1864. The Union Army of the Shenandoah dealt the Confederate Army of the Valley a crushing defeat opening the door for Philip Sheridan's scorched earth offensive known as "The Burning."

The Battle of Five Forks took place in Dinwiddie County, Virginia on April 1, 1865, during the Appomattox Campaign.

Fought on September 26-27, 1864, the Battle of Fort Davidson was the first major engagement of Price's Missouri Expedition of 1864.

The Battle of Fort DeRussy, fought on March 14, 1864, was the first engagement of the Red River Campaign during the American Civil War.

Fought from February 12 through 16, 1862, the Union victory at Battle of Fort Donelson opened the Cumberland River as a pathway for federal invasion of the South in the Western Theater of the American Civil War.

The Battle of Fort Henry took place on February 6, 1862. Although It was primarily a naval engagement, it was the first significant victory for Ulysses S. Grant and it opened the Tennessee River as a pathway for the Union invasion of the South in the Western Theater.

Fought between March 11–18, 1863, the Battle of Fort Pemberton was the primary engagement of the Yazoo Pass Expedition.

Facts about the Battle of Fort Pulaski, including dates, casualties, participants, who won, and more interesting facts you might not know. This fact sheet provides a quick overview of the battle and is for kids doing research and students preparing for the AP U.S. History (APUSH) exam.

Fought on April 10–11, 1862, the Battle of Fort Pulaski revolutionized siege warfare and effectively strangled shipping to and from the port city of Savannah, Georgia, for the rest of the Civil War.

The Battle of Fort Sanders was fought on November 29, 1863 near Knoxville, Tennessee during the Knoxville Campaign.

The Siege of Fort Stanwix took place from August 2 to August 22, 1777, during the American Revolutionary War. It was part of the Saratoga Campaign and ended in an American victory, which led to the eventual defeat and surrender of the British at Saragota.

Fought on March 25, 1865, the Battle of Fort Stedman was a failed Confederate assault on Union fortifications east of Petersburg, Virginia, which brought about an end to the Petersburg Campaign.

The Confederate defeat at the Battle of Fort Stevens, which took place in the District of Columbia on July 11 and 12, 1864, ended the last Rebel invasion of a Northern state during the Civil War.

The Battle of Fort Sumter took place from April 12–13, 1861. It was the first battle of the Civil War and ended in a Confederate victory.

The Siege of Fort Ticonderoga took place from July 2 to July 6, 1777, during the American Revolutionary War. It was part of the Saratoga Campaign and ended in a British victory, which allowed them to continue their invasion of the Hudson River Valley.

On July 18, 1863, the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, one of the Union volunteer army's first colored units, enhanced the reputation of black soldiers in combat by displaying conspicuous valor during the Confederate victory at the Battle of Fort Wagner.

The Franklin-Nashville Campaign, also known as Hood's Campaign and Hood's Tennessee Campaign, was a Confederate offensive conducted in northern Georgia, northern Alabama, and middle Tennessee from September through December 1864.

The Battle of Franklin was a military engagement that took place in Williamson County, Tennessee, in and near the town of Franklin, on November 30, 1864, during the Franklin-Nashville Campaign.