List what you see to be the three most important battles of the Civil

List what you see to be the three most important battles of the Civil War. Tell why you selected these three battles and what significance they had to the development and outcome of the war.

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ANSWER
Consider: Antietam, led to the Emancipation Proclamation; Gettysburg, the “high tide of the Confederacy;” Vicksburg, opened the lower Mississippi and divided the Confederacy; Atlanta, helped Lincoln get reelected; Richmond, Lee’s defeat signaled the end of the Confederacy.