AMERICAN CIVIL WAR 1861 1865
KEY CIVIL WAR BATTLES IN 1862
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Baltimore MD
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Richmond VA
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Washington DC
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Situated in the midst of the Eastern Theatre of war and sandwiched between two slave states, Washington, DC, held tremendous strategic, political, and moral significance for both the Union and the Confederacy.
Detailed explanation-2: -Washington: Capital of the Union.
Detailed explanation-3: -Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia, also known as Washington, the District, or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States.
Detailed explanation-4: -Washington, DC, isn’t a state; it’s a district. DC stands for District of Columbia. Its creation comes directly from the US Constitution, which provides that the district, “not exceeding 10 Miles square, ” would “become the Seat of the Government of the United States."