| Battles With Dual Names. |
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A few of the dual-named battles are listed here along with some of the alternate names for the war.
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| Northern Name | Southern Name | Bull Run | Manassas | Wilson's Creek | Oak Hills | Ball's Bluff | Leesburg | Logan's Cross Roads | Mill Springs | Pea Ridge | Elkhorn Tavern | Pittsburg Landing | Shiloh | Seven Pines | Fair Oaks | Chickahominy River | Gaine's Mill | Chantilly | Ox Hill | South Mountain | Boonsboro | Antietam | Sharpsburg | Chaplin Hills | Perryville | Stones River | Murfreesboro | Sabine Cross Roads | Mansfield | Opequon | Winchester | | |
| The Civil War |
War Between the States |
War of the Rebellion |
War of Southern Independence |
War of Northern Agression |
War for States' Rights |
Mr. Lincoln's War |
War of Secession |
War for Abolition |
Second American Revolution |
Southern Rebellion |
War to Suppress Yankee Arrogance |
The Brother's War |
The Great Rebellion |
War for Nationality |
War of the Sixties |
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There is a difference of opinion when it comes to naming some of the battles, even today. The Northern forces often named battles after rivers or creeks, while
Southern forces often named them after nearby towns. In fact, the Civil War itself was known by multitude of different names.