Eastern Theater of the American Civil War

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The Eastern Theater of the American Civil War consisted of the major military and naval operations in Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Washington, D.C., and the coastal fortifications of North Carolina. It was the primary arena for famous campaigns involving the Union Army of the Potomac and the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, including the battles of Gettysburg and Antietam. The theater was characterized by intense, high-profile clashes in close proximity to the rival capitals of Washington and Richmond.