B2,
I took the Civil War exam last month. I studied using IC, Civil War for Dummies book, and I also rushed through the Ken Burns tapes. The tapes are extermely good, but I didn't have the time to completely watch them. Some of the things the test covered in depth.
The reasons of the war and how & why Lincoln did things.
Reconstruction (how the former slaves reacted and continued living)
Major battles. (most costly, logistics, naval blocks)
Grant & Lee (also why some generals got releaved from command)
My suggestion would be don't worry about exact dates for each battle, but why certain battles were turning points during the war.
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