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Ana M. Zamudio 
W. Stiern Middle School
Ms. Marshall
2009-2010
Battle of Chickamauga
The Battle of Chickamauga took place in Georgia, lasting from September 19-20,
1863. It was a victory for the Confederacy that resulted in 34,624 deaths,
16,170 from which were Union Soldiers.
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Union Officials Involved: Major Gen. William S. Rosecrans, Major Gen.
George H. Thomas.
Confederate Officials Involved: Gen. Braxton Bragg, Lt. Gen. James
Longstreet.
Outcome: Confederate Victory
Union Casualties: 16,170
Confederate Casualties: 18,454
Significance: Even though it was a Confederate Victory, they didn’t
press their advantage. The Union retreated to Chattanooga, and were
sent to attack Knoxville. Lincoln had time to replace Rosecrans with
Gen. Grant who had reinforcements.
Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse
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Occurring between May 8-21, 1864, the Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse took
place in Virginia. 30,000 deaths were reported, of which 18,000 were Union
Soldiers. It was undetermined whether it was a Union or Confederate Victory.
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Union Officials Involved: Gen. Grant, Major Gen. Meade
Confederate Officials Involved: General Robert E. Lee
Outcome: Victory Undetermined.
Union Casualties: 18,000 soldiers
Confederate Casualties: 12,000 soldiers
Significance: Grant decided to disengage and continue his campaign to
Richmond. However, for every victory, there were tremendous numbers
of deaths, which then brought his number of military troops down by
crucial numbers. Which worked for and against the Union.
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Battle of Chancellorsville
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The Battle of Chancellorsville took place in Virginia in May 1-4, 1863. It
resulted in a total of 24,000 deaths and was recorded as a Confederate Victory.
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Union Officials Involved: Major General Joseph Hooker.
Confederate Officials Involved: Gen. Lee, Major Gen. Jackson
Outcome: Confederate Victory
Union Casualties: 14,000
Confederate Casualties: 10,000
Significance: The battle was considered to be Gen. Lee’s greatest
victory. At the same time, the South lost one of it’s greatest stragetic
minds when Stonewall Jackson died.
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Battle of Shiloh
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The Battle of Shiloh raged in Tennessee between April 6-7, 1862. About 23,746
men died. While there were more Union casualties, the battle was a tactical
victory for the North.
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Union Officials Involved: Major Gen. Grant & Major Gen. Carlos Buell
Confederate Officials Involved: Gen. Sidney Johnston & Gen.
Beauregard
Outcome: Union Victory, though they suffered greater losses in their
forces.
Union Casualties: 13,047 Soldiers.
Confederate Casualties: 10,699 Soldiers.
Significance: This battle should have been a huge victory for the
Confederacy however, with its loss and immense human deaths on
both sides, leaders knew the Civil War wouldn’t quickly end.
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!!~Battle of Antietam~!!
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The Battle of Antietam occurred between September 16-18, 1862 in Maryland.
It resulted in 23,100 casualties. While the result of the battle was inconclusive,
it was the Union’s greatest advantage by obtaining British Support.
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Union Officials Involved: Major Gen. McClellan
Confederate Officials Involved: Gen. Robert E. Lee
Outcome: The result was undetermined, but the Union got a major
advantage.
Total Casualties: 23,100 Soldiers.
Significance: The Battle of Antietam forced the Confederate Army to
retreat. President Lincoln saw the true significance of this battle and
issued the famous on September 22, 1862.
EXTRA: This is the bloodiest 3 day battle in Civil War records, having
the most fallen soldiers in a matter of 8 hours.
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Battle of Fort Donelson
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The Battle of Fort Donelson was fought between February 13-16, 1862 in
Tennessee. It was a Union Victory, altogether 32,465 deaths were reported.
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Union Officials Involved: Brigadier Gen. Grant
Confederate Officials Involved: Brigadier Gen. P. Buckner
Outcome: Union Victory
Union Casualties: 17,398 Soldiers
Confederate Casualties: 15,067 Soldiers
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Brief Overview: Union troops were gathering troops under Gen. Grant around
Fort Donelson. To avoid Starvation, Confederate Troops began an all-out attack
in order to gain route safety. They were defeated at the end, with the fort’s
12,000 surrendered men.
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Significance: Was a very important victory to the North. The fall of the
Fort insured that Kentucky would remain in the Union.
Battle of Stones River
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The Battle of Stone’s River occurred between December 31, 1862- January 2,
1863 in Tennessee. It resulted in a Union Victory with a total of 23,515 deaths.
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Other Names: Murfreesboro.
Union Officials Involved: Major Gen. William S. Rosecrans
Confederate Officials Involved: Gen. Braxton Bragg
Outcome: Union Victory
Union Casualties: 13,249 Soldiers
Confederate Casualties: 10,266 Soldiers
Rosecrans left Nashville on Dec. 26, with about 44,000 men to defeat
Bragg’s army of about more than 37,000 soldiers. After being attacked,
Rosecrans was expected to withdraw and retreat, but Bragg found
them the morning after New Years, still in position. The Confederates
threw a few Federals back, but were then driven back to the East,
West, and in the Trans-Mississippi.
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Battle of Gettysburg
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This battle took place from July 1-3, 1863 in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
Resulted in 51,000 casualties. The Union was considered the victor of the
battle.
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Union Officials Involved: General John Buford.
Confederate Officials Involved: General Heth.
Union Casualties: 23,000 Soldiers
Confederate Casualties: 51,000 Soldiers.
Outcome: Union Victory
This battle began accidentally. Two Confederate Brigades lead by Heth
moved in to occupy the town of Gettysburg, not knowing that it was
already occupied by two Union Calvary Brigades lead by Buford. The
fighting broke out around 8 a.m. It was the costliest battle of the
American Civil War, spanning over 3 days and resulting in over 51,112
individuals killed, wounded, missing, or captured.
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The Outcome?
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in all, the Victor of the famous American Civil
war was the North (the Union), in which Lincoln
helped free the slaves afterwards. 620,000
Americans died during this raging event of battles,
all defending their morals and beliefs.
► Union Deaths: 360,222
► Confederacy
Deaths: 258,000
• Kelly, Martin
http://americanhistory.about.com/od/civilwarbattles/tp/civil_war_battles.htm
• Daniel, Larry J. Shiloh: The Battle That Changed the Civil War
New York, NY 10020: Touchstone Rockefeller Center, Copyrighted 1997
Pages 18, 45, 46