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Civil War Battle Chart Some battles of the Civil War had 2 names because both sides gave a name to the battle. Generally speaking the name that stuck was the one given by the Victor of the battle. The Confederacy named the battle after the nearest body of water. (with the exception of Bull Run) The Union named the battle after the nearest town or settlement. 700,000 men died in the Civil War, all Americans. Winfield Scott First commander of the Union Army, he came up with the battle plan- the Anaconda Plan, - the plan for Union victory, Anaconda Plan has 3 parts…. o an effective "Blockade" of Southern ports, o a strong thrust down the Mississippi Valley with a large force, o and the establishment of a line of strong Federal positions there would isolate the disorganized Confederate nation he is in his 70’s at the time of the war. He as known as “Old Fuss & Feathers” All other leaders in the Union are under the command of Winfield Scott. The Union Army was huge! Lincoln wanted to end the war quickly, very impatient president. Regiments – were made up of men from the same area. This was a problem because in a battle, an entire town’s worth of men could be wiped out in a battle. Date Location Battle April 12-13, 1861 Charleston, SC May 18-19, 1861 Norfolk Cty, Virginia July 16-22 1861 Description Leaders Casualti es Victor Result Fort Sumter Goal: To remove the Union and those affiliated with the Union from Fort Sumter in Charleston SC Anderson (USA) Beauregard (CSA) None C.S.A Union surrendered Fort Sumter to the Confederac y First Battle of the Civil War Sewell’s Point Part of the blockade of the Chesapeake Bay Two Union gunboats, including USS Monticello, dueled with Confederate batteries on Sewell's Point in an attempt to enforce the blockade of Hampton Roads.. Winfield Scott wanted to end the war quickly because Lincoln pressured him. He forced an unorganized, undisciplined and untrained army to fight. Manassas is very chaotic. There were spectators/civilians who watched the battle. Shows that neither side fully understood the magnitude of the war they were in. The Union retreats back toward Washington. The Confederacy now believes they won. They did win the battle, but not the war. Lincoln was shocked! C.S.A. Union retreats, Confederac y wins! Enlightened both sides. Showed the Union that this war was not going to be easy. Gave the Confederacy confidence. First Bull Run (U) Peninsular Campaign Significance Alt. Name The two sides did each other little harm (U) Irvin McDowell (C) Battle of Manassas (C) April 6-7 1862 Southwestern, Tennessee , known as the Western Theatre or Western Campaign Battle of Shiloh -Prior to Shiloh, the Union had victories in Fort Henry & Fort Donaldson. -Shiloh is in Tennessee. -Shiloh means peace. -The battle gets its name from the church -The battle of Shiloh begins in the Tennessee/Mississippi border -Confederate Troops were stationed in Mississippi. -The Union troops were in Shiloh -The Union troops wanted to move down and stop the Confederacy in the Mississippi area. -The Union plans were discovered by the Confederacy, they decided to counterattack -They met on the border, in Shiloh April 6, first day of the battle the Confederacy is “hammering” the Union. -In the “Hornet’s Nest”, a group of thickets (trees) there was heavy fighting and heavy casualties. April 6th. Looks like the Confederates will win. -April 6th – nighttime, 25,000 Union soldiers arrive as reinforcement. -Fighting resumes the next day. The Confederacy is not prepared. Johnston is killed. -The Union pushes the Confederacy back into Mississippi and towards the Gulf of Mexico. -The Confederacy starts to retreat. The Union gains control of the railroads, but does not pursue the Confederacy after the battle of Shiloh. -Had the Union pursued the Confederacy, the war may have been over sooner, but Hallack argued with Grant because Hallack did not want to pursue the Confederacy. Beauregard & Johnston (C) 23,700 killed or wounded in 2 days. Commander Hallack led the Union troops General Beull (U) & Major General Grant (U) CSA 10,700 Union – 13,000 Grant had tremendous success out West. Union The Confederat es were forced to retreat. Bloodiest battle in United States history up to that time, Confederat es did not block the Union advance into northern Mississippi. The first battle of the Civil War to display heavy casualties Confederates did not block the Union advance into northern Mississippi. All of the border states are slave-holding states. All of the border states remained with the Union, none of the border states seceded. Border statesKentucky, Missouri, Arkansas Delaware Maryland The Union has control of the Tennessee Valley, and has placed troops between Tennessee and Kentucky. Battle of Pittsburg Landing 7 DAYS BATTLE