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Civil War Battles
First Battle of Bull Run (Manassas)
• July 21,1861
• Union- Gen. Irvin McDowell & Gen. Robert
Patterson
▫ 28,450 troops
▫ 2,680 casualties, wounded, captured or missing
• Confederacy- Gen. Joseph E. Johnston & Gen.
PGT Beauregard
▫ 32,230 troops
▫ 2,000 casualties, wounded, captured or missing
First Battle of Bull Run (Manassas)
• First major land battle of the Civil War.
• First battle where troops were rushed to the
battle by train.
• Battle in which “Stonewall” Jackson received his
nick name.
• Many civilians from Washington D.C. came out
to watch the battle and made a picnic of it.
• Confederate victory
Battle of Shiloh
• April 6-7th 1862
• Union-Don Carlos Buell and Ulysses S. Grant.
▫ 65,085 troops
▫ 13,047 casualties, wounded, captured and missing.
• Confederacy-Albert Sidney Johnston and P.G.T.
Beauregard.
▫ 44,968 troops
▫ 10,669 casualties, wounded, captured and
missing.
Battle of Shiloh
• The bloodiest day in U.S. until this point in
history.
• They established battle line was referred to as
the "Hornets Nest"
• Grant was caught off guard.
• Albert Sydney Johnston died in the battle from a
wound to the leg.
• Union Victory
Battle of Antietam(Sharpsburg)
• September 27, 1862
• Union-General George McClellan
▫ 87,000 troops
▫ 12,400 casualties, wounded, captured or missing
• Confederacy- General Robert E. Lee
▫ 45,000 troops
▫ 10,300 casualties, wounded, captured or missing
Battle of Antietam (Sharpsburg)
• First major battle that took place on Union soil.
• Single bloodiest day in American History
• Convinced President Lincoln to deliver the
Emancipation Proclamation.
• Battle lasted for 12 hours (5:30 am – 5:30pm)
• Battle was considered a draw.
• Goal was to convince Europe the confederacy
was a legitimate country.
• Union Victory
Battle of Perryville
• October 8th 1862
• Union-Don Carlos Buell and Alexander McCook
▫ 22,000 troops
▫ 4,276 casualties, wounded, captured or missing
• Confederacy-Braxton Bragg and Leonidas Polk.
▫ 16,000 troops
▫ 3,401 casualties, wounded, captured or missing
Battle of Perryville
• Largest and last battle in Kentucky.
• Confederates had to retreat because of lack of
supplies.
• President Lincoln thought if Kentucky left the
Union that they would surely lose the war.
• Union Victory
Battle of Fredericksburg
• December 11-15 1862
• Union- Ambrose Burnside
▫ 106,000 troops
▫ 13,353 casualties, wounded, captured or missing
• Confederacy- Robert E. Lee
▫ 72,500 troops
▫ 4,576 casualties, wounded, captured or missing.
Battle of Fredericksburg
• The first urban combat in the Civil War.
• This battle was fought in the streets of
Fredericksburg.
• Was the beginning of a march on Richmond by
the Union troops. (the first of many)
• Confederate victory
Battle of New Orleans
• April 25th 1862
• Union- David G. Farragut, Benjamin Butler
▫ 17 warships
▫ 19 mortar boats
▫ 186 casualties, wounded, captured and missing
• Confederacy-Mansfield Lovell
▫ Forts Jackson & St. Philip
▫ 2 ironclads, 10 gunboats
▫ 6,782 casualties, wounded, captured and missing
Battle of New Orleans
• Was a major city of importance because of the
southern ports and was the mouth of the
Mississippi.
• This battle assisted the union in gaining control
over New Orleans and was able to take control of
most of lower Mississippi.
• Adopted from Winfield Scott’s Anaconda plan
to blockade and deprive the south of their
resources.
• Union Victory
Battle of Hampton Roads (Iron Clads)
• March 8-9,1862
• Union-Lieutenant John L. Worden
▫ 369 casualties, wounded, captured or missing
• Confederacy-Lieutenant Samuel D. Greene
▫ 95 casualties, wounded, captured or missing
Battle of Hampton Roads (Iron Clads)
• First battle using Ironclad warships. The
purpose of the battle was for the Union to
blockade trade routes for the Confederate.
• This battle was a draw.
• The blockade of southern ports continued.
Battle of Gettysburg
• July 1-3 1863
• Union-George Meade
▫ 93,921 troops
▫ 23,049 casualties, wounded, captured or missing
• Confederate- Robert E. Lee
▫ 71,699 troops
▫ 28,063 casualties, wounded, captured or missing
Battle of Gettysburg
• Bloodiest battle of the war
• Turning point in the war
• The last time the confederates will try to take a
Northern city.
• Infamous “Pickett's Charge” on the last day of
battle will be the deciding factor of the Winner.
• Union Victory
• Prompted President Lincoln to issue the
Gettysburg Address a few months later.
The Battle of Vicksburg( Siege of
Vicksburg)
• May 18-July 4th 1862
• Union- Ulysses S. Grant
▫ 7500 troops
▫ 4,910 casualties, wounded, captured or missing.
• Confederacy- John C Pemberton
▫ 34,000 troops
▫ 32,492 casualties, wounded, captured or missing
The Battle of Vicksburg( Siege of
Vicksburg)
• Major defensive stronghold of the Confederacy.
• Confederates lost most of the their soldiers to
death or were captured.
• Split the south in half.
• Union Victory
The Battle of Chickamauga
• September 18-20th 1863
• Union- William Rosecrans
▫ 60,000 troops
▫ 16,170 casualties, wounded, captured or missing
• Confederacy- Braxton Bragg
▫ 65,000 troops
▫ 18,454 casualties, wounded, captured or missing
The Battle of Chickamauga
• Union was working towards capturing
Chattanooga, TN.
• There was a large Railroad hub in Chattanooga.
• If the union gained control of this railroad they
would have access to the railroads in the part of
the country and would be able to transport
troops and supplies to the south.
• Later will lead to the Battle of Chattanooga.
• Large amount of casualties.
• Confederate Victory
The Battle of the Wilderness
• May 5-7th 1864
• Union- Ulysses S. Grant
▫ 101,895 troops
▫ 18,400 casualties, wounded, captured or missing
• Confederacy- Robert E. Lee
▫ 61,025 troops
▫ 11,400 casualties, wounded, captured or missing
The Battle of the Wilderness
• This battle was fought in the woods of Virginia.
• Fought more man on man than strategic
maneuvers because of the venue of the battle.
• Inconclusive victory, both had to retreat.
Siege of Petersburg
• June 9, 1864 to March 25, 1865
• Union- Ulysses S. Grant
▫ 67,000–125,000 troops
▫ 42,000 casualties, wounded, captured or missing
• Confederacy- Robert E. Lee
▫ 52,000 troops
▫ 28,000 casualties, wounded, captured or missing
Siege of Petersburg
• Lasted almost 10 month campaign.
• Petersburg was a major supply hub to the
confederate army led.
• Grant and his men were on the road to capturing
Richmond (CSA capital) which they had tried
several times.
• Union victory