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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. 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 1213, 1861 Charleston, SC May 1819, 1861 Norfolk Cty, Virginia July 16-22 1861 Description Leaders Casualties Victor Result Significance 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 Confederacy 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, Confederacy wins! First Bull Run (U) Peninsular Campaign Alternate Name The two sides did each other little harm (U) Irvin McDowell (C) Enlightened both sides. Showed the Union that this war was not going to be easy. Gave the Confederacy confidence. Battle of Manassas (C)