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Major Battles of the Civil War

Major Battles of the Civil War. First Battle of Bull Run (Manassas) July 21, 1861. Where? Fairfax and Prince William County, VA Union Commander(s): Irvin McDowell Confederate Commander(s): Joseph E. Johnston, PGT Beauregard

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Major Battles of the Civil War

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  1. Major Battles of the Civil War

  2. First Battle of Bull Run (Manassas)July 21, 1861 • Where? Fairfax and Prince William County, VA • Union Commander(s): Irvin McDowell • Confederate Commander(s): Joseph E. Johnston, PGT Beauregard • Union Casualties (total # of soldiers killed, wounded, captured or missing): 2,896 • Confederate Casualties: 1,982 • Who won the battle? Confederates • Why was the battle significant to the rest of the War? • First major battle of the war, set the tone that this was to be a long, bloody affair

  3. ShilohApril 6 – 7, 1862 • Where? Hardin County, TN • Union Commander(s): Don Carlos Buell, Ulysses S. Grant • Confederate Commander(s): Albert Sidney Johnston, PGT Beauregard • Union Casualties: 13,047 • Confederate Casualties: 10,669 • Who won the battle? Union claims victory, Confederates retreat but Union lost more men • Why was the battle significant to the rest of the War? • Johnston was killed, bloodiest battle of the war to this point, proved the war would be long and hard on the Confederates

  4. AntietamSeptember 16 – 18, 1862 • Where? Washington County (Sharpsburg), MD • Union Commander(s): George B. McClellan • Confederate Commander(s): Robert E. Lee • Union Casualties: 12,401 • Confederate Casualties: 10,316 • Who won the battle? Draw, but Union claimed the victory after forcing Confederate retreat • Why was the battle significant to the rest of the War? • September 17th was the single bloodiest day in US military history, forced Lee’s retreat from Maryland and set the scene for Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation

  5. GettysburgJuly 1 – 3, 1863 • Where? Gettysburg, PA • Union Commander(s): George G. Meade • Confederate Commander(s): Robert E. Lee • Union Casualties: 23,049 • Confederate Casualties: 28,063 • Who won the battle? Union • Why was the battle significant to the rest of the War? • Considered to be the turning point in the War for the Union • Crippled the Confederacy economically, eliminated hope of an invasion of the North, boosted Union morale

  6. VicksburgMay 18 – July 4, 1863 • Where? Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi • Union Commander(s): Ulysses S. Grant • Confederate Commander(s): John C. Pemberton • Union Casualties: 4,910 • Confederate Casualties: 32,942 • Who won the battle? Union • Why was the battle significant to the rest of the War? • Secured the Mississippi River for the Union, cutting the Confederacy in half (Anaconda plan) and essentially sealing the Confederacy’s fate

  7. Petersburg – April 2, 1865 • Where?Petersburg, VA • Union Commander(s): Ulysses S. Grant • Confederate Commander(s): Robert E. Lee • Union Casualties: 3,500 • Confederate Casualties: 4,250 • Who won the battle? Union • Why was the battle significant to the rest of the War? • Lee was forced to evacuate Petersburg and Richmond

  8. Appomattox Court HouseApril 9, 1865 • Where? Appomattox County, VA • Union Commander(s): Ulysses S. Grant • Confederate Commander(s): Robert E. Lee • Union Casualties: 158 • Confederate Casualties: 500 • Who won the battle? Union • Why was the battle significant to the rest of the War? • Lee was forced to surrender the Army of Northern Virginia, effectively ending the War

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