Civil War Battles

1. Civil War Battles 1861-1865

2. 1861 1862 Eastern Theatre Western Theatre 1863 Eastern Theatre Western Theatre 1864 1865 Civil War Battles

3. 1861 • Fort Sumter • Bull Run

4. April 12, 1861 Confederate Victory Union Surrenders after 34 hour bombardment Beauregard commanded the South, Anderson commanded the Fort for the Union No casualties during the battle 4 Union casualties during the surrender ceremony 1 killed and 3 Wounded Starts the Civil War Fort Sumter

5. July 21, 1861 North-McDowell South- Beauregard and Johnston Confederate Victory Stonewall is Born South fails to advance and captureWashington D.C. Bull Run Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson

6. Eastern Theatre 1862 • Merrimack vs. Monitor • Peninsula Campaign • Antietam • Fredericksburg

7. CSA-Lee USA-Burnside Burnside is too cautious and does not take the town early. Union soldiers are forced to march through an open field to attack Confederates who were behind a wall and on top of a hill Major Union defeat Fredericksburg Angel of Marye’s Heights Richard Kirtland

8. C.S.S. Virginia(Merrimack) Battle ends in a draw U.S.S. Monitor Presence of the Monitor stops the Merrimack from stopping the U.S. Blockade Merrimack vs. MonitorMarch 1862

9. March-July 1862 Series of Battles near Richmond, Virginia CSA-Lee USA-McClellan Objective was to take Richmond Lincoln fear D.C. is vulnerable to attack calls off McClellan Draw Peninsula Campaign

10. September 1862 CSA- Lee USA –McClellan Lee’s Order #191 found by an Indiana Private Sunken Road Miller’s Cornfield Burnside’s Bridge More Americans die on this day, than any other battle in American history. Antietam

11. Western Theatre 1862 • Fort Henry and Fort Donelson • Shiloh • New Orleans

12. Battle to control the mouth of the Mississippi River USA-Farragut Farragut is able to get his ships past the defenses of New Orleans and is able to control the city and later the port. Damn the Torpedoes, Full Speed Ahead New OrleansApril 25–May 1, 1862

13. USA-Grant/Sherman CSA-Beauregard/ S.Johnston Conf. Catch Union by surprise pin them against the Tenn. River. Union regroups the second day Costly Union Victory Hornet’s Nest Bloody Pond Union Gunboats Grant criticized as a butcher ShilohApril 6-7, 1862

14. USA- Grant Two key forts along the Tennessee and Cumberland Rivers in Tennessee Both Union victories Grant issues an order of an unconditional surrender Helps with the Anaconda Plan Used both naval and army forces to win the battle Estimated Casualties 17,398 total (US 2,331; CS 15,067) Fort Henry and Fort DonelsonFebruary 6, 1862February 11-16, 1862

15. Eastern Theatre 1863 • Chancerllorsville • Gettysburg

16. USA-Meade CSA-Lee Turning point of the War Lee goes into battle without proper information July 1,2,3 1863 Union Victory -Lack of water for Hood’s men at Devil Den -Rebels are spotted looking for shoes in Gettysburg and the battle ensues -On the third day, The Union uses a fishhook to stop Pickett’s Charge Gettysburg

17. Fishhook Defense

18. Chancellorsville • USA-Hooker • CSA-Jackson • Lee splits his forces up at Fredericksburg and has Jackson launch a surpise attack on the Union • Jackson is later mistakenly shot by his own men at night • Jackson dies of pneumonia as a result of the wounds • Confederate Victory

19. Western Theatre 1863 • Vicksburg • Chickamauga

20. "Vicksburg is the key. The war can never be brought to a close until the key is in our pocket," said. Union PresidentAbraham Lincoln "Vicksburg is the nail head that holds the South's two halves together," said Confederate President Jefferson Davis Vicksburg

21. CSA-Braxton Bragg USA-William Rosecrans CSA Victory Fought because of the need to control Chattanooga. Chickamauga

22. USA-Grant CSA-Pemberton Union Siege Victory Allowed the Union to control the Mississippi River Vicksburg

23. 1864 • Wilderness • Cold Harbor • Siege of Petersburg • Atlanta • Sherman’s March to the Sea

24. CSA Lee USA Grant Virginia, near Richmond Grant orders an all out assault against the Confederates Confederate Victory 7 Union casualty to 1 Confederate casualty Grant underestimates the fighting spirit of the South Grant criticized as being a butcher Cold HarborMay 31 - June 12, 1864

25. USA-Grant CSA-Lee Near Richmond Spring of 1864 to Spring 1865 Trench Battles For the control of the railroad that leads to Richmond Penn. Miners decide to dig a tunnel under the Confederates and fill it with gun powder and blow them up. Draw Siege of PetersburgMost of 1864

26. WildernessMay 5-7, 1864 • USA Grant • CSA Lee • Fought near Chancerlorsville in a dense woods • Soldiers get lost in the woods and fighting is very brutal. • Draw, but the U.S. does not pull away like it usually does. Grant will fight Lee. • Estimated Casualties: 29,800 total (US 18,400; CS 11,400)

27. USA-Sherman CSA-Hood Key city of the South Atlanta is partially burned by the troops Union Victory Starts Sherman’s March to the Sea Estimated Casualties: 12,140 total (US 3,641; CS 8,499) Atlanta July 22, 1864

28. Sherman’s March to the SeaNov-Dec 1864 • Starts in Atlanta: Go to Savannah, Georgia • Destroy all factories or anything that has military need. • Total war • US soldiers forage for food • Union Victory • Interactive Map

29. 1865 • Beginning of the End • Five Forks • Fall of Richmond • Fall of Petersburg • Appomattox Courthouse