| Major Battles of the
Civil War Casualty figures are
estimated totals of dead and wounded.
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| Battle |
State |
Date(s) |
Commanders |
Casualties |
Results |
| North |
South |
North |
South |
| Antietam (Sharpsburg) |
Md |
Sept. 17, 1862 |
McClellan |
Lee |
12,500 |
10,750 |
Confederate retreat gave Lincoln the occasion
to announce the Emancipation Proclamation. |
| Brandy Station |
Va |
June 9, 1863 |
Pleasanton |
Stuart |
866 |
523 |
Largest cavalry engagement of
the war. Confederates held the field. |
| Bull Run (Manassas), First |
Va |
July 21, 1861 |
McDowell |
Beauregard |
1,500 |
2,000 |
The North first realized the
seriousness of the war ahead. |
| Bull Run (Manassas), Second |
Va |
Aug. 29-30, 1862 |
Pope |
Lee |
10,000 |
9,000 |
The South regained almost all of
Virginia |
| Chancellorsville |
Va |
May 1-4, 1863 |
Hooker |
Lee |
11,000 |
10,000 |
Outnumbered Confederate forces
defeated the Union, but Stonewall Jackson was
killed. |
| Chattanooga |
Tenn |
Nov. 23-25, 1863 |
Grant |
Bragg |
5,500 |
2,500 |
Union victory brough most of
Tennessee into Northern hands. |
| Chickamauga |
Ga |
Sept. 19-20, 1863 |
Rosecrans |
Bragg |
11,500 |
17,000 |
Southern victory trapped
Rosecrans in Chattanooga. |
| Cold Harbor |
Va |
June 3, 1864 |
Grant |
Lee |
6,500 |
1,500 |
Heavy losses forced Grant to
change his tactics. |
| Fair Oaks (Seven Pines) |
Va |
May 31-June 1, 1862 |
McClellan |
Johnston |
4,500 |
5,500 |
Confederate forces were driven
back toward Richmond. |
| Fort Donelson |
Tenn |
Feb. 16, 1862 |
Grant |
Buckner |
2,500 |
2,000 |
The North won its first
important victory. |
| Fort Henry |
Tenn |
Feb. 6, 1862 |
Grant |
Tilghman |
34 |
16 |
Initial success encouraged
Grant's western campaign. |
| Franklin |
Tenn |
Nov. 30, 1864 |
Schofield |
Hood |
1,00 |
5,500 |
Hood's Tennessee campaign failed
to draw Sherman from Georgia. |
| Fredericksburg |
Va |
Dec. 13, 1862 |
Burnside |
Lee |
12,000 |
5,500 |
A terrible defeat left the North
dispirited. |
| Gettysburg |
Pa |
July 1-3, 1863 |
Meade |
Lee |
17,500 |
22,500 |
Northern victory marked a
turning point in the war. |
| Kennesaw Mountain |
Ga |
June 27, 1864 |
Sherman |
Johnston |
2,000 |
270 |
In spite of Confederate success,
Davis replaced Johnston with Hood. |
| Mobile Bay |
Ala |
Aug. 5, 1864 |
Farragut |
Buchanan |
315 |
32 |
The North blockaded Mobile. |
| Murfreesboro (Stones River) |
Tenn |
Dec. 31, 1862-Jan. 2, 1863 |
Rosecrans |
Bragg |
9,000 |
9,000 |
Southern forces failed to follow
up on initial victory. |
| Nashville |
Tenn |
Dec. 15-16, 1864 |
Thomas |
Hood |
3,000 |
3,000 |
Northern victory practically
ended Southern resistance in the West. |
| Perryville |
Ky |
Oct. 8, 1862 |
Buell |
Bragg |
3,500 |
3,000 |
Confederate troops abandoned
Kentucky. |
| Petersburg, Siege of |
Va |
June 20, 1864-Apr. 2, 1865 |
Grant |
Lee |
17,000 |
13,000 |
Months of trench warfare pinned
Lee to a static defensive and depleted his
forces. |
| Seven Days |
Va |
June 25-July 1, 1862 |
McClellan |
Lee |
16,000 |
20,000 |
Richmond was saved from capture,
and Northern forces retreated. |
| Shiloh (Pittsburg Landing) |
Tenn |
Apr. 6-7, 1862 |
Grant |
Johnston, Beauregard |
13,000 |
10,500 |
A surprise attack spoiled
Grant's plans for quick victory in the West. |
| Spotsylvania Court House |
Va |
May 8-12, 1864 |
Grant |
Lee |
10,000 |
9,000 |
Southern resistance stiffened
Grant's determination to win. |
| Vicksburg, Siege of |
Miss |
May 19-July 4, 1863 |
Grant |
Pemberton |
9,000 |
10,000 |
Northern victory proved decisive
in winning the Mississippi and the West. |
| The Wilderness |
Va |
May 5-6, 1864 |
Grant |
Lee |
17,000 |
11,000 |
Heavy losses failed to halt
Grant's progress southward. |
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