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Fort Sumter
The first battle of the Civil War, which had the Confederate army led by General Beauregard. Commander Anderson was forced to surrender when the Confederates attacked. No casualties resulted from this battle. -
Battle of Bull Run
A 30000 person Union Army marched down from Washington to meet the 20000 person Confederate Army at the Bull River. After a long and hard day of defensive fighting, the Confederates broke through Union lines and the Union was forced to retreat. Under Johnson's leadership, the Confederacy won another battle. -
Battle of Shiloh
Union troops spent two long days going on the defensive and then counter-attacking after Confederate lines seem to be weak. It looked dim for Grant's Union Army of 30,000 men until Major Buell arrived with another 20,000 or so troops to aid the effort. After the Confederacy coming close to capturing and killing the entire Union Army at Shiloh, the Union broke through lines and continued south into Mississippi. About 10,000 casualties on both sides with 1000 killed on both sides. -
Battle of Antietam
The Battle of Antietam was one of the bloodiest battles in the Civil War. Major McClellan's Union army went up against General Lee's Northern Virginian army. This battle for lasted 3 whole days of attack after counter-attack. Lee's army was outnumbered 2 to 1 and still held off the Union army. Even with reinforcements from Major Burnside on the Union side, the battle was still considered a draw. -
Battle of Perryville
One of the bloodiest battles of the war that produced 7500 casualties split about evenly between the Union and Confederacy. The Union army outmatched the Confederacy almost 3 to 1. Yet only a third of the Union Army attacked which made it a fairly even battle. Buell's army was throw back by the Confederacy, which wound up giving the Confederacy another leg up. -
Battle of Fredericksburg
The two army's of Lee's and Burnside's meet again during this battle. Burnside looks for two weeks for the materials to cross the Fallmouth river. When he did, he crossed over only to be bombarded with attacks by Cobb's army and Lee's army. With almost 100,000 Union soldiers attacking, a tenth of them were either injured or killed and the Union retreated. The Confederate army of 70,000 only had about 4000 casualties. Another Southern victory to keep the Union away from their capital, Richmond. -
Battle of Chancellorsville
General Hooker's army of almost 100,000 men, marched over the Rappahannock River to face General Jackson and Lee's army of almost 60,000 men. Unprepared for the battle, Lee planned the most bold and stunning attack that would win them the battle. 30,000 of the men would flank right while the Union army was focused South. Lee pulled off a stunning victory, driving Hooker's army back. -
Battle of Vicksburg
Grant launched a brilliant two week siege across the Mississippi river capturing towns and villages across the states. He soon had Pemberton's Confederate army surrounded in Vicksburg who he completely wade waste to until their surrender on July 4th. This provided the Union with total control of the Mississippi and soon to trap and surround the Confederacy at Richmond. -
Battle of Gettysburg
An offensive attack by Lee with 35,000 men in his Confederate army to attack General Meade's army. Picket's charge by Lee's army with only 15,000 of his men. It was a failure and the Union kept Lee back. Both sides had almost 30,000 casualties, about 55,000 in total. This is considered the turning point for the war and the most important win for the Union. -
Battle of Wilderness
Lee and Grant's Armies come to an inconclusive battle in the dense woods known as the Wilderness. Although Grant's army continues South after the battle, they both lost similar casualties which is why it was considered a stalemate. -
Battle of Cold Harbor
Sheridan and Grant's armies advance south. When they take control of the harbor, they are met with Lee's 60,000 troops. When Grant delays the siege on Lee's army, he has time to build and dig trenches. Lee defends their front well and results in 18,000 casualties on the Union side. Grant had to pull his army out of the harbor resulting in a victory for the Confederacy. -
Sherman's March
General Sherman of the Union army marched South to the coast of Georgia to corner the lasting Confederate army. The 60,000 following Sherman burned houses and towns and laid waste to many civilians. -
Battle of Appomattox
The final battle of the Civil War, where both Union armies under Grant and Sheridan had Lee's 20,000 men completely surrounded. After 500 casualties on the Confederacy side, Lee exchanges letters with Grant with the Confederacy surrenders, concluding the Civil War.