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Battle of Shiloh
April 6 – 7, 1862,
23,746 casualties,
Union Forces under general Grant won the Battle of Shiloh after the Confederate forces were forced to retreat to Corinth.
The battle started after a surprise attack by the Confederates on the Union army in southwestern Tennessee -
Battle of Second Manassas
22,180 casualties,
The Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, led by General Robert E. Lee, defeated the Union's Major General John Pope and his army of Virginia. -
Battle of Antietam
22,717 casualties,
The Union won the Battle of Antietam,
Both sides suffered severe casualties -
Battle of Stones River
23,515 casualties,
Union forces won the Battle of Stones River,
Stones River had the highest percentage of casualties on both sides -
Battle of Chancellorsville
April 30 to May 6, 1863,
24,000 casualties,
Confederates won the Chancellorsville Battle -
Battle of Vicksburg
19,233 casualties,
The Union won the Battle of Vicksburg -
Battle of Gettysburg
July 1-3, 1863,
51,000 casualties,
The Union won a decisive victory at Gettysburg July 1–3, with heavy casualties on both sides. -
Battle of Chickamauga
September 19-20, 1863,
34,624 casualties,
Braxton Bragg’s Army of Tennessee defeated a Union force commanded by General William Rosecrans in the Battle of Chickamauga -
The Wilderness battle
May 5–7, 1864,
29,800 casualties,
Result of the battle is inconclusive. -
Battle of Spotsylvania
30,000 casualties,
Results of this battle are inconclusive.
