civil war timeline

first battle bull-run

Jul 21, 1861

The union gen. was Irvin McDowell.
There were 28,000 union troops.
The confederate gen. was Beauregard and gen. E.Johnston.
There were 30,800 confederate troops.
There were 2,700 union casualties and 2,000 confederate casualties.
The result was confederate victory.
The victory gave the south confidence and shocked the north.

Monitor and Merrimack

Mar 9, 1862

It happened on Mar. 8-9, 1682
Union generals = John L. Warden
Union troop strength= 1,400
Confederate generals= Franklin Buchanan
Confederate troop strength=188
Casualties= Confederate= 24 Union= 369
No one won this battle
Effects= It the start to a new era of naval warfare

Battle of Shiloh

Apr 7, 1862

Union gen= Ulysses S. grant
Union troop strength= 65,085
Confederate gen= Albert S. Johnston
Confederate troop strength= 44,968
Casualties= Union 13,047 and Con. 10,669
The union became victorious.
It was the bloodiest battle that lasted two days.

Second Battle of the bull run

Aug 30, 1862

Union general= Maj. Gen. John Pope
Union troop strength= 62,000
Confederate generals= Robert E. Lee
Confederate troop strength= 50,000
Casualties= Union- 14,000 Confederate- 8,000
Result= Confederate won the battle
Effects= There was more death in the second than the first

Seige of Vicksburg

1863

Union general= Ulysses S. Grant
Union troop strength= 77,000
Confederate generals= John C. Pempertor
Confederate troop strength= 33,000
Casualties= Union- 4,910 Confederate- 32,363
Union took the victory
This battle gave union control of the Mississippi river.

Gettysburg Day1

Jul 1, 1863

union general= George G. Meade
union troop strength= 93,921
Confederate generals= Robert E. Lee
Confederate troop strength= 71,699
Union casualties= 23,049 Confederate casualties= 28,063
The union won the battle.
It was the first day of the worst days.

Gettysburg 2

Jul 2, 1863

Union generals= George G. Meade
Union troop strength= 93,921
Confederate generals= Robert E. Lee
Confederate troop strength= 71,699
Casualties= Union- 8,750 Confederate- 6,500
The union took the victory.
Effect= It was one of the three worst days

Gettysburg 3

Jul 3, 1863

union generals= George G. Meade
Union troop strength= 82,289
Confederate generals= Robert E. Lee
Confederate troop strength= 75,000
Casualties= union= 23,049 Confederate= 28,063
The union took the victory.
Effects= The last day of the worst days.

Shermans March at sea

Nov 15, 1864

Union generals= Ulysses S. grant and William T. Sherman
union troop strength= 100,000
There were no confederate generals
the confederate had no strength
Their were no casualties
The union burned down Atlanta
The confederate were murdered

Battle of Appotomatix Courthouse

Apr 9, 1865

Union generals= Ulysses S. Grant
Union troop strength= 120,000
Confederate generals= Robert E. Lee
Confederate troop strength= 30,000
Casualties= Union= 260 Confederate= 440
Union took the last Victory
A lot of the Confederates surrendered