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New Orleans
Where? On the plains of Chalmette, ten miles south on the east bank of the Mississippi river Who? What? New Orleans, an international city and the largest city in the Confederacy, had fallen. The Union occupation of New Orleans was an event that had major international significance. So What? Union Victory -
1st Bull Run
Where? Prince Williams County Virginia
Who? Irwin McDowell (union leader) and PGT Beauregard (confederate leader)
What? This was the first major confrontation of the American Civil War.
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Wilson’s Creek
Where? Greene County and Christian County, Missouri Who? Van Dorn's Confederate Army and Nathaniel Lyon What?The most significant 1861 battle in Missouri, gave the Confederates control of southwestern Missouri. The Confederates attacked the Union forces three times that day but failed to break through the Union line. So What? Confederate Victory -
Fort Donelson
Where? Fort Donelson, Tennessee Who? Union: Ulysses S. Grant and Confederate: John B. Floyd What? The Battle of Fort Donelson provided access to the Cumberland River as a means of invading the Confederacy. This battle helped provide access to the Cumberland River. This helped invade the Confederacy. So what? Union Victory -
Shiloh
Where? Southwestern, Tennessee Who? Union General Ulysses S. Grant And Confederate General Albert Sidney Johnston What? Also known as the battle of Pittsburg Landing, 23,700 casualties, Union Victory The Battle of Shiloh became one of the bloodiest engagements of the war, and the level of violence shocked North and South alike. So What? Union Victory -
Donaldsonville
Where? Ascension Parish, Louisiana Who? Maj. Joseph D. Bullen [US]; Brig. Gen. Tom Green [CS] What? The First Battle of Donaldsonville was part of the Operations against Baton Rouge in the American Civil War. So What? Union Victory -
2nd Bull Run
Where? Manassas, Virginia Who? Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, led by General Robert E. Lee and Union's Major General John Pope and his Army of Virginia. What? It was the deciding battle in the civil war campaign between Union and Confederate armies. So what? Confederate Victory 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. -
Antietam
Where? Antietam Creek near Sharpsburg, Maryland Who? Army of Northern Virginia and Army of the Potomac What? This battle stopped the Confederate advance on Maryland so they they could get more military supplies. So What?After he victory, President Lincoln issued his Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation. -
Fredericksburg
Where? Fredericksburg, Texas Who? Between General Robert E. Lee's Confederate Army of Northern Virginia and the Union Army of the Potomac, commanded by Major General Ambrose Burnside, as part of the American Civil War. What? Fredericksburg was the most engaging of all the battles in the civil war, about 200,000 men fought, it was the battle that involved an opposed rover crossing. So What? This was an early battle that had a Confederate victory. -
Fredericksburg
Where? Fredericksburg, Texas Who? Between General Robert E. Lee's Confederate Army of Northern Virginia and the Union Army of the Potomac, commanded by Major General Ambrose Burnside, as part of the American Civil War. What? Fredericksburg was the most engaging of all the battles in the civil war, about 200,000 men fought, it was the battle that involved an opposed rover crossing. So What? Early battle that resulted in a Confederate Victory. -
Chancellorsville
Where? Spotsylvania County, Virginia Who? Union: Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker and Confederate: Gen. Robert E. Lee’s What? This battle stopped the flanking movement by General Joseph Hooker's Army of the Potomac against the General of Northern Virginia. So What? Confederate Victory -
Vicksburg
When? May 18- July 4 1863 Where? Vicksburg, Mississippi Who? Ulysses S. Grant and John C. Pemberton What? The battle of Vicksburg severed the Trans- Mississippi Confederacy, from the east of the Mississippi river to the Northern river of traffic. So What? Union Victory -
Gettysburg
Where? Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Who? Union General: George G. Meade Confederate General: Robert E. Lee What? The largest battle ever fought in North America, 85,000 men involved; 23,049 from the union, 3155 dead, 14529 wounded, 5365, in casualties. More than ⅓ of Lee army was injured. The amount of losses dented the souths largest army which ended up changing further events in the war. So What? Resulted in a Union Victory -
Fort Wagner
Where? Charleston, South Carolina Who? Union- Brig. Gen Quincy A. Gillmore, Confederate- Col. Robert F. Graham What? Known as the second assault on Morris Island. An attempt by the union to capture Fort Wagner. So What? Confederate Victory -
Richmond
Where? Richmond, Virginia Who? Major General Edmund Kirby Smith against Union major general, William "Bull" Nelson's forces. What? It was the first major battle in the Kentucky Campaign, it was a victory for the Confederate. The war had 5751 So What? Confederate Victory -
Chattanooga
Where? Tennessee Who? Union: Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant | Confederate: Gen. Braxton Bragg What? Union forces routed Confederate troops in Tennessee at the battles of Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge. So what? Union Victory -
Wilderness
Where? Northern Virginia Who? Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's and Robert E. Lee What? The battle proved inconclusive for both sides. It produced an important strategic event, however; whereas before Union commanders had withdrawn their armies after failing to achieve victory south of the Rappahannock River. So What? Inconclusive, but Union offense continued. -
Cold Harbor
Where? Mechanicsville, Virginia Who? Union: Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and Confederate: Gen. Robert E. Lee What? Lieutenant General Ulysses Grant fired his Overland Campaign. His Army of Potomac fought with Lee's Army of Northern Virginia in a few battle in Virginia. So What? Confederate Victory -
Petersburg
When? June 9,1864- March 25, 1865 Where? Petersburg, Virginia Who? Ulysses S. Grant, Robert Lee, George Meade, P. G. T. Beauregard What? The first attack led by Ulysses s Grant was unsuccessful, so the began to make trenches around the eastern part of Richmond to Petersburg. Robert abandoned the city and retreated and eventually he surrendered at the Appomattox Court House. So What? Union Victory
