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Battle Of New Oleans
Where - New Orleans
Who - Gen. Andrew Jackson, Gen. Edward Pakenham
What - It was a battle between England and America over who would get to own New Orleans
So what - America ended up winning and taking New Orleans as their territory -
The 1st Bull Run
Where: Fairfax County, Virginia and Prince William County, Virginia
Who: Union Troops and the Confederate Force
What: The 1st Bull Run cost some 3,000 Union casualties, compared with 1,750 for the Confederates. The Confederates won the 1st Bull Run.
So What: This was the first major land battle of the armies in Virginia. -
Wilson's Creek
Where - Springfield, Missouri
Who - Confederates and Union
What - The first major battle fought in Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War.
So what - Confederates won -
Battle of Shiloh
Where - Tennessee
Who - Ulysses S. Grant, Don Carlos Buell, Albert Sidney Johnston, P.G.T. Beauregard What - Confederates were hoping to beat the Union again in Tennessee before the Union got reinforcements
So what- The civil war just kept going and the battles between the Union and Confederates just continued -
Donaldsonville
The First Battle of Donaldsonville took place in Ascension Parish, Louisiana, as part of the Operations against Baton Rouge in the American Civil War.The Union won the battle with 23 casualties and the Confederate with 301 casualties. -
The 2nd Bull Run
Where: Prince William County, Virginia
Who: Confederate Gen.Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia against Union Maj. Gen. John Pope's Army of Virginia
What: The culmination of a fast-moving Confederate offensive against an enemy that was superior in numbers but inferior in morale and leadership.
So What: It was a stunning Confederate victory over the Union Army of Virginia. Over 20,000 men fell as casualties at this fight. -
Battle of Richmond
Where - Richmond, Kentucky
Who- William "Bull" Nelson, : Edmund Kirby Smith
What - The Battle of Richmond, Kentucky was fought August 29–30, 1862. The first major battle in the Kentucky Campaign, it was a Confederate victory.
So what - This battle resulted in the Confederates winning -
Battle of Antietam
Where: Sharpsburg, MD
Who: General Robert E. Lee’s army of Northern Virginia and General George B. McClellan’s Army of the Potomack
What: The battle was the bloodiest single-day battle in American History with over 23,000 casualties
So What: The battle ended the Confederate invasion of Maryland in 1862 and resulted in a Union victory. It also led to President Abraham Lincoln issuing the Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation on September 22, 1862. -
Fredericksburg
Where- Fredericksburg, Virginia
Who- Union: Maj. General Ambrose E. Burnside and Confederate: General Robert E. Lee
What- outcome was the Confederate crushing the Union causing the Confederate to strengthen, restoring the morale lost
So what- It was one of the confederates best victories against the Union -
The Battle of Chancellorsville
Where: Spotsylvania County, VA
Who: The campaign pitted Union Army Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker's Army of the Potomac against an army less than half its size, General Robert E. Lee's Confederate Army of Northern Virginia.
What: The Battle of Chancellorsville was a major battle of the American Civil War, and the principal engagement of the Chancellorsville Campaign.
So What: It was one of the bloodiest battles of the American Civil War. -
Vicksburg Battle
Where - Vicksburg, Mississippi.
Who - Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton
What - The Union knew that if they captured Vicksburg would be the way of winning against the Confederates
So what - Vicksburg would sever the Trans-Mississippi Confederacy from that east of the Mississippi River and open the river to Northern traffic along its entire length -
Battle of Getty's Burg
Where- Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Who- General Robert E. Lee
What- The Union and Confederates continued the battle of Fredericksburg battle in Gettysburg.
So what- General Robert led the Union to a victory after losing against the Confederate army in the battle of Fredericksburg -
Battle of Chattanooa
WHERE: Chattanooga, TN
WHO: Union Brigadier General James S. Negley against Confederate Maj. Gen. Edmund Kirby Smith
WHAT: The Chattanooga Campaign was a series of maneuvers and battles in October and November 1863, during the American Civil War.
SO WHAT?: The city was a vital rail hub that, once taken, became the gateway for later campaigns in the Deep South, including the capture of Atlanta and Sherman's March to the Sea. -
The Cold Harbor Battle
It was one of the final battles of Union Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's Overland Campaign during the American Civil War, and is remembered as one of American history's bloodiest, most lopsided battles. Thousands of Union soldiers were killed or wounded in a hopeless frontal assault against the fortified positions of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's army. -
Battle of Petersburg
Where - Petersburg, Virginia
Who - Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, Gen. Robert E. Lee
What - It was a series of battles fought by the Union and Confederates during the civil war
So what - The confederates ended up surrendering at the courthouse
