Civil War Timeline

First Battle Bull Run

Jul 21, 1861

Virginia, July 21
Union General: Irvin McDowell
Union Troop Strength: 28,000-28,400
Confederate Generals: Gen. Beauregard & Joseph
Confederate Troop Strength:20,000
Casualties Both Sides: Union-2,700 Confederate- 2,000
Result: confederate Victory
Effects- The confederates troops were disorganized to press their advantage of.

Battle of Shiloh

Apr 6, 1862

Where and when did it take place: Pittsburg, Hardin County. April 6-7, 1862
Union Generals: Ulysses S. Grant
Union Troop Strength: 63,000
Confederate Generals: Albert Sidney Johnson
Confederate Troop Strength: 40,335
Casualties on both Sides:
Results: Union Victory
Effect:

Monitor & Merrimack

Apr 9, 1862

Hampton Rds. Virginia, March 9, 1862
Union Generals: Louis M. Goldsborough, John L. Warden,
Union Troop Strength:
Confederate Generals: Franklin Buchanan
Confederate Troop Strength:
Casualties: Union: 500 Confederate: 100
Results: Strategic Union Victory
Effects: They didn't have a noticed impact on the union blockades and federal effects to blockade the South.

Second Battle Bull Run

Aug 28, 1862

Where & When: August 28-30, 1862- Prince William County Virginia
Union Generals: John Pope
Union Troop Strength: 77,000
Confederate Generals: Robert E. Lee
Confederate troop Strength: 50,000
Casualties on both sides: Union- 14,462 Confederate-
Results- Confederate Victory
Effects:

Siege Of Vicksburg

May 18, 1863

When & Where: Warren county, Virginia May 18, 1863- July 4 1863
Union Generals: Ulysses S. Grant
Union Troop Strength: 33,000
Casualties on both sides- Union: 10,142 Confederate: 9,091
Results: On July 4, Vicksburg surrendered
Effects: The battle of Vicksburg surrendered after prolonged siege operations war because Union had got full control of the Mississippi ever. Then they shut down confederates trade , transportation & military and for it cations.

Gettysburg Day 1

Jul 1, 1863

Where and when did it take place: July 1, 1863, Northern Virginia
Union Generals: George G. Meade
Union Troop Strength:
Confederate Generals: Robert E. Lee
Confederate Troop Strength:
Casualties on both Sides: Union- 23,049 Confederate- 28,063
Results: Union Victory
Effect: The confederates had lost militarily and also politically

Gettysburg Day 2

Jul 2, 1863

Where and when did it take place: July 2, 1863
Union Generals: George G. Meade
Union Troop Strength: 60,000
Confederate Generals: Robert E. Lee
Confederate Troop Strength: 50,000
Casualties on both Sides: Union- 8,752 Confederate- 6,500
Results: Union Victory
Effect:

GettysBurg Day 3

Jul 3, 1863

Where & When: Adams County Pennsylvania July 3, 1813
Union Generals: George G. Meade
Union Troop Strength: 70,000
Confederate Generals: Robert E. Lee
Confederate Troop strength: 93,000
Casualties on Both Sides: Union- 23,005 Confederate- 23,231
Results: Union Victory
Effects: Lee Waited for a Union counter attack on July 4, but it never came.

Sherman's Mach to Sea

Nov 15, 1864

Where & When: Georgia, November 15, 1864- December 21, 1864
Union Generals: William T. Sherman
Union Troop strength: 59,545-62,204
Confederate: Joseph Wheeler, William J. Hardee
Confederate Troop strength: 12,466
Casualties on both Sides: Union- 5,000 Confederate- 3,500
Results: Union Victory
Effects:

Battle Of Appomattox Court-House

Jun 9, 1865

Where & When: Virginia, April 9, 1865
Union Generals: Olysses S. Grant
Union troop strength: 150,000
Confederate Generals: Robert E. Lee
Confederate Troop Strength: 28,000
Casualties on both sides: Union- 260 Confederate: 440
Results: Decisive Union Victory
Effects: One of the final battles of the American Civil War. It was in Virginia, in the afternoon on 9 April, that Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union General Ulysses S. Grant, making the end of the four-year civil war.