Manuel Civil war Timeline

Fort Sumter

Apr 12, 1861

Union-80 soldiers
Confederates-500 soldiers
This battle is considered the beginning of the war
0 casualties
The guns were facing the wrong way so the Union couldn't defend themselves
There wasn't any fighting for a couple days, but then Beauregard fired.
The Union wanted to preserve their ammunition since it was limited

First Battle of Bull Run

Jul 21, 1861

Union-28,450
2,896-Killed, Wounded, Missing & Captured
Confederates-32,230
1982-Killed, Wounded, Missing & Captured
Con. had bad communications which led to them failing in begginign tactics.
Thomas Jackson earned the middle name Stonewall when he held important high ground on Henry House Hill.
Confederates won
Shattered North’s dreams
Con. soldiers kept arriving

Battle of Hampton Roads(Battle of the Ironclads)

Mar 8, 1862

Union-1,400(ship)
369-Killed and Wounded
Confederates-188
24-Killed and wounded
John Errickson created the Merrimack to defeat the Virginia.
North built Merrimack to keep the port blockade up
Virginia(south) vs. Merrimack(north)
The iron plating created a revolution in naval warfare

Battle of Shiloh

Apr 6, 1862

Union-65,085
13,047-Killed, wounded, missing & captured
Confederates-44,968
10, 669- Killed, wounded, missing & captured
Grant new the army was coming, but he thought they would pass, so he drilled his soldiers.
Both sides lost and gained land
General Buell came to help Grant with his troops which outnumbered the confederates.
Buel attacked Beauregard and he counter attacked not knowing of the extra men. This helped lead to their loss.
Grant pushed them back to the Mississippi

Second Battle of Bull Run

Aug 28, 1862

Union-70,000
13,824-Killed, wounded, missing & captured
Confederates-55,00
8,353-Killed, wounded, missing & captured
1st-mostly fighting(1 hr)
2nd-Pope tried to attack Jackson’s but failed
3rd-Jackson attacked and made pope retreat
After this win Lee decided that it was time to take the fight to the North
Lee sent Stonewall Jackson to flank around Pope's lines. This was a 55 mile march in one day, which is simply reamarkable.
Stonewall took Pope's supply line which lead Pope to follow him.

Battle of Antietam

Sep 16, 1862

Union-87,000
12,401-Killed, wounded, missing & captured
Confederates-45,000
10,316-Kiled, wounded, missing & captured
Bloodiest single day of war/US history
Lee lost many troops
This loss stopped Lee from advancing north
Lee commited his entire troops even though he was clealry outnumbered.
There was clear winner, but the Union took the victory.
This "victory" is what helped Lincoln deliver the Emancipation proclamation.

Siege of Vicksburg

Apr 30, 1863

Vicksburg was on a cliff which was impossible to attack
Grant starved the city
As a result Con. soldiers were also starved
The people in Vicksburg ate anything
One person describe it as fire in the ocean
After days of losing many men Grant decided that he would take the city under siege
July 4 Pemberton surrendered and Grant
This win granted Grant half of the Mississippi river cuting the Confederates in half

Battle of Gettysburg

Jul 1, 1863

Union-93,921
23,049-Killed, wounded, missing & captured
Confederates-71,699
28,063-Killed, wounded, missing & captured
Union had a better position
Lee wanted to weaken the North's hoped for winning the war by winning a battle on Northern soil.
2nd-Lee wanted to get little round top(Union)
The battle was just crazy and there were soldiers in all directions.
Turning point in war

Pickett's Charge

Jul 3, 1863

3rd day of Gettysburg
About 15,000 men
Round Top was a better position
Pickett ordered his troops to charge, but this failed when they were met with severe gunfire.
The confederates tried to flank behind the Union lines, but they were stopped when soldiers attacked them.
Lost everything
Union had control of hill
Con retreaded

Wilderness campaign

May 10, 1864

Early May-June
Union-101,895
18,400-Killed, wounded, missing & captured
Confederates-61,025
11,400-Killed, wounded, missing & captured
Battles to capture Con. capitol(Richmond)
Fought in woods
There were many setbacks
Grant lost 1/2 of his troops
He kept going even though the casualties
A few battles that took place during this campaign were: Trevilian Station,Spotsylvania Court House,North Anna, and Cold Harbor.