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New Orleans
When-December 14, 1814 and January 18, 1815
Where-Chalmette, LA
Who- command of General Andrew Jackson, American forces successfully repelled the invading British army (led by General Edward Pakenham)
What- Decisive American victory, British forces withdraw completely from Louisiana
So what- the last major battle of the War of 1812 -
1st Bull Run
When- July 21, 1861
Where- Prince William County, Virginia
Who- Union and Confederate armies
What-Union troops marched from the federal capital in Washington, D.C. to strike a Confederate force
So what- The Confe -
Wilson’s Creek
When-August 10, 1861
Where- Springfield Missouri
Who-Between Federal forces and the Missouri State Guard
What-between Federal forces and the Missouri State Guard
So what- It was important because it was the first significant battle that was fought west of the Mississippi River. -
Fort Donelson
When- February 11-16 1862
Where- Fort Donelson
Who- General Ulysses S. Grant
What- union victory
So what- It was the first important victory for the Union and Brig. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant -
Shiloh
When-April 6, 1862 – April 7, 1862
Where-Hardin County, Tennessee, TN
Who- Union and the Confederate States of America
What-Battle of Shiloh is the seventh-costliest land battle of the American Civil War (23,746 casualties) -
2nd Bull Run
When- August 28-30 1862
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- winner was Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's Army
So what- proved to be the deciding battle in the Civil War campaign waged between Union and Confederate armies -
Richmond
When-Aug 29, 1862 – Aug 30, 1862
Where-Madison County, Kentucky, KY
Who-Major General Edmund Kirby Smith against Union major general, William "Bull" Nelson forces
What-Confederate victory
So what- It was the first major battle in the Kentucky Campaign -
Antietam Battle
When- September 17, 1862
Where- Antietam creek
Who- between Confederate General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia & Union General George B. McClellan's Army of the Potomac
What- Union General George B. McClellan's Army won
So what- Union victory there led to the Emancipation Proclamation -
Fredericksburg
When- Dec 11, 1862 – Dec 15, 1862
Where- Fredericksburg, Virginia,
Who-between General Robert E. Lee's Confederate Army of Northern Virginia and the Union Army of the Potomac
What- confederate victory
So what- was a major Confederate victory and one of the most lopsided defeats of the Civil War for Union forces -
Chattanooga
When- November 1863
Where- Chattanooga, TN
Who- Major General William S. Rosecrans' Union Army and General Braxton Bragg’s Confederate Army of Tennessee
What- union victory
So what- important Union victory in the Civil War, city was a vital rail hub, once taken, became gateway for later campaigns in the Deep South -
Chancellorsville
When- April 30 1863- May 6 1863
Where- Spotsylvania County, VA
Who- 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- confederate victory
So what- major Confederate victory, was one of the bloodiest battles of the American Civil War -
Vicksburg
When-May 18, 1863 – July 4, 1863
Where-Warren County, Mississippi, MS
Who- Union and the Confederate States of America
What-Union victory
So what- The Union won because now Union forces had complete control of the Mississippi River and had in effect cut the Confederacy in two. -
Donaldsonville
When- June 28, 1863
Where- Ascension Parish, Louisiana, LA
Who- Confederate General Jean Mouton and Brigadier General Tom Green's and Colonel James P. Major's brigade
What- union victory
So what- influenced the U.S. Navy to undertake a retaliatory attack -
Gettysburg
When- July 1, 1863 – July 3, 1863
Where- Gettysburg, PA
Who-Union Maj. Gen. George Meade's Army of the Potomac defeated attacks by Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia,
What- Union victory Won by: George Meade
So what- Gettysburg is the costliest land battle of the American Civil War also involved largest number of casualties in entire war -
Fort Wagner
When- July 18 1863
Where- Fort Wagner, Charleston, SC
Who- Union Colonel Robert Gould Shaw
What- confederate victory
So what- it was historically significant in that the first African-American regiment in the Union Army fought in it. -
Wilderness
When-May 5, 1864 – May 7, 1864
Where-Spotsylvania County and Orange County, Virginia
Who- Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's 1864 Virginia Overland Campaign Against Gen. Robert E. Lee and the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia in the American Civil War
What-inconclusive
So what- It marked the first time of the Civil War that the Army of the Potomac had continued on the offensive after an opening battle in a Virginia campaign. -
Cold Harbor
When- May 31-June 12 1864
Where- Mechanicsville, VA
Who- Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's and Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's army.
What- confederate victory
So what- was the last major battle of Ulysses S. Grant's Overland Campaign -
Petersburg
When- June 9, 1864 – Mar 25, 1865
Where-Petersburg, VA
Who-Ulysses S. Grant's Army of the Potomac and Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia
What- Union victory
So what- Ulysses S. Grant's Army of the Potomac and Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia collide for the last time as the first wave of Union troops attacks Petersburg
