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Fort Sumter
April 12th-14th 1861
Charleston Harbor, SC
•Union General- Robert Anderson
•Confederate General- P.G.T. Beauregard
•Advantages- Confederate had trapped the Union soldiers with low food and bullet supply.
•No reported deaths
•After this battle people realize that the Civil War was going to last a long time.
•Confederate Victory -
Bull Run
July 21st 1861
Prince William County, Virginia
•Union General- Irvin McDowell
•Confederate General- P.G.T. Beauregard
•Advantages- Confederate had slightly more soldiers
•Strategies- Both tried to attack from the left
•Showed the North that it wasn't going to be an easy fight
•Confederate Victory -
Monitor VS. Meriemaks
March 8th-9th 1962
Hamton, Virginia
•Union General- John L. Wordan
•Confederate General- Franklin Buchanan
•Advantages- Union had more soldiers
•Impacted Naval Warfare
•Battle was on water
•No Winner -
Richmond
August 29th-30 1862
Kentucky
•Union General- William Nelson
•Confederate General- Kirby Smith
•Advantages- it was not n the Confederates territory where they new the land
•Tried to march each other out
•Rebels captured 4000 Yankees
•Helped establish the idea that the Confederate wouldn't give up
•Confederate Victory -
Antietam
September 16th-18th
Washington County, Maryland
•Union General- George B. McClellan
•Confederate General- Robet E. Lee
•Advantages- Union had a lot more troops and a great defensive position
•Union tried to attack left while confederate tried to protect the center
•Proved that both sides had a strong force
•No Winner -
Fredericksburg
December 11th-15th 1862
Fredericksburg, Virginia
•Union General- Ambrose E. Burnside
•Confederate General- Robert E. Lee
•Advantages- Union had more soldiers
•Largest and deadliest battle of the Civil War
•Union tried to attack right while the Confederate tried to attack left
•17,929 casualties
•Confederate Victory -
Vicksburg
May 18th - July 4th 1863
Warren County, Mississippi
•Union General- Ulysses S. Grant
•Confederate General- John C. Pemberton
•Advantages- Union had more troops
•Union tried to overcome th river fortress
•One of the longest battle in the civil war
•Union Victory -
Gettysburg
July 1st-3rd 1863
Adams County, Pennsylvania
•Union General- George G. Meade
•Confederate General- Robert E. Lee
•Advantages- Union had more troops
•Union tried to hold their ground while the Confederate tried to push forward
•It gave the Union Hope that they could win, turning point in civil war
•Union Victory -
Sherman's March To The Sea
November 15th-December 24th
Georgia
•Union General- William Sherman
•Confederate General- Robert E. Lee
•Advantages- The Union attacked when they weren't expecting it
•Sherman split up his soldiers and marched to the towns and attacked
•Made the confederate surrender, was one of the longest battle in the Civil War
•Union Victory