Civil War Timeline

First Battle Bull Run

Jul 21, 1861

Place: Virginia
Union General: Irvin McDowell
Union troop strength: 35,000
Confederate General: Joseph E. Johnston
Confederate troop strength: 20,000
Casualties - Union: 3,000
Confederate: 3,000
Results: Confederate troops won!
Effects: The Union army planned a meeting of the Confederate congress

Monitor & Merrimack

Mar 8, 1862

Place: Hampton Roads, Virginia
Union General: John L. Worden
Union troop strength: 1,400
Confederate General: Casteshy ap Roger Jones
Confederate troop strength: 188
Casualties - Union: 261
Confederate: 78
Results: Both sides claim victory
Effect: They start a new era of Novel warfare

Battle of Shiloh

Apr 6, 1862

Place: Hardin Country, Tennessee
Union General: Ulysses S. Grant
Union troop strength: 63,000
Confederate General: P. G. T Beurehard
Confederate troop strength: 40,335
Casualties - Union: 13,047
Confederate: 10,699
Results: The Union troops won!
Effects: 23,000 casualties in two days of fighting

Second Battle Bull Run

Aug 28, 1862

Place: Prince William Country, Virginia
Union General: John Pope
Union troop strength: 62,000
Confederate General: Robert E. Lee
Confederate troop strength: 50,000
Casualties - Union: 14,000
Confederate: 8,000
Results: The confederate troops won!
Effects: The confederate general managed to win against his enemy (the Union) whose force is twice as big as the confederate

Siege of Vicksburg

May 18, 1863

Place: Warren Country, Mississippi
Union General: Ulysses S. Grant
Union troop strength: 10,142
Confederate Union: John C. Pemberton
Confederate troop strength: 32,697
Casualties - Union: 4,835
Confederate: 9,091
Results: The Union won!
Effects: The Union got full control of the Mississippi River taking over and shutting down the confederate trade

Gettysburg Day 1

Jul 1, 1863

Place: Northern, Virginia
Union General: George Meade
Union troop strength: 93,921
Confederate General: Robert E. Lee
Confederate troop strength: 71,679
Casualties - Union: 3,155
Confederate: 23,000
Results: The Union won!
Effects: Robert E. Lee planned to make a second invasion in the North

Gettysburg Day 2

Jul 2, 1863

Place: Northern, Virginia
Union General: George Meade
Union troop strength: 104,256
Confederate General: Robert E. Lee
Confederate troop strength: 71,679
Casualties - Union: 8,750
Confederate: 6,500
Results: The Union won!
Effects: It was one of the worst days

Gettysburg Day 3

Jul 3, 1863

Place: Northern, Virginia
Union General: George Meade
Union troop strength: 82,289
Confederate General: Robert E. Lee
Confederate troop strength: 75,000
Casualties - Union: 23,000
Confederate: 28,000
Results: The Union and Confederate lost.
Effects: It was the bloodiest day of the battle

Sherman's March to the Sea

Nov 15, 1864

Place: Georgia
Union General: William T. Sherman
Union troop strength: 60,000
Confederate General: William J. Hardee
Confederate troop strength: 12,466
Casualties - Union: None
Confederate: None
Results: The Union won!
Effects: General William T. Sherman abandoned his supply line and marched across Georgia to the Atlantic ocean to prove to the confederate population that it's government couldn't protect people from invaders

Battle of Appomattox Courthouse

Apr 9, 1865

Place: Appomattox Court House, Virginia
Union General: Ulysses S. Grant
Union troop strength: 150,000
Confederate General: Robert E. Lee
Confederate troop strength: 28,000
Casualties - Union: 164
Confederate: 500
Results: The Union won!
Effects: The battle brought the four year Civil War to end, General Lee surrendered