History 269 The Civil War and Reconstruction
Battle Facts

*Winner held the field, loser withdrew; (casualties include killed, wounded or missing)
See: Map of Battle Locations

Battle

   . 

Date

   . 

Commanders

   .

Engaged (Casualties)
 
Bull Run,
Virginia		 July 21, 1861
 		 McDowell
Johnston*		 US
CSA

35,000 (2,900)
32,000 (1,800)
 
Ft. Donelson,
Kentucky		   Feb. 13-15, 1862
 		   Grant*
Buckner		   US
CSA

27,000 (2,800)
21,000 (3,000)

[Not included in casualties are 14,000 Confederate prisoners.]
               
Shiloh,
Tennessee		 April 6-7, 1862
 		 Grant*
Beauregard		 US
CSA

49,000 (13,000)
45,000 (10,700)
 
Fair Oaks,
Virginia		 May 31-
June 1, 1862		 McClellan*
Johnston		 US
CSA

41,000 (5,030)
42,000 (6,130)
 
Seven Days,
Virginia		 June 25-
July 1, 1862  		McClellan
Lee*		 US
CSA

100,000 (16,000)
  80,000 (20,000)
[Series of battles including Oak Grove, Mechanicsville, Gaines' Mill, and Malvern Hill. 
The Union army won all but one (Gaines' Mill) yet McClellan retreated, giving Lee the victory.]
 
Manassas,
Virginia		 Aug. 27-
Sept. 2, 1862		 Pope
Lee*		 US
CSA

75,000 (16,000)
48,500 (9,200)
 
Sharpsburg,
Maryland		 Sept.16-17, 1862
 		 McClellan*
Lee		 US
CSA

75,000 (12,800)
55,000 (13,700)
 
Perryville,
Kentucky 		  Oct. 8, 1862
 		   Buell*
Bragg		   US
CSA

37,000 (4,200)
16,000 (3,400)
               
Fredericksburg,
Virginia		 Dec. 11-15, 1862
 		 Burnside
Lee*		 US
CSA

114,000 (12,650)
  72,500 (5,300)
 
Stone's River,
Tennessee		 Jan. 1-3, 1863
 		 Rosecrans*
Bragg		 US
CSA

41,400 (12,900)
35,000 (11,740)
 
Chancellorsville,
Virginia		 May 1-5, 1863
 		 Hooker
Lee*		 US
CSA

134,000 (17,300)
  61,000 (12,800)
 
Gettysburg,
Pennsylvania		 July 1-3, 1863
 		 Meade*
Lee		 US
CSA

93,500 (23,000)
70,300 (27,000)
 
Vicksburg,
Mississippi		 May 16-
July 3, 1863		 Grant*
Pemberton		 US
CSA

71,000 (9,360)
35,000 (15,000)
[Including battles at Champion Hill and Big Black River; then siege and surrender of Vicksburg.
Not included in casualty figures are 29,000 Confederate prisoners.]
 
Chickamauga,
Georgia		 Sept. 20, 1863
 		 Rosecrans,
Bragg*		 US
CSA

58,000 (16,200)
66,000 (18,500)
 
Chattanooga,
Tennessee		 Nov. 25, 1863
 		 Grant*
Bragg		 US
CSA

56,000 (5,820)
46,000 (6,670)
 
Wilderness,
Virginia		 May 5-6, 1864
  		Grant
Lee*		 US
CSA

100,000 (17,600)
  60,000 (9,500)
 
Spotsylvania,
Virginia 		May 12, 1864
 		 Grant
Lee*		 US
CSA

90,000 (17,400)
50,000 (10,000)
  
Cold Harbor,
Virginia		 June 3, 1864
 		 Grant
Lee*		 US
CSA

50,000 (12,000)
30,000 (2,500)
 
Atlanta,
Georgia		 July 20-22, 1864
 		 Sherman*
Hood		 US
CSA

30,000 (5,500)
40,000 (14,800)
 
Cedar Creek,
Virginia		 Oct. 19, 1864
 		 Sheridan*
Early		 US
CSA

31,000 (5,660)
18,000 (2,900)
 
Franklin,
Tennessee 		Nov. 30, 1864
 		 Schofield*
Hood		 US
CSA

27,000 (2,300)
27,000 (6,250)
 
Nashville,
Tennessee		 Dec. 15, 1864
 		 Thomas*
Hood		 US
CSA

55,000 (3,060)
30,000 (6,000)
               
Petersburg,
Virginia		   June 15, 1864-
April 2, 1865		   Grant*
Lee		   US
CSA

64,000 (18,300)
42,000 (13,300)
[Includes battles of Petersburg I-II, the Crater, Fort Stedman, and Five Forks.]

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