Major Battles of the Civil War Recapping your graphic organizer…

Fort Sumter  Location:  Charleston County, South Carolina  Leaders:  Union: Maj. Robert Anderson  Confederacy: Brig Gen P.G.T. Beauregard  Notes on the Battle  Confederacy fires the first shots of the Civil War  Lincoln had attempted to send aid  Significance/Winner  Confederacy  No casualties from the battle itself  BEGINS THE WAR

First Battle of Bull Run  Location:  Fairfax and Prince William County, VA  Leaders:  Union: Irvin McDowell  Confederacy: Brig Gen P.G.T. Beauregard  Notes on the Battle  First major land battle of the war  Significance/Winner  Confederacy  Demonstrates the war will not be over quickly  Earns Thomas Jackson the nickname ‘Stonewall’

Hampton Roads  Location:  Chesapeake Bay, VA  Leaders:  Union: Lt. John Worden  Confederacy: Capt. Franklin Buchanan  Notes on the Battle  Monitor= Union; Merrimack= Confed.  Significance/Winner  First battle of iron-sided ships  no more wooden ships!  Inconclusive winner

Battle of Shiloh  Location:  Hardin County, TN  Leaders:  Union: Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant  Confederacy: Gen. Albert Sidney and Gen. P.G.T Beauregard  Notes on the Battle  Series of attacks/counterattacks  Helped the Union capture the ‘western frontier’  Significance/Winner  Union  More casualties than all other U.S. wars combined  Helped make Grant famous

Battle of Antietam  Location:  Washington County, MD  Leaders:  Union: Maj. Gen. George McClellan  Confederacy: Gen. Robert E. Lee  Notes on the Battle  McClellan lost command after his failure to pursue Lee  Significance/Winner  Union  23,100 casualties  single bloodiest day of war  Prompts Lincoln to issue the Eman. Proc.

Battle of Chancellorsville  Location:  Spotsylvania County, VA  Leaders:  Union: Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker  Confederacy: Gen. Robert E. Lee  Notes on the Battle  Demonstrates superiority of southern military leaders  Significance/Winner  Confederacy  Considered Lee’s greatest victory  ‘Stonewall’ Jackson killed by own men

Battle of Vicksburg  Location:  Warren County, MS  Leaders:  Union: Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant  Confederacy: Lt. Gen. John Pemberton  Notes on the Battle  Fulfilled second part of Anaconda Plan  Significance/Winner  Union  Sealed the fate of the Confederacy  Grant appointed General-in-Chief

Battle of Gettysburg  Location:  Adams County, PA  Leaders:  Union: Maj. Gen. George Meade  Confederacy: Gen. Robert E. Lee  Notes on the Battle  Only major battle above Mason- Dixon Line  Significance/Winner  Union  Bloodiest battle of the Civil War  Turning point  Union gets upper hand  Gettysburg Address issued later

Battle of Atlanta  Location:  Fulton County, GA  Leaders:  Union: Maj. Gen William T. Sherman  Confederacy: Lt. Gen. John Bell Hood  Notes on the Battle  Began Sherman’s path of destruction  total war  Destroy both civilian and military targets  Significance/Winner  Union  Demoralized remaining Confederate forces

Appomattox Courthouse  Location:  Appomattox County, VA  Leaders:  Union: Gen. Ulysses S. Grant  Confederacy: Gen. Robert E. Lee  Notes on the Battle  Lee’s forces could not regroup  Significance/Winner  Union  Grant’s forces outnumbered Lee’s and defeat was evident