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Major Civil War Battles

Essential Questions Why did neither the Union nor the Confederacy gain a strong advantage during the early years of the war? How did the events at Gettysburg and Vicksburg change the course of the war? What events led to the end of the war?

The Battle of Hampton Roads Monitor vs. Merrimack March 9, 1862 (pg The Battle of Hampton Roads Monitor vs. Merrimack March 9, 1862 (pg. 482-483 text) Ironclad ship battle Spotlight Video

Major Civil War Land Battles 1st Battle of Bull Run Antietam Fredericksburg Chancellorsville

First Battle of Bull Run / Manassas July 21, 1861 (pg. 481 text) Main Generals Union (North) = McDowell Confederate (South) = Jackson, Beauregard Outcome Confederacy won Lincoln fires McDowell and appoints McClellan Major Fact 1st battle, showed Confederate’s strength Showed that the Civil War would be long and bloody First Battle of Bull Run / Manassas July 21, 1861 (pg. 481 text)

Antietam / Sharpsburg September 17, 1862 (pg. 486 text) Main Generals Union (North) = McClellan Confederate (South) = Lee Outcome Union won Major Fact First major engagement on Northern soil Bloodiest single day battle in American History (23,000 casualties) Antietam / Sharpsburg September 17, 1862 (pg. 486 text)

Fredericksburg December 13, 1862 (pg. 499 text) Main Generals Union (North) = Burnside Confederate (South) = Lee, Jackson Outcome Confederacy won Major Fact Worst Union defeat of the entire war Union forces driven back 6 times Fredericksburg December 13, 1862 (pg. 499 text)

Chancellorsville May 1-4, 1863 (pg. 499-500 text) Main Generals Union (North) = Hooker Confederate (South) = Lee, Jackson Outcome Confederacy won Major Fact Lee’s greatest victory Jackson shot by his own men and dies later from his wounds Chancellorsville May 1-4, 1863 (pg. 499-500 text)

The Turning Point Battles Gettysburg July 1-3, 1863 (pg. 502-503 text) Main Generals -Union (North) = Meade -Confederate (South) = Lee Outcome -Union won Major Fact -3 day battle became known as the turning point of the war -Pickett’s charge became the largest charge in American History (pg. 503 text) Vicksburg May-July 1863 (pg. 503&505 text) Main Generals -Union (North) = Grant Outcome -Union won Major Fact -Siege lasted from May 22 until July 4, 1863 -Opens Mississippi River to Union trade

The Wilderness Campaign (pg. 508 text) May 5-6, 1864 Dense woods between Washington DC and Richmond, Virginia Bloodiest 6 weeks of the war

Total War (pg. 512 text) William Tecumseh Sherman (Union) Sherman’s March to the Sea After winning at the battle of Atlanta, Sherman marched his troops to Savannah destroying everything in his path (July 20-September 2, 1864) (pg. 510 text)