1. Major Battles of the Civil War
Recapping your graphic organizer…

2. 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 and supplies to the fort.
Significance/Winner
Confederacy
No casualties from the battle itself
BEGINS THE WAR

3. 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’

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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.

7. 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

8. 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 of Union forces

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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– formal surrender 3 days later