History of civil war battles

Between and , the United States of America was engaged in a brutal civil war that would ultimately leave an estimated , people dead. At the start of the conflict, the Confederate Army won key battles, but the Union Army would recover and beat back the southern soldiers, ultimately winning the war. Outnumbered, and with supplies that would not last 3 days, Anderson surrendered the next day.

However, his soldiers were not yet trained, resulting in an unorganised and messy battle when they met Confederate troops near Manassas, Virginia. The Union army, under the command of Ulysses S. Grant , moved deep into Tennessee, along the west bank of the Tennessee River. Wallace — and when Union aid arrived in the evening, a counterattack was launched with the Union emerging victorious.

Battle of fort sumter

General Robert E. Lee had been installed as the leader of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia in June , and his immediate goal was to reach 2 northern states, Pennsylvania and Maryland, to sever railway routes to Washington DC. A powerful battle ensued, and the next day, both sides were too battered to continue fighting. On the 19th, the Confederates retreated from the battlefield, technically giving the Union a win in the single bloodiest day of fighting with 22, combined casualties.

A burial crew of Union soldiers after the Battle of Antietam, Facing a Union army of , men under the command of General Joseph T. Hooker, Robert E. Lee chose to divide his army on the battlefield in Virginia, despite already having half as many troops. On 1 May, Lee ordered Stonewall Jackson to lead a flanking march, which surprised Hooker and forced them into defensive positions.

Though this battle is remembered as a great tactical victory for the Confederate Army, the leadership of Stonewall Jackson was lost, as he died from wounds sustained by friendly fire.