Major Battles of the Civil War by Milana Mcmillen https://padlet.com/milanamcmillen001/u9fnbz7wmrw5j2c4 Timeline of all the 15 battles that took place during the American Civil War en-us 2021-03-08 16:24:36 UTC 2025-11-24 17:22:30 UTC hello@padlet.com https://media4.giphy.com/media/ITacRy2zH4vMQ/giphy.gif April 2, 1861: Battle of Fort Sumter milanamcmillen001 https://padlet.com/milanamcmillen001/u9fnbz7wmrw5j2c4/wish/1283019963 Casualties: none
Winning Team: Confederate
This is where the first shots of the American Civil War took place.
]]> 2021-03-08 16:29:31 UTC https://padlet.com/milanamcmillen001/u9fnbz7wmrw5j2c4/wish/1283019963 First Battle of Bull Run/First Battle of Manassas milanamcmillen001 https://padlet.com/milanamcmillen001/u9fnbz7wmrw5j2c4/wish/1283023396 Casualties: 4,700
2,950 Union casualties,
1,750 Confederate casualties.
Winning Team: Confederate
This was the first major battle of the American Civil War. The battle took place in Prince William County, in Virginia.]]> 2021-03-08 16:30:04 UTC https://padlet.com/milanamcmillen001/u9fnbz7wmrw5j2c4/wish/1283023396 April 5, 1862: Siege of Yorktown milanamcmillen001 https://padlet.com/milanamcmillen001/u9fnbz7wmrw5j2c4/wish/1283051995 Casualties: 320
Winning Team: no team officially won because the Confederate army backed down.
Yorktown, Virginia was marked as the conclusion of the last major battle of the American Revolution and the start of a new nation's independence. ]]> 2021-03-08 16:34:32 UTC https://padlet.com/milanamcmillen001/u9fnbz7wmrw5j2c4/wish/1283051995 April 6-7, 1862: Battle of Shiloh milanamcmillen001 https://padlet.com/milanamcmillen001/u9fnbz7wmrw5j2c4/wish/1283052770 Casualties: 23,741,
13,047 Union casualties,
10,694 Confederate casualties. 
Winning Team: Union
The Union Army gained greater control over the Mississippi River with this victory.]]> 2021-03-08 16:34:39 UTC https://padlet.com/milanamcmillen001/u9fnbz7wmrw5j2c4/wish/1283052770 April 25, 1862: Capture of New Orleans milanamcmillen001 https://padlet.com/milanamcmillen001/u9fnbz7wmrw5j2c4/wish/1283054026 Casualties: None
Winning Team: Union
The Confederacy suffered greatly due to the losses of their biggest city, an important centre of ship building, and most importantly, their control over the Mississippi River. ]]> 2021-03-08 16:34:50 UTC https://padlet.com/milanamcmillen001/u9fnbz7wmrw5j2c4/wish/1283054026 August 28-30, 1862: Second Battle of Bull Run/Second Battle of Manassas milanamcmillen001 https://padlet.com/milanamcmillen001/u9fnbz7wmrw5j2c4/wish/1283055144 Casualties: 22,180
13,830 Union casualties,
8,350 Confederate casualties.
Winning Team: Confederate
This battle was much larger in scale and in casualties than the other battles that took place in the Civil War.]]> 2021-03-08 16:35:01 UTC https://padlet.com/milanamcmillen001/u9fnbz7wmrw5j2c4/wish/1283055144 September 17, 1862: Battle of Antietam milanamcmillen001 https://padlet.com/milanamcmillen001/u9fnbz7wmrw5j2c4/wish/1283083533 Casualties: 23,100
Winning Team: Union
Was known as the bloodiest day in US History. Antietam enabled the Union to repel the first Confederate invasion of the North. The battle allowed Abraham Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation.]]> 2021-03-08 16:39:09 UTC https://padlet.com/milanamcmillen001/u9fnbz7wmrw5j2c4/wish/1283083533 December 13, 1862: Battle of Fredericksburg milanamcmillen001 https://padlet.com/milanamcmillen001/u9fnbz7wmrw5j2c4/wish/1283098397 Casualties: 17,929
Winning Team: Confederates
The Union suffered a major defeat. The Union had more soldiers than the Confederate Army and they still lost.
13,353 Union casualties,
4,756 Confederate casualties.]]> 2021-03-08 16:41:34 UTC https://padlet.com/milanamcmillen001/u9fnbz7wmrw5j2c4/wish/1283098397 April 20 - May 1, 1863: Battle of Chancellorsville milanamcmillen001 https://padlet.com/milanamcmillen001/u9fnbz7wmrw5j2c4/wish/1283119801 Casualties: Unknown
Winning Team: Confederate
Confederate General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson was mortally wounded.]]> 2021-03-08 16:44:54 UTC https://padlet.com/milanamcmillen001/u9fnbz7wmrw5j2c4/wish/1283119801 May 18 - July 4, 1863: Siege of Vicksburg milanamcmillen001 https://padlet.com/milanamcmillen001/u9fnbz7wmrw5j2c4/wish/1283123373 Casualties: 19,233
10,142 Union casualties,
9,091 Confederate casualties.
Winning Team: Union
The Union Army gained control of the Mississippi River as a result of their victory. ]]> 2021-03-08 16:45:27 UTC https://padlet.com/milanamcmillen001/u9fnbz7wmrw5j2c4/wish/1283123373 July 1 - 3, 1863: Battle of Gettysburg milanamcmillen001 https://padlet.com/milanamcmillen001/u9fnbz7wmrw5j2c4/wish/1283126591 Casualties: 51,000
23,000 Union casualties,
28,000 Confederate casualties.
Winning Team: Union
The battle of Gettysburg was a turning point in the Civil War. It had forced Confederate General Robert E. Lee, and his troops to begin the long, defeated walk back to their home country for supplies and fresh men. ]]> 2021-03-08 16:45:59 UTC https://padlet.com/milanamcmillen001/u9fnbz7wmrw5j2c4/wish/1283126591 November 23 - 25, 1863: Battle of Chattanooga milanamcmillen001 https://padlet.com/milanamcmillen001/u9fnbz7wmrw5j2c4/wish/1283135051 Casualties: 12,485
5,815 Union casualties,
6,670 Confederate casualties.
Winning Team: Confederate
Also, the battle was known for being the second costliest battle in US History right after the Battle of Gettysburg. The battle was also known for being the deadliest battle.]]> 2021-03-08 16:47:17 UTC https://padlet.com/milanamcmillen001/u9fnbz7wmrw5j2c4/wish/1283135051 July 22, 1864: Battle of Atlanta milanamcmillen001 https://padlet.com/milanamcmillen001/u9fnbz7wmrw5j2c4/wish/1283140834 Casualties: 12, 140
3,641 Union casualties,
8,499 Confederate casualties.
Winning Team:
Union troops burned down Atlanta to weaken the Confederate military organization.

]]> 2021-03-08 16:48:13 UTC https://padlet.com/milanamcmillen001/u9fnbz7wmrw5j2c4/wish/1283140834 April 9, 1865: Surrender at Appomattox Court House milanamcmillen001 https://padlet.com/milanamcmillen001/u9fnbz7wmrw5j2c4/wish/1283145524 Casualties: 700
27,805 Confederate soldiers paroled.
Winning Team: Union
Confederate General Robert E. Lee and his 28,000 troops surrender (in the white uniform) to Union General Ulysses S. Grant and the Union Army (in the blue uniform). The surrender of the Confederate Army to the Union Army ended the American Civil War.]]> 2021-03-08 16:49:00 UTC https://padlet.com/milanamcmillen001/u9fnbz7wmrw5j2c4/wish/1283145524 November - December, 1984: Sherman's March to the Sea milanamcmillen001 https://padlet.com/milanamcmillen001/u9fnbz7wmrw5j2c4/wish/1283315771 Casualties: Unknown
Winning Team: Confederate
General William T. Sherman began the Sherman's March to the Sea, to frighten Georgia's civilian population to abandoning the Confederate Cause.]]> 2021-03-08 17:16:29 UTC https://padlet.com/milanamcmillen001/u9fnbz7wmrw5j2c4/wish/1283315771 Major Battles in the American Civil War milanamcmillen001 https://padlet.com/milanamcmillen001/u9fnbz7wmrw5j2c4/wish/1283941078 2021-03-08 19:01:45 UTC https://padlet.com/milanamcmillen001/u9fnbz7wmrw5j2c4/wish/1283941078