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    This document summarizes key American Civil War battles between 1861-1863 including details on casualties, outcomes, and significance. It shows that early victories went to the Confederacy at Bull Run and Seven Pines but the bloodiest battle was the Union victory at Shiloh in 1862. Other major battles included the inconclusive Battle of Antietam in 1862, a Confederate rout of the Union at Fredericksburg, and Lee's tactical victory over the Union at Chancellorsville in 1863. The document also lists some key advantages and disadvantages for both the Union and Confederate sides in the war.

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    This document summarizes key American Civil War battles between 1861-1863 including details on casualties, outcomes, and significance. It shows that early victories went to the Confederacy at Bull Run and Seven Pines but the bloodiest battle was the Union victory at Shiloh in 1862. Other major battles included the inconclusive Battle of Antietam in 1862, a Confederate rout of the Union at Fredericksburg, and Lee's tactical victory over the Union at Chancellorsville in 1863. The document also lists some key advantages and disadvantages for both the Union and Confederate sides in the war.

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    Union Vs Confederate

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    This document summarizes key American Civil War battles between 1861-1863 including details on casualties, outcomes, and significance. It shows that early victories went to the Confederacy at Bull Run and Seven Pines but the bloodiest battle was the Union victory at Shiloh in 1862. Other major battles included the inconclusive Battle of Antietam in 1862, a Confederate rout of the Union at Fredericksburg, and Lee's tactical victory over the Union at Chancellorsville in 1863. The document also lists some key advantages and disadvantages for both the Union and Confederate sides in the war.

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    Battle

    Casualties
    Union=0
    Confederacy=0

    Winner
    Confederacy

    Significance
    Battle that set off the war

    First Bull Run


    July 1861

    Union=2,896
    Confederacy=1,982

    Confederacy

    First major battle of the civil


    war

    Shiloh
    April 1862

    Union=13,047
    Confederacy=10,669

    Union

    Bloodiest battle of the war

    Union=5,739
    Confederacy=7,997

    Stalemate

    Second Bull Run


    August 1862

    Union=13,824
    Confederacy=8,353

    Confederacy

    Union shell. Wounded


    Johnston. Confederate
    president, Jefferson Davis,
    took opportunity to place
    military advisor, General
    Robert E. Lee, in command
    of confederate army.
    Most decisive battle of the
    Northern Virginia Campaign

    Antietam
    September 1862

    Union=12,401
    Confederacy=10,316

    Inconclusive

    Fredericksburg
    December 1862

    Union=13,353
    Confederacy=4,576

    Confederacy

    Chancellorsville
    May 1863

    Union=17,304
    Confederacy=13,460

    Confederacy

    Fort Sumter
    April 1861

    The Battle of Seven Pines


    (Fair Oaks)
    June 1862

    Battle that Lincoln used to


    put the emancipation
    proclamation into motion.
    Ended campaign against the
    Confederate Capitol of
    Richmond
    General E Lee got to show
    his tactical plans. Greatest
    victory for Lee.

    Additional advantages/disadvantages of each side


    South (Confederacy)
    North (Union)
    Advantages: Many more men, Much more
    Advantages: Much more aggressive, Better

    industrialized, Wealthier/Globally connected.


    Disadvantages: Untrained, Fighting in unfamiliar
    territory.

    Marksman. Disadvantages: Smaller pop., No factories.

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