Battle of Chancellorsville.

The battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia, takes place on April 30, 1983 between the forces
commanded by General Joseph Hooker, from the Union, against those commanded by
General Lee of the Confederates. It’s being said that the forces of General Hooker we
twice as many soldiers when compared with General Lee’s. Despite the difference in size
of each army, it was the Confederates who won the battle.

During the Campaign of Vicksburg, Mississippi, General Grant manage to get the control
of the Mississippi river, therefore dividing the Confederates in two.

Battle of Gettysburg

Between July 1st and July 3rd of 1863, more than 165 thousand soldiers participate in the
critical battle of Gettysburg, in Pennsylvania. General Lee faced the forces of General
George G. Meade, and even though the Union won, loses in both sides were dramatical.
The final result was 22,000 lifes lost for the Union versus 30,000 lifes lost for the
Confederate.

Battle of Chattanooga
Between November 23rd and November 25th of 1863, during the battle of Chattanooga in
Tennessee, General Grant defeats the Confederate army and forces the army to retire. This
event caused that later in the process, the Union re-conquered the control of Atlanta.

In May 1864, General Lee successfully stops the progress of General Grant´s troops, but in
the process loses and enormous part of his army, 55,000 troops, and continues advancing
towards Richmond, the capital of the Confederates.

Battle of Coldharbor
In June of 1864 takes place the last victory of General Lee of the Confederate. General
Grant of the of the Union suffers a great defeat, loosing 13,000 troops versus 2,500 of
General Lee´s troops.

Between June 1864 and Abril 1865 General Grant surrounds Petersburg, and important
route of communications and supplies with Richmond. The troops living in trenches for
almost 60 miles participate.

Between September and December 1864, General William Sherman moves towards Atlanta
and later destroys the city. Then he sets up a march towards the sea. In the process he
destroys several railways, buildings and crops to destroy the Confederate’s morale and
spirit.