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5 days ago · Soldiers of the VI Corps, Army of the Potomac, in trenches before storming Marye's Heights at the Second Battle of Fredericksburg during the Chancellorsville campaign, Virginia, May 1863. This photograph (Library of Congress #B-157) is sometimes mistakenly labeled as taken at the 1864 Siege of Petersburg , Virginia.
- April 30 – May 6, 1863
- Confederate victory
The Union had lost almost 13,000 soldiers in a battle in which the dreadful carnage was matched only by its futility. Union morale plummeted, and Burnside was swiftly relieved of his command. By contrast, the morale of the Confederacy reached a peak. The battle became a Union slaughterhouse.
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Apr 23, 2024 · Of 130,000 Union soldiers engaged at Chancellorsville, more than 17,000 were casualties (some 7,500 were killed or reported missing); of 60,000 Confederates, more than 12,000 were casualties (more than 3,500 were killed or reported missing).
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Battle of Fort Sumter April 12, 1861 - April 14, 1861- First Battle of Bull Run July 21, 1861
- Battle of Fort Donelson February 13, 1862 - February 16, 1862
- Battle of the Monitor and Merrimack March 9, 1862
- Battle of Shiloh April 6, 1862 - April 7, 1862
- Second Battle of Bull Run August 29, 1862 - August 30, 1862
- Battle of Antietam September 17, 1862
- horror of Fredericksburg
- Battle of Gettysburg July 1, 1863 - July 3, 1863
- Second Battle of Fort Wagner July 18, 1863
- Battle of the Wilderness May 5, 1864 - May 7, 1864
- Battle of Spotsylvania Court House May 8, 1864 - May 19, 1864
- Battle of Cold Harbor May 31, 1864 - June 12, 1864
- Battle of the Crater July 30, 1864
- Battle of Mobile Bay August 5, 1864 - August 23, 1864
- Battle of Nashville December 15, 1864 - December 16, 1864
- Battle of Five Forks April 1, 1865
- Battle of Appomattox Court House April 9, 1865
May 2, 2024 · Battle of Fredericksburg: Virginia: December 11–15, 1862 114,000 72,500 Ambrose E. Burnside: Robert E. Lee: 12,653 5,377 18,030: Battle of Cold Harbor: Virginia: May 31 – June 12, 1864 108,000 59,000 Ulysses S. Grant: Robert E. Lee: 12,737 4,595 17,332: 2nd Battle of Petersburg: Virginia: June 15–18, 1864 62,000 38,000 Ulysses S. Grant ...
Apr 18, 2024 · I recommend that you visit the battlefields in this order, the order in which they were fought during the Civil War. Fredericksburg: Dec. 11 – 15, 1862 ; Chancellorsville: April 30 – May 6, 1863 ; The Wilderness: May 5 – 7, 1864; Spotsylvania Court House: May 8 – 21, 1864
3 days ago · The Battle of Gettysburg ( locally / ˈɡɛtɪsbɜːrɡ / ⓘ) [14] was a three-day battle in the American Civil War fought between Union and Confederate forces between July 1 and July 3, 1863, in and around Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
6 days ago · A painting by Sidney King depicts Confederate artillery firing into Union troops during the Battle of Fredericksburg. ... which is fought in Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania. The battle resulted in ...
