A Guide to the Major Battles of the Civil War

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The text of this guide to the major battles of America s Civil War equivalent in length to a physical book of approximately 30 pages was prepared by the U.S Department of the Interior s National Park Service, which sponsors the American Battlefield Protection Program Learn about 23 major battles of the Civil War Antietam, First Bull Run First Manassas , Second Bull Run Second Manassas , Chancellorsville, Chattanooga, Chickamauga, Cold Harbor, Fair Oaks Seven Pines , Fort Donelson, Fort Henry, Franklin, Fredericksburg Marye s Heights , Gettysburg, Kennesaw Mountain, Mobile Bay, Nashville, Perryville, Petersburg, Shiloh Pittsburg Landing , Spotsylvania Court House, Stones River Murfreesboro , Vicksburg, and Wilderness Also includes an introductory article by historian Edward Eggleston that briefly describes the causes, campaigns, military leaders, and results of the war Sample passage FREDERICKSBURG Other Name Marye s Heights Location Spotsylvania County and Fredericksburg, Virginia Dates December 11 15, 1862 Principal Commanders Maj Gen Ambrose E Burnside North Gen Robert E Lee South Estimated Casualties 17,929 total North 13,353 South 4,576 Description On November 14, Burnside, now in command of the Army of the Potomac, sent a corps to occupy the vicinity of Falmouth near Fredericksburg The rest of the army soon followed Lee reacted by entrenching his army on the heights behind the town On December 11, Union engineers laid five pontoon bridges across the Rappahannock under fire On the 12th, the Federal army crossed over, and on December 13, Burnside mounted a series of futile frontal assaults on Prospect Hill and Marye s Heights that resulted in staggering casualties Meade s division, on the Union left flank, briefly penetrated Jackson s line but was driven back by a counterattack Union generals C Feger Jackson and George Bayard, and Confederate generals Thomas R.R Cobb and Maxey Gregg were killed On December 15, Burnside called off the offensive and recrossed the river, ending the campaign Burnside initiated a new offensive in January 1863, which quickly bogged down in the winter mud The abortive Mud March and other failures led to Burnside s replacement by Maj Gen Joseph Hooker in January 1863 Result Confederate victory Free Read eBook A Guide to the Major Battles of the Civil War author U.S. National Park Service – kino-fada.fr

A Guide to the Major Battles of the Civil War
  • English
  • 06 November 2017
  • Kindle Edition
  • 23 pages
  • U.S. National Park Service
  • A Guide to the Major Battles of the Civil War