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The Civil War
Many consider the Civil War as the bloodiest war in american history. At least 618,000 Americans died in the Civil War, and some experts say the toll reached 700,000. Which at either rate, the amount of casualties exceed the nation's loss in all its other wars, from the American Revolution through Vietnam.
The Civil War began when many southern states(Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, and Texas) seceded because of arguments with the northern states over slavery, tarrifs, the power of the national government, and many other topics that caused tension between the two sides. The seceded states then formed the Confederacy electing Jefferson Davis(a west point graduate and a former U.S. army officer.) as their president. The newly formed Confederacy then attacked Ft. Sumter in South Carolina starting the Civil War, and sparking some of the deadliest battles that the United States of America have ever seen.
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Major Causes of the Civil War
- The North felt slavery was wrong and wanted to put an end to it Thhe norther economy would not be affected because it relied mainly on manufaturing and industry, however the South depended on slaves to work on plantations as its main source of income so they strongly opposed the north's attempt to abolish slavery.
- Europeans were dumping goods into the south and selling them for less than the north's goods. The North puts a tariff on imports so imported goods will cost more than northern made goods so people will buy northen goods. This angered southerners because they were forced to to buy the same quality of goods but for a more expensive price.
- Northerner's believed the national government's power was supreme over the states.Southerners felt that each of the states had certain rights that outweighed the power of the federal government
- The Confederacy officially started the Civil War by attacking Ft. Sumter in South Carolina.
The top 10 Bloodiest Battles of the Civil War
#1
Battle of Gettysburg
Date: July 1-3, 1863
Location: Pennsylvania
Confederate Commander: Robert E. Lee
Union Commander: George G. Meade
Confederate Forces Engaged: 75,000
Union Forces Engaged: 82,289
Winner: Union
Casualties: 51,112 (23,049 Union and 28,063 Confederate)
#2
Battle of Chickamauga
Date: September 19-20, 1863
Location: Georgia
Confederate Commander: Braxton Bragg
Union Commander: William Rosecrans
Confederate Forces Engaged: 66,326
Union Forces Engaged: 58,222
Winner: Confederacy
Casualties: 34,624 (16,170 Union and 18,454 Confederate)
#3
Battle of Chancellorsville
Date: May 1-4, 1863
Location: Virginia
Confederate Commander: Robert E. Lee
Union Commander: Joseph Hooker
Confederate Forces Engaged: 60,892
Union Forces Engaged: 133,868
Winner: Confederacy
Casualties: 30,099 (17,278 Union and 12,821 Confederate)
#4
Battle of Spotsylvania
Date: May 8-19, 1864
Location: Virginia
Confederate Commander: Robert E. Lee
Union Commander: Ulysses S. Grant
Confederate Forces Engaged: 50,000
Union Forces Engaged: 83,000
Winner: Confederacy
Casualties: 27,399 (18,399 Union and 9000 Confederate)
#5
Battle of Antietam
Date: September 17, 1862
Location: Maryland
Confederate Commander: Robert E. Lee
Union Commander: George B. McClellan
Confederate Forces Engaged: 51,844
Union Forces Engaged: 75,316
Winner: Union
Casualties: 26,134 (12,410 Union and 13,724 Confederate)
#6
Battle of The Wilderness
Date: May 5-7, 1864
Location: Virginia
Confederate Commander: Robert E. Lee
Union Commander: Ulysses S. Grant
Confederate Forces Engaged: 61,025
Union Forces Engaged: 101,895
Casualties: 25,416 (17,666 Union and 7,750 Confederate)
#7
Battle of Second Manassas
Date: August 29-30, 1862
Location: Virginia
Confederate Commander: Robert E. Lee
Union Commander: John Pope
Confederate Forces Engaged: 48,527
Union Forces Engaged: 75,696
Winner: Confederacy
Casualties: 25,251 (16,054 Union and 9,197 Confederate)
#8
Battle of Stone's River
Date: December 31, 1862
Location: Tennessee
Confederate Commander: Braxton Bragg
Union Commander: William S. Rosecrans
Confederate Forces Engaged: 37,739
Union Forces Engaged: 41,400
Winner: Union
Casualties: 24,645 (12,906 Union and 11,739 Confederate)
#9
Battle of Shiloh
Date: April 6-7, 1862
Location: Tennessee
Confederate Commander: Albert Sidney Johnston/ P. G. T. Beauregard
Union Commander: Ulysses S. Grant
Confederate Forces Engaged: 40,335
Union Forces Engaged: 62,682
Winner: Union
Casualties: 23,741 (13,047 Union and 10,694 Confederate)
Battle of Fort Donelson
Date: February 13-16, 1862
Location: Tennessee
Confederate Commander: John B. Floyd/Simon B. Buckner
Union Commander: Ulysses S. Grant
Confederate Forces Engaged: 21,000
Union Forces Engaged: 27,000
Winner: Union
Casualties: 19,455 (2,832 Union and 16,623 Confederate)
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