Battle Of The Civil War And The Movie Glory

The Confederate troops were on the Virginia side of the Potomac River, while the Union troops were on the Maryland side. There were shortages of boats to cross the river, only made apparent in the midst of the battle, and morale was low since the loss of Wilson’s Creek in August. In the end, overall Union casualties to include killed, wounded, and missing, were 900, while the numbers for the Confederate Army was approximately 200. Troop organization for both the Confederate and Union Armies were congruent with the organization at the time.

The Union had 80 soldiers while the Confederate had 500. The victory was given to the Confederate under the management of general P.G.T

It was one of the last great victories for the Confederate Army against the Union Army. The casualties of the Chickamauga Battle was only second to the casualties lost during the Battle of Gettysburg. The Confederate Army had the greatest loss of lives during this Battle than any other battle during the Civil War. The Confederate Army lost approximately 18,500 soldiers and the Union Army lost about 16,000 soldiers. The Battle of Chickamauga was a great win for the Southern states because they had lost two major battles in Vicksburg and Gettysburg.

Rosecrans lost around 10,000 men and 28 cannons and Bragg lost around 9,000 men, but not many weapons. Taking into account the amount of troops and ground the Union side lost, the Confederates took an easy victory, but if you consider objectives, the battle was more of a draw. After counting losses and wounded, Rosecrans set up a meeting with his generals and commanders. Most of them

The union had successfully pushed the Confederates back to Shiloh Church where the attack began. The Confederates retreated, and Grants Army did not pursue them. A total of 23,746 had been killed and injured between both sides. 13,047 from the Union, and 10,699 from the

Gettysburg Pennsylvania, 48,040 people dead, missing, or wounded. This was the casualties in the Battle of Gettysburg 1863. This was one of the bloodiest battle in US history. Since this war was one of the bloodiest battles the casualties were extremely high numbers of missing, killed, and wounded soldiers. The biggest parts of the war consists of the way the north and south and how they moved around the US, The amount of killed soldiers and the torture they had gone through, and Lastly the beliefs the people had and the confidence the soldiers had.

The Battle of Antietam was one of the bloodiest battles throughout the Civil War. Only lasting twenty four hours, over 23,000 Confederate and Union soldiers perished in such a miniscule amount of time. The Battle of Antietam, sometimes referred to as The Battle of Sharpsburg, was the first battle to be fought on Union soil. Multiple Commanders took part in this battle. Most famously, George B. McClellan and Robert E. Lee.

The American Civil War was one of the deadliest wars that the United States has ever been a part of. It is estimated that from 752,000 to 851,000 soldiers died during the American Civil War.(Encyclopedia Britannica, 2023). The bloodshed caused by the numerous battles during the war forged many unique leadership styles. One of the most major and complex battles that occurred during the American Civil War was the Siege of Vicksburg. The Siege of Vicksburg took place from May to July of 1863 and was a key turning point in the American Civil War.

In Document B, the Union had estimated 23,040 casualties and the Confederates estimated 20,650 - 25,000 casualties, the total made up of killed, wounded, and missing. The overall size of the Union army of December 1863 was 918,000 troops, Confederates had 278,000 troops. Although there were troops out on the field, both sides also had extra men available, the Union had 6,000,000 men while the Confederates had 1,200,000. In terms of casualties, as a proportion of troops available, Gettysburg was a big setback for the South. The loss was proportionally greater for the Confederates and they had more irrecoverable losses.

In the battle of Gettysburg, Generals Robert E. Lee and George G. Meade used their strategies to form an unforgettable battle. The Battle of Gettysburg was the bloodiest battle in the history of North America. The battle lasted three days long. The general of the Confederacy was Robert E. Lee, and the general of the Union was George G. Meade. The Battle of Gettysburg started off when Robert E. Lee formulated a plan to attack the Union in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

The total casualties were 4,910 for the Union, with 806 killed, 3,940 wounded, and 164 missing or captured and 32,363 for the Confederacy with 805 killed, 1,938 wounded, and 29,620 missing or captured. Consequently, the results of the campaign delighted Grant, who wrote that "the capture of Vicksburg, with its garrison, ordnance and ordnance stores, and the successful battles fought in reaching them, gave spirit to the loyal people of the

Sara Johnson Rick Laws HIS 131 February __ 2023 The Battle of Gettysburg The Battle of Gettysburg was one of many battles held during the Civil War. However, it was not like most battles, instead, it was the most significant and bloodiest battle in the war.

This battle took away many soldiers in different ways. Some were killed, some were wounded, and some even went missing. Around 43,000 casualties overall were at the Battle of Gettysburg. 23,000 for the Union and 20,000 for the Confederates according to (Doc. B). By the end of this battle a lot of both sides armies’ were decreased in size.

The Battle technically lasted 3 days, September 16-18 1862, although, the main fighting was only on the 17th. George McClellan was the Union General of the troops in that Battle, and Robert. E. Lee was the confederate General. Lee was at a disadvantage because his army was half the size of McClellan’s army. Both sides suffered about 10,000 casualties and the Battle was generally considered a tie, it was thought that the Union army could have shattered Lee’s army if they had pursued him back south.

The confederacy, led by Robert E. Lee, suffered more of a loss even though they had less casualties then the union, having 10,320. Oh those casualties, 1,550 died, 7,750 injured and 1,020 missing. just from 6 to 10 am, over 8,000 confederate soldiers had died. (education-portal.com) The north won and it was the bloodiest single day in American history.