Part III
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August 28 – 30, 1862
Virginia (Prince William County)
Commanders: Pope (USA) / Lee (CSA)
Significance:
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With Union defeated, Lee lead his army across the
Potomac River into Maryland for the Confederacy’s
first invasion of the US.
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September 16 – 18, 1862
Maryland (Washington County)
Commanders: McClellan (USA) / Lee (CSA)
Significance:
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McClellan drove Lee’s troops from Maryland, but he
didn’t pursue Lee into Virginia.
This gave Lincoln the “victory” he needed to deliver
the Emancipation Proclamation
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December 11 – 15, 1862
Virginia
Commanders: Burnside (USA) / Lee (CSA)
Significance:
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Major Confederate victory with minimal casualties
Burnside was removed from command
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December 31 – January 2, 1862
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Commanders: Rosecrans (USA) / Bragg (CSA)
Significance:
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Bragg’s army revolted against him.
Union victory that secured control of Middle
Tennessee for the rest of the war.
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April 30 – May 6, 1863
Virginia (Spotsylvania County)
Commanders: Hooker (USA) / Lee (CSA)
Significance:
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Death of Gen. Stonewall Jackson due to friendly fire
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Siege: A military operation in which enemy
forces surround a town or area, cutting off
supplies, with the aim of compelling surrender.
May 18 – July 4, 1863
Mississippi
Commanders: Grant (USA) / Pemberton (CSA)
Significance:
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Soldiers and civilians suffered a 47 day siege
Pemberton surrendered on July 4, giving the Union
control of the Mississippi River
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July 1 – 3, 1863
Pennsylvania (Adams County)
Commanders: Meade (USA) / Lee (CSA)
Significance
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Lee’s second and final US invasion failed
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May 5 – 7, 1864
Virginia
Commanders: Grant (USA) / Lee (CSA)
Significance:
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Battle was a tactical draw.
However, Grant did not retreat like the other Union
generals before him.
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July 22, 1864
Georgia
Commanders: Sherman (USA) / Hood (CSA)
Significance:
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Confederate defeat which led to the Union siege and
ultimate fall of Atlanta on Sept. 2, 1864
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November 30, 1864
Tennessee
Commanders: Schofield (USA) / Hood (CSA)
Significance:
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Union victory decimated the Army of Tennessee.
Fourteen Confederate generals died, more than any
other battle in the war.