<Table> <Tr> <Th> Battle </Th> <Th> Campaign </Th> <Th> Date </Th> <Th> Nearest town </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> Union </Th> <Th> Confederacy </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> Total </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Strength </Th> <Th colspan="2"> Commander </Th> <Th colspan="3"> Casualties </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gettysburg </Td> <Td> Gettysburg Campaign </Td> <Td> July 1 -- 3 , 1863 </Td> <Td> Gettysburg , Pennsylvania </Td> <Td> 93,921 </Td> <Td> 71,699 </Td> <Td> George G. Meade </Td> <Td> Robert E. Lee </Td> <Td> 23,055 </Td> <Td> 23,231 </Td> <Td> 46,286 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Chickamauga </Td> <Td> Chickamauga Campaign </Td> <Td> September 19 -- 20 , 1863 </Td> <Td> Fort Oglethorpe , Georgia </Td> <Td> 60,000 </Td> <Td> 65,000 </Td> <Td> William Rosecrans </Td> <Td> Braxton Bragg </Td> <Td> 16,170 </Td> <Td> 18,454 </Td> <Td> 34,624 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Spotsylvania Court House </Td> <Td> Overland Campaign </Td> <Td> May 8 -- 21 , 1864 </Td> <Td> Spotsylvania Courthouse , Virginia </Td> <Td> 100,000 </Td> <Td> 52,000 </Td> <Td> Ulysses S. Grant </Td> <Td> Robert E. Lee </Td> <Td> 18,399 </Td> <Td> 12,687 </Td> <Td> 31,086 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Chancellorsville </Td> <Td> Chancellorsville Campaign </Td> <Td> May 1 -- 4 , 1863 </Td> <Td> Chancellorsville , Virginia </Td> <Td> 133,868 </Td> <Td> 60,892 </Td> <Td> Joseph Hooker </Td> <Td> Robert E. Lee </Td> <Td> 17,197 </Td> <Td> 13,303 </Td> <Td> 30,500 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> The Wilderness </Td> <Td> Overland Campaign </Td> <Td> May 5 -- 7 , 1864 </Td> <Td> Locust Grove , Virginia </Td> <Td> 101,895 </Td> <Td> 61,025 </Td> <Td> Ulysses S. Grant </Td> <Td> Robert E. Lee </Td> <Td> 17,666 </Td> <Td> 11,033 </Td> <Td> 28,699 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Stones River ( Murfreesboro ) </Td> <Td> Stones River Campaign </Td> <Td> December 31 , 1862 -- January 2 , 1863 </Td> <Td> Murfreesboro , Tennessee </Td> <Td> 41,400 </Td> <Td> 35,000 </Td> <Td> William Rosecrans </Td> <Td> Braxton Bragg </Td> <Td> 12,906 </Td> <Td> 11,739 </Td> <Td> 24,645 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Shiloh ( Pittsburg Landing ) </Td> <Td> Federal Penetration up the Cumberland and Tennessee Rivers </Td> <Td> April 6 -- 7 , 1862 </Td> <Td> Shiloh , Tennessee </Td> <Td> 66,812 </Td> <Td> 44,699 </Td> <Td> Ulysses S. Grant </Td> <Td> Albert Sidney Johnston </Td> <Td> 13,047 </Td> <Td> 10,699 </Td> <Td> 23,746 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Antietam ( Sharpsburg ) </Td> <Td> Maryland Campaign </Td> <Td> September 17 , 1862 </Td> <Td> Sharpsburg , Maryland </Td> <Td> 75,500 </Td> <Td> 38,000 </Td> <Td> George B. McClellan </Td> <Td> Robert E. Lee </Td> <Td> 12,401 </Td> <Td> 10,316 </Td> <Td> 22,717 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2nd Bull Run ( 2nd Manassas ) </Td> <Td> Northern Virginia Campaign </Td> <Td> August 29 -- 30 , 1862 </Td> <Td> Manassas , Virginia </Td> <Td> 62,000 </Td> <Td> 50,000 </Td> <Td> John Pope </Td> <Td> Robert E. Lee </Td> <Td> 10,000 </Td> <Td> 8,300 </Td> <Td> 18,300 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Fredericksburg </Td> <Td> Fredericksburg Campaign </Td> <Td> December 11 -- 15 , 1862 </Td> <Td> Fredericksburg , Virginia </Td> <Td> 114,000 </Td> <Td> 72,500 </Td> <Td> Ambrose Burnside </Td> <Td> Robert E. Lee </Td> <Td> 12,653 </Td> <Td> 5,377 </Td> <Td> 18,030 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cold Harbor </Td> <Td> Overland Campaign </Td> <Td> May 31 -- June 12 , 1864 </Td> <Td> Mechanicsville , Virginia </Td> <Td> 108,000 </Td> <Td> 59,000 </Td> <Td> Ulysses S. Grant </Td> <Td> Robert E. Lee </Td> <Td> 12,737 </Td> <Td> 4,595 </Td> <Td> 17,332 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2nd Petersburg </Td> <Td> Richmond -- Petersburg Campaign </Td> <Td> June 15 -- 18 , 1864 </Td> <Td> Petersburg , Virginia </Td> <Td> 62,000 </Td> <Td> 38,000 </Td> <Td> Ulysses S. Grant </Td> <Td> Robert E. Lee </Td> <Td> 11,386 </Td> <Td> 4,000 </Td> <Td> 15,386 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gaines 's Mill </Td> <Td> Peninsula Campaign </Td> <Td> June 27 , 1862 </Td> <Td> Mechanicsville , Virginia </Td> <Td> 34,214 </Td> <Td> 57,018 </Td> <Td> George B. McClellan </Td> <Td> Robert E. Lee </Td> <Td> 6,837 </Td> <Td> 7,993 </Td> <Td> 14,830 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Missionary Ridge </Td> <Td> Chattanooga Campaign </Td> <Td> November 25 , 1863 </Td> <Td> Chattanooga , Tennessee </Td> <Td> 56,359 </Td> <Td> 44,010 </Td> <Td> Ulysses S. Grant </Td> <Td> Braxton Bragg </Td> <Td> 5,824 </Td> <Td> 6,667 </Td> <Td> 12,491 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Atlanta </Td> <Td> Atlanta Campaign </Td> <Td> July 22 , 1864 </Td> <Td> Atlanta , Georgia </Td> <Td> 34,863 </Td> <Td> 40,438 </Td> <Td> William T. Sherman </Td> <Td> John Bell Hood </Td> <Td> 3,641 </Td> <Td> 8,499 </Td> <Td> 12,140 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Seven Pines ( Fair Oaks ) </Td> <Td> Peninsula Campaign </Td> <Td> May 31 -- June 1 , 1862 </Td>
<Table> <Tr> <Th> Battle </Th> <Th> Campaign </Th> <Th> Date </Th> <Th> Nearest town </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> Union </Th> <Th> Confederacy </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> Total </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Strength </Th> <Th colspan="2"> Commander </Th> <Th colspan="3"> Casualties </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gettysburg </Td> <Td> Gettysburg Campaign </Td> <Td> July 1 -- 3 , 1863 </Td> <Td> Gettysburg , Pennsylvania </Td> <Td> 93,921 </Td> <Td> 71,699 </Td> <Td> George G. Meade </Td> <Td> Robert E. Lee </Td> <Td> 23,055 </Td> <Td> 23,231 </Td> <Td> 46,286 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Chickamauga </Td> <Td> Chickamauga Campaign </Td> <Td> September 19 -- 20 , 1863 </Td> <Td> Fort Oglethorpe , Georgia </Td> <Td> 60,000 </Td> <Td> 65,000 </Td> <Td> William Rosecrans </Td> <Td> Braxton Bragg </Td> <Td> 16,170 </Td> <Td> 18,454 </Td> <Td> 34,624 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Spotsylvania Court House </Td> <Td> Overland Campaign </Td> <Td> May 8 -- 21 , 1864 </Td> <Td> Spotsylvania Courthouse , Virginia </Td> <Td> 100,000 </Td> <Td> 52,000 </Td> <Td> Ulysses S. Grant </Td> <Td> Robert E. Lee </Td> <Td> 18,399 </Td> <Td> 12,687 </Td> <Td> 31,086 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Chancellorsville </Td> <Td> Chancellorsville Campaign </Td> <Td> May 1 -- 4 , 1863 </Td> <Td> Chancellorsville , Virginia </Td> <Td> 133,868 </Td> <Td> 60,892 </Td> <Td> Joseph Hooker </Td> <Td> Robert E. Lee </Td> <Td> 17,197 </Td> <Td> 13,303 </Td> <Td> 30,500 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> The Wilderness </Td> <Td> Overland Campaign </Td> <Td> May 5 -- 7 , 1864 </Td> <Td> Locust Grove , Virginia </Td> <Td> 101,895 </Td> <Td> 61,025 </Td> <Td> Ulysses S. Grant </Td> <Td> Robert E. Lee </Td> <Td> 17,666 </Td> <Td> 11,033 </Td> <Td> 28,699 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Stones River ( Murfreesboro ) </Td> <Td> Stones River Campaign </Td> <Td> December 31 , 1862 -- January 2 , 1863 </Td> <Td> Murfreesboro , Tennessee </Td> <Td> 41,400 </Td> <Td> 35,000 </Td> <Td> William Rosecrans </Td> <Td> Braxton Bragg </Td> <Td> 12,906 </Td> <Td> 11,739 </Td> <Td> 24,645 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Shiloh ( Pittsburg Landing ) </Td> <Td> Federal Penetration up the Cumberland and Tennessee Rivers </Td> <Td> April 6 -- 7 , 1862 </Td> <Td> Shiloh , Tennessee </Td> <Td> 66,812 </Td> <Td> 44,699 </Td> <Td> Ulysses S. Grant </Td> <Td> Albert Sidney Johnston </Td> <Td> 13,047 </Td> <Td> 10,699 </Td> <Td> 23,746 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Antietam ( Sharpsburg ) </Td> <Td> Maryland Campaign </Td> <Td> September 17 , 1862 </Td> <Td> Sharpsburg , Maryland </Td> <Td> 75,500 </Td> <Td> 38,000 </Td> <Td> George B. McClellan </Td> <Td> Robert E. Lee </Td> <Td> 12,401 </Td> <Td> 10,316 </Td> <Td> 22,717 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2nd Bull Run ( 2nd Manassas ) </Td> <Td> Northern Virginia Campaign </Td> <Td> August 29 -- 30 , 1862 </Td> <Td> Manassas , Virginia </Td> <Td> 62,000 </Td> <Td> 50,000 </Td> <Td> John Pope </Td> <Td> Robert E. Lee </Td> <Td> 10,000 </Td> <Td> 8,300 </Td> <Td> 18,300 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Fredericksburg </Td> <Td> Fredericksburg Campaign </Td> <Td> December 11 -- 15 , 1862 </Td> <Td> Fredericksburg , Virginia </Td> <Td> 114,000 </Td> <Td> 72,500 </Td> <Td> Ambrose Burnside </Td> <Td> Robert E. Lee </Td> <Td> 12,653 </Td> <Td> 5,377 </Td> <Td> 18,030 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cold Harbor </Td> <Td> Overland Campaign </Td> <Td> May 31 -- June 12 , 1864 </Td> <Td> Mechanicsville , Virginia </Td> <Td> 108,000 </Td> <Td> 59,000 </Td> <Td> Ulysses S. Grant </Td> <Td> Robert E. Lee </Td> <Td> 12,737 </Td> <Td> 4,595 </Td> <Td> 17,332 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2nd Petersburg </Td> <Td> Richmond -- Petersburg Campaign </Td> <Td> June 15 -- 18 , 1864 </Td> <Td> Petersburg , Virginia </Td> <Td> 62,000 </Td> <Td> 38,000 </Td> <Td> Ulysses S. Grant </Td> <Td> Robert E. Lee </Td> <Td> 11,386 </Td> <Td> 4,000 </Td> <Td> 15,386 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gaines 's Mill </Td> <Td> Peninsula Campaign </Td> <Td> June 27 , 1862 </Td> <Td> Mechanicsville , Virginia </Td> <Td> 34,214 </Td> <Td> 57,018 </Td> <Td> George B. McClellan </Td> <Td> Robert E. Lee </Td> <Td> 6,837 </Td> <Td> 7,993 </Td> <Td> 14,830 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Missionary Ridge </Td> <Td> Chattanooga Campaign </Td> <Td> November 25 , 1863 </Td> <Td> Chattanooga , Tennessee </Td> <Td> 56,359 </Td> <Td> 44,010 </Td> <Td> Ulysses S. Grant </Td> <Td> Braxton Bragg </Td> <Td> 5,824 </Td> <Td> 6,667 </Td> <Td> 12,491 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Atlanta </Td> <Td> Atlanta Campaign </Td> <Td> July 22 , 1864 </Td> <Td> Atlanta , Georgia </Td> <Td> 34,863 </Td> <Td> 40,438 </Td> <Td> William T. Sherman </Td> <Td> John Bell Hood </Td> <Td> 3,641 </Td> <Td> 8,499 </Td> <Td> 12,140 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Seven Pines ( Fair Oaks ) </Td> <Td> Peninsula Campaign </Td> <Td> May 31 -- June 1 , 1862 </Td>
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