Storming Fort Wagner · Kurz & Allison · public domain
4 years
Span
~10,500
Engagements
~750k
Dead
vs
Union
United States
2.1M served
Lincoln → Grant → Sherman
Confederacy
Confederate States
~900k served
Davis · Lee · Jackson
Casualties (est.)
750,000 dead
390,000 Union
310,000 Confederacy
50,000 Civilian
Outcome: Union victory; the Confederacy dissolved and slavery abolished by the Thirteenth Amendment.
The theatres
The war ran in parallel across four theatres — plus everything that happened off the battlefield. Tap one to light it up.
Eastern Theatre
1861–1865
Virginia · Maryland · Pennsylvania
The political war. Between the two capitals, Lee was at his best — and where the war finally ended.
20 battles
120k vs 75k
230,000 dead
Seven Union commanders, then Grant
Open theatre 20 key engagements
Jul 1861
First Bull Run · Manassas, VA
SoonMay 1862
First Winchester · Winchester, VA
SoonJun 1862
Gaines' Mill · Hanover Co., VA
SoonJul 1862
Malvern Hill · Henrico Co., VA
SoonAug 1862
Second Bull Run · Manassas, VA
SoonSep 1862
Antietam · Sharpsburg, MD
Read →Dec 1862
Fredericksburg · Fredericksburg, VA
SoonMay 1863
Chancellorsville · Spotsylvania Co., VA
SoonJul 1863
Gettysburg · Adams Co., PA
Read →May 1864
The Wilderness · Spotsylvania Co., VA
SoonMay 1864
Spotsylvania Court House · Spotsylvania Co., VA
SoonJun 1864
Cold Harbor · Hanover Co., VA
SoonJun 1864
Second Petersburg · Petersburg, VA
SoonJul 1864
The Crater · Petersburg, VA
SoonSep 1864
Opequon · Winchester, VA
SoonOct 1864
Cedar Creek · Shenandoah Valley, VA
SoonMar 1865
Fort Stedman · Petersburg, VA
SoonApr 1865
Five Forks · Dinwiddie Co., VA
SoonApr 1865
Third Petersburg · Petersburg, VA
SoonApr 1865
Appomattox Court House · Appomattox Co., VA
Soon