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1. Battle of Memphis, Tennessee
a. Date: June 6, 1862
b. Location: Mississippi River, near Memphis Tennessee
c. Union Commander: Charles Henry Davis
d. Confederate Commander: James E. Montgomery
e. Union forces: United States
f. Confederate Forces: CSA – Confederate States of America
g. Union Deaths: 1
h. Confederate Deaths: 180
i. Significance of Battle: The last time civilians without military experience were allowed to command ships in command, which represents a milestone in the development of the professional US Navy.
j. Battle Summary: The First Battle of Memphis was an American Civil War naval battle on the Mississippi River in 1862, between the Union Army (ironclads and rams) and the Confederate forces (rams). The final result of the battle was the eradication of a Confederate naval presence on the Mississippi River.
k. Victory: Union Forces
3. Battle of 2nd Battle of Bull Run
a. Date: August 28 – 30 1862
b. Location: Prince William County, Virginia
c. Union Commander: John Pope
d. Confederate Commander: Robert E. Lee
e. Union Forces: United States
f. Confederate Forces: CSA- Confederate States of America
g. Union Deaths: 14,462
h. Confederate Deaths: 50,000
i. Significance of the Battle: The Confederate forces drove the Union army from eastern Virginia and prevented the invasion of Maryland
j. Battle Summary: Second Battle of Bull Run was an American Civil War battle, fought near Manassas in northern Virginia. It was a decisive victory for the rebels, as Lee managed to win an enemy force, which was twice the size of his own.
k. Victory: Confederate
2. The Seven Days' Battle Before Richmond
a. Date: June 25 - July 1, 1862
b. Location: Hanover County and Henrico County, Virginia
c. Union Commander: George B. McClellan
d. Confederate Commander: Robert E. Lee
e. Union Forces: United States
f. Confederate Forces: CSA – Confederate States of America
g. Union Deaths: 16,000
h. Confederate Deaths: 20,000
i. Significance of the battle: This battle ended McClellan's Peninsula Campaign and General Robert E. Lee took command of the Army of Northern Virginia.
j. Battle summary: The Seven Days Battle (1862) refers to six different battles along the Virginia Peninsula, east of Richmond in which the Confederate army drove back Union forces in order to protect the Confederate capital of Richmond, Va.
k Victory: Confederate
Explanation:
These were the American Civil War Battles ( 1861 – 1865), fought over the formation and secession of the Confederacy of the United States of America. Eleven Southern slave states proclaimed their secession from the US and formed a Confederation. The other 25 states supported the Federal government (Union).
After four years, the Confederacy surrendered and slavery was abolished.
