Civil War
Battle of Chancellorsville
3 Facts:
- Was a major battle of the American Civil War, and the principal engagement of the Chancellorsville Campaign.
- Known as Lee's "perfect battle"
- April 30 – May 6, 1863
- Joseph Hooker for Union
- Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson for Confederacy
Siege of Vicksburg
3 Facts:
- Yielded command of the Mississippi River to the Union forces, who would hold it for the rest of the conflict.
- Lasted May 18 – July 4, 1863
- 3,202 killed or wounded
29,495 surrendered
- Ulysses S. Grant
- John C. Pemberton
Battle of Fredericksburg
3 Facts:
- 114,000 Unionists against 72,500 Confederates
- More Union causalities than Confederal
- Remember as the most one-sided battles in the American Civil War.
- Ambrose E. Burnside for Union
- Robert E. Lee for Confederacy
Battle of Gettysburg
3 Facts:
- Largest number of casualties of the entire Civil War
- July 1–3, 1863
- Union: 93,921
Confederate: 71,699
Leaders:
- George G. Meade and John F. Reynolds for the Union
- Robert E. Lee for Confederate