The battle of piedmont and hunters raid on staunton. The initial focus of the cwss is the names index project, a project to enter names and other basic information from 5. This is a list of the costliest land battles of the american civil war, measured by casualties. Perhaps he meant in virginia because i think nashville casualties were slightly more. Jan 09, 2011 the civil war soldiers and sailors system is the national park services computerized database containing very basic facts about servicemen who served on both sides during the civil war. Crossroads of history conference shenandoah at war. During the american civil war 18611865, the strategically important valley was the site of two major campaigns and numerous battles and represents, in microcosm, many of the military, social, and cultural factors that ultimately explain why the union won and the confederacy lost the war. The civil war soldiers and sailors system is the national park services computerized database containing very basic facts about servicemen who served on both sides during the civil war. American civil war casualties simple english wikipedia. Confederate general jubal early crossed the potomac into maryland, in an effort to threaten baltimore and washington, d. Phil sheridan, jubal early, and the shenandoah valley campaign, august 7september 19, 1864. The siege of petersburg began, the longest military event of the civil war, which would last for more than nine months and incur 70,000 casualties. A civil war battlefield guide and author of two previous civil war studies, patchan argues that the failure of confederate attackers to seize chinn ridge in a more timely manner than they actually did on august 30 prevented lee from perhaps scoring a warwinning victory.
Civil war shenandoah valley campaign campaigns history. At the hotel we had a reception with significant hors doeuvres, rendering dinner unnecessary. Led by historians gary ecelbarger and scott patchan, this. At any rate, these casualties exceed the nations loss in all its other wars, from the revolution through vietnam. Phil sheridan, jubal early and the shenandoah valley campaign, august 7 september 19, 1864.
The battle of jonesboro and shermans capture of atlanta scott patchan in late august of 1864, the campaign for atlanta seemed to be in a state of deadlock. To view the names of those soldiers click on the link below. Sheridan recovers the valley, fall 1864 blue and gray education. Casualties for the confederates numbered as little as 200 men. List of civil war killed all causes by states, including. A curated virtual cemetery for names in civil war casualties. Yet the triumph might have been greater, a possibility explored by scott patchan. All strengths and casualties are cited in the named articles. The battle of second kernstown essential civil war curriculum.
Longstreets attack and the struggle for chinn ridge. The union armies had from 2,500,000 to 2,750,000 men. The total american civil war casualty count is usually said to be 618,000620,000. The valley campaigns of 1864 were american civil war operations and battles that took place in the shenandoah valley of virginia from may to october 1864. Studying the civil war, readers come to realize that. Casualties for the union totaled 5,665 644 killed, 3,430 wounded, 1,591 missing. Local kernstown citizens were left with to bury the dead and attempted to make sense of the destruction and disaster.
There is not anything fun about the civil war casualties. The curious thing, twothirds of the deaths in the civil war came in the. The battle of piedmont, virginia, and a consultant and contributing writer for shenandoah, 1862. Kirklands, 1996 has remained a much sought after book for shenandoah valley civil war enthusiasts. List of costliest american civil war land battles wikipedia. Early lost about a quarter of his total strength, and while sheridan lost more men it was a much smaller part of his army. After severe fighting, jones was killed and the confederates were routed. Scott patchans presumably limited release and long outofprint battle history the forgotten fury. Watch this video series to learn more about this climactic action of the battle of second manassas from civil war historian and author, scott patchan the american battlefield trusts map of the july 1864, battle of atlanta, a fierce battle that saw the only death of a union army commander during the entire war. The 1864 valley campaign 2007, and second manassas. Civil war scholar scott patchan talked about operations in the shenandoah valley during july and august 1864. Major general sheridans assignment to command all union forces in the valley and the strategy that he developed while working closely with lieutenant general u.
Philip sheridan, across cedar creek, northeast of strasburg, virginia. While some military historians divide this period into three separate campaigns, they interacted in several ways, so this article considers all three together. According to scott, third winchester was the largest battle for the rest of the war, suffering 9000 casualties on both sides. This has been the accepted norm for more than 100 years. National park service, the federation of genealogical societies fgs, and the genealogical society of utah gsu. Instead, the cavalry should have been out scouting the flanks and guarding. All union casualty figures, and confederate killed in action, from the oxford companion to american military history except where noted nps figures. A graduate of james madison university jmu in harrisonburg, virginia, and a lifelong student of military history, patchan became enthralled with the 1864 valley campaign while attending jmu in the 1980s. The federal cavalry took a total of 12 casualties in the wars bloodiest single day. The cavalry spent the day supporting the batteries in the middle of the federal line. The battle of piedmont and a consultant and contributing writer for shenandoah, 1862. Index of soldiers who served in the civil war, 18611865 culled from 6. Lynchburg civil war battle virginia history campaign photo.
The battle of cedar creek, or battle of belle grove, fought october 19, 1864, was the culminating battle of the valley campaigns of 1864 during the american civil war. Scott patchan s presumably limited release and long outofprint battle history the forgotten fury. Rantings of a civil war historian scott patchans next book. Longstreets attack and the struggle for chinn ridge 2011. Scott patchan, george crooks tin ear, civil war times 51, no. Patchan is a graduate of james madison university in the shenandoah valley. This struggle resulted in more than 9,000 casualties, including key commanders on both sides. Civil war casualties statistics deaths comparison of. The violence in battles such as shiloh, antietam, stones river and gettysburg shocked everyone in the country, both north and south. Civil war pension files, for example, contain statements of family relationships, dates and places of marriage, and lists of various places the soldier lived after the war. The civil war trust recently had the chance to sit down with scott patchan, author of a new book second manassas. In august 1864, the outcome of the civil war hung in the balance, and abraham lincolns chances for reelection looked doubtful until a series of pivotal battles around atlanta and in the shenandoah valley helped propel lincoln to victory. Shenandoah valley during the civil war encyclopedia virginia. Civil war casualties casualties numbers and battle death statistics for the american civil war though the number of killed and wounded in the civil war is not known precisely, most sources agree that the total number killed was between 640,000 and 700,000.
He is the author of many articles and books, including the forgotten fury. Finding your civil war ancestor gettysburg national. The american civil war was the nations bloodiest war. He has written several books on the american civil war, most recently shenandoah summer. Community efforts are underway to raise funds for the purpose of constructing a monument to honor the ingham county soldiers who died in the line of duty during the civil war 1861 1865. The battle of second kernstown essential civil war.
World war i figures include expeditions in north russia and siberia. The battle of piedmont and a consultant and contributing writer for. Phil sheridan, jubal early, and the shenandoah valley. Confederate control of the shenandoah helped prolong.
Hood had parried shermans efforts to lay siege to the gate city and hoods cavalry was raiding the union supply lines in north georgia. Signal knob skirmish, guard hill, bowers hill, earlys charleston offensive, kearnysville, shepherdstown, and. Of the 462,634 confederate soldiers captured 247,769 were paroled on the field and 25,976 died in prison. Civil war pension files, for example, contain statements of family relationships, dates and places of marriage, and lists of. The three days of conflict at gettysburg resulted in 51,000 casualties, making it the bloodiest battle of the civil war. Newer estimates place the total death toll at 650,000 to. Scott has twice served as president of bull run civil war round table, a member of the kernstown battlefield associations board of directors from 20002014. The siege of vicksburg 37,532 total casualties, the battle of appomattox court house 28,469, the siege of port hudson. This database includes lists and narrative reports reporting casualties sustained by confederate army units during the war.
Gettysburg was the bloodiest battle of the civil war, with more than 51,000 casualties, including 7,863 dead. Scott patchan has investigated the third battle of winchester for twenty years and his enthusiasm and research skills ooze through the pages of his book the last battle of winchester. Of the 211,411 union soldiers captured 16,668 were paroled on the field and 30,218 died in prison. When the sun rose on july 25 the battle of second kernstown was history. Patchan s talk will focus on the background and combat experience of the two commanding generals before their encounter at winchester. Longstreets attack and the struggle for chinn ridge this new book expertly describes and analyzes this important attack and brings to life many of the. American civil war casualties are those soldiers, both union and confederate, who died, were wounded, went missing or were captured.
This new book expertly describes and analyzes this important attack and brings to life many of the key figures involved in this momentous battle. Longstreets attack and the struggle for chinn ridge by scott c. Civil war books and authors 8 comments as i did with his excellent last book, shenandoah summer. Scott started with the political background in august 1864 and then covered all the minor battles between early and sheridan before winchester. The second volume will cover third winchester and fishers hill. Casualties were 200 confederates and 1,200 federals. Mcpherson, battle cry of freedom oxford university press, 1988, 854. Patchan, a civil war battlefield guide and historian, is the author of forgotten fury.
Jubal early launched a surprise attack against the encamped army of union maj. The fighting around manassas junction in northern virginia during the late summer of 1862 is often hailed by students of the civil war as one of confederate general robert e. United states military casualties of war wikipedia. Patchan is a leading authority on the 1864 shenandoah valley campaign. May 01, 2011 scott patchan has investigated the third battle of winchester for twenty years and his enthusiasm and research skills ooze through the pages of his book the last battle of winchester.
This is a list of the costliest land battles of the american civil war, measured by casualties killed, wounded, captured, and missing on both sides. The civil wars first death was an accident april 14 marks the date 150 years ago that the first person was killed in the civil war. The civil war is evidence that cains legacy lives on, when brother fought against and killed brother. He enlisted into company h on august 12, 1861 at philadelphia, pennsylvania. Battle deaths in the civil war totaled nearly 215,000. The battle of piedmont was fought june 5, 1864, in the village of piedmont, augusta county, virginia. Library of congress from 1861 to 1865, the civil war ravaged america.
As i did with his excellent last book, shenandoah summer. The casualties of the civil war stands as the highest total among the wars the united states has ever fought in, ever. Patchan is the author of the last battle of winchester 4. He has also written extensively for civil war magazine, north south, americas civil war and other historical publications. Estimates of confederate casualties killed, wounded, and missing during the civil war range from 335,000 to 450,000 and even higher. Locating a civil war ancestor, whether it is a direct ancestor or a collateral relative, can provide another source of information on your family tree. Below is a list of the deadliest battles in the war.
Civil war april 2, 2012 doctor david hacker after extensive research offered new casualty rates higher by 20%. Ive now read 11 chapters, and am nearly through the narrative on third winchester, and its every bit as. The 1864 valley campaign, ive been working my way through the manuscript of the next volume in his trilogy on sheridans 1864 shenandoah valley campaign. Hunter occupied staunton on june 6 and soon began to advance on lynchburg, destroying military stores and. In august 1864, the outcome of the civil war hung in the balance, and abraham. Patchan, a native of cleveland, ohio, has lived most of his life in virginia. He served as a general in the united states army from 1814 to 1861, taking part in the war of 1812, the mexicanamerican war, the early stages of the american civil war, and various conflicts with native americans. The 1864 shenandoah campaign civil war series patchan, scott c. While some military historians divide this period into three separate campaigns, they interacted in. It is very sobering to stop and look at the truly tragic cost of life from this war. Watch this video series to learn more about this climactic action of the battle of second manassas from civil war historian and author, scott patchan the american battlefield trusts map of the july 1864, battle of atlanta, a fierce battle that saw the only death of a union army commander during the entire war james b. American civil war casualties simple english wikipedia, the.