At least 618,000 americans died in the civil war, and some experts say the toll reached 700,000. He enlisted into company h on august 12, 1861 at philadelphia, pennsylvania. 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. Battle dates number of fatalities battle of gettysburg june 3, july 24, 1863. 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 1864 valley campaign 2007, and second manassas.
Longstreets attack and the struggle for chinn ridge. 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. Casualties were 200 confederates and 1,200 federals. Scott was the whig partys presidential nominee in the 1852 presidential. The curious thing, twothirds of the deaths in the civil war came in the.
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. 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. Civil war pension files, for example, contain statements of family relationships, dates and places of marriage, and lists of. William mottern was born in berks county, pennsylvania in 1833. While some military historians divide this period into three separate campaigns, they interacted in several ways, so this article considers all three together. At the hotel we had a reception with significant hors doeuvres, rendering dinner unnecessary.
There is not anything fun about the civil war casualties. In august 1864, the outcome of the civil war hung in the balance, and abraham. Jubal early launched a surprise attack against the encamped army of union maj. 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 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. Patchan, a native of cleveland, ohio, has lived most of his life in virginia. Phil sheridan, jubal early, and the shenandoah valley. Library of congress from 1861 to 1865, the civil war ravaged america. The siege of vicksburg 37,532 total casualties, the battle of appomattox court house 28,469, the siege of port hudson. According to scott, third winchester was the largest battle for the rest of the war, suffering 9000 casualties on both sides. Of the 462,634 confederate soldiers captured 247,769 were paroled on the field and 25,976 died in prison. Yet the triumph might have been greater, a possibility explored by scott patchan. Hood had parried shermans efforts to lay siege to the gate city and hoods cavalry was raiding the union supply lines in north georgia.
Philip sheridan, across cedar creek, northeast of strasburg, virginia. Patchan is a leading authority on the 1864 shenandoah valley campaign. Signal knob skirmish, guard hill, bowers hill, earlys charleston offensive, kearnysville, shepherdstown, and. It is very sobering to stop and look at the truly tragic cost of life from this war. He has also written extensively for civil war magazine, north south, americas civil war and other historical publications. The cavalry spent the day supporting the batteries in the middle of the federal line. 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. Studying the civil war, readers come to realize that. 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. Perhaps he meant in virginia because i think nashville casualties were slightly more.
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. 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. 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. Below is a list of the deadliest battles in the war.
He is the author of many articles and books, including the forgotten fury. 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. This new book expertly describes and analyzes this important attack and brings to life many of the key figures involved in this momentous battle. Shenandoah valley during the civil war encyclopedia virginia. Scott patchan s presumably limited release and long outofprint battle history the forgotten fury. Phil sheridan, jubal early, and the shenandoah valley campaign, august 7september 19, 1864. Phil sheridan, jubal early and the shenandoah valley campaign, august 7 september 19, 1864. 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. 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. This is a list of the costliest land battles of the american civil war, measured by casualties. The three days of conflict at gettysburg resulted in 51,000 casualties, making it the bloodiest battle of the civil war. 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. Of the 211,411 union soldiers captured 16,668 were paroled on the field and 30,218 died in prison. The battle of second kernstown essential civil war.
The violence in battles such as shiloh, antietam, stones river and gettysburg shocked everyone in the country, both north and south. Patchan s talk will focus on the background and combat experience of the two commanding generals before their encounter at winchester. Local kernstown citizens were left with to bury the dead and attempted to make sense of the destruction and disaster. The battle of piedmont and a consultant and contributing writer for. List of costliest american civil war land battles wikipedia. To view the names of those soldiers click on the link below. Confederate control of the shenandoah helped prolong. Rantings of a civil war historian scott patchans next book.
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. Civil war books and authors 8 comments as i did with his excellent last book, shenandoah summer. After severe fighting, jones was killed and the confederates were routed. 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. The battle of piedmont and hunters raid on staunton. The union armies had from 2,500,000 to 2,750,000 men. Winfield scott june, 1786 may 29, 1866 was an american military commander and political candidate. The american civil war was the nations bloodiest war. Scott patchans presumably limited release and long outofprint battle history the forgotten fury. National park service, the federation of genealogical societies fgs, and the genealogical society of utah gsu. The battle of piedmont, virginia, and a consultant and contributing writer for shenandoah, 1862. Lynchburg civil war battle virginia history campaign photo. The second volume will cover third winchester and fishers hill. Index of soldiers who served in the civil war, 18611865 culled from 6.
This database includes lists and narrative reports reporting casualties sustained by confederate army units during the war. Patchan is a graduate of james madison university in the shenandoah valley. While some military historians divide this period into three separate campaigns, they interacted in. The battle of piedmont was fought june 5, 1864, in the village of piedmont, augusta county, virginia. Scott patchan, george crooks tin ear, civil war times 51, no. The initial focus of the cwss is the names index project, a project to enter names and other basic information from 5. 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.
American civil war casualties simple english 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. The civil war trust recently had the chance to sit down with scott patchan, author of a new book second manassas. This struggle resulted in more than 9,000 casualties, including key commanders on both sides.
Instead, the cavalry should have been out scouting the flanks and guarding. Casualties for the union totaled 5,665 644 killed, 3,430 wounded, 1,591 missing. Finding your civil war ancestor gettysburg national. All union casualty figures, and confederate killed in action, from the oxford companion to american military history except where noted nps figures. List of civil war killed all causes by states, including. Ive now read 11 chapters, and am nearly through the narrative on third winchester, and its every bit as. He has written several books on the american civil war, most recently shenandoah summer.
The battle of second kernstown essential civil war curriculum. Crossroads of history conference shenandoah at war. Civil war scholar scott patchan talked about operations in the shenandoah valley during july and august 1864. Scott started with the political background in august 1864 and then covered all the minor battles between early and sheridan before winchester. Civil war shenandoah valley campaign campaigns history. Confederate general jubal early crossed the potomac into maryland, in an effort to threaten baltimore and washington, d. Longstreets attack and the struggle for chinn ridge 2011.
A curated virtual cemetery for names in civil war casualties. Gettysburg was the bloodiest battle of the civil war, with more than 51,000 casualties, including 7,863 dead. The casualties of the civil war stands as the highest total among the wars the united states has ever fought in, ever. As i did with his excellent last book, shenandoah summer. Sheridan recovers the valley, fall 1864 blue and gray education. 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. This has been the accepted norm for more than 100 years. The total american civil war casualty count is usually said to be 618,000620,000. Battle deaths in the civil war totaled nearly 215,000. One brigade was mildly involved, and a cannonball decapitated its commander. Led by historians gary ecelbarger and scott patchan, this. Apr 25, 2011 scott patchan s presumably limited release and long outofprint battle history the forgotten fury.
The federal cavalry took a total of 12 casualties in the wars bloodiest single day. All strengths and casualties are cited in the named articles. Civil war april 2, 2012 doctor david hacker after extensive research offered new casualty rates higher by 20%. Longstreets attack and the struggle for chinn ridge by scott c. Mcpherson, battle cry of freedom oxford university press, 1988, 854. American civil war casualties simple english wikipedia, the. Kirklands, 1996 has remained a much sought after book for shenandoah valley civil war enthusiasts. The 1864 shenandoah campaign civil war series patchan, scott c. United states military casualties of war wikipedia. World war i figures include expeditions in north russia and siberia.
Newer estimates place the total death toll at 650,000 to. 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. The battle of piedmont and a consultant and contributing writer for shenandoah, 1862. Estimates of confederate casualties killed, wounded, and missing during the civil war range from 335,000 to 450,000 and even higher. 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. 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 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. American civil war casualties are those soldiers, both union and confederate, who died, were wounded, went missing or were captured. Patchan is the author of the last battle of winchester 4. Hunter occupied staunton on june 6 and soon began to advance on lynchburg, destroying military stores and. At any rate, these casualties exceed the nations loss in all its other wars, from the revolution through vietnam. Casualties for the confederates numbered as little as 200 men. The civil war is evidence that cains legacy lives on, when brother fought against and killed brother.