The American Civil War

1861-1865
 Corp size and above
Corp size and below Lincoln/Stanton
McClellan
Scott
Patterson “General in
General in
General Chief”
in Chief
Chief
Cavalry
Gunboats/Ships on Rivers McDowell
J. Johnston
McClellan
Buell Battle of 1st Bull Run
Jackson Beauregard
Halleck Dept of the OHIO (21 July 1861)
Dept of the MO
Battle of Pea Ridge J. Johnston
(6-8 March 1862) Donelson
Forts Henry& McClellan
Pope
(2-16 Feb 1862)
Halleck
A.S.
Dept of theJohnston
MI
Troop Strength
Knoxville
Burnside
Grant
(Thousands) Shiloh Buell
100 (6-7 April 1862)
90 A.S. Johnston
80
Beauregard
70

60

50

40

30
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10 Opening Moves
Major
OpeningCampaigns
Coastal
Moves
Actions
West
East
U.S. C.S.
1862
 Corp size and above
Corp size and below Lincoln/Stanton
“General in Chief”
Cavalry
Gunboats/Ships on Rivers

Battle of Seven Pines

Jackson (31 May-1 June 1862)
Seven Days Battles
Halleck
Dept of the MI (26 June - 1 July 1862)
J. Johnston
Lee

Corinth Occupied
Pope McClellan
(30 May 1862)

Troop Strength Grant

Buell
Knoxville
Burnside
(Thousands) Grant
Thomas Buell
Pope Buell
100

90

80 Bragg
Beauregard
70

60

50 Farragut Takes
New Orleans
40 (24 April-1 May 1862)
30
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Butler Major Campaigns
U.S. C.S.
1862
 Corp size and above
Antietam Halleck
Corp size and below Lincoln/Stanton
Cavalry
(17 Sept 1862) “General inChief
General in Chief”

Gunboats/Ships on Rivers Lee XIIMcClellan

Second Bull Run Jackson
Pope Pope
Perryville (29-30 Aug 1862) XI
Burnside
(8 Oct 1862) Lee
Longstreet Fredericksburg
Halleck (13 Dec 1862)
Smith Lee
Dept of the MI Buell
Lee
Bragg
McClellan
Rosecrans
Stones River
(31 Dec 1862)
Smith

Troop Strength
Knoxville
Burnside
(Thousands) Grant Buell Bragg
100

90 Bragg
Van Dorn Price
80 Bragg
Van Dorn
J. Johnston
70
Pemberton
60

50

40

30
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Banks
Butler Major
Major Campaigns
Campaigns
U.S. C.S.
1862
1863
 Troop Strength Corp size and above
(Thousands) Corp size and below Halleck
General in Chief
100 Cavalry
Gunboats/Ships on Rivers
90

80 Burnside
Hooker

70
Lee
60

50
Longstreet
40
Rosecrans
30
Knoxville

20 Grant Bragg
10

U.S. C.S.

J. Johnston
Grant
Pemberton

American Civil War

Banks Major Campaigns

1863
 Troop Strength Corp size and above
(Thousands) Corp size and below Halleck
General in Chief
100 Cavalry
Gunboats/Ships on Rivers
90

80 Chancellorsville Burnside
Hooker
(27 Apr-6 May)
70
Burnside
Lee
60

50
Longstreet
40
Rosecrans
30
Knoxville

20 Bragg
10

U.S. C.S.

J. Johnston
Grant
Pemberton
Pemberton

Grant

Banks
American Civil War

Banks Major Campaigns

1863
 Troop Strength Corp size and above Lee
(Thousands) Corp size and below Halleck
General in Chief
100 Cavalry
Gunboats/Ships on Rivers Grant Meade
90 General in Chief
Meade
80 Hooker
Gettysburg
Hooker
70 (1-3 July)
Burnside
Lee Longstreet
60

50

40
Rosecrans Burnside
30
Knoxville

20 Bragg Longstreet
Sherman
Sherman
10
Rosecrans
Thomas
J.Bragg
Johnston
Hooker
U.S. C.S.
Chickamauga
(19-20 Sept)
Pemberton
Sherman
J. Johnston

Grant

Banks
American Civil War

Major Campaigns
1863
 Corp size and above
Corp size and below
Cavalry
Gunboats/Ships on Rivers Grant
General in Chief
Sigel Meade

Lee
Butler

Knoxville

Sherman

J. Johnston

Banks
American Civil War

Grant’s
Major Plan
Campaigns
1864-1865
1864
1863
 Corp size and above
Corp size and below
Cavalry
Gunboats/Ships on Rivers Grant
Sheridan
General in Chief
Hunter
Sigel Meade

Early
Lee
Lee Butler
Grant
General in Chief
Meade
Thomas

Hood Knoxville J. Johnston

Sherman
Sherman

Schofield
Hood J. Johnston
Sherman

Hood

Banks
American Civil War

Major Campaigns
The Union Prevails
1864-1865