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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. [A]
American Civil War: 9,500+ Battle of Chickamauga: 1863 American Civil War: 34,624 [302] Battle of Spotsylvania Court House: 1864 American Civil War: 30,000 [303] Battle of Stones River: 1862–1863 American Civil War: 24,000 [304] Battle of the Wilderness: 1864 American Civil War: 28,700 Battle of Cold Harbor: 1864 American Civil War: 18,000 ...
The three-day battle in and around Gettysburg resulted in the largest number of casualties in the American Civil War—between 46,000 and 51,000. [86] In conjunction with the Union victory at Vicksburg on July 4, Gettysburg is frequently cited as the war's turning point .
This list of wars by death toll includes all deaths directly or indirectly caused by the deadliest wars in history. These numbers encompass the deaths of military personnel resulting directly from battles or other wartime actions, as well as wartime or war-related civilian deaths, often caused by war-induced epidemics, famines, or genocides.
This article lists battles and campaigns in which the number of U.S. soldiers killed was higher than 1,000. The battles and campaigns that reached that number of deaths in the field are so far limited to the American Civil War, World War I, World War II, Korean War, one campaign during the Vietnam War (the Tet Offensive from January 30 to September 23, 1968) and one campaign during the Iraq ...
The northernmost battle in the Civil War. July 28, 1863: Battle of Stony Lake: North Dakota (Dakota Territory at the time) D: Union: Dakota War of 1862: Sioux forces escape Union forces in pursuit. August 17 – September 9, 1863: Second Battle of Fort Sumter: South Carolina: B: Confederate: Union's massive bombardment and naval attack fails to ...
The Battle of Picacho Pass, also known as the Battle of Picacho Peak, was an engagement of the American Civil War on April 15, 1862. The action occurred around Picacho Peak , 50 miles (80 km) northwest of Tucson , Arizona .
Battle of Fredericksburg (1862). [33] [10] One-sided battle in which the Union Army advanced on entrenched Confederate Army units resulted in very high casualties during the American Civil War. Battle of the Little Bighorn (June 1876). [34] [10] [page needed] Montana Territory.