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Can you name the 20 Costliest Battles of the American Civil War ?
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Total Casualties
Battle
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51,112
High water mark of the Confederacy
37,532
29,495 Confederates surrender after 6-week siege
36,059
The end of McClellan's end run up the penninsula to Richmond
34,624
The Union forces collapse but for George Thomas
31,820
A bloody tactical draw, but Grant advances onward anyway
30,099
Lee's greatest victory
28,666
A bloody tactical draw, but Grant advances onward anyway
28,469
27,805 Confederates surrender
25,251
The 'miscreant' Pope is smashed by Lee
24,645
AKA Murfreesboro. Over 30% of forces involved became casualties
Total Casualties
Battle
Commentary
23,741
AKA Pittsburg Landing. Beauregard and A.S. Johnston try to smash Grant before Buell joins
23,134
AKA Sharpsburg. The bloodiest single day in American military history
19,455
16,537 Confederates surrender unconditionally
18,030
Crushing Union defeat after repeated charges against Marye's Heights
17,337
Lee: 'This is not war, this is murder.'
15,386
Union failure to get around Lee turns into ten-month siege
12,992
Jackson captures city and 12,419 Union soldiers losing only 286
12,491
Bragg's Confederates dissolve before mistaken Union charge
12,140
Hood tries to push Sherman from Atlanta and fails
11,165
AKA Fair Oaks. McClellan advances on Richmond; Johnston's wound means Lee takes command
9,061
AKA Fair Oaks. McClellan advances on Richmond; Johnston's wound means Lee takes command
8,848
AKA Fair Oaks. McClellan advances on Richmond; Johnston's wound means Lee takes command
8,630
AKA Fair Oaks. McClellan advances on Richmond; Johnston's wound means Lee takes command
8,578
AKA Fair Oaks. McClellan advances on Richmond; Johnston's wound means Lee takes command
8,575
AKA Fair Oaks. McClellan advances on Richmond; Johnston's wound means Lee takes command
7,877
AKA Fair Oaks. McClellan advances on Richmond; Johnston's wound means Lee takes command
4,878
AKA Fair Oaks. McClellan advances on Richmond; Johnston's wound means Lee takes command
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Civil War Battle Casualties Quiz
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Created Nov 11, 2009 in
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Scyphus
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Nov 11th, 2009 at 15:56 GMT
3 points
Civil War casualty numbers are of course open to much debate. Often many sources differ for each battle, and the Confederates often left only vague estimates. Also, some of the battles in this quiz have big numbers because they included large mass surrenders. I left them in rather than (fruitlessly) try to distinguish between soldiers captured during a battle and those captured at the end of it. Some may also quibble that some battles in a series over several days have been grouped into one; if you don't like it done that way, oh well. Interestingly (perhaps), 20 battles marked the division between battles with more than 10,000 total casualties and less. If I could have figured out how to add bonus answers, I would have thrown in a few of the notable battles that didn't quite make the cutoff...but I couldn't. Enjoy.
Scyphus
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Nov 11th, 2009 at 18:06 GMT
1 point
OK, a few bonuses added.
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