10 Costliest Battles of the American Civil War
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The ten costliest land battles, measured by casualties (killed, wounded, captured, and missing) were:
| Battle (State) | Dates | Confederate Commander |
Union Commander | Conf. Forces | Union Forces | Victor | Casualties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battle of Gettysburg | July 1–3, 1863 | Robert E. Lee | George Meade | 71,699 | 94,589 | Union | 51,112 U: 23,049 C: 28,063 |
| Battle of Chickamauga
(Georgia) |
September 19–20, 1863 | Braxton Bragg | William Rosecrans | 75,357 | 61,753 | Conf. | 34,624 U: 16,170 C: 18,454 |
| Battle of Chancellorsville
(Virginia) |
May 1–4, 1863 | Robert E. Lee | Joseph Hooker | 60,892 | 133,868 | Conf. | 30,099 U: 17,278 C: 12,821 |
| Battle of Spotsylvania Court House
(Virginia) |
May 8 –21, 1864 | Robert E. Lee | Ulysses S. Grant | 52,000 | 100,000 | inconclusive | 30,399 U: 18,399 C: 12,000 |
| Battle of Antietam
(Maryland) |
September 17, 1862 | Robert E. Lee | George B. McClellan | 65000 | 82,654 | inconclusive | 23,134 U: 12,410 C: 10,724 |
| Battle of the Wilderness
(Virginia) |
May 5–7, 1864 | Robert E. Lee | Ulysses S. Grant | 61,025 | 101,895 | Conf. | 25,416 U: 17,666 C: 11,000 |
| Second Battle of Manassas
(Virginia) |
August 29–30, 1862 | Robert E. Lee | John Pope | 48,527 | 79,862 | Conf. | 25,251 U: 16,054 C: 9,197 |
| Battle of Stones River | December 31, 1862 | Braxton Bragg | William Rosecrans | 44,330 | 54,448 | Union | 24,645 U: 12,906 C: 11,739 |
| Battle of Shiloh | April 6–7, 1862 | Albert Sidney Johnston P. G. T. Beauregard |
Ulysses S. Grant | 44,968 | 65,085 | Union | 23,741 U: 13,047 C: 10,694 |
| Battle of Fort Donelson | February 13–16, 1862 | John B. Floyd Simon Bolivar Buckner, Sr. |
Ulysses S. Grant | 12,110 | 20,057 | Union | 19,455 U: 2,832 C: 16,623 |
