Casualties in Some of the Major Battles

First Bull Run, VA (Jul 21, 1861)

  • Federal Losses: 2,645 
  • Confederate Losses: 1,981 

Fort Donelson, TN (Feb 12-16, 1862)

  • Federal Losses: 2,832 
  • Confederate Losses: 16,623 

Shilo, TN (Apr 6-7, 1862)

  • Federal Losses: 13,047 
  • Confederate Losses: 10,694 

Harper's Ferry, WV (Sep 12-15, 1862) 

  • Federal Losses: 11,783 
  • Confederate Losses: 500 

Antietam, MD (Sep 17, 1862) 

  • Federal Losses: 12,410 
  • Confederate Losses: 13,724 

Chancellorsville, VA (May 1-5, 1863) 

  • Federal Losses: 16,792 
  • Confederate Losses: 12,764 

Vicksburg, MS (May 18 - Jul 4, 1863) 

  • Federal Losses: 8,873 
  • Confederate Losses: 39,491 

Gettysburg, PA (Jul 1-3, 1863) 

  • Federal Losses: 23,049 
  • Confederate Losses: 28,036 

Chicamauga, GA (Sep 10-21, 1863) 

  • Federal Losses: 16,170 
  • Confederate Losses: 18,454 

Petersburg, VA (Jun 15, 1864 - Apr 5, 1865) 

  • Federal Losses: 42,000 
  • Confederate Losses: 28,000 

Atlanta, GA (Jul 22, 1864) 

  • Federal Losses: 3,722 
  • Confederate Losses: 8,500 

Adapted from a publication by the National Library of Medicine