Curated playlist
Confederate victories of the American Civil War
- Battle of Salem ChurchUnion General Sedgwick attacked at Salem Church believing he faced one brigade. Lee had sent a division.
- Seven Days BattlesBetween the 25th of June and the 1st of July 1862, the Seven Days Battles swept across the countryside near Richmond, Virginia. Seven battles were fought in seven days. When they ended, Confederate General Robert E. Lee had driven the…
- Battle of ChancellorsvilleAt Chancellorsville, Robert E. Lee split his outnumbered army twice. The Union force was more than twice his size.
- Second Battle of Fort WagnerThe 54th Massachusetts, a Black regiment, charged Fort Wagner along sand no wider than 60 yards.
- Battle of FredericksburgAt Fredericksburg in 1862, Union troops charged a stone wall fourteen times and never broke through.
- Second Battle of Bull RunStonewall Jackson once rode past Union troops dressed as a farmer. They ignored him, and hours later he attacked.
- Battle of ChickamaugaThe Battle of Chickamauga began when Union soldiers went looking for water. It grew into two days of fighting.
- First Battle of Bull RunWealthy Washingtonians brought picnic lunches to watch the First Battle of Bull Run. They fled beside a routed army.
- Battle of RichmondA hidden ravine let Confederates flank Union troops at the Battle of Richmond, Kentucky. Union losses were 5,353.
- Battle of Palmito RanchThe Battle of Palmito Ranch was fought more than a month after Lee surrendered. Men still died in Texas.
- Battle of New MarketAt the Battle of New Market in 1864, teenage cadets charged across a muddy field. They lost their shoes in the mire.
- Battle of OlusteeThe Battle of Olustee, fought in Florida in 1864, cost the Union more than a third of its army.
- Battle of Wilson's CreekAt Wilson's Creek, Union troops held fire on Confederates because a Union regiment also wore gray.