American Civil War | |||||||
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Clockwise from top: Battle of Gettysburg, Union Captain John Tidball's artillery, Confederate prisoners, ironclad USS Atlanta, ruins of Richmond, Virginia, Battle of Franklin |
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Belligerents | |||||||
United States | Confederate States | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Abraham Lincoln |
Jefferson Davis |
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Strength | |||||||
2,200,000: 698,000 (peak) |
750,000–1,000,000: 360,000 (peak) |
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Casualties and losses | |||||||
110,000+ killed in action/died of wounds 365,000+ total dead 282,000+ wounded |
94,000+ killed in action/died of wounds 290,000+ total dead |
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50,000 free civilians dead 80,000+ slaves dead Total: 785,000–1,000,000+ dead |
Union victory
Abraham Lincoln
Ulysses S. Grant
William T. Sherman
David Farragut
George B. McClellan
Henry Halleck
George Meade
Jefferson Davis
Robert E. Lee
J. E. Johnston
P. G. T. Beauregard
A. S. Johnston †
Braxton Bragg