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United States Civil War

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.
Date April 12, 1861 – May 9, 1865 (by proclamation)
(4 years, 3 weeks and 6 days)
(Last shot fired June 22, 1865)
Location Southern United States, Northeastern United States, Western United States, Atlantic Ocean
Result

Union victory
Belligerents
 United States  Confederate States
Commanders and leaders

United States Abraham Lincoln †
United States Ulysses S. Grant
United States William T. Sherman
United States David Farragut
United States George B. McClellan
United States George Meade
United States John Pope

and others

Confederate States of America Jefferson Davis  Surrendered
Confederate States of America Robert E. Lee Surrendered
Confederate States of America P.G.T. Beauregard Surrendered
Confederate States of America Stonewall Jackson +  †
Confederate States of America Nathan B. Forrest Surrendered
Confederate States of America Joseph E. Johnston Surrendered

and others
Strength

2,200,000:

698,000 (peak)

750,000–1,000,000:

360,000 (peak)
Casualties and losses

110,000+ killed in action/died of wounds
230,000+ accident/disease deaths
25,000–30,000 died in Confederate prisons

365,000+ total dead 282,000+ wounded
181,193 captured

Total: 828,000+ casualties

94,000+ killed in action/died of wounds
26,000–31,000 died in Union prisons

290,000+ total dead
137,000+ wounded
436,658 captured

Total: 864,000+ casualties
50,000 free civilians dead
80,000+ slaves dead
Total: 785,000–1,000,000+ dead

Union victory

United States Abraham Lincoln †
United States Ulysses S. Grant
United States William T. Sherman
United States David Farragut
United States George B. McClellan
United States George Meade
United States John Pope


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