Mississippi 1862-'63 Engagements
| Date | Engagement | Military Units | Losses | Victor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 29 - May 30, 1862 | Corinth, MS | Union Army of the Mississippi (Halleck, Grant, Thomas, Buel ~120,000), Confederate Army of the Mississippi (Beauregard, Bragg, Van Dorn ~65,000) | Union 1,000+ total, Confederates 1,000+ total | USA |
| Sep 1 | Denmark, MS | Union Army of the Missippi, (Dennis ~1,000), Confederate Army of the West (Armstrong -4,000) | Union 108-total (8-killed), Confederates 288 total (11=killed) | CSA |
| Sep 19-20 | Iuka, MS | Union Army of Mississippi (Rosecrans, ~4,500), Confederate Army of the West (Price, ~3,179) | Union 790-total (144-killed), Confederates 1,516-total (263-killed) | USA |
| Oct 3-4 | Corinth, MS | Union Army of MS (Rosecran s, 12,000), Confederate Army of West TN (Van Dorn, Price ~22,000) | Union 2,520-total (355-killed), Confederates 4.233-total (473-killed) | USA |
| Dec 27-29 | Chickasaw Bayou, MS | Union Army of TN, MS Squadron (Sherman ~30,720), Confederate Dept of MS (Pemberton, SD Lee~13,792) | Union 1,776-total (208-killed), Confederates 187-total (57-killed) | CSA (CSA outnumbered |
| Apr 29, 1863 | Grand Gulf, MS | Union Mississippi squadron (Porter 7-ironclads ~10,000), Confederate Army of Vicksburg batteries (Bowen 4,200) | Union 80-total (24-killed), Confederates 22-total (3-killed) | CSA (Grant changed his plans) |
| Apr 29 | Snyder's Bluff, MS | Union XV Corps, Mississippi squadron (Sherman 8-gunboatss ~10,000), Confederate Herbert's Brigade (Herbert 3,000) | Union unkwn-total (unkwn-killed), Confederates unkwn-total (unkwn-killed) | CSA (Union feint to fix CSA forces) |
| May 1 | Port Gibson, MS | Union Army of TN (Grant ~23,000), Confederate Army of Vicksburg (Bowen, ~8,000) | Union 861-total (129?-killed), Confederates 787-total (118?-killed) | USA |
| May 12 | Raymond, MS | Union Army the Tennessee (McPherson 12,000), Confederate Army of Vicksburg (Gregg, 4,000) | Union 446-total (67?-killed), Confederates 515-total (77?-killed) | USA |
| May 14 | Jackson, MS | Union Army the Tennessee (Grant, Sherman, McPherson ~30,000), Confederate Army of Vicksburg (Johnson, Gregg, 5,000?) | Union 332-total (48?-killed), Confederates 850-total (127?-killed) | USA |
| May 16 | Champion Hill, MS | Union Army the Tennessee (Grant, McClernand, Sherman, McPherson 32,000), Confederate Army of Vicksburg (Pemberton 22,000) | Union 2,457-total (410-killed), Confederates 3,840-total (381-killed) | USA |
| May 17 | Big Black River Bridge, MS | Union Army the Tennessee XIII Corps (McClernand, 5,000), Confederate Army of Vicksburg (Bowen Vaugn, 5,000) | Union 275-total (41?-killed), Confederates 1,751-total (262?-killed) | USA (Union outnumbered) |
Summary of Civil War Engagements as of May 20, 1863:
Engagements in Confederate states:
| State | Union Victories | Confederate Victories | Inconclusive | Total Engagements |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Virginia | 10 | 23 | 12 | 52 |
| North Carolina | 8 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| Florida | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Louisiana | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Tennessee | 9 | 7 | 1 | 17 |
| Arkansas | 8 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Mississippi | 8 | 4 | 0 | 12 |
| Texas | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Alabama | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total Engagements in CSA | 56 | 49 | 18 | 123 |
Engagements in Union states/territories:
| State | Union Victories | Confederate Victories | Inconclusive | Total Engagements |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| West Virginia | 9 | 3 | 2 | 14 |
| Missouri | 14 | 13 | 1 | 28 |
| New Mexico | 5 | 8 | 0 | 13 |
| Kentucky | 5 | 6 | 2 | 13 |
| Oklahoma | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Total Engagements in Union | 38 | 33 | 6 | 77 |
| Total Engagements to date | 94 | 82 | 24 | 200 |
Casualties for both battles totaled over 8,300 including over 1,000 killed in action.
These bring the war's totals, by my count, to over 357,000 casualties, including over 41,000 killed in action.