Only the battle in Arkansas was a clear Union victory and Texas & Tennessee saw Union surrenders.
In Charleston Harbor, Confederates defeated Union assaults on Fort Sumter and fought to inconclusive results elsewhere.
South Carolina 1861 - '63 Engagements
| Date | Engagement | Military Units | Losses | Victor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 12-14, 1861 | Fort Sumter, SC | Confederate artillery (Beauregard), Union garrison (Anderson) | None | CSA |
| April 15 | Evacuation of Fort Sumter, SC | Union garrison | Two Union soldiers killed, four wounded by accidental explosion | N.A. |
| Nov 3-7 | Port Royal, SC | Union: Blockading Squadron (DuPont, TW Sherman -12,653 77 vessels) & Confederate SC Dept (RE Lee, Frazier -3,077 4 gunboats) | Union 31-total (8-killed), Confederates 63-total (11-killed) | USA |
| June 16, 1862 | Secessionville, Charleston, SC | Union Dept of the South (Benham ~6,000), Confederate SC 2nd District (Evans ~2,000) | Union 685-total (100?-killed), Confederates 204-total (30?-killed) | CSA (CSA outnumbered) |
| June 21 | Simon's Bluff, SC | Union 2-river boats, 55th PA Inf (Rhind ~500), Confederate SC 16th Inf (McCullough ~500) | no casualties reported | USA |
| Apr 7, 1863 | 1st Charleston Harbor, SC | Union S Atlantic Blockaid Squadron (DuPont 7-ships), Confederate 1st Mil District of SC (Beauregard 2-ships 385 land arty) | Union 22-total (1-killed, 1 ship sunk), Confederates 13-total (unkwn-killed) | CSA |
| July 10-11 | 1st Fort Wagner, SC | Union X Corps, 2nd Div (Gillmore ~4,000), Confederate Fort Wagner garisson (PGT Beauregard 1,770) | Union 339-total (including 12-killed), Confederates 12-total (including 2-killed) | CSA |
| July 16 | Gimball's Landing, SC | Union X Corps, Dept of the South, Stone River Flotilla (Terry, Balch ~3,800), Confederate 1st Mil Dist, SC (Hagood ~3.000) | Union 45-total (including 14-killed), Confederates 18-total (including 3-killed) | CSA (CSA outnumbered) |
| July 18 | 2nd Fort Wagner, SC | Union X Corps, Dept of the South (Gillmore ~5,000), Confederate Dept of SC, GA & FL (Beauregard ~1,800) | Union 1,515-total (including 246-killed), Confederates 174-total (including 36-killed) | CSA (CSA outnumbered -- Union assaulted fortified positions) |
| August 17-Sept 8 | 2nd Fort Sumter, SC | Union Dept of the South (Gillmore 413), Confederate garrison (Beauregard 320) | none or unknown | CSA |
| Sept 5-8 | 2nd Charleston Harbor, SC | Union Dept of the South, South Atlantic Blocking Squadron (Gillmore, Dalhgren ~40,000?), Confederate garrison (Beauregard ~20,000?) | Union 368-total (including ~54-killed), Confederates 655-total (including ~110-killed) | Inconclusive |
In Texas, hugely outnumbered Confederates defeated and forced surrender of the invading Union forces at Sabine Pass.
Texas 1863 Engagements
| Date | Engagement | Military Units | Losses | Victor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1863 | Galveston, TX | Union W. Blockade Squadron (Burrell, Renshaw 6-gunboats), Confederate Dept of TX, NM & Az (Magruder, Smith 2-gunboats) | Union 420-total (6?-killed), Confederates 143-total (26-killed) | CSA |
| Sept 8 | 2nd Sabine Pass, TX | Union West Gulf Blocking Squadron (Franklin, Crocker 5,000 Infantry, 22-tramsports & gunboats), Confederate garrison (Dowling, Smith 50 Infantry, 6 artillery pieces) | Union 376-total (including ~20-killed), Confederates none | CSA (Union surrendered, war's most lopsided Confederate victory) |
In western Arkansas, Union cavalry outnumbered and defeated Confederate cavalry at Devil's Backbone.
Arkansas 1862- '63 Engagements
| Date | Engagement | Military Units | Losses | Victor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 17, 1862 | Little Sugar Creek, AR | Union Army of the Southwest (Curtis ~2,000) & Confederate Army of AR (McCullough ~2,000) | Union 33-total (13-killed), Confederates 250-total (23-killed) | Inconclusive |
| Mar 6-8 | Pea Ridge, AK | Union Army of Southwest (Curtis, Sigel ~10,500)& Confederate Army of the West (Van Dorn, Price, McCulloch, Pike ~16,500) | Union 1,384 total (203 killed), Confederate 2,000 total (unknown killed) | USA (Union outnumbered) |
| May 19 | Whitney's Lane, AR | Union Dept of the SW (Curtis, Steele ~30,000), Confederate Trans-Mississippi (Roane ~1,200) | Union 51-total (unkwn-killed), Confederates 10-total (unkwn-killed) | USA |
| June 17 | St. Charles, AR | Union 4-river boats, 46th Ind Inf (Fitch, Kitty-WIA ~1,000), Confederate AR 29th Inf (Fry-POW) | Union 160-total (58-killed), Confederates 40-total (8-killed) | USA |
| July 7 | Cache River, AR | Union Army of SW (Curtis, Havey ~600, Confederate 12th & 16th Cavalry (Hindman, Rust ~600) | Union 63+-total (6-killed), Confederates ~100-total (30-killed) | USA |
| Nov 27 | Yellville, AR | Union Army of the Frontier, (Wickersham, cavalry from Illinois, Iowa & Wisconsin ), Confederate garrison | Union none, Confederates 60-total captured & paroled | USA -- salt mining disrupted |
| Nov 28 | Yellville, AR | Union Army of the Frontier, (Blunt, Cloud ~5,000), Confederate Trans-Mississippi Dept (Marmaduke, Shelby ~2,000) | Union 44-total (8-killed), Confederates 80-total (10-killed) | USA |
| Dec 6 | Reed's Mountain, AR | Union Army of the Frontier, (Blunt, Basset 3 regiments), Confederate Trans-Mississippi Dept (Shelby's brigade, Monroe +2 regiments) | Union 8-total (1-killed), Confederates 37-total (10-killed) | Inconclusive -- USA tactical, CSA strategic |
| Dec 7 | Prairie Grove, AR | Union Army of the Frontier, (Blunt, Herron ~9,000), Confederate Trans-Mississippi Dept (Hindman ~11,000) | Union 1,251-total (175-killed), Confederates 1,317-total (204-killed) | USA strategic (Union outnumbered) |
| Jan 9-10, 1863 | Arkansas Post, AR | Union Dept of MS, MS Squadron (McClernand, Porter ~ 20,090), Confederate Ft. Hindman garrison (Churchill ~5,000) | Union 1,092-total (165?-killed), Confederates 4,931-total (60-killed) | USA |
| May 1-2 | Chalk Bluff, AR | Union Army the Frontier (Vandever ~10,000), Confederate Army of Trans MS (Marmaduke, ~2,000) | Union 120-total (23-killed), Confederates 210-total (30-killed) | CSA (Union strategic) |
| July 4 | Helena, AR | Union XIII Corp 13th Div (Prentis 4,129), Confederate Dist. of Arkansas (Holmes, Price 7,626) | Union 237-total (including 57-killed), Confederates 1,636-total (including 173-killed) | USA |
| Sept 1 | Devil's Backbone, AR | Union Cavalry from Kansas, Missouri & Indiana (Cloud 1,500), Confederate Arkansas cavlary (Cabell 1,250) | Union 16 total (including 3-killed), Confederates 65 total (including 10-killed) | USA |
In eastern Tennessee, outnumbered Union forces ran out of ammunition and surrendered to Confederates at Telford Station.
Tennessee 1862- '63 Engagements
| Date | Engagement | Military Units | Losses | Victor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 6 | Fort Henry, TN | Union Army of TN + West Flotilla (Grant, Foote ~15,000) & Confederate Army of Cent KY (Tilghman ~3,200) | Union 40-total, Confederates 79-total (15 killed) | USA |
| Feb 14-16 | Fort Donelson, TN | Union Army of the Tennessee + Mississippi River Squadron (Grant, Foote 24,531) & Confederate Army of Central KY + garrison (Floyd, Pillow, Buchner 16,171) | Union 2,691-total (507-killed), Confederates 13,846-total (327-killed) | USA |
| April 6-7 | Shiloh, TN | Union Army of West Tennessee (Grant, Buell ~63,000) & Confederate Army of Mississippi (AS Johnson, Beauregard ~40,335) | Union 13,047-total (1,754-killed), Confederate 10,699-total (1,728-killed) | USA |
| April 14 | Fort Pillowi, TN | Union mortor boats bombard Fort Pillow | none | CSA |
| May 10 | Plum Run Bend, TN | Union MS River Squadron (7-river ironclads), Confederate River Defense Fleet (9-wooden steamboats) | none recorded | CSA |
| June 6 | Memphis, TN | Union MS Flotilla (Davis, Ellet+), Confederate River Defense Fleet (Montgomery, Thompson) | Union 1- total, Confederates 250-total (~35-killed) | USA |
| June 7-8 | Chattanooga, TN | Union Army of OH (Negley 1 division), Confederate Army of KY (EK Smith) | Union 23-total, Confederates 65-total | USA |
| July 13 | Murfreesboro, TN | Union hospital & PA cavalry (Crittended ~900, Confederate Cavalry (Forrest ~1,400) | Union 890-total (0-killed), Confederates ~150-total (0-killed) | CSA |
| Aug 30 | Bolivar, TN | Union Army of the MS, (Leggett ~1,000), Confederate Army of the West (Armstrong -1,000) | Union unknown, Confederates unknown | Inconclusive |
| Oct 5 | Hatchie's Bridge, TN | Union Army of MS (Ord, Hurlbut, 12,000), Confederate Army of West TN (Van Dorn, Price ~20,000) | Union 500-total (75?-killed), Confederates 400-total (60?-killed) | USA |
| Dec 7 | Hartville, TN | Union XIV Corps (Moore ~2,400), Confederate Cavalry (John Hunt Morgan ~1,300) | Union 2,096-total (unknwn-killed), Confederates 139-total (unkwn-killed) | CSA (CSA outnumbered, Union surrender) |
| Dec 30 | Parker's Cross Roads, TN | Union Army of TN (Sullivan ~3,000), Confederate Army of TN (Nathan Bedford Forrest~1,600) | Union 237-total (31-killed?), Confederates 500-total (75?-killed) | CSA? (CSA outnumbered) |
| Dec 31-Jan 2, 1863 | Murfreesboro / Stones River, TN | Union Army of the Cumberland (Rosecrans ~43,400), Confederate Army of TN (Bragg ~35,000) | Union 13,906-total (1,677-killed?), Confederates 11,739-total (1,294-killed) | USA |
| Feb 3 | Dover, TN | Union garrison (Connor ~800), Confederate Army of TN (Wheeler ~2,500) | Union 126-total (19?-killed), Confederates 670-total (100?-killed) | USA(Union outnumbered) |
| Mar 4-5 | Thompson's Station, TN | Union Dept of Cuimberland (Coburn ~2,000), Confederate Cavalry Corps (Van Dorn ~4,000) | Union 1,906-total (33-killed), Confederates ~300-total (25?-killed) | CSA (Union surrendered) |
| Mar 20 | Vaught's Hill, TN | Union XIV Corps Brigade (Hall ~1,300), Confederate JH Morgan Cavalry (Morgan ~3,500) | Union 62-total (9-killed?), Confederates 373-total (55-killed?) | USA (USA outnumbered) |
| Mar 25 | Brentwood, TN | Union WI, IN, MI Inf (Bloodgood ~400), Confederate NB Forrest Cavalry (Forrest ~3,000?) | Union 300-total (unkn-killed), Confederates 6-total (0-killed?) | CSA |
| Apr 10 | Franklin, TN | Union Army of KY 3-divisions (Granger 10,000?), Confederate 1st Cavalry of TN, 2 Brigades (VAn Dorn 5,000?) | Union 100-total (15?-killed), Confederates 137-total (21?-killed) | USA |
| June 24-6 | Hoover's Gap, TN | Union XIV Corps Cavalry "Lightning Brigade" (Wilder ~2,000?), Confederate Cavalry Brigade ( Bate ~2,000?) | Union 61-total (10?-killed), Confederates 146-total (19-killed) | USA |
| August 21 | 2nd Chattanooga, TN | Union Army of the Cumberland XIV Corps (Rosencrans, Wilder's "Lightening" Brigade ~2,600), Confederate Army of Tennessee (Bragg , DH Hill's Corps ~30,000?) | none or unknown | USA (Bragg fixed in place) |
| Sept 8 | Telford Station, East TN | Union 100th Ohio (Hayes ~400), Confederate Jackson's Brigade (A.E. Jackson ~4,000) | Union 300-total (including ~100-killed or died later), Confederates 30-total (including ~5 killed) | CSA (Union surrendered) |
These bring the war's total engagements to 242 with Union victories outnumbering Confederate victories by only 15% and battles in the Confederacy outnumbering those in the Union by about 2/3.
Summary of Civil War Engagements as of September 8, 1863:
Engagements in Confederate states:
| State | Union Victories | Confederate Victories | Inconclusive | Total Engagements |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | 2 | 7 | 2 | 11 |
| Virginia | 11 | 33 | 15 | 59 |
| North Carolina | 8 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| Florida | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Louisiana | 10 | 2 | 1 | 13 |
| Tennessee | 12 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| Arkansas | 10 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Mississippi | 11 | 5 | 0 | 16 |
| Texas | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Alabama | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total Engagements in CSA | 68 | 60 | 23 | 151 |
Engagements in Union states/territories:
| State | Union Victories | Confederate Victories | Inconclusive | Total Engagements |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| West Virginia | 9 | 3 | 2 | 14 |
| Missouri | 14 | 13 | 1 | 28 |
| New Mexico | 5 | 8 | 0 | 13 |
| Kentucky | 5 | 6 | 2 | 13 |
| Oklahoma | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Pennsylvania | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Indiana | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ohio | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total Engagements in Union | 44 | 36 | 11 | 91 |
| Total Engagements to date | 112 | 95 | 34 | 242 |
Casualties for August & September to date totaled over 1,700 including over 200 killed in action.
These bring the war's totals to over 481,000 total casualties, including over 54,000 killed in action.