Top Ten Lists

Alternate Names for the Civil War *

1. America's Civil War

2. The Civil War Between the States

3. The Late Unpleasantness

4. The Lost Cause

5. Mr. Lincoln's War

6. The War Against Northern Aggression

7. The War Against Slavery

8. The War Between the States

9. The War for the Union

10. The War of the North and South

States with the Most Engagements *

1. Virginia 519

2. Tennessee 298

3. Missouri 244

4. Mississippi 186

5. Arkansas 167

6. Kentucky 138

7. Louisiana 118

8. Georgia 108

9. North Carolina 85

10. West Virginia 80

Most Influential Generals *

1. Lee, Robert E.

2. Grant, Ulysses S.

3. Jackson, Thomas J.

4. Sherman, William T.

5. Longstreet, James

6. Sheridan, Philip H.

7. Forrest, Nathan Bedford

8. McClellan, George B.

9. Stuart, J.E.B.

10. Thomas, George  

Movies *

1. Gone with the Wind (1939)

2. The Red Badge of Courage (1951)

3. The Blue and the Gray (1982)

4. North and South (1985)

5. Glory (1989)

6. Gettysburg (1993)

7. Andersonville (1996)

8. The Hunley (1999)

9. Ride with the Devil (1999)

10. Gods and Generals (2003)

Must See Civil War Sites *

1. Antietam, MD

2. Appomattox Court House, VA

3. Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Wilderness, and Spotsylvania, VA

4. Fort Sumter, SC

5. Harpers Ferry, WV

6. Gettysburg, PA

7. Manassas, VA

8. Richmond and Petersburg, VA

9. Shiloh, TN

10. Vicksburg, MS

Best Civil War Books *

Largest Northern Cities *

1. New York, NY                813,659

2. Philadelphia, PA            565,529

3. Brooklyn, NY                 266,661

4. Baltimore, MD               212,418

5. Boston, MA                    177,840

6. Cincinnati, OH               161,044

7. St. Louis, MO                 160,773

8. Chicago, IL                    112,172

9. Buffalo, NY                     81,129

10. Newark, NJ                      71,941

Largest Southern Cities *

Worst Civil War Battles *

1. Gettysburg, PA - July 1-3, 1863

- 51,000

2. Chickamauga, GA - September 18-20, 1863 - 34,624

3. Spotsylvania Court House, VA - May 8-21, 1864 - 30,000

4. Wilderness, VA - May 5-7, 1864 - 29,800

5. Chancellorsville, VA - April 27-May 4, 1863 - 24,000

6. Shiloh, TN - April 6-7, 1862 - 23,746

7. Stones River, TN - December 31, 1862-January 2, 1863 - 23,515

8. Antietam, MD - September 16-18, 1862 - 22,717

9. Manassas (Second Bull Run), VA II - August 28-30, 1862 - 22,180

10. Fredericksburg, VA I - December 11-15, 1862 - 17,929

    Casualties include three categories: 1) dead; 2) wounded; and 3) missing or captured. In general terms, casualties of Civil War battles included 20% dead and 80% wounded. Of the soldiers who were wounded, about one out of seven died from his wounds. Over two-thirds of the 622,000 men who gave their lives in the Civil War died from disease, not from battle. 

    (Source: Antietam National Battlefield - National Park Service)

Men Recruited for the War *

1. New York (U) - 448,850 11.7% of total

2. Pennsylvania (U) - 337,936 8.8%

3. Ohio (U) - 313,180 8.2%

4. Illinois (U) - 259,092 6.8%

5. Indiana (U) - 196,363 5.1%

6. Virginia (C) - 192,924 5.0%

7. Tennessee (C) - 166,227 4.3%

8. Missouri (B) - 149,111 3.9%

9. Massachusetts (U) - 146,730 3.8%

10. North Carolina (C) - 135,191 3.5%

(Source: The Civil War Book of Lists, Castle Book)

Ten Best Confederate Generals *

1. Nathan B. Forrest

2. Robert E. Lee

3. Patrick R. Cleburne

4. Thomas J. Jackson

5. James Longstreet

6. A. P. Hill

7. J.E.B. Stuart

8. John B. Hood (1862-1863)

9. D. H. Hill

10. William J. Hardee

(Source: The Civil War Book of Lists, Castle Book)

Ten Best Union Generals *

1. Ulysses S. Grant

2. Benjamin H. Grierson

3. George H. Thomas

4. William T. Sherman

5. Winfield S. Hancock

6. John A. Logan

7. Quincy Gilmore

8. Andrew A. Humphreys

9. Jams B. McPherson

10. John M. Schofield

(Source: The Civil War Book of Lists, Castle Book)