Western Theater · The Civil War

Savannah Campaign

The Savannah Campaign ran from November 22, 1864 to December 13, 1864, a span of 22 days across GA, SC. Its 5 principal battles account for 1,178 Union and 1,621 Confederate casualties in the surviving records, with the balance of decisive actions falling to the Union.

At a glance

The campaign in figures

Principal battles
5
Duration
22 days
States
GA, SC
Union casualties
1,178
Confederate casualties
1,621
Order of events

Principal battles, in sequence

DateEngagementStateResultCasualties
Nov 22, 1864GriswoldvilleGrade BGAUnion victory712 total
Nov 28, 1864Buck Head CreekGrade CGAUnion victory646 total
Nov 30, 1864Honey HillGrade CSCConfederate victory796 total
Dec 4, 1864WaynesboroughGrade CGAUnion victory440 total
Dec 13, 1864Fort McAllister IIGrade BGAUnion victory205 total
Beyond the principal battles

Recorded engagements in the campaign area

DateEngagementStateCasualties
Nov 30, 1864Engagement, Honey Hill, Broad River, GrahamsvilleSC91 killed, 631 wounded, 26 missing/captured
Dec 13, 1864Engagement, Fort McAllisterGA24 killed, 110 wounded
Dec 4, 1864Action near StatesboroughGA8 wounded, 27 missing/captured
Dec 8, 1864Skirmish, Ebenezer CreekGA2 killed, 3 wounded
Nov 23, 1864Skirmishes, Ball's Ferry and Ga. Central R. R. Bridge, Oconee RiverGA-
Nov 23, 1864Skirmish near MilledgevilleGA-
Nov 25, 1864Skirmish near SandersvilleGA-
Nov 26, 1864Skirmish, SandersvilleGA-
Nov 27, 1864Skirmish near WaynesboroughGA-
Nov 27, 1864Engagement, WaynesboroughGA-
Nov 28, 1864Skirmish near WaynesboroughGA-
Nov 28, 1864Engagement, Buckhead Creek or Reynolds' PlantationGA-
Nov 29, 1864Skirmish near LouisvilleGA-
Nov 30, 1864Action, LouisvilleGA-
Dec 1, 1864Skirmish, LouisvilleGA-
Dec 1, 1864Skirmish, Millen or Shady GroveGA-
Dec 3, 1864Skirmish, Thomas' StationGA-
Dec 4, 1864Skirmish, Little Ogeechee RiverGA-
Dec 4, 1864Engagement, WaynesboroughGA-
Dec 5, 1864Skirmish, Little Ogeechee RiverGA-

27 further recorded engagements fall within this campaign’s dates and ground. The complete geographic record is held on the state pages: SC, GA.

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