The Civil War, 1861 to 1865

Lower Seaboard Theater

The Lower Seaboard Theater took in 17 campaigns and 31 principal battles fought between 1861 and 1865 across FL, LA, SC, GA. The surviving records account for 11,662 Union and 11,748 Confederate casualties in its principal actions.

At a glance

The theater in figures

Campaigns
17
Principal battles
31
Span
1861-1865
States
FL, LA, SC, GA
Union casualties
11,662
Confederate casualties
11,748
Its campaigns

Campaigns of the theater, in sequence

FromCampaignBattlesStatesCasualties (US / CS)
Apr 12, 1861Operations in Charleston Harbor1SC0 / 0
Oct 9, 1861Operations of the Gulf Blockading Squadron1FL67 / 87
Apr 10, 1862Operations Against Fort Pulaski1GA1 / 364
Apr 16, 1862Expedition to, and Capture of, New Orleans2LA229 / 782
Jun 16, 1862Operations Against Charleston2SC685 / 204
Jun 30, 1862Operations Against Tampa1FL0 / 0
Aug 5, 1862Operations Against Baton Rouge2LA371 / 478
Oct 1, 1862Expedition to St. John's Bluff1FL0 / 0
Oct 27, 1862Operations in LaFourche District1LA86 / 229
Mar 3, 1863Naval Attacks on Fort McAllister1GA0 / 0
Apr 7, 1863Operations Against the Defenses of Charleston6SC1,876 / 200
Apr 12, 1863Operations in West Louisiana3LA234 / 450
May 21, 1863Siege of Port Hudson2LA5,150 / 7,308
Jun 20, 1863Taylor's Operations in West Louisiana4LA955 / 674
Oct 16, 1863Expedition to Hillsboro River1FL0 / 0
Feb 20, 1864Florida Expedition1FL1,860 / 946
Mar 6, 1865Operations near Saint Mark's1FL148 / 26

1 of these campaigns have a dedicated page, linked above; the remainder are recorded here with their battle and casualty figures.

Beyond the principal battles

Recorded engagements across the theater

DateEngagementStateCasualties
May 24, 1863Siege of Port HudsonLA708 killed, 3336 wounded, 319 missing/captured
May 19, 1863Assaults on VicksburgLA157 killed, 2550 wounded, 147 missing/captured
May 16, 1863Battle of Champion's Hill, Baker's Creek, Edwards' Depot or Midway HillMS410 killed, 1844 wounded, 8 missing/captured
Jun 14, 1863Assault on Port HudsonLA203 killed, 1401 wounded, 488 missing/captured
May 27, 1863Assault on Port HudsonLA203 killed, 1545 wounded, 157 missing/captured
Feb 20, 1864Battle, Olustee or Ocean PondFL203 killed, 1152 wounded, 506 missing/captured
Dec 29, 1862Assault, Chickasaw BluffsMS208 killed, 1005 wounded, 563 missing/captured
Jul 18, 1863Assault on Fort WagnerSC246 killed, 880 wounded, 389 missing/captured
Jul 10, 1863Siege of JacksonMS129 killed, 762 wounded, 231 missing/captured
Nov 15, 1864Campaign against Savannah (march to the sea)GA136 killed, 673 wounded, 280 missing/captured
May 1, 1863Battle of Port Gibson, Thompson's Hill, Anderson's Hill, Magnolia HillsMS131 killed, 719 wounded, 25 missing/captured
May 18, 1863Siege of VicksburgMS147 killed, 613 wounded, 9 missing/captured
Nov 30, 1864Engagement, Honey Hill, Broad River, GrahamsvilleSC91 killed, 631 wounded, 26 missing/captured
Jun 16, 1862Engagement, Secessionville, Fort Johnson, James IslandSC107 killed, 487 wounded, 89 missing/captured
Jun 7, 1863Actions, Milliken's Bend and Young's PointLA101 killed, 285 wounded, 266 missing/captured
Sep 29, 1863Action, Sterling's Plantation on Bayou Fordoche, near MorganzaLA16 killed, 45 wounded, 454 missing/captured
Jul 12, 1863Engagement, Cox's Plantation, Donaldsonville, Bayou La FourcheLA56 killed, 223 wounded, 186 missing/captured
May 12, 1863Engagement, RaymondMS66 killed, 339 wounded, 37 missing/captured
Aug 5, 1862Engagement, Baton RougeLA84 killed, 266 wounded, 33 missing/captured
Jul 10, 1863Siege operations on Morris Island against Forts Wagner, Gregg and Sumpter, and against CharlestonSC71 killed, 278 wounded, 9 missing/captured

737 further recorded engagements fall within this theater’s dates and ground. The complete geographic record is held on the state pages: LA, MS, FL, SC, GA, AL.

Who commanded

Commanders across the theater

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On the ground

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