Elmer Ellsworth was the first to die but the first actual casualty who didn't die was a man who was hit in the head with a club and his brain was damaged consequently.
Antietam saw the highest one-day casualty lists.
Guy Symmonds
Antitam was the first major battle in the Civil War.
Fort Sumter then First Battle of Bull RunThere are varying opinions on what qualifies as the first battle of the Civil War. Fort Sumter was the first conflict and it led to the Civil War. But the First Battle of Bull Run was the first major land battle of the Civil War.
Casualty rates among Confederate generals during the US Civil War were high. In the war, 55% of all Rebel generals were either killed or wounded . This amounted to 235 of the 435 generals. Most of the Confederate losses among generals occurred as they led their troops into battle.
Ginny Wade, a seamstress, was the first civilian casualty of the Civil War. She was the only Gettysburg civilian killed directly during the Battle of Gettysburg.
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Look at the casualty figures for each battle. Try Wikipedia's list of Civil War battles.
Weapons outstripped tactics until near the end of the war, leading to atrocious casualty counts.
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the confederacy fired the first shot of the civil war
Antietam saw the highest one-day casualty lists.
Antietam saw the highest one-day casualty lists.
Guy Symmonds
Antitam was the first major battle in the Civil War.