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Battle of Fort Sumter
The bombardment of Fort Sumter near Charleston, South Carolina by the Confederate States Army, and the return gunfire and subsequent surrender by the United States Army that started the American Civil War -
First Battle of Bull Run/Manassas
The first major battle of the Civil War. Although the Union forces outnumbered the Confederates, the experience of the Confederate soldiers proved the difference as the Confederates won the battle. -
Battle of Shiloh
Fought between the Union and the Confederacy during the Civil War. It took place in southwestern Tennessee and it was the first major battle to take place in the western theater of war. -
Battle of Shiloh
Fought between the Union and the Confederacy during the Civil War. It took place in southwestern Tennessee and it was the first major battle to take place in the western theater of war. -
Battle of Antietam
Resulted in not only the bloodiest day of the American Civil War but the bloodiest single day in all of American history. Fought between the town of Sharpsburg, Maryland, and Antietam Creek, it ended Gen. Robert E. Lee’s first invasion of a northern state. -
Battle of Antietam
Between the Union and the Confederacy during the Civil War. It took place near Sharpsburg, Maryland. The Southern forces were led by General Robert E. Lee and the Northern forces were led by General George B. McClellan. -
Battle of Chancellorsville
major Civil War battle that took place near the small town of Chancellorsville, Virginia. The South defeated the North despite having a much smaller army due to the superior tactics of Confederate General Robert E. Lee -
Battle of Chancellorsville
The Battle of Chancellorsville was a major Civil War battle that took place near the small town of Chancellorsville, Virginia. The South defeated the North despite having a much smaller army due to the superior tactics of Confederate General Robert E. Lee. -
Battle of Vicksburg
Led by the Union General Ulysses S. Grant against the Confederate Army led by Lieutenant General John C. Pemberton. This famous Civil War battle and siege was fought between 77,000 Union soldiers and 33,000 Confederate troops. -
Battle of Vicksburg
Led by the Union General Ulysses S. Grant against the Confederate Army led by Lieutenant General John C. Pemberton. This famous Civil War battle and siege was fought between 77,000 Union soldiers and 33,000 Confederate troops -
Battle of Gettysberg
This battle was one of the most important battles of the Civil War for the North. Robert E. Lee had invaded the North and was trying to defeat the Union Army once and for all. However, the Union Army held him off and sent him retreating. This was a major turning point in the war. -
Battle of Gettysberg
Union victory that stopped Confederate General Robert E. Lee's second invasion of the North. Bloodiest battle in the Civil War -
Battle of Atlanta
Union forces led by Major General William T. Sherman and the Confederate Army led by General John Bell Hood. This famous Civil War battle was fought between over 34,000 Union soldiers and 60,000 Confederate troops -
Battle of Atlanta
Union Army by the Union forces led by Major General William T. Sherman and the Confederate Army led by General John Bell Hood. This famous Civil War battle was fought between over 34,000 Union soldiers and 60,000 Confederate troops -
Battle of Appomattox
Union forces led by General Ulysses S. Grant and the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia led by General Robert E. Lee. This famous Civil War battle was fought between 100,000 Union soldiers and 28,000 starving and exhausted Confederate troops. The Battle of Appomattox Court House was one of the last battles of the Civil War and resulted in the surrender the Confederate General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia to the Union Army under the command of Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant
