The Main Events of the Civil War

  • Fort Sumter

    Fort Sumter
    The firing upon Fort Sumter began the Civil War. April 12-13, 1861.
  • The First Battle of Bull Run

    The First Battle of Bull Run
    The Battle of Bull Run was the first official battle in the Civil War. July 21st, 1861.
  • The Battle of Shiloh

    The Battle of Shiloh
    The Battle of Shiloh was the bloodiest single-day and the bloodiest two day battle in American history to date. April 6, 1862 to April 7,1862.
  • The Battle of Antietam

    The Battle of Antietam
    The Battle of Antietam was the bloodiest day of the civil war and allowed Lincoln to go through with the Emancipation Proclamation. September 17, 1862.
  • The Battle of Stones River

    The Battle of Stones River
    The Battle of Stones River won the Confederacy territory near and in Corinth after Bragg's withdraw. December 31, 1862 - January 2 1863.
  • The Battle of Gettysburg

    The Battle of Gettysburg
    The Battle of Gettysburg was the largest and most expensive battle of the Civil War, July 1st 1863 to July 3rd 1863.
  • The Battle of Chattanooga

    The Battle of Chattanooga
    Chattanooga followed the Battle of Chickamauga, a terrible loss, so Lincoln used his three best Generals and they won. November 23, 1863 to November 25 1863.
  • Palmetto Ranch

    Palmetto Ranch
    This was the final battle of the Civil War though the war had been surrendered by the Confederacy at the siege of Petersburg.
  • Siege of Petersburg

    Siege of Petersburg
    When the Confederacy became trapped in Petersburg, holed up in a manor, they gave up the war.