Battle of the Civil War

  • Fort Sumter

    Near Charleston, South Carolina
    April 12, 1861 – April 14, 1861
    Union: Major Robert Anderson
    Confederate Victory
    Started the civil war
  • 1st Battle of Bull Run

    Prince William County, Virginia, July 21, 1861, Irvin McDowell, Confederate Victory, first major land battle in the armies
  • Ft. Henry

    Fort Henry, Tennessee, February 6, 1862, Ulysses S. Grant in the western theater, North won, First most important victory for the Union
  • Ft.Donelson

    Fort Donelson, Tennessee, February 11-16, 1862, Ulysses S. Grant, South won, The union captured the fort near the Kentucky border, the avenue for the invasion of the south
  • Battle of shiloh

    Shiloh, Tennessee, April 6-7,1862, Albert Sidney Johnston, North won, Was an major battle in the Western Theater
  • Capture of New Orleans

    Fought past Forts Jackson and St.Philip, April 25-May 1, 1862, David G. Farragut, Union victory, t.he union was unopposed in its capture
  • Seven Days Battle

    Henrico County, Virginia, June 25 – July 1, 1862, Edward Pakenham, Won a decisive victory against the British assault, Final major battle of the war of 1812
  • Battle of Murfreesboro

    Murfreesboro, Tennessee, July 13, 1862, Nathan Bedford Forrest, Confederates destroyed the unions supplies and tore up the railroad track in the area. Consequence of the raid was the diversion of the union forces
  • Second Battle Of Bull Run

    Manassas, Virginia, August 28 – 30, 1862, Union: Major General John Pope, Confederate Victory, The Second Battle of Bull Run.
  • Battle of Antietam

    Sharpsburg,Maryland, September 16-18, 1862, George B. Mcclellan, Turned back Robert E. Lee’s first Northern invasion, Bloodiest single day in American History
  • Battle Of Fredericksburg

    Fredericksburg, Virginia, December 11-15, 1862, Maj. General Ambrose E. Burnside, Confederate Victory, More troops were present at the Battle of Fredericksburg than at any other battle of the American Civil War
  • Battle of Chancellorsville

    Chancellorsville, Virginia, April 30-May 6,1863, Joseph Hooker, A costly victory, Principal engagement of the Chancellor campaign
  • Battle of Gettysburg

    Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 1-3 1863, Robert E. Lee, The largest battle ever fought on the North American continent, Turning point in the Civil War .
  • Battle of Chattanooga

    Chattanooga, Tennessee , November 23-25, 1863, Ulysses S. Grant. It opened the road to Atlanta for federal armies. Thinly stretched Confederates were driven from the ridges above the town by a charge from the Army of the Cumberland
  • Battle of Vicksburg

    Vicksburg, Mississippi, May 18-July 4, 1863, Ulysses S. Grant, Surrendered after prolonged siege operations, After Federal assaults repulsed the commander settled into siege warfare
  • Battle of Wilderness

    Spotsylvania County, Virginia, May 5-7, 1864, Ulysses S. Grant, Confederates claimed a tactical victory, Battle showed the North’s largest army wouldn’t retreat after a reverse.
  • Battle of Cold Harbor

    Hanover County, Virginia, May 31-June 12, 1864, Ulysses S. Grant, Confederate victory, Casualties suffered in under an hour in a frontal assault on Confederate lines
  • Battle of Atlanta

    Atlanta, Georgia, July 22, 1864, George B. McClellan, Union victory, Credited as the turning point that allowed Abraham Lincoln to be re-elected as president
  • Battle of Fayetteville

    Fayetteville, NC, March 5, 1865, Joseph Wheeler, Inconclusive, Battle during the Carolinas Campaign.
  • Battle of Bentonville

    Johnstonville,NC, March 19-21, 1865, Braxton Bragg, Union victory, Last battle between the armies of union general William T. Sherman and Confederate Joseph E. Johnston.