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First Manassas (Bull Run I)
This was the first major land battle of the armies in Virginia. This resulted in a Confederate victory and a good start for the South in the Civil War. -
Battle of Shiloh
40,000 Confederate soldiers under the command of Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston poured out of the nearby woods and struck a line of Union soldiers occupying ground near Pittsburg Landing on the Tennessee River. This resulted in a swift Union Victory. -
Second Manassas (Bull Run II)
The Third major battle between the Union was fought in Prince William County, Virginia. It resulted in another Confederate victory and caused a large moral boost for the south. -
Battle of Antietam
fought on September 17, 1862, near Sharpsburg, Maryland and Antietam Creek as part of the Maryland Campaign. The winner of this battle was not really declared, but the North outsmarted the South on the battlefield. -
Battle of Fredricksburg
The Battle of Fredericksburg was fought in and around Fredericksburg, Virginia, between General Robert E. Lee's Confederate Army of Northern Virginia and the Union Army of the Potomac, commanded by Major General Ambrose Burnside, as part of the American Civil War. The battle was very one sided, with Union casualties more than three times as heavy as those suffered by the Confederates -
Battle of Chancellorsville
The Battle of Chancellorsville was a major battle of the American Civil War It was fought from April 30 to May 6, 1863, in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, near the village of Chancellorsville. The campaign pitted Union Army Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker's Army of the Potomac against an army less than half its size, General Robert E. Lee's Confederate Army of Northern Virginia. This resulted in a Confederate victory. -
Battle of Vicksburg
Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's armies converged on Vicksburg, investing the city and entrapping a Confederate army under Lt. Gen. John Pemberton. On July 4, Vicksburg surrendered after prolonged siege operations. Union Victory! -
Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg was fought July 1–3, 1863, in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, by Union and Confederate forces during the American Civil War. The battle involved the largest number of casualties of the entire war and is often described as the war's turning point. Union Maj. Gen. George Meade's Army of the Potomac defeated attacks by Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia, ending Lee's attempt to invade the North. -
Battle of Atlanta
The Battle of Atlanta was fought on July 22, 1864, just southeast of Atlanta, Georgia. Union forces commanded by William T. Sherman, wanting to neutralize the important rail and supply hub, defeated Confederate forces defending the city under John B. Hood. Union Victory -
Battle of Appomattox Courthouse
Fought on the morning of April 9, 1865, was one of the last battles of the American Civil War. It was the final engagement of Confederate Army general Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia before it surrendered to the Union Army under Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant. Union victory, Virginia Surrenders -
Battle of Petersburg
it was not a classic military siege, in which a city is usually surrounded and all supply lines are cut off, nor was it strictly limited to actions against Petersburg. from the eastern outskirts of Richmond, Virginia, to around the eastern and southern outskirts of Petersburg. Union Victory
