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Battle of Fort Sumter
Confederate forces bombard the fort from batteries in the harbor. No casualties, Union surrender, starting the Civil War. -
Battle of Cheat Mountain
300 Union troops were able to repel waves of unorganized Confederate attacks. -
Battle of Port Royal
Union fleet outguns forts in Port Royal, South Carolina. One of the earliest amphibious assaults in the Civil War. -
Battle of Fort Henry
Union gunboats successfully bombard the Confederate fort and cause them to retreat. -
Battle of Isnland Number 10
Union gunboats attack and capture island 10 on the Mississippi River -
Battle of Fort Macon
Union troops successfully bombard Fort Macon, causing a Confederate surrender. -
Battle of Yorktown
Union forces sieged Yorktown and won, although they lost more troops than the Confederates did. -
Battle of Fort Darling
A Union gunboat attack is repelled by Confederate artillery positions in Fort Darling. -
Battle of Cedar Mountain
Initially a Union attack, the Confederate Army launched a counter-attack, resulting in a Confederate victory. -
Battle of Antietam
A major and decisive battle fought on the Antietam Creek. Mainly a stalemate, although Union forces made slow progress. Once Union reinforcemnets arrived, they won. -
Battle of Sheperdstown
Confederate forces counter attack Union brigades and defeat them head on. -
Siege of Jackson
Union force led by General Sherman capture the city of Vicksburg after intense gunfighting. -
New York Draft Riots
New Yorkers engage in gunfights with Union troops over the decision by Congress to draft men to fight in the civil war. -
Battle of Salyersville
Union push into the city of Salyersville, resulting in heavy confederate casualties, and their general being wounded and captured. -
Battle of Cherbourg
The USS Kearsarge sinks the CSS Alabama towards the end of the war. -
Battle of Lewis's Farm
Union springtime push into farm country, outgunning and capturing Confederate trenches. -
Battle of Five Forks
Fought at the Five Forks road junction, Union forces gained the upper hand, cutting of Confederate supply routes. -
Battle of Sutherland's Station
Union columns push through entrenched Confederates, but Lee is able to withdraw before they push on. -
Battle of Appomattox Station
Union push in Appomattox Station, defended by Confederate artillery positions and defensive lines of musket men. Union victory, surrounding Confederate forces. -
Battle of Appomattox Court House
Ulysses S. Grant leads Union troops to surround Lee's forces, Prompting his surrender.
