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Battle of Fort Sumter (Confederate Victory)
The Battle of Fort Sumter was the start to the Civil War. This battle took place at the entrance of the harbor in Charleston, South Carolina. This was a confederate victory because . Major Robert Anderson surrendered due to being outnumbered and supplies being exhausted. -
First Battle of Bull Run (Confederate Victory)
One of the first major battles of the Civil War. Battle is also called "First Battle of Manassas" took place at a small tributary of the Potomac River named Bull Run, near Manassas in Virginia. The battle was brutal and messy. At the end the confederacy won when reinforcements arrived just in time under the southern commander General Thomas Jackson and checked the Union forces. -
Battle of Shiloh (Union Victory)
Battle of Shiloh, also known as the Battle of Pittsburgh Landing, was the first major battle of the Western Theater of the American Civil War. The morning of April 6th Confederate army under General Sidney Johnston control, launched a surprise attack on the encampment from their base in Corinth, Mississippi. They hoped of defeating Grant’s army. Union won when arrival of reinforcements on the 7th and the Union Army emerged victorious. 62,000 Union forces. Was a victory for the union. -
Second Battle of Bull Run (Confederate Victory)
Second Battle of Bull Run was fought over a year after the First Battle of Bull Run and takes place at the same place as the first. Confederates win this battle when divided his army and ordered the attack of Federal supply base in Manassas. Stonewall Jackson seized and burned the depot. The next day John Pope’s army clashed
with Stonewall Jackson’s men who managed to hold ground despite casualties. Lee arrived on the 30th with his remaining army and John Pope was forced to go back to Washington -
Battle of Antietam (Union Victory)
The Confederate Army of North Virginia had the capable leadership of General Robert E Lee, who forged an ambitious plan to invade the state of Pennsylvania and the border state of Maryland, with the goal of severing the railway routes to Washington. This battle erupted was the bloodiest single day of fighting in American history with over 22,000 casualties. On the 18th, both sides remained in place, too bloodied to advance. e. On the 19th, the
confederates retreated from the battlefield. -
Battle of Chancellorsville (Confederate Victory)
This battle was fought between April 30 and May 6th of 1863 near the village of Chancellorsville in Virginia, the Battle of Chancellorsville was a major engagement of the American Civil War. This was a huge victory for the Confederacy and General Robert E. Lee during the Civil War. -
Battle of Vicksburg (Union Victory)
The Battle of Vicksburg was a 6 week long battle of the fortress city of Vicksburg on the Mississippi River. The fall of Vicksburg established General Grant as a brilliant commander, ultimately leading to his appointment as General-in-Chief of the Union armies. Vicksburg was a crucial fortress city which linked the eastern and western parts of the Confederacy and its capture is considered one of the turning points of the Civil War. -
Battle of Gettysburg (Union Victory)
The Battle of Gettysburg was fought between the Union Army of the Potomac under Major General George Meade control and the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia under General Robert E. Lee. This battle is remembered for the full assault of close to 15,000 Confederate men against the center of the Union line on Cemetery Ridge. -
Battle of Atlanta (Union Victory)
The Battle of Atlanta was fought on July 22, 1864 just outside the city of Atlanta. The battle was especially not worthy for its political impact and re-election of Abraham Lincoln as President. With the goal of seizing the important rail and supply of Atlanta, 34,000 Union forces commanded by William T Sherman attacked the Confederates forces numbering 40,000. Union won this battle. -
Battle of Appomattox Station and Court House (Union Victory)
On April, 8th, 1865, Confederate Army of North Virginia arrived at Appomattox County where supply trains awaited them at Appomattox station. Not long after the arrival of some Confederates, Federal Cavalry under General Phillip Sheridan control dispersed the artillery and gained control of the ration and supplies. The Union Army led by Grant was 120,000 men strong. This was a Union Victory.