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Fort Sumter
The firing upon Fort Sumter began the Civil War. April 12-13, 1861. -
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 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 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 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 was the largest and most expensive battle of the Civil War, July 1st 1863 to July 3rd 1863. -
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
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
When the Confederacy became trapped in Petersburg, holed up in a manor, they gave up the war.
