Civil War Battles Timeline

Fort Sumter

Apr 12, 1861

• April 12-14, 1861
• Charleston county
• Confederate victory

Civil War Battles Timespan

Period: Apr 12, 1861 to May 13, 1865

First Battle of Bull Run

Jul 21, 1861

• July 21, 1861
• Located at Manassas, Virginia
• Confederate Victory

Blockade of Galveston Island

Jul 21, 1861

• July 2, 1861- October 1862
• Galveston Island
• Union victory

Battle of Glorieta Pass

Mar 26, 1862

• March 26-28, 1862
• Santa Fe county and San Miguel county
• Union Victory

Battle of Shiloh

Apr 6, 1862

• April 6-7, 1862
• Along the Tennessee River just north of the Mississippi border
• Union victory

Second Battle of Bull Run

Aug 28, 1862

• August 28-30, 1862
• Prince William county
• Confederate Victory

Battle of Antietam

Sep 16, 1862

• September 16-18,1862
• Sharpsburg, Maryland
• Union victory

Battle of Sabine Pass

Sep 24, 1862

• September 24-25, 1862
• Jefferson county
• Union Victory

Battle of Galveston Island

Oct 4, 1862

• October 4, 1862- January 1, 1863
• Galveston Island
• Confederate victory

Battle of Fredricksburg

Dec 11, 1862

• December 11-15, 1862
• Spotsylvania county and Fredericksburg, VA
• Confederate victory

Seige of Vicksgburg

May 18, 1863

• May 18- July 4, 1863
• Warren county
• Union victory

Battle of Gettysburg

Jul 1, 1863

• July 1-3.1863
• Adams county
• Union victory

Siege of Atlanta

Jul 22, 1864

• July 22, 1864
• Fulton county
• Union victory

Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse

Apr 9, 1865

• April 9, 1865
• Appomattox county
• Union victory

Battle of palmito Ranch

May 12, 1865

• May 12-13, 1865
• Cameron county
• Confederate victory