battles during civil war

By ebruce061708

  • BATTLE OF FORT SUMTER

    Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. The siege and ultimate surrender of Fort Sumter by Brig. General P.G.T. Beauregard was the official start of the Civil War.

  • BATTLE OF PHILIPPI

    (West) Virginia. A skirmish involving over 3,000 soldiers, Philippi was the first battle of the American Civil War.

  • BIG BETHEL

    Virginia. The skirmish of Big Bethel was the first land battle of the Civil War and was a portent of the carnage that was to come.

  • FIRST BATTLE OF BULL RUN

    Manassas, Virginia. Also known as First Manassas, the first major engagement of the American Civil War was a shocking rout of Union soldiers by confederates at Manassas Junction, VA.

  • BATTLE OF WILSON’S CREEK

    Wilson’s Creek/Oak Hills, Missouri. The Battle of Wilson’s Creek, a k a Battle of Oak Hills, was the first major battle of the Western Theater and is often called the “Bull Run of the West.”

  • BATTLE OF SANTA ROSA ISLAND

    Santa Rosa Island (Florida). The Battle of Santa Rosa Island was a failed attempt by Confederate forces to take the Union-held Fort Pickens.

  • BATTLE OF PORT ROYAL SOUND

    Port Royal Sound, South Carolina. The battle of Port Royal was one of the earliest amphibious operations of the American Civil War.

  • BATTLE OF BELMONT

    Belmont, Missouri. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant took command and began his Civil War career.