Battles of the Civil War

Battle of Fort Sumter

Apr 12, 1861

Start of the war

First Battle of Bull Run

Jul 21, 1861

First Confederate Victory. Shows that the war will be long.

Glorieta Pass

Mar 26, 1862

Gettysburg of the West for stopping Confederate invasion of new Mexico Territory Arizona

Battle of Shiloh

Apr 6, 1862

First major battle of the Western theater

Battle of Antietam

Sep 22, 1862

Bloodiest day in American History

Battle of Fredericksburg

Dec 13, 1862

Largest amount of troops involved in battle

Battle of Chancellorsville

May 4, 1863

Lee's greatest victory of the war

Battle of Vicksburg

May 18, 1863

Union victory that split the Confederacy in half

Battle of Gettysburg

Jul 1, 1863

Bloodiest battle of the war

Appomattox

Apr 9, 1865

The End of the Civil War