Civil War Battles

Battle of Fort Sumter

Apr 12, 1861

April 12-14. First battle of the Civil war. The Confederate won the battle near Charleston, South Carolina.

First Battle of Bull Run

Jul 21, 1861

Fought near Manassas, Virginia. It was the first major battle of the Civil War. It wasn't really organized well but ended in the Confederate winning.

Battle of Fort Donelson

Feb 11, 1862

Feb 11-16. Battled in Stewart County, Tennessee. This big win for Ulysses S. Grant raised made him somebody and a name people knew.

Battle of Antietam

Sep 17, 1862

Sharpsburg, Maryland. It was the first major battle to take place on Union ground and was known as a Union victory.

Battle of Chancellorsville

Apr 30, 1863

Fought from April 30 to May 6 in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, near Chancellorsville. It was a Confederate Army win, but it did end in the death of Stonewall Jackson.

Battle of Gettysburg

Jul 1, 1863

Battled near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania from July 1-3. It was the turning point of the war with a win for the Union and had the most deaths.

The Seize of Vicksburg

Jul 4, 1863

The seize of Vicksburg, Mississippi ended with the Confederate surrendering on July 4th in what was the end of one of the most amazing campaign of the Civil War.

Atlanta Campaign

May 1, 1864

A series of battles fought in the Atlanta area and Northwest Georgia during the Civil War. Union Major General William T. Sherman invaded. Battles ranged from May 1 to September 5th, 1864.

Sherman’s March to the Sea

Nov 15, 1864

Lasted from November 15 to December 21, 1864 – also known as the Savannah Campaign was led by Maj. Gen. Sherman of the Union through Georgia to frighten people into stopping the war.

Battle of Appomattox Court House

Apr 9, 1865

Appomattox Court House, Virginia. The last battle of the Civil War, ending in Robert E. Lee’s Confederate surrendering to Ulysses S. Grant and the Union.