Civil War Battles

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  • Fort Sumter

    Fort Sumter
    On April 12, Confederate batteries opened fire on the fort, which was unable to reply effectively. At 2:30 pm, April 13, Major Anderson surrendered Fort Sumter, evacuating the garrison on the following day.

  • Battle at Bull Run

    Battle at Bull Run
    At the beginning of the five-hour battle the Union soldiers had the Confederates on the retreat, except for one brigade commanded by General Jackson. Thanks to Jackson the Confederates were able to hold out until General Johnston showed up with 9000 reinforcements to help out Beauregard near Henry House Hill. The arrival changed the course of the battle and soon the Union soldiers were fleeing back to Washington. However, because of the disorganization of Beauregard's army, they could not pursue

  • Battle of Antietam

    Battle of Antietam
    The Battle of Antietam fought on September 17, 1862, near Sharpsburg, Maryland, and Antietam Creek, as part of the Maryland Campaign, was the first major battle in the American Civil War to take place on Northern soil. It was the bloodiest single-day battle in American history, with about 23,000 casualties. Union victory

  • Battle of Fredrickburg

    Battle of Fredrickburg
    14 times union Gen. Burnside tried to attack Gen. Lee (CSA) and 14 times he failed

  • Battle of Vicksburg

    Battle of Vicksburg
    Union Gen. Grant put Vicksburg under siege for 6 weeks until they finally surrendered

  • Battle of Gettysburg

    Battle of Gettysburg
    CSA Gen. Lee tried to attack Union Gen. Meade at the heart of his line and he failed badly leaving his flanking regiments with no reinforcements, they were all killed.

  • Battle of Atlanta

    Battle of Atlanta
    On his march, General William Sherman destroyed Atlanta. Sherman Formed a semi-circle around John Hood’s army and after one day of fighting , defeated them badly.

  • Battle of Franklin

    Battle of Franklin
    The Battle of Franklin was fought on November 30, 1864, at Franklin, Tennessee, as part of the Franklin-Nashville Campaign of the American Civil War. It was one of the worst disasters of the war for the Confederate States Army. Confederate Lt. Gen. John Bell Hood's Army of Tennessee conducted numerous frontal assaults against fortified positions occupied by the Union forces under Maj. Gen. John M. Schofield and was unable to break through or to prevent Schofield from a planned, orderly withdrawa