Civil War battles

Fort Sumpter

Apr 12, 1861

1st major battle of civil war
Generals: Robert Anderson & P. G.T Beaureguard
Who won: Confederacy
Significance: No deaths in battle

1st Bull Run

Jul 21, 1861

Generals: Grant & Robert Lee
Who won: Confederacy
Significance: 1st major battle in Virginia

Shiloh

Apr 6, 1862

Generals: Beaurguard, Grant, & Sidney Johnson
Who won: Union
significance: Bloodiest battle

2nd Bull Run

Aug 28, 1862

Generals: Robert Lee, John Pope, & Stonewall Jackson
Who won: Confederacy
significance: It was the winning battle in Civil war

Antietam

Sep 17, 1862

Generals: George & Robert Lee
Who won: Union
Significance: alot of lives lost

Fredericksburg

Dec 13, 1862

Generals: Robert Lee & Bumside
Who won: Confederacy
Significance: Largest and bloodiest battle

Chancellorville

Apr 30, 1863

Generals: Robert Lee & Stonwall Jackson
Who won: Confederacy
Significance: Jackson killed by own men

Vicksburg

May 18, 1863

Generals: Grant & Pemberton
Who won: Union
Significance: Confederate surrendered

Gettysburg

Jul 1, 1863

Generals: Robert Lee & Grant
Who won: Union
Significance: Major turning point in Civil war

Sherman's March

Nov 23, 1864

Generals: Sherman & Beauguard
Who won: Union
Significance: Led to the capturing on Sept. 2

Appomattox

Apr 9, 1865

Generals: Robert Lee & Grant
Who won: Union
Significance: Confederacy surrendered and it ended the Civil war