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Civil War Battles

By Dylan Wynn
  • 9001 BCE

    My links

    http://www.historynet.com/civil-war-battles

  • Fort Sumtar

    Fort Sumtar
    Charleston Harbor, South Carolina: Fort Sumtar is the Official start of the civil war, it was the bombardment of ships and the ultimate surrender of the fort

  • Big Bethal

    Big Bethal
    Virginia: the Skirmish of Big Bethal was the first land battle of the civil war and was a potent to what was to come. What was so significant about this battle was that the confederate forces were out numbered 3:1 with a force of only 1,400 men up against 3,600. The confederate forces only had 8 casualties.

  • Bull Run

    Bull Run
    Manassas,Virginia: Bull run, also known as Manassas (used by the confederacy), was the first major battle in the civil war

  • Battle of Santa Rosa Island

    Battle of Santa Rosa Island
    Santa Rosa Island, Florida: This was a failed attempt by confederate forces to invade a Union held Fort Picket

  • Battle of Hampton Roads

    Battle of Hampton Roads
    First battle between the ironclad warships; often called the battle between the Monitor & the Merrimack

  • Battle Of Winchester

    Battle Of Winchester
    The town of Winchester, Virginia’s strategic location makes it the site of numerous Civil War engagements

  • The Seven Days Battle

    The Seven Days Battle
    The Seven Days Battle was a series of battles in the Peninsula Campaign consisting of a Confederate counter-offensive which drove the Union Army away from the Confederate capitol of Richmond down the Virginia Peninsula

  • Second Battle of Bull Run

    Second Battle of Bull Run
    The Second Battle of Bull Run, also called Second Manassas, resulted in a second defeat for Union troops in the area of First Bull Run (First Manassas), though it was not a complete rout like the first battle was