Civil War Battles

Battle of Fort Sumter

Apr 12, 1861

First Battle of the Civil War

First Battle of Bull Run

Jul 21, 1861

First Confederate victory

Battle of Glorieta Pass

Mar 26, 1862

Gettysburg of the West for stopping Confederacy from the West

Battle of Shiloh

Apr 6, 1862

First major battle of the Western Theater

Battle of Antietam

Sep 17, 1862

Bloodiest Day in American history

Battle of Fredrickburg

Dec 13, 1862

Largest amount of troops involved in battle.

Battle of Chancellorville

Apr 30, 1863

Robert E. 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

Battle of Appomattox Court House

Apr 9, 1865

End of War