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New Orleans
Lasted until Jan 26, 1815. Chalmette LA. Series of engagements fought. Last major battle of the civil war -
1st Bull Run
Manassas Junction, Virginia. 35,000 Union troops marched from the capitol in Washington D.C. to attack a Confederate force of 20,000 along a river known as Bull Run. The confederates victory shocked the North and gave the South confidence. -
Wilson's Creek
Greene County and Christian County, Missouri. Union attacked the confederate. The union retreated but the confederate did not follow. A win for the confederate and they used it as a springboard for gaining more territory. -
Fort Donelson
Surrendered on February 16, 1862. Dover, Tennessee. Confederate fort. Surrendered to union. -
Shiloh
Lasted until April 7, 1862. Hardin County, Tennessee, TN. One of the earliest engagements of the Civil War. -
Donaldsonville
Ascension Parish, Louisiana. Flooded by Union forces in the summer of 1862 in hope to gain control over the Mississippi River. -
Richmond
Lasted until August 30, 1862 in Kentucky. General Edmund Kirby Smith had a confederate victory over Union General William "Bull" Nelson. First major battle in the Kentucky campaign. -
2nd Bull Run
Lasted until August 30th in Prince William County. culmination of the Northern Virginia Campaign waged by Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia against Union Maj. Gen. John Pope's Army of Virginia. Much bigger than the 1st bull run. Confederate Maj. Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson captured the Union supply depot at Manassas Junction (threatening line of communication with DC). Confederate victory -
Antietam
Sharpsburg, MD. between Confederate General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia and Union General George B. McClellan's Army of the Potomac. Bloodiest day in USA history; 22,717 dead/missing. Union Army attacked first, fought through the night. Union won -
Fredericksburg
Lasted until Dec 15, 1862. Fredericksburg Virginia 8,030 casualties.. Union attacked confederate. Union lost 3x more than confederate. Confederacy won -
Fort Wagner
Charleston, South Carolina. Location of two civil war battles. Considered one of the toughest beachhead defenses constructed by the Confederate army. -
Chancellorsville
Lasted until May 6 in Spotsylvania County, Virginia. Major battle in the civil war, and the start of the Chancellorsville Campaign. General Joseph Hooker was with the Union, and General Robert E. Lee’s was for the Confederates. Lee’s greatest victory and helped to start his second invasion of the North. -
Vicksburg
Lasted until July 4, 1863 in Warren County, Mississippi. Union General Ulyssess s. Grant took his army over the Mississippi River and drove the Confederate army, led by General John C. Pemberton into defensive lines around Vicksburg, Mississippi. -
Gettysburg
Lasted until July 3, 1863 in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Battle between Union and Confederates during the Civil War. Considered to be the most important engagement of the Civil War. General Robert E. Lee led the Confederates to a victory. -
Chattanooga
Lasted until November 25, 1863 Chattanooga Tennessee. Opened a supply line “cracker line” to feed men/animals. Then fought off confederate attack. Full of little battles. Ended in Union winning -
Wilderness
Lasted until May 7, 1864 in Spotsylvania County and Orange County, Virginia. First battle of the Virginia Overland Campaign leg by General Ulysses S. Grant, against General Robert E. Lee and the Confederate Army in the Civil War. The winner is inconclusive. -
Cold Harbor
Lasted until June 12, 1864 in Mechanicsville, VA. Most significant fight on June 3rd, final battle, a lopsided battle. Thousands of union soldiers dead/missing. Confederate won -
Petersburg
Lasted until March 25, 1865. Petersburg VA. Consisted of trench lines. Petersburg was crucial to trade so they tried to cut the railroad down. Union won.
