Major Battles of the Civil War

Battle at Fort Sumter

Apr 12, 1861

Location: Charleston Harbor, South Carolina
Union Commandor- Robert Anderson
Confederate Commandor- P. G. T. Beauregard
There were no casualites on either side.
There were 80 Union forces and 500 Confederate forces
The Confederates Won.

First Battle of Bull Run

Jul 16, 1861

Union Commander- Irvin Mcdowell
Confederate Commander- Joseph E. Johnston
Union Forces- 28,450
Confederate Forces-32,230
Casualites- 4,878
Confederates Won

Grant's Army captures Fort Henry and Fort Donelson

Feb 6, 1862

Took place on Feb. 6, 1862.
Union victory

Monitor battles the Merrimac (Virginia)

Feb 25, 1862

McClellan's Peninsula Campaign

Mar 1, 1862

Also known as the Peninsular Campaign.
From March to July 1862
Took off in Viriginia
Commanded by McClellan

Battle of Shiloh

Apr 6, 1862

Union Commanders- Don Carlos Buell, Ulysses S. Grant
Confederate Commanders- Albert Sidney Johnston, P. G. T. Beauregard
Union Forces- 65,085
Confederate Forces- 44,968
Casualites- 23,746
Union Won.

Seven Day's Battle

Jun 26, 1862

Union Commandor- McCallen
Confederate Commandor- Lee
Location:Henrico County, Virginia
Casualites- 15,855
Confederate Victory

Second Battle of Bull Run

Aug 28, 1862

Union Commandors- Pope
Confederate Commandor- Lee
Location- Prince William County, Virginia
Casualites- 10,000
Confederate Victory

Battle of Antietam

Sep 16, 1862

Union Commandor- McCallen
Confederate Commandor- Lee
Casulaties- 22,717
Forces- 131,000
Inconclusvie

Battle of Fredericksburg

Dec 11, 1862

Union Commandor-
Confederate Commandor-
Location- Fredricksburg, Virginia
Forces- 100,007 for Union, 72,497 for Confederate
Casualites- 13,353 for Union, 4,576 for Confederate
Confederate Victory

Battle of Chancellorsville

Apr 30, 1863

Union Commandor- Hooker
Confederate Commandor- Lee
Location- Spotsylvania County, Virginia
Casualites- 14,000 Union
10,000 Confederate
Confederate Victory

Battle of Gettysburg

Jul 1, 1863

Union Commandor- Meade
Confederate Commandor- Lee
Location- Gettysburg, Virginia (duh)
Forces total- 165,620
Casualites- 51,112
Union Victory

Battle of Chickamauga

Sep 18, 1863

Union Commandor- Rosecrans
Confederate Commandor-Braxton Bragg, James Longstreet
Location-Catoosa County and Walker County , Georgia
Forces- 60,000 Union, 65,000 Confederate
Casualites- 16,170 Union, 18,454 Confederate
Confederate Victory

Battle of Chattanooga

Nov 23, 1863

Union Commandor- Grant
Confederate Commandor- Bragg
Location- Hamilton County and City of Chattanooga , Tennessee
Forces-56,359 Union, 44,010 Confederate
Casualites- 5,815 Union, 6,670 Confederate
Union Victory

Grant seizes Petersburg and Richmond

Jun 4, 1864

Union Victory
Took place in Petersburg, Virginia
Union leader- Grant
Confederate leader- Lee
Casulaties were not found