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Battle of Fort Sumter
This battle was the first battle of the American Civil War. The artillery of the Confederate side was stronger than the Union. So they defeated the Union and also Major Robert Anderson -
First Battle of Bull Run
This battle took place in Manassas, Virginia. Brigadier General Irvin McDowell led the Union army to Bull Run, which is beyond Centreville to fight against the Confederate army. The Confederate side won this battle. -
Battle of Shiloh
This battle is also called The Battle of Pittsburg and was fought in the southwestern Tennessee near Corinth, Mississippi. Union General Ulysses S. Grant defeated the Confederate General Albert Sidney Johnson. -
Battle of Antietam
The battle of Antietam, or the battle of Sharpsburg, is known as the bloodiest event in the American history. Major General George McClellan fought against General Robert E. Lee near the Antietam in Maryland. As a out coming result the Union defeated Lee's army. -
Battle of Vicksburg
The Battle of Vicksburg is also called The Siege of Vicksburg and was the culmination of a long land and naval campaign by the Union army to capture a key position. Lincoln said that Vicksburg is the key and that it is important to capture that point. At the end, the Union really reached their goal and gained the victory. -
Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg is known as the largest battle ever fought in North America. 85,000 men in the Union army fought against 75,000 men in the Confederate army. The Union army gained their victory after this enormous battle. -
Anderson Prison Camp
It preserves the former Camp Sumter, a Confederate prisoner-of-war camp during the final twelve months in the American Civil War. -
Battle of Petersberg
The battle of Petersberg or Siege of Petersberg was a series of battles in Virginia. It is known as an early example of trench warfare which will be used in World War I. -
Battle of Bentonville
This battle fought in a small Carolina town marked the last offensive of any major Confederate army. It cost 4,100 casualties. It ended Confederate resistence in the western theater. -
Battle of Appomattox Court house
Near the Appomattox Court House, Virginia, General Robert E. Lee surrendered his army of Northern Virginia to Union General Ulysses S. Grant. A few days earlier, Lee abandoned the Confederate capital of Richmond and the city of Petersburg. After that battle the civil war found finally an end.
