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The Battle of Fort Sumter
The Battle of Fort Sumter was the bombardment and surrender of Fort Sumte; near Charleston, South Carolina, that started the American Civil War. It was a Confederate Victory -
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Civil War Battles
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The Battle of Ball's Bluff
The Battle of Ball's Bluff was also known as The Battle of Harrison's Island, it was fought at Loudon County, Virginia. It was the second largest battle of the Eastern Theater in 1861. It was a Confederate victory -
The Battle of Fort Donelson
This battle was fought from February 11-16 in Fort Donelson, Tennessee. The capture of the fort by the Unions opened the Cumberland River as an avenue for the invasion of the South. -
The Battle of Shiloh
The Battle of Shiloh was known as "Battle of Pittsburg Landing." It was a major battle in the Western Theatre of the American Civil War. It was a two day battle fought in southwestern Tennessee. It was a Union Victory. -
Battle of Dead Buffalo Lake
The Battle of Dead Buffalo Lake was skirmish in July 1863 in Dakota Territory betweent the United States Army and Santee, Yankton, Yanktonai and Tenton Sioux. The Indians tried to capture the pack train of the army and retired from field when they were unseccusful. United States Victory. -
The Battle of Fort Blair
The Battle of Fort Blair is known as or sometimes called "Fort Baxter Masacre." It was a minor battle in the Civil War. It took place at Baxter Springs, Kansas. In late 1863, Quantrill's Raiders, a large Confederate guerrilla band, was traveling south through Kansas along the Texas Road to winter in Texas. Numbering about 300, this group captured and killed two Union teamsters who had come from a small Federal Army post called Fort Blair. -
The Battle of Athens
This battle was fought in Athens, Alabama. The Union Army was a company under Captain Emil Adams. At 4:00 a.m 600 Confederate Calvry men attacked Athens and there were only 100 Unions. Even though the Union Army was outnumbered they managed to repulse and get the Confederates to retreat after a two hour battle. It was a Union Victory. -
The Battle of Berryville
This was a two day battle, fought in Clarke County, Virginia. The battle was just about equal on both sides. The darkness ended the fighting, with both sides bringing in heavy reinforcements. Seeing the strength of the Union's entrenched line retreated behind Opequon Creek the next morning. The battle was inconclusive. -
The Battle of Hatcher's Run
The Battle of Hatcher's Run, also known as Dabney's Mill, was a two day battle, it was one in a series of Union offensives during the Siege of Petersburg, aimed at cutting off Confederate supply traffic on Boydton Plank Road and the Weldon Railroad west of Petersburg, Virginia. It was a Union Victory. -
The Battle of Palmito Ranch
This battle lasted two days, it happened shortly after the end of the American Civil War. It was the last major clash of arms of the war. Many historians, as well as the Official Record of the Civil War, consider the Battle of Palmito Ranch to be a post-Civil War encounter, with the Battle of Columbus in April being the recognized last battle of the Civil War. This battle happened in Cameron County, Texas and it was a Confederate victory.
