Civil War Battles Timeline

Civil War Battlews

Period: Jan 1, 1861 to Dec 31, 1865

Fort Sumter

Period: Apr 12, 1861 to Apr 14, 1861

• Began on April 12, 1861
• The Confederate Soldiers Won
• Ended on April 14, 1861
• Location was Charleston, South Carolina
• Located near Charleston, South Carolina

First Battle of Bull Run

Jul 21, 1861

• Confederate Victory
• Located near Fair Fax County and Prince William County, Virginia

Battle of Glorieta Pass

Period: Mar 26, 1862 to Mar 28, 1862

• Union Victory
• Located in Glorieta Pass, New Mexico
• The battle was named after the city in New Mexico

Battle of Shiloh

Period: Apr 6, 1862 to Apr 7, 1862

• Location- Hardin County, Tennessee
• Union Victory

Second Battle of Bull Run

Period: Apr 29, 1862 to Apr 30, 1862

*Confederate Victory
* Located in Manassas, Virginia

Battle of Antietam

Sep 16, 1862

• Named after the Antietam Creek
• Sharpsburg, Maryland
• The battle lasted the 16th through the 18th

Blockade of Galveston Island

Oct 4, 1862

• Location was Galveston County
• Union Victory

Battle of Fredricksburg

Period: Dec 11, 1862 to Dec 15, 1862

• Confederate Victory
• Location was Fredricksburg, Virginia

Siege of Vicksburg

Period: May 18, 1863 to Jul 4, 1863

• Located in Vicksburg, Mississippi
• Union Victory

Battle of Galveston Island

Jun 1, 1863

• Location- Galveston County, Texas
• Confederate Victory

Battle of Gettysburg

Period: Jul 1, 1863 to Jul 3, 1863

• Union Victory
• Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
• Named after the town

Battle of Sabine Pass

Sep 8, 1863

• Confederate Victory
• Located in Jefferson County, Texas

Second Battle of Sabine Pass

Sep 8, 1863

• Confederate Victory
• Jefferson County, Texas

Siege of Atlanta

Period: May 7, 1864 to Sep 2, 1864

• Union Victory
• North western Georgia and around Atlanta

Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse

Apr 9, 1865

• Appomattox County, Virginia
• It was a Union Victory because the Confederates had surrendered

Battle of Palmito Ranch

Period: May 12, 1865 to May 13, 1865

• Cameron County, Texas
• Confederate Victory