Timeline: Civil War Battles Timeline

Period: Apr 10, 1861 to May 15, 1865

Civil War Timeline

Apr 12, 1861

Battle of Fort Sumter Begins

-Charlestown, South Carolina
-Confederate Victory

Apr 14, 1861

Battle of Fort Sumter Ends

-Charlestown, South Carolina
-Confederate Victory

Jul 2, 1861

Blockade of Galveston Island Begins

-Galveston, Texas
-Confederate Victory

Jul 21, 1861

First Battle of Bullrun

-Fair Fox County, Virginia
-Confederate Victory

Sep 25, 1861

Battle of Sabine Pass

-Sabine, Texas
-Union Victory

Mar 26, 1862

Battle of Glorieta Pass Begins

-New Mexico Territory
-Union Victory

Mar 28, 1862

Battle of Glorieta Pass Ends

-New Mexico Territory
-Union Victory

Apr 6, 1862

Battle of Shiloh Begins

-Shiloh County, Tennesse
-Union Victory

Apr 7, 1862

Battle of Shiloh Ends

-Shiloh County, Tennesse
-Union Victory

Aug 28, 1862

Second Battle of Bullrun Begins

-Prince William County, Virignia
-Confederate Victory

Aug 30, 1862

Second Battle of Bullrun Ends

-Prince William County, Virignia
-Confederate Victory

Sep 17, 1862

Battle of Antietam

-Sharpsburg, Maryland
-Union Victory

Dec 11, 1862

Battle of Fredricksburg Begins

-Fredricksburg, Virginia
-Confederate Victory

Dec 15, 1862

Battle of Fredricksburg Ends

-Fredricksburg, Virginia
-Confederate Victory

Jan 1, 1863

Battle of Galveston Island

-Galveston, Texas.
-Confederate Victory

May 25, 1863

Seige of Vicksburg Begins

-Vicksburg, Mississippi
-Union Victory

Jul 1, 1863

Battle of Gettysburg Begins

-Adams County, Pennsylvania
-Union Victory

Jul 3, 1863

Battle of Gettysburg Ends

-Adams County, Pennsylvania
-Union Victory

Jul 4, 1863

Seige of Vicksburg Ends

-Vicksburg, Mississippi
-Union Victory

Sep 1, 1863

Blockade of Galveston Island Ends

-Galveston, Texas
-Confederate Victory

Jul 22, 1864

Siege of Atlanta

-DeKalb County, Georgia
-Union Victory

Apr 7, 1865

Surreder at Appomattox Courthouse

Appomattox County, Virginia -Union Victory

May 12, 1865

Battle of Palmito Ranch Begins

-Cameron County, Texas
-Confederate Victory

May 13, 1865

Battle of Palmito Ranch Ends

-Cameron County, Texas
-Confederate Victory