Battle of the Civil War

By Christian Anderson

  • Fort Sumter

    Charleston Harbor, South Carolina.
    Brig. General P.G.T. Beaurgard
    The bombardment/siege and ultimate surrender of Fort Sumter
    Was the official start of the Civil War

  • 1st Battle of Bull Run

    Manassa, Virginia.
    Brig. General Irvin McDowell
    The Union army reached Washington safely
    Was the first land battle of the armies in Virginia.

  • Ft. Henry

    Fort Henry, Tennessee
    Union Major General Ulysses S. Grant
    The union won this battle
    This was the first major victory for the Union in the Western Threat

  • Ft. Donelson

    Fort Donelson, Tennessee
    Union Major General Ulysses S. Grant
    The union won this battle
    The Battle of Fort Donelson saw Union General Ulysses S. Grant capture the fort

  • Shiloh

    Fort Henry, Tennessee
    Union Major General Ulysses S. Grant
    The union won this battle
    This was the first major victory for the Union in the Western Threat

  • New Orleans

    New Orleans, Louisiana.
    General Mansfield Lovell
    The Union won this battle
    The Confederacy lost a major city, and the lower Mississippi soon became a Union highway for 400 miles to Vicksburg, Mississippi.

  • Seven Days

    Henrico County, Virginia
    Robert E. Lee
    The Confederate won this battle
    Confederate General Robert E. Lee drove the invading Union Army of the Potomac

  • 2nd Battle of Bull Run

    Manassas, Virginia
    Robert E. Lee
    Confederate won this battle
    The Confederate victory set the stage for Robert E. Lee‘s first invasion of the North

  • Antietam

    Sharpsburg, Maryland
    Robert E. Lee
    Confederate won this battle
    The Confederate victory set the stage for Robert E. Lee‘s first invasion of the North

  • Fredericksburg

    Fredericksburg, Virginia
    Robert E. Lee
    The Confederate won this battle
    More troops were present at the Battle of Fredericksburg than at any other battle of the American Civil War, including Gettysburg.

  • Chancellorsville

    Chancellorsville, Virginia
    Robert E. Lee
    The Confederate won this battle
    The Battle of Chancellorsville is widely regarded as General Robert E. Lee‘s greatest victory.

  • Vicksburg

    Vicksburg, Mississippi.
    Ulysses S. Grant
    settled into siege warfare
    Vicksburg surrendered on July 4

  • Gettysburg

    Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
    Robert E. Lee
    The Union won this battle
    The largest battle ever fought on the North American continent

  • Chattanooga

    Chattanooga, Tennessee
    Ulysses S. Grant
    The Union won this battle
    opened the road to Atlanta for Federal armies.

  • Murfreesboro

    Rutherford County, Tennessee
    Union general William Rosecrans
    The Union won this battle
    The battle provided a much needed boost to Union morale following their defeat at Fredericksburg, Virginia.

  • Wilderness

    Spotsylvania County, Virginia
    Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant
    The Union won this battle
    The Battle of the Wilderness was the first clash between Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant

  • Cold Harbor

    Cold Harbor, Virginia
    Robert E. Lee
    The Confederate won this battle
    The Battle of Cold Harbor marked the end of Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant

  • Atlanta

    Atlanta, Georgia
    William T. Sherman
    The Union won this battle
    The Confederate troops set fire to the city before evacuating, to deny its resources to William T. Sherman‘s Federal troops.

  • Fayetteville, NC

    Fayetteville, North Carolina
    Hugh Judson Kilpatrick
    Don’t know who won this battle.
    The importants is to what happen in Bentonville

  • Bentonville

    Johnston County, North Carolina
    General Joseph Johnston
    The Confederate won this battle
    It was the last battle between the armies of Union Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman and Confederate Gen. Joseph E. Johnston.