Timeline: Battles of the Civil War | Timetoast

Period: Apr 12, 1861 to Apr 14, 1861

Battle at Fort Sumter

It was the first battle of the Civil War
Period: Jul 21, 1861 to Jul 21, 1861

First Battle of Manassas

This was the first major land battle in Virginia
Period: Mar 8, 1862 to Mar 9, 1862

Battle of Hampton Roads

Most noted and arguably most important naval battle
Period: Mar 23, 1862 to Apr 26, 1862

Battle at Fort Macon

It was part of Union Army General Ambrose E. Burnside's North Carolina Expedition
Period: Apr 6, 1862 to Apr 7, 1862

Battle of Shiloh

Was a major battle in the Western Theater
Period: Sep 17, 1862 to Sep 17, 1862

Antietam

Was fought near Sharpsburg
Period: May 18, 1863 to Jun 4, 1863

Vicksburg

Final major military action in the Vicksburg Campaign
Period: Jul 1, 1863 to Jul 3, 1863

Gettysburg

Was fought around the town of Gettysburg
Period: Dec 7, 1864 to Dec 27, 1864

First Battle of Fort Fisher

The Union tried to capture the fort guarding Wilmington, North Carolina
Period: Apr 9, 1865 to Apr 9, 1865

Battle of Appomattox Court House

Was one of the last battles of the Civil War