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The actual first battle, at the beginning of the Civil War, was on April 12, 1861 when the Confederacy attacked a U.S. military installation at Fort Sumter, South Carolina.
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On April 17, Virginia seceded. However, the western counties in Va were anti-slavery and formed their own state (West Va.). In May, Tennesse, North Carolina, and Arkansas seceded. Read more: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/After_the_Battle_of_Fort_Sumter_which_states_seceded#ixzz1LOoAuZz9
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Aug. 10, 1861
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Mar. 7-8, 1862
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June 27, 1862