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Battle of Fort Sumter
The bombardment/siege and ultimate surrender of Fort Sumter by Brig. General P.G.T. Beauregard was the official start of the Civil War. -
First Battle of Bull Run
It was the first major battle of the Civil War and resulted in a Confederate victory. -
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Second Battle of Bull Run
It was a stunning Confederate victory over the Union Army of Virginia. Over 20,000 men fell as casualties at this fight. -
Battle of Antietam
Over 23,000 men fell as casualties in the 1-day Battle of Antietam, making it the bloodiest day in American history. The Union victory at Antietam resulted in President Abraham Lincoln issuing his Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation on September 22, 1862. -
Battle of Franklin
It was one of the worst disasters of the war for the Confederate States Army. -
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Battle of Gettyburg
The battle involved the largest number of casualties of the entire war and is often described as the war's turning point. -
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Battle of Petersburg
Ulysses S. Grant's Army of the Potomac and Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia collide for the last time as the first wave of Union troops attacks Petersburg, a vital Southern rail center 23 miles south of the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia. -
Battle of Atlanta
Became a target for the Union army. General William Tecumseh Sherman and his troops captured the city in 1864. -
Amelia Springs
The Battle of Amelia Springs, Virginia was an engagement between the Union Army and Confederate Army of Northern Virginia that occurred on April 5, 1865 during the Appomattox Campaign of the American Civil War. -
Appomattox Courthouse
General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union General Ulysses S. Grant, setting the stage for the end of the four-year civil war.