civil war

Fort Sumter

Apr 12, 1861

Start of war

Battle of Bull run

Jul 21, 1861

First Confederate victory

glorieta pass

Mar 26, 1862

Gettysburg of the West for stopping Confederate invasion of the new mexico Territory

Battle of Shiloh

Apr 6, 1862

First major battle of Western theater

Battle of Antietam

Sep 17, 1862

Bloodiest day in america

Fredricksburg

Dec 11, 1862

Largest amount of troops involved in battle

Chancellorsville

Apr 30, 1863

Lee's greatest victory

Vicksburg

May 18, 1863

Union victory that split the confederacy in half

Gettysburg

Jul 1, 1863

Bloodies day in america

Appomattox

Apr 9, 1865

End of war