Civil War

By cegno

  • Battle of Bentonville

    Johnston County, NC
    March 19-21 1865
    Sherman, Johnston
    Union
    last battle between the armies of Union Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman and Confederate Gen. Joseph E. Johnston.

  • Battle of Seven Days

    Henrico and Hanover County, VA
    June 25- July 1 1862
    Lee, McClellan
    Confederate
    the Confederate army under Robert E. Lee not only prevented George B. McClellan's Union army from capturing Richmond, but also drove them into retreat down the Virginia Peninsula.

  • Battle of Fredericksburg

    Fredericksburg, VA
    December 11-15 1862
    Lee, Burnside
    Confederate
    one of the most lopsided defeats of the Civil War for Union forces

  • Battle of Fort Henry

    Western Middle of Tennessee
    February 6 1862
    Grant, Tilghman
    Union
    First significant Union victory

  • Battle of Fayetteville

    Hoke County, NC
    March 10 1865
    Wheeler, Kilpatrick
    Inconclusive
    Delayed shermans advance

  • Battle of Chancellorsville

    Spotsylvania County, VA
    April 30- May 6 1863
    Lee, Hooker
    Confederate
    One of the bloodiest battles of Civil War

  • Battle of Atlanta

    Fulton County, GA
    July 22 1864
    Sherman, Hood
    Union
    Burning Of Military Facilities

  • Battle of Fort Sumter

    Charleston,SC
    April 12-14 1861
    Robert Anderson,
    P.G.T Beauregard
    Confederate
    First battle of Civil War

  • 1st Battle of Bull Run

    Prince Williams County,VA
    July 21 1861
    Irvin McDowell
    Confederate
    1st major land battle of armies in Virginia

  • Battle of New Orleans

    Chalmette Plantation
    January 8-18
    1815
    Farragut,
    Lovell
    American Victory
    The capturing of New Orleans

  • Battle of Fort Donelson

    Stewart County,TN
    February 11-16 1862
    Grant, Floyd
    Union
    Opened the Cumberland river for use against the south

  • Battle of Shiloh

    Hardin County, TN
    April 6-7, 1862
    Grant, Johnson
    Union
    Union progress into western theatre

  • Battle of Chattanooga

    Chattanooga, TN
    June 7-8 1862
    Negley, Smith
    Union
    Vital rail hub

  • Battle of Murfreesboro

    Rutherford County, TN
    July 13 1862
    Bragg, Rosecrans
    Union
    Much needed boost for Union after victory

  • 2nd Battle of Bull Run

    Prince William County, VA
    August 28-30 1862
    Lee, Jackson
    Confederate
    Stunning victory for the confederate

  • 2nd Battle of Bull Run

    Prince William County, VA
    August 28-30 1862
    Lee, Jackson
    Confederate
    Stunning victory for the confederate

  • Battle of Antietam

    Washington County, M
    September 17, 1862
    McClellan, Lee
    Inconclusive
    Bloodiest single day battle in american history

  • Battle of Vicksburg

    Warren County, Miss.
    May 18- July 4th
    1863
    Grant,
    Pemberton
    Union
    Final military act in Vicksburg

  • Battle of Gettysburg

    Adams County, PA
    July 1-3 1863
    Meade, Lee
    Union
    Union victory that stopped Confederate General Robert E. Lee's second invasion of the North.

  • Battle of Wilderness

    Spotsylvania and Orange County, VA
    May 5-7 1864
    Lee, Grant
    Inconclusive
    marked the first stage of a major Union offensive toward the Confederate capital of Richmond

  • Battle of Cold Harbor

    Hanover County, VA
    May 31- June 12 1864
    Lee, Grant
    Confederate
    Union Frontal Attack On Fortified Confederate Lines