Course and Outcome of Civil War By bethany.bonds Jan 5, 1861 The South Secedes from the Union Apr 12, 1861 Battle of Fort Sumter, South Carolina Took place in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina Jun 3, 1861 Battle of Philippi, (West) Virgina Jun 10, 1861 Battle of Big Bethel, Virginia Jul 11, 1861 Battle of Rich Mountainm, (West) Virginia Jul 21, 1861 First Battle of Bull Run, Virginia Nov 7, 1861 Battle of Port Royal (South Carolina) Nov 7, 1861 Battle of Belmount, Missouri Mar 8, 1862 Battle of Hampton Roads, Virginia Aug 28, 1862 Second Battle of Bull Run, Virginia Aug 29, 1862 Battle of Richmond, Kentucky Sep 14, 1862 Battle of South Mountain, Maryland Sep 17, 1862 Battle of Antietam / Sharpsburg Jul 1, 1863 Battle of Gettyburg, Pennsylvania Nov 23, 1863 Battle of Chattanooga, Tennessee May 31, 1864 Battle of Cold Harbor, Virginia Jul 22, 1864 Battle of Atlanta, Georgia Apr 5, 1865 Battle at Amelia Springs, Virginia Apr 8, 1865 Battle at Appomattax Courthouse, Virginia Apr 9, 1865 Southern General Robert E. Lee surrrenders to Union General Ulysses S. Grant