Civil War Battles

Battle of Fort Sumter

Apr 12, 1861

Pic: google images
http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/fort-sumter.html April 12-14, 1861 Brig. Gen. Beauregard, in command of the provisional Confederate forces at Charleston, South Carolina, Anderson,Union, On April 12, Confederate batteries opened fire Major Anderson surrendered Fort Sumter,
Casualties: none
It was the start of the civil war.

Civil War Batttles

Period: Apr 12, 1861 to Apr 30, 1865

First Battle of Bull Run. First Bull Run (North) First Manassas (south)

Jul 16, 1861

http://www.history.com/topics/battle-of-first-bull-run
Pic: google imiges
Manassas Junction, Virginia, in the first major land battle of the American Civil War.

Casualties: Union-451 killed, 1001 wounded, 1741 missing
Generals: union- Brigadier General Irvin McDowell.
Confederate: Brigadier General Joseph E. Johnston and General P.G.T. Beauregard
The First Battle of Bull Run was one of the first major battles that resulted in large armies facing one another and serious bloodshed.

capture of Fort Henry and Fort Donelson

Feb 13, 1862

Fort Donelson: http://americanhistory.about.com/od/civilwarbattles/p/cwbattle_ftdon.htm
Both: http://www.civilwaralbum.com/donelson/donelson_history.htm
Casualties: 2,832 Union, 16,623 Confederate
Generals: Confederate Commander: John B. Floyd/Simon B. Buckner,
Union Commander: Ulysses S. Grant Generals:

Merrimac and Monitor

Mar 8, 1862

merrimac and the moniter USS Monitor , a 987-ton armored turret gunboat, was built at New York to the design of John Ericsson . She was the first of what became a large number of "monitors" in the United States and other navies. Commissioned on 25 February 1862, she soon was underway for Hampton Roads, Virginia. Monitor arrived there on 9 March, and was immediately sent into action against the Confederate ironclad.

McClellan’s Peninsular Campaign

Apr 4, 1862

McClellans Penisula Campaign

casualties: Union- 7 killed, 31 wounded, 1 missing
Generals: McClellan, Union- Lee

Battle of Shiloh

Apr 6, 1862

battle of shiloh
Pic: google images
casualties: 13,047 Union, 10,694 Confederate
generals:Confederate Commander: Albert Sidney Johnston/ P. G. T. Beauregard, Union Commander: Ulysses S. Grant

New Orleans falls to Union

May 1, 1862

new orleans falls to union
casualties: none
Generals: Union- Flag-Officer David G. Farragut and Major General Benjamin Franklin Butler
Confederate: Major General Mansfield Lovell

Seven Day's Battle

Jun 25, 1862

seven days battle
Pic: google images
Over the next seven days, the Army of Northern Virginia would deliver blow after blow at Beaver Dam Creek, Gaines’ Mill, Savage Station, Glendale, and Malvern Hill. Gone were the days of torpor and defensive maneuver. Lee would usher in a new era of offensive combat that would not only completely unnerve George McClellan, but would force the evacuation of the Union army from the region.

Second Battle of Bull Run

Aug 14, 1862

2nd battle of bull run
casualties: 16,054 Union, 9,197 Confederate
Generals: Confederate Commander: Robert E. Lee , Union Commander: John Pope
Pope thought he was gunna win the battle but he lost the battle with Lee and Jackson

Battle of Antietam

Sep 17, 1862

Battle of Antietam
Pic: google images
casualties: 12,410 Union, 13,724 Confederate
Generals: Confederate Commander: Robert E. Lee, Union Commander: George B. McClellan
location: Maryland
one of the bloodiest wars and there was not much of a winner because both sides lost a lot of men

Battle of Fredreicksburg

Dec 11, 1862

battle of Fredericksburg
casualties:
General: Union-Maj. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside, Con.- Gen. Robert E. Lee
Location: Spotsylvania County and Fredericksburg

Battle of Chancellorsville

Apr 30, 1863

battle of CHancellorsville
Casualties: 17,278 Union, 12,821 Confederate
Generals: Confederate Commander: Robert E. Lee, Union Commander: Joseph Hooker
Location: Virginia

battle of Vicksburg

May 18, 1863

battle of vicksburg
Casualties: union- 4550, Con- 31275
Generals: Grant (Union), Pemburton (Con)
Location:

battle of Gettysburg

Jul 1, 1863

battle of Gettysburg
Casualties: 23,049 Union, 28,063 Confederate
Generals: Confederate Commander: Robert E. Lee, Union Commander: George G. Meade
Location: Pennsylvania
bloodiest war of the Civil War. many lives were taken in this battle

Battle of Chichamauga

Sep 19, 1863

battle of chickamauga
Casualties: 16,170 Union, 18,454 Confederate
Generals: Confederate Commander: Braxton Bragg, Union Commander: William Rosecrans
Location: Georgia

Battle of Chattanooga

Nov 23, 1863

chattanooga
Casualties: 6667 Union, 5824 Confederates
Generals: Grant (Union), Bragg (Con.)
Location: Tennessee

Grant seizes Petersburg and Richmond

Jun 14, 1864

seige of petersburg
Casualties: 2970 Con. 8150 Union
Generals: Grant (Union), Beauregard
Location: Virginia

fall of atlanta

Jul 22, 1864

fall of atlanta
Casualties: 8000 Con., 3722 Union
Generals: Sherman (Union), Hood (Con.)
Location: Georgia

Sherman's March to the Sea

Nov 4, 1864

shermans march
Casualties:
Generals: Confederate- Lieutenant General William J. Hardee, Union: Major General William T. Sherman
Location: Georgia

Surrender at Appomattox

Apr 7, 1865

surrender of Appomattox
Casualties: Union 10,780, Con. 6,000 (plus 27,805 captured and paroled)
Generals: Lee (Con.) Grant (Union)
Location: Virginia
Lee surrendurs to Grant

Battle of Palmito

May 12, 1865

Battle of Palmito
Casualties: Union- 4 killed, 12 wounded, 101 captured, Con- 5-6 wounded and 3 captured
Generals: Theodore H. Barrett (Union)
Location: Texas
war ended but word did not get to the generals.