Civil War Battles

Attack on Fort Sumter

Apr 12, 1861

First battle fought in The American Civil War. connon bombardement lasted for 36 hours and the only casualty was a confederate horse. The confederate won the battle.

Civil War

Period: Apr 12, 1861 to May 13, 1865

War fought between the union North and the confederate South

First Battle of Bull Run

Jul 21, 1861

First major battle in the Civil War. Confederate victory.

Battle of Wilson's Creek

Aug 10, 1861

Confederate victory: Union forces lose, first major battle west of the Mississippi.

Battle of Fort Donelson

Period: Feb 11, 1862 to Feb 16, 1862

Union victory: Confederate army under Simon Bolivar Buckner surrenders to Grant, Union gains control of Cumberland River

Battle of New Madrid

Period: Feb 28, 1862 to Apr 8, 1862

Union victory: Union victory by Pope over John P McCown.

Battle of Pea Ridge

Mar 7, 1862

Union victory: Union victory by Samuel Ryan Curtis over Earl Van Dorn ensured continued Union control of Missouri.

Battle of Shiloh

Apr 6, 1862

Union victory: Grant and reinforcements under Buell repulse Albert Sidney Johnston and P. G. T. Beauregard, but the Union lose more men.

Battle of Fredericksburg

Dec 13, 1862

Confederate victory: Lee beats back repeated frontal assaults by Burnside.

Battle of Stones River

Jan 1, 1863

Union victory: Forces fight to draw