civil war battles

  • New orleans

    The Battle of New Orleans was the last major battle of the War of 1812. It happened on January 8, 1815, although it was preceded by smaller skirmishes.
  • Fort Sumter

    Fort Sumter
    Fort Sumter is a sea fort in Charleston, South Carolina, notable for two battles of the American Civil War.
  • 1 battle of bull run

    This was the first major land battle of the armies
  • Ft. henery

    it was the first important victory for the Union and Brig
  • Ft. Donelson

    The Confederates had many more casualties than the Union. ... The Union was no longer in retreat and met the Confederate assault.
  • Shiloh

    On the morning of April 6, 1862, the Confederate Army of the Mississippi under Johnston launched an attack on Maj.
  • Seven Days

    The Seven Days Battles, also known as Seven Days Campaign was a sequence of 6 battles,
  • 2nd Battle of Bull Run

    nteresting The Second Battle of Bull Run Facts: The battle was fought in Manassas in Prince William County, Virginia. It was the second battle fought there, although it was a much larger battle than the first one.
  • Antietam

    Antietam was the bloodiest single-day battle in American history with over 23,000 casualties
  • Murfreesboro

    The Union victory gave the U.S. control of Nashville for the duration of the war. Interesting The Battle of Stones River Facts
  • Fredericksburg

    It occurred in Fredericksburg, Tennessee and surrounding areas of Spotsylvania County. The Union's Army of the Potomac, under the command of Ambrose Burnside, fought Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia.
  • Chancellorsville

    resulted in a Confederate victory that stopped an attempted flanking movement by Maj. Gen. Joseph "Fighting Joe" Hooker's Army of the Potomac against the left of Gen.
  • Vicksburg

    The capture of the Confederate river fortress at Vicksburg, Mississippi on July 4, 1863 was a major turning point of the Civil War.
  • Gettysburg

    The Battle of Gettysburg was a three-day Civil War battle fought in Pennsylvania. Confederate General Robert E. Lee led his troops against the Union forces, led by Major General George Meade
  • Chattanooga

    The battles took place in and around Chattanooga, Tennessee. The Union troops were led by Major General Ulysses S. Grant and General George H. Thomas.
  • Wilderness

    was the first Civil War confrontation between Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and Gen. Robert E. Lee.
  • Cold Harbor

    The Battle of Cold Harbor was a Confederate victory in June 1864. Over 15,000 combined casualties fell during the nearly two week fight. It was the last major battle of Ulysses S. Grant's Overland Campaign.
  • Atlanta

  • Fayetteville, NC

    Union Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman led his army into North Carolina in the first part of March 1865 with a goal of advancing toward Goldsboro and on to a potential linkup with Gen.
  • Bentonville

    It was the last battle between the armies of Union Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman and Confederate Gen. Joseph E. Johnston