Timeline: Civil War Battles | Timetoast

Apr 12, 1861

Battle of Fort Sumter

First Battle of the Civil War
Jul 21, 1861

First Battle of Bull Run

First Confederate victory
Mar 26, 1862

Battle of Glorieta Pass

Gettysburg of the West for stopping Confederacy from the West
Apr 6, 1862

Battle of Shiloh

First major battle of the Western Theater
Sep 17, 1862

Battle of Antietam

Bloodiest Day in American history
Dec 13, 1862

Battle of Fredrickburg

Largest amount of troops involved in battle.
Apr 30, 1863

Battle of Chancellorville

Robert E. Lee's greatest victory of the war.
May 18, 1863

Battle of Vicksburg

Union victory that split the Confederacy in half
Jul 1, 1863

Battle of Gettysburg

Bloodiest Battle of the War
Apr 9, 1865

Battle of Appomattox Court House

End of War