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New Orleans
When: January 8–18, 1815
Where: About five miles (8.0 km) east-southeast of New Orleans on the grounds of Chalmette Plantation
Who: Major General Andrew Jackson
What: The Battle of New Orleans was a series of engagements fought between December 14, 1814 and January 18, 1815, constituting the last major battle of the War of 1812.[7][8] American combatants,[9] commanded by Major General Andrew Jackson, prevented a much larger British force. -
1st Bull Run
Where: 38° 48′ 52.92″ N, 77° 31′ 21.72″ W Manassas (Virginia)
When: July 21, 1861
Who: Brigadiers General Joseph E. Johnston and P. G. T. Beauregard
What: The battle, Irvin McDowell was named, by President Abraham Lincoln, commander of the Northeastern Virginia Army. Once at his post, McDowell was pressured by politicians and impatient citizens in Washington, who wished to see a quick victory on the battlefield over the Confederate army in northern Virginia. -
Wilson’s Creek
Where:Greene County and Christian County, Missouri
When: August 10, 1861
Who: Gen. Benjamin McCulloch
What:The Battle of Wilson's Creek, also known as the Battle of Oak Hills, was the first major battle of the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War. Fought on August 10, 1861, near Springfield, Missouri, between Federal forces and the Missouri State Guard, it is sometimes called the "Bull Run of the West." -
Battle of Fort Donelson
When: February 12–16, 1862
Where: Fort Donelson, Stewart County, Tennessee
Who: Gen. Gideon Johnson Pillow
What: The Union capture of the Confederate fort near the Tennessee–Kentucky border opened the Cumberland River, an important avenue for the invasion of the South. The Union's success also elevated Brig. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant from an obscure and largely unproven leader to the rank of major general, and earned him the nickname of "Unconditional Surrender" Grant. -
Battle of Shiloh
Where:Hardin County, Tennessee
When: April 6 – 7, 1862
Who:Major General Ulysses S. Grant
What: The Battle of Shiloh was a battle in the Western Theater of the American Civil War, fought April 6–7, 1862, in southwestern Tennessee. A Union force known as the Army of the Tennessee had moved via the Tennessee River deep into Tennessee and was encamped principally at Pittsburg Landing on the west bank of the Tennessee River, where the Confederate Army of Mississippi -
Donaldsonville
When: August 9, 1862
Where: Ascension Parish, Louisiana
Who:Capt. Phillippe Landry.
What: A number of incidents of artillery firing on Union steamers passing up and down the Mississippi River at Donaldsonville, Louisiana, influenced the U.S. Navy to undertake a retaliatory attack. Rear Adm. David G. Farragut sent the town notice of his intentions and suggested that the citizens send the women and children away. -
2nd Bull Run
When: August 28 and August 30, 1862
Where: Prince William County, Virginia
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Antietam
Where: Near Sharpsburg, in Washington County, Maryland, United States, and in the vicinity of the Antietam stream.
When: September 17, 1862
Who: Major General Joseph Hooker
What:It was the first major armed confrontation of the American Civil War that occurred in northern territory. The battle took place on September 17, 1862, near Sharpsburg, in the county of Washington, Maryland, United States, and in the vicinity of the Antietam stream. -
Fredericksburg
When: December 11 - December 15, 1862
Where: Condado de Spotsylvania y Fredericksburg, Virginia
Who: Confederate General Robert E. Lee
What: The battle was the result of an effort by the Union and its army to win the initiative in the struggle against the Confederate Army of Lee, smaller but more aggressive and with the highest morale due to its general. -
Chancellorsville batalle
When: April 30 to May 6, 1863
Where: Spotsylvania County, Virginia, United States
Who: Commanders Joseph Hooker and Robert E. Lee
What: The battle pitted the Potomac Army of Union Army General Joseph Hooker against the confederate Northern Virginia Army of General Robert E. Lee, which had half the troops. It is known as Lee's "perfect battle" because of his risky but successful decision to split his army in the presence of a much superior enemy force. -
Vicksburg
Where:Mississippi River
When: May 25, 1863 - July 4, 1863
who:General John C. Pemberton
What: The Vicksburg Site was the last military action of the so-called Vicksburg Campaign during the American Civil War.
After a series of maneuvers, Union Major General Ulysses S. Grant managed to cross the Mississippi River and forced the Confederate Army of General John C. Pemberton to position itself in defensive positions around the fortified city of Vicksburg. -
Gettysburg
When: July 1 to July 3, 1863
Where: Gettysburg (Pensilvania)
Who: mayor general George G. Meade.
What:The Union Army was commanded by Major General George G. Meade and the Confederates by General Strategist Robert E. Lee. In June of 1863, Robert E. Lee attacked the federal army of the Potomac invading Pennsylvania and destroying communications between this place and the bulk of the army that was besieging the city of Vicksburg. -
Fort Wagner
When: July 11, 1863
What: Fort Wagner or Battery Wagner was a beachhead fortification on Morris Island, South Carolina, that covered the southern approach to Charleston Harbor. It was the site of two American Civil War battles in the campaign known as Operations Against the Defenses of Charleston in 1863, and it is considered one of the toughest beachhead defenses constructed by the Confederate army. -
Chattanooga
When: November 23 and 25, 1863.
Where: Tennessee
Who: Braxton Bragg
What: The fight was fought in Chattanooga (Tennessee), a vital railway crossing, led by a Confederate troop commanded by Braxton Bragg (who was under siege) and the army of the Union. In September 1863, to lift the state of siege, Union troops led by Ulysses S. Grant marched on Bragg's militia. In combats over Mount Lookout Mountain and the Missionary Ridge, Union troops forced the Confederates to retreat. -
Battle of the Wilderness
Where:Spotsylvania County and Orange County, Virginia
When:May 5–7, 1864
Who:Gen. Robert E. Lee
What:The Battle of the Wilderness, fought May 5–7, 1864, was the first battle of Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's 1864 Virginia Overland Campaign against Gen. Robert E. Lee and the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia in the American Civil War. -
Battle of Cold Harbor
When: May 31 - June 12, 1864
Where: Location Hanover County,
near Mechanicsville, Virginia
Who: Confederate General Robert E. Lee.
What: It was one of the final battles of Union Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant's ground campaign during the American Civil War, and is remembered as one of the bloodiest and most unbalanced battles in American history. -
Petersburg
When: June 9, 1864 – March 25, 1865
Where:Petersburg, Virginia
Who: commanded by Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant
What: Lee finally gave in to the pressure and abandoned both cities in April 1865, leading to his retreat and surrender at Appomattox Court House. The Siege of Petersburg foreshadowed the trench warfare that was common in World War I, earning it a prominent position in military history. It also featured the war's largest concentration of African American troops. -
Richmond battle
When: April 3, 1865
Where:The city was less than 100 miles (160 km) from the Union Capital in Washington, DC.
Who:Richmond, Virginia
What: Due to its symbolic and strategic importance to the Confederate war effort,it was the target of numerous attempts by the Union Army to seize possession of the capital,most notably during the Peninsula Campaign of 1862 and the Overland Campaign of 1864.
