Civil War

Battle of Fort Sumter Charleston Harbor, South Carolina

Apr 12, 1861

Started the American Civil War

First Battle of Bull Run

Jul 21, 1861

It was the first major battle of the American Civil War

Battle of Fredericksburg

Dec 11, 1862

The largest concentration of troops in any Civil War battle

Chancellorsville

May 6, 1863

A major battle of the American Civil War, and the principal engagement of the Chancellorsville Campaign.

Chickamauga

Sep 18, 1863

U.S. and Confederate forces in the American Civil War, marked the end of a Union offensive in southeastern Tennessee and northwestern Georgia — the Chickamauga Campaign

Battle Of The Wilderness,

May 5, 1864

Was the first battle of Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's 1864 Virginia Overland Campaign against Gen. Robert E. Lee

Battle of Petersburg

Jun 15, 1864

was a series of battles around the cities of Richmond and Petersburg, Virginia. Grant defeated lee in this battle

Lee Surrenders

Apr 9, 1865

Lee surrenders his Confederate Army to Gen

Amelia Springs

May 4, 1865

This battle would be the last major engagement between the Union Army under the overall direction of Union General-in-Chief, Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, and General Robert E. Lee's Army

Gettysburg

Jul 1, 1963

Turning point in the war