Civil War timeline

By jeffiscute
  • Fort Sumter

    Fort Sumter

    Start of War
  • First Battle of Bull Run

    First Battle of Bull Run

    First Confederate Victory. Shows war will be long.
  • Glorieta Pass

    Glorieta Pass

    Gettysburg of the west for stopping Confederate invasion of New Mexico Territory
  • The Battle of Shiloh

    The Battle of Shiloh

    First major battle of the Western Theater
  • Antietam

    Antietam

    Bloodiest Day in American history
  • Fredericksburg

    Fredericksburg

    Largest amount of troops involved in battle
  • Chancellorsville

    Chancellorsville

    Lee's greatest victory of the war
  • Vicksburg

    Vicksburg

    Union Victory that split the confederacy in half

  • Battle of Gettysburg

    Bloodiest Battle of the Civil War
  • Appamattox

    Appamattox

    End of Civil War