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