Major Battles Of The Civil War

Civil War Battles

Period: Jan 1, 1860 to Sep 28, 1865

All major Battles of the Civil War.

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Dec 5, 1860

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Battle of Fort Sumter (Eastern Theater)

Apr 12, 1861

Beauregard (CSA) v. Anderson (USA)
Confederates fired the first shots at Fort Sumter in
Charleston, South Carolina.

It was a confederate victory.
First Quarter

First Battle of Bull Run (Eastern Theater)

Jul 21, 1861

Beauregard (CSA) v. McDowell (USA)
One of the first major battles of the civil war.
Confederate Victory.
First Quarter

Confederates won First Quarter.

Sep 1, 1861

Battle of Shiloh (Western Theater)

Apr 6, 1862

Albert S. Johnston (CSA) v. Grant (USA)
Union Victory.
Second Quarter

Peninsula Campaign (Eastern Theater)

May 28, 1862

Johnston/Lee (CSA) v. McClellan (USA)
Union attempt to take Richmond from the east.
Confederate Victory.
From May to July of 1862
Second Quarter

End of Peninsula Campaign (Eastern Theater)

Jul 1, 1862

Confederate Victory.
McClellan relieved of command on Union side.

Confederates won Second Quarter

Sep 1, 1862

Battle of Antietam (Eastern Theater)

Sep 17, 1862

Lee (CSA) v. McClellan (USA)
Bloodiest single day of the war.
Battle was a stalemate (tie) but was techniclly a Union victory because Lee retreated back to the South.
Second Quarter.

Battle of Fredericksburg (Eastern Theater)

Dec 11, 1862

Lee (CSA) v. Burnside (USA)
Confederate Victory
Burnside is relieved of command.
Second Quarter.

Battle of Chancellorsville (Eastern Theater)

May 2, 1863

Lee (CSA) v. Hooker (USA)
Confederate Victory - also known as Lee's greatest victory.
Hooker is relieved of command.
Third Quarter

Battle of Gettysburg (Eastern Theater)

Jul 1, 1863

3 day battle.
Lee (CSA) v. Meade (USA)
Union victory.
last Confederate offensive.
Third Quarter.

Siege and Fall of Vicksburg (Western Theater)

Jul 1, 1863

Pemberton (CSA) v. Grant (USA)
Union victory
Completed Union strategy of splitting Confederacy in two.
Third Quarter.

Union won Third Quarter

Sep 1, 1863

Battle of Chattanooga (Western Theater)

Nov 23, 1863

Bragg (CSA) v. Grant (USA)
Union victory
Became staging ground for Atlanta Campaign in the Spring of 1864
Bragg is relieved of command.
Third Quarter

Roger Sherman's "March to the Sea" (Western Theater)

Nov 15, 1864

November 15th - December 21st, 1864
No serious resistance.
Destroyed everything as they marched from Atlanta to Savannah.
"Total War" Strategy.
Fourth Quarter.

Appomattox Court House (Eastern Theater)

Apr 9, 1865

Lee (CSA) v. Grant (USA)
Richmond fell to Union forces.
Lee surrendured on April 9th.
It is considered to mark the end of the war.
Fourth Quarter.

Union win Fourth Quarter and Win the War.

Sep 1, 1865