The Civil War

Fort Sumter

Apr 12, 1861

Start of War. South Carolina.

First Battle of Bull Run

Jul 22, 1861

First Confederate victory. Shows the war will be long. Near Manassas Junction, Virginia

Glorieta Pass

Mar 26, 1862

Gettysburg of the West for stopping Confederate invasion of New Mexico Territory. In New Mexico.

Shiloh

Apr 6, 1862

First major battle of the Western theater. In Tennessee.

Antietam

Sep 22, 1862

Bloodiest Day in American history. At Sharpsburg, Maryland.

Fredericksburg

Dec 12, 1862

Largest amount of troops involved in battle. At Fredericksburg, Northern Virginia.

Chancellorsville

Apr 30, 1863

Lee's greatest victory of the war. At Chancellorsville, Virginia.

Vicksburg

May 18, 1863

Union victory that split the Confederacy in half. In Tennessee

Gettysburg

Jul 1, 1863

Bloodiest Battle of the War. In Pennslyvania

Appomattox

Apr 9, 1865

End of War. In Virginia