Battles Month, Year,Location

Outcome Significant Point

1 Fort Sumter April, 1861near Charleston, South Carolina

Confederate Victory

Confederacy demanded that the Union surrender the fort, since the fort was now Confederate territory ;Lincoln was requested to send troops and supplies.The Union refused to give up the fort, so the Confederacy opened fire on them.This was the battle that led to the Civil War.No casualties during the battle.

2 Skirmish at Phillippi

June3, 1861Phillippi

Union Victory Col. George A. Porterfield's was in charge of virginia. he didn't have experienced officers.He was attacked by a union General, George B. Mc Clellan was going to attack him. The union Generalattacked him, but he had already gone away. This was the first victory for the North.

3 Battle of Big Bethel

June10, 1861Big Bethel

Confederate Victory

General Butler attacked the rebels at Big Bethel. He sent two columns to diliver an attack on the rebels secretly.However the rebels were alarmed and the fired back. Later on General Butler'smen withdrew.

4 First Battle of Bull Run

July, 1861Near Manassas, Virginia

Confederate Victory

Poorly prepared Union army led by Irving McDowell marched against and fired on Confederate army;Confederate forces were at first driven back, butreinforcements came up behind Jackson and broke the Union flank, driving the Union army back.Thomas Jackson earned his nickname, “Stonewall".

5 Battle of Fort Henry

Jan-Feb6, 1862Fort Henry

Union Victory a union General, General Ulysses Grant got an approval from General Hallec, in order to take over Fort Henry.A General of the Confederate Army, Gen. Tilghman was Brave and Courageous.His goals were to secure Fort Henry and Fort Donelson. Although he wasn't a quitter, he was "outgunned".Finally he surrended Fort Henry to the unioun Army

6 Capture of Elizabeth City

Feb8, 1862Elizabeth City

Union Victory The Union Army, led by Capt. Stephen C. Rowan's went into Elizabeth city with his gun boats.They fired at and subdued Confederate Capt. William F. Lynch forces there. The CSS Clack Warriorwas extremely damaged from the attack.

7 Shiloh April, 1862Pittsburgh Landing, Tennessee

Union Victory 2 day battle; Ulysses Grant marched toward Corinth, MS; General Albert S. Johnston gathered troops to halt his advance.Grant stopped and gathered reinforcements;then Johnston attacked, surprising the Union. It was a very bloody battle.Grant’s troops won, but both sides suffered many casualties.

8 Second Battle of Bull Run

August, 1862

9 Harpers Ferry September,

186210Battle of Antietam September,

186211Battle of

FredericksburgDecember, 1862

12Battle of Stones River

December-January, 1862-1863Stone River, Tennessee

Union Victory

The victory of the battle rose up the Union's moral.

13Battle of Chancellorsville

April-May, 1863

14Vicksburg May-July, 1863Vicksburg, Mississippi

Union Victory

The Union army laid siege on

Confederate army in

Vicksburg;

forced some of the city people

to live in caves to avoid being

shelled;

virtually split in

half the Confederate army;

known as one of the most

brilliant campaigns in the war

15Gettysburg July, 1863Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Union Victory

Robert E. Lee’s troops attacked the Union army in Gettysburg,but on the third day they were driven back;massive three day battle;Pickett’s Charge cut the Union line, butthe Confederates were driven back; Lee’s wounded was a trail of fourteen miles; turn-around for the Union

16Lawrence Massacre

August, 1863Lawrence, Kansas

Confederate Victory

General Thomas Ewing of the Union, was trying to stop William C. Quantrill and his guerrilla.He got into Kansas City and began to arrest people that he felt were helping Quantril and his guerrilla.He kept the in a prison cell in Kansas, however the prison collapsed and some people were killed,and some of them were injured. When Quantrill heard this, he was outraged, and he set out to

Lawrence, Kansas, to destroy and kill people there as an answer.

17Battle of Chickamauga

September, 1863Chickamauga, Georgia

Confederate Victory

The Confederates didn't gain any profit from the battle because the Union armyjust went and retreated backto Chattanooga and had time for reinforcements.

18Battle of Chattanooga

November, 1863Chattanooga Valley, Tennessee

Union Victory

Confederate soldiers were under General Braxton Bragg andUnion soldiers were under General Rosecrans and Grant.

19Battle of Cold Harbor

May-June, 1864Cold Harbor, Virginia

Confederate Victory

Grant ordered attack on the Bethesda Church-Cold Harbor line and he commented that the attackwas the only regret he had.

20Siege of Petersburg

June, 1864Petersburg, Virginia

Confederate Victory

Union General James Morton died as one the Union casualties.