Battles of the American Civil War were fought between April 12, 1861, and May 12–13, 1865 in 19 states, mostly Confederate (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia[upper-alpha 1]), the District of Columbia, and six territories (Arizona Territory (also Confederate Arizona)[upper-alpha 2], Colorado Territory, Dakota Territory, Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma), New Mexico Territory, and Washington Territory), as well as naval engagements. Virginia in particular was the site of many major and decisive battles. These battles would change the standing and historical memory of the United States.

For lists of battles organized by campaign and theater, see the list below:

Some battles have more than one name; e.g., the battles known in the North as Battle of Antietam and Second Battle of Bull Run were referred to as the Battle of Sharpsburg and the Battle of Manassas, respectively, by the South. This was because the North tended to name battles after landmarks (often rivers or bodies of water), whereas the South named battles after nearby towns.

Battles of the American Civil War by Theater and Year

Battles rated by CWSAC

The American Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP) was established within the United States National Park Service to classify the preservation status of historic battlefield land. In 1993, the Civil War Sites Advisory Commission (CWSAC) reported to Congress and the ABPP on their extensive analysis of significant battles and battlefields. Of the estimated 8,000 occasions in which hostilities occurred in the American Civil War, this table and related articles describe the 384 battles that were classified in CWSAC's Report on the Nation's Civil War Battlefields. In addition to the status of battlefield land preservation (not included in this table) CWSAC rated the military significance of the battles into four classes, as follows:[1][2]

Class A – Decisive: A general engagement involving field armies in which a commander achieved a vital strategic objective. Such a result might include an indisputable victory on the field or be limited to the success or termination of a campaign offensive. Decisive battles had a direct, observable impact on the direction, duration, conduct, or outcome of the war.
Class B – Major: An engagement of magnitude involving field armies or divisions of the armies in which a commander achieved an important strategic objective within the context of an ongoing campaign offensive. Major battles had a direct, observable impact on the direction, duration, conduct, or outcome of the campaign.
Class C – Formative: An engagement involving divisions or detachments of the field armies in which a commander accomplished a limited campaign objective of reconnaissance, disruption, defense, or occupation. Formative battles had an observable influence on the direction, duration, or conduct of the campaign.
Class D – Limited: An engagement, typically involving detachments of the field armies, in which a commander achieved a limited tactical objective of reconnaissance, defense, or occupation. Limited battles maintained contact between the combatants without observable influence on the direction of the campaign.
Battles of the American Civil War Rated by CWSAC
DateBattleStateCWSACOutcome
VictoryNotes
April 12–13, 1861Battle of Fort SumterSouth CarolinaAConfederateBeauregard takes Charleston Federal fort in the first battle of the American Civil War.
May 18–19, 1861Battle of Sewell's PointVirginiaDInconclusiveUnion gunboats fight inconclusive battle with Confederate artillery.
May 29 – June 1, 1861Battle of Aquia CreekVirginiaDInconclusiveConfederate artillery hit by naval bombardment, later withdrawn.
June 3, 1861Battle of Philippi (West Virginia)West Virginia
(Virginia at the time)[upper-alpha 1]		DUnionUnion forces rout a small Confederate detachment in Western Virginia.
June 10, 1861Battle of Big BethelVirginiaCConfederateUnion attack on Confederate positions near a church repelled.
June 17, 1861Battle of Boonville (Missouri)MissouriCUnionUnion forces defeat pro-Confederate governor's Missouri State Guard.
July 2, 1861Battle of Hoke's RunWest Virginia
(Virginia at the time)[upper-alpha 1]		DUnionRobert Patterson defeats Jackson's Confederates but fails to capitalize on his victory.
July 5, 1861Battle of CarthageMissouriCConfederateConfederate victory in Missouri during U.S. Civil War.
July 11, 1861Battle of Rich MountainWest Virginia
(Virginia at the time)[upper-alpha 1]		BUnionConfederate forces under Gen. Robert S. Garnett split in half mid-battle by Union forces under Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan. One half surrenders; the other escapes.
July 18, 1861Battle of Blackburn's FordVirginiaCConfederateIrvin McDowell's recon-in-force defeated at Manassas.
July 21, 1861First Battle of Bull Run
or First Manassas		VirginiaAConfederateMcDowell loses to J.E. Johnston, Beauregard; Jackson named "Stonewall".
August 10, 1861Battle of Wilson's Creek or Oak HillsMissouriAConfederateUnion forces under Nathaniel Lyon and Samuel D. Sturgis lose to Confederates under Sterling Price and Benjamin McCulloch. Lyon is killed. First major battle west of the Mississippi.
August 26, 1861Battle of Kessler's Cross LanesWest Virginia
(Virginia at the time)[upper-alpha 1]		DConfederateConfederates under John B. Floyd surprise and defeat Union forces under Erastus B. Tyler.
August 28–29, 1861Battle of Hatteras Inlet BatteriesNorth CarolinaCUnionUnion forces capture two North Carolina forts.
September 2, 1861Battle of Dry Wood CreekMissouriDConfederateUnion cavalry from Kansas defeated by Missouri State Guard.
September 10, 1861Battle of Carnifex FerryWest Virginia
(Virginia at the time)[upper-alpha 1]		BUnionConfederates withdraw by night after several hours of fighting.
September 12–15, 1861Battle of Cheat MountainWest Virginia
(Virginia at the time)[upper-alpha 1]		BUnion300 Union troops withstand uncoordinated Confederate attacks.
September 13–20, 1861First Battle of LexingtonMissouriCConfederateUnion forces badly defeated by Missouri State Guard.
September 17, 1861Action at Blue Mills LandingMissouriDConfederateMinor Missouri State Guard victory.
September 19, 1861Battle of BarbourvilleKentuckyDConfederateZollicoffer raided a Federal recruitment camp and brought a counter-thrust.
October 3, 1861Battle of Greenbrier RiverWest Virginia
(Virginia at the time)[upper-alpha 1]		DInconclusiveConfederates withdraw after inconclusive battle.
October 9, 1861Battle of Santa Rosa IslandFloridaCUnionUnion forces repel Confederate attempt to capture island.
October 21, 1861Battle of Camp WildcatKentuckyCUnionConfederates chased from Cumberland Gap
October 21, 1861Engagement at FredericktownMissouriDUnionMissouri State Guard defeated.
October 21, 1861Battle of Ball's Bluff or LeesburgVirginiaBConfederate550 Union soldiers captured.
October 25, 1861First Battle of SpringfieldMissouriDUnionUnion forces capture town.
November 7, 1861Battle of BelmontMissouriCInconclusiveUlysses S. Grant captures and destroys Confederate supplies near Cairo, Illinois.
November 8, 1861Battle of Ivy MountainKentuckyDUnionUnion forces routed Confederate forces.
November 19, 1861Battle of Round MountainOklahoma
(Indian Territory at the time)		DConfederateOpothleyahola's Unionist Creeks and Seminoles defeated near present-day Stillwater.
December 9, 1861Battle of Chusto-TalasahOklahoma
(Indian Territory at the time)		DConfederateOpothleyahola defeated near present-day Tulsa.
December 13, 1861Battle of Camp AlleghenyWest Virginia
(Virginia at the time)[upper-alpha 1]		CInconclusiveConfederates withstand Union attack.
December 17, 1861Battle of Rowlett's StationKentuckyDInconclusiveUnion soldiers hold area, but do not launch any counter thrusts. Confederates and Texas Rangers retreat.
December 20, 1861Battle of DranesvilleVirginiaCUnionUnion defeats Confederate forces under J.E.B. Stuart.
December 26, 1861Battle of ChustenahlahOklahoma
(Indian Territory at the time)		BConfederateOpothleyahola defeated, flees to Kansas.
December 28, 1861Battle of Mount Zion ChurchMissouriDUnionUnion victory in Northeastern Missouri.
January 3, 1862Battle of Cockpit PointVirginiaCInconclusiveInconclusive Civil War battle in Virginia.
January 5–6, 1862Battle of HancockMarylandDInconclusiveUnsuccessful Confederate attack on Maryland town.
January 8, 1862Battle of Roan's Tan YardMissouriDUnionConfederates routed.
January 10, 1862Battle of Middle CreekKentuckyCUnionUnion forces under James A. Garfield defeat Confederates under Humphrey Marshall.
January 19, 1862Battle of Mill SpringsKentuckyBUnionFelix Zollicoffer killed.
February 6, 1862Battle of Fort HenryTennesseeBUnionGrant and Foote's gunboats gain control of Tennessee River by defeating Lloyd Tilghman
February 7–8, 1862Battle of Roanoke IslandNorth CarolinaBUnionUnion forces under Ambrose E. Burnside capture island from Henry A. Wise
February 11–16, 1862Battle of Fort DonelsonTennesseeAUnionConfederate army under Simon Bolivar Buckner surrenders to Grant, Union gains control of Cumberland River
February 20–21, 1862Battle of ValverdeNew Mexico
(New Mexico Territory at the time)		BConfederateUnion forces routed in New Mexico Territory.
February 28 –
April 8, 1862		Battle of Island Number Ten
(Battle of New Madrid)		MissouriAUnionUnion victory by Pope over John P. McCown.
March 6–8, 1862Battle of Pea Ridge or Elkhorn TavernArkansasAUnionUnion victory by Samuel Ryan Curtis over Earl Van Dorn ensured continued Union control of Missouri.
March 8–9, 1862Battle of Hampton RoadsVirginiaBInconclusiveUSS Monitor battles CSS Virginia, battle ends in a draw.
March 14, 1862Battle of New BernNorth CarolinaBUnionUnion troops disembark from ships and capture the town.
March 23, 1862First Battle of KernstownVirginiaBUnionUnion forces defeat Confederates under "Stonewall" Jackson.
March 23 – April 26, 1862Battle of Fort MaconNorth CarolinaCUnionConfederate fort surrenders after Union artillery bombardment.
March 26–28, 1862Battle of Glorieta PassNew Mexico
(New Mexico Territory at the time)		AUnionTactical draw. Union strategic victory. Dubbed the "Gettysburg of the West".
April 5 – May 4, 1862Siege of Yorktown (1862)
(Battle of Yorktown)		VirginiaBInconclusiveConfederate army slips away after four week siege near site of decisive Revolutionary War battle.
April 6–7, 1862Battle of Shiloh or Pittsburg LandingTennesseeAUnionGrant and reinforcements under Buell repulse Albert Sidney Johnston and P. G. T. Beauregard. A.S. Johnston is killed.
April 10–11, 1862Battle of Fort PulaskiGeorgiaBUnionUnion blockade closes Savannah, Georgia. Parrott rifle makes masonry forts obsolete.
April 18–28, 1862Battle of Forts Jackson and St. PhilipLouisianaAUnionDecisive battle for possession of New Orleans.
April 19, 1862Battle of South MillsNorth CarolinaDInconclusiveConfederates thwart attempt to destroy a canal.
April 25 – May 1, 1862Capture of New OrleansLouisianaBUnionUnion forces capture city.
April 29 – May 30, 1862Siege of CorinthMississippiAUnionUnion forces capture town, Beauregard tricks Union in order to escape to Tupelo.
May 5, 1862Battle of WilliamsburgVirginiaBInconclusiveMcClellan and Longstreet fight inconclusive battle.
May 7, 1862Battle of Eltham's LandingVirginiaDInconclusiveInconclusive Civil War battle in Virginia.
May 8, 1862Battle of McDowellVirginiaCConfederateStonewall Jackson's Confederates defeat Union forces.
May 15, 1862Battle of Drewry's BluffVirginiaBConfederateUnion naval attack repelled by Confederate artillery.
May 15–17, 1862Battle of Princeton Court HouseWest Virginia
(Virginia at the time)[upper-alpha 1]		CConfederateJacob Dolson Cox withdrew after attempting to take control of the East Tennessee and Virginian Railroad.
May 23, 1862Battle of Front RoyalVirginiaCConfederateStonewall Jackson threatens the Union rear, forces their retreat.
May 25, 1862First Battle of WinchesterVirginiaAConfederateStonewall Jackson defeats Nathaniel P. Banks.
May 27, 1862Battle of Hanover Court HouseVirginiaCUnionUnion victory during U.S. Civil War.
May 31 – June 1, 1862Battle of Seven PinesVirginiaBInconclusiveJ.E. Johnston attacks Union forces, wounded, inconclusive
June 5, 1862Battle of Tranter's CreekNorth CarolinaDUnionConfederate forces retreat after Colonel Singletary is killed.
June 6, 1862Battle of MemphisTennesseeBUnionUnion forces capture the city.
June 7–8, 1862First Battle of ChattanoogaTennesseeDUnionUnion forces bombard the town.
June 8, 1862Battle of Cross KeysVirginiaBConfederateJohn C. Fremont defeated by elements of Stonewall Jackson's force.
June 9, 1862Battle of Port RepublicVirginiaBConfederateCostly victory for Stonewall Jackson.
June 16, 1862Battle of SecessionvilleSouth CarolinaBConfederateUnion repulsed, Union commander later court-martialed for disobeying orders.
June 17, 1862Battle of Saint CharlesArkansasCUnionThe USS Mound City is hit by Confederate shore gun and explodes.
June 21, 1862Battle of Simmon's BluffSouth CarolinaDUnionUnion forces raze a campsite; Confederates flee.
June 25, 1862Battle of Oak GroveVirginiaDInconclusive(Seven Days Battles) Indecisive battle between McClellan and Lee.
June 26, 1862Battle of Beaver Dam Creek or MechanicsvilleVirginiaBUnion(Seven Days) Robert E. Lee defeated.
June 27, 1862Battle of Gaines' Mill or Chickahominy RiverVirginiaAConfederate(Seven Days) Lee defeats McClellan.
June 27–28, 1862Battle of Garnett's & Golding's FarmVirginiaDInconclusive(Seven Days) Indecisive battle between Lee and McClellan.
June 29, 1862Battle of Savage's StationVirginiaCInconclusive(Seven Days) Union forces withdraw.
June 30 – July 1, 1862Battle of TampaFloridaDConfederateUnion gunboat attacks, but later withdraws.
June 30, 1862Battle of GlendaleVirginiaBInconclusive(Seven Days) McClellan retreats from Lee's Confederates.
June 30, 1862Battle of White Oak SwampVirginiaCInconclusiveIndecisive artillery duel.
July 1, 1862Battle of Malvern HillVirginiaAUnion(Seven Days) McClellan defeats Lee but withdraws after battle.
July 7, 1862Battle of Cotton Plant
(Battle of Hill's Plantation)		ArkansasDUnionUnion victory in Arkansas.
July 13, 1862First Battle of MurfreesboroTennesseeCConfederateConfederates disrupted Union supply lines, and tore up railroad track. Union forces going to Chattanooga are divided.
August 5, 1862Battle of Baton RougeLouisianaBUnionUnion troops repulse attempt to recapture Baton Rouge.
August 6–9, 1862Battle of KirksvilleMissouriDUnionUnion forces capture town.
August 9, 1862First Battle of DonaldsonvilleLouisianaDUnionUnion Navy bombarded Donaldsonville with no resistance.
August 9, 1862Battle of Cedar MountainVirginiaBConfederateUnion forces repelled by Confederate counter-attack.
August 11, 1862First Battle of IndependenceMissouriDConfederateConfederate victory near Kansas City.
August 15–16, 1862Battle of Lone JackMissouriDConfederateConfederate victory, Union commander killed. Rebels forced to withdraw after battle.
August 21–22, 1862Battle of Fort RidgelyMinnesotaCUnionDakota War of 1862: Failed Santee Sioux attack on Union controlled fort.
August 22–25, 1862First Battle of Rappahannock StationVirginiaDInconclusiveUnion supplies destroyed during skirmish.
August 25–27, 1862Battle of Manassas Station Ops.VirginiaBConfederateJackson turns into Pope's rear area; destroys Manassas Station.
August 28–30, 1862Second Battle of Bull Run
or Second Manassas		VirginiaAConfederateLee defeats Pope's Army of Virginia
August 28, 1862Battle of Thoroughfare GapVirginiaCConfederateLongstreet defeats small Union force to arrive at Manassas battlefield.
August 30, 1862Battle of Richmond (Kentucky)KentuckyBConfederateEdmund Kirby Smith routs Union army under Brig. Gen. William "Bull" Nelson.
September 1, 1862Battle of Chantilly or Ox HillVirginiaBInconclusiveUnion forces nearly being cut off, Isaac Stevens and Philip Kearny are killed.
September 12–15, 1862Battle of Harpers FerryWest Virginia
(Virginia at the time)[upper-alpha 1]		BConfederateStonewall Jackson captures Union garrison under Dixon S. Miles
September 14–17, 1862Battle of MunfordvilleKentuckyBConfederateUnion force surrenders.
September 14, 1862Battle of South Mountain or BoonsboroMarylandBUnionMcClellan defeats Lee.
September 17, 1862Battle of Antietam or SharpsburgMarylandAUnionMcClellan ends Lee's first invasion of North, bloodiest single day of the war.
September 19–20, 1862Battle of ShepherdstownWest Virginia
(Virginia at the time)[upper-alpha 1]		CConfederateConfederate brigades counterattack and defeat pursuing Union brigades.
September 19, 1862Battle of IukaMississippiCUnionRosecrans is victorious over Price near Mississippi town.
September 23, 1862Battle of Wood LakeMinnesotaCUnionDakota War of 1862: Overwhelming defeat of Santee Sioux forces during the Dakota War of 1862.
September 24, 1862First Battle of Sabine PassTexasCUnionUnion Navy successfully bombards an established Confederate fort.
September 30, 1862First Battle of NewtoniaMissouriCConfederateUnion forces panic under bombardment from Confederate artillery.
October 1–3, 1862Battle of Saint John's BluffFloridaDUnionUnion troops seize a Confederate Battery.
October 3–4, 1862Second Battle of Corinth
(Battle of Corinth)		MississippiBUnionConfederate attack fails.
October 4, 1862Battle of Galveston Harbor (1862)
(First Battle of Galveston)		TexasDUnionGalveston is taken by the Union forces after Confederates evacuate following a truce.
October 5, 1862Battle of Hatchie's BridgeTennesseeCInconclusiveConfederate force under Earl Van Dorn escapes across river.
October 8, 1862Battle of Perryville or Chaplin HillsKentuckyAInconclusiveTactical indecisive battle that ended Bragg's Kentucky campaign.
October 22, 1862Battle of Old Fort WayneOklahoma
(Indian Territory at the time)		DUnionConfederate forces go into Full retreat under Douglas H. Cooper, with the Union gaining control of the Indian territory.
October 27, 1862Battle of Georgia LandingLouisianaCUnionConfederate forces fled to Labadieville.
November 7, 1862Battle of Clark's MillMissouriDConfederateUnion force surrenders to larger Confederate force.
November 28, 1862Battle of Cane HillArkansasCConfederateSmall Confederate force delays Union while larger force escapes.
December 7, 1862Battle of Prairie GroveArkansasBUnionUnion secures NW Arkansas.
December 7, 1862Battle of HartsvilleTennesseeCConfederateDisguised in Union uniforms, Confederates infiltrate and defeat Union forces.
December 13, 1862Battle of FredericksburgVirginiaAConfederateLee beats back repeated frontal assaults by Burnside.
December 14, 1862Battle of KinstonNorth CarolinaDUnionUnion forces under John G. Foster defeat Confederates under Nathan Evans.
December 16, 1862Battle of White HallNorth CarolinaDInconclusiveFoster fights indecisive battle with Beverly Robertson.
December 17, 1862Battle of Goldsboro BridgeNorth CarolinaCUnionFoster defeats Confederates and destroys the bridge.
December 19, 1862Battle of Jackson, TennesseeTennesseeDUnionConfederate feint to distract Union forces.
December 26–29, 1862Battle of Chickasaw BayouMississippiBConfederate(Vicksburg Campaign) Pemberton defeats Sherman; Union attack on Confederate right flank thwarted.
December 31, 1862Battle of Parker's Cross RoadsTennesseeCConfederateConfederates repel Union double-pronged assault.
December 31, 1862 –
January 2, 1863		Battle of Stones River
(Second Battle of Murfreesboro)		TennesseeAUnionBragg forced to withdraw after losing 11,739 men.
January 1, 1863Battle of Galveston
(Second Battle of Galveston)		TexasBConfederateJohn B. Magruder expels occupying Union troops from Galveston, Texas.
January 8, 1863Second Battle of SpringfieldMissouriDUnionConfederates enter town, but are unable to take nearby fort.
January 9, 1863Battle of Arkansas Post (Battle of Fort Hindman)ArkansasCUnionPart of Vicksburg Campaign, fight for control of mouth of Arkansas River.
January 9–11, 1863Battle of HartvilleMissouriDConfederateConfederates are victorious, but unable to continue raid.
January 29, 1863Bear River MassacreIdaho
(Washington Territory at the time)		CUnionAmerican Indian Wars: Shoshone forces massacred by Union troops.
February 3, 1863Battle of DoverTennesseeDUnionFailed Confederate attack on town.
March 5, 1863Battle of Fort McAllister (1863)GeorgiaCConfederateConfederate forces held off Union Naval sieges
March 5, 1863Battle of Thompson's StationTennesseeCConfederateEarl Van Dorn defeats John Coburn
March 13–15, 1863Battle of Fort AndersonNorth CarolinaDUnionDaniel H. Hill leads unsuccessful Confederate attack on New Bern.
March 17, 1863Battle of Kelly's FordVirginiaCConfederateIndecisive cavalry battle during Civil War.
March 20, 1863Battle of Vaught's HillTennesseeDUnionUnion forces withstand attack by John Hunt Morgan's Confederates.
March 25, 1863Battle of BrentwoodTennesseeDConfederateUnion force surrenders.
March 30 – April 20, 1863Battle of Washington, NCNorth CarolinaDInconclusiveHill unable to take North Carolina town from Union forces.
April 7, 1863First Battle of Charleston HarborSouth CarolinaCConfederateCharleston fails to fall to the Union; Fort Sumter holds; USS Keokuk is sunk.
April 10, 1863Battle of Franklin (1863)TennesseeDUnionConfederates withdraw after rearguard defeat.
April 11 – May 4, 1863Battle of Suffolk (Hill's Point)
(Battle of Fort Huger)		VirginiaCUnionConfederate forces captured from a rear attack.
April 11 – May 4, 1863Battle of Suffolk (Norfleet House);
Siege of Suffolk		VirginiaCInconclusiveTwin battles fought over Suffolk.
April 12–13, 1863Battle of Fort BislandLouisianaDUnionConfederate forces retreat from Fort Bisland.
April 14, 1863Battle of Irish BendLouisianaCUnionRichard Taylor retreats from Fort Bisland.
April 17, 1863Battle of Vermillion BayouLouisianaDUnionRichard Taylor, being vastly outnumbered, retreats after an artillery skirmish.
April 26, 1863Battle of Cape GirardeauMissouriDUnionConfederate attack fails.
April 29, 1863Battle of Grand GulfMississippiCConfederateUnsuccessful naval attack by Grant's forces.
April 29 – May 1, 1863Battle of Snyder's BluffMississippiDConfederateUnion feint during Vicksburg Campaign.
April 30, 1863Battle of Day's GapAlabamaCUnionUnion victory during a raid in Alabama.
April 30 – May 6, 1863Battle of ChancellorsvilleVirginiaAConfederateLee defeats Hooker's Army of Potomac, Jackson mortally wounded.
May 1, 1863Battle of Port GibsonMississippiBUnionin Vicksburg campaign, Grant defeats Confederates
May 1–2, 1863Battle of Chalk BluffArkansasDConfederateConfederates win but can't continue raid.
May 3, 1863Second Battle of FredericksburgVirginiaBUnionUnion forces under John Sedgwick defeat Confederate forces left to guard the town by Lee.
May 3–4, 1863Battle of Salem ChurchVirginiaBConfederateLee defeats Sedgwick.
May 12, 1863Battle of RaymondMississippiBUnionFailed Confederate attempt to protect Vicksburg from approaching Federals.
May 14, 1863Battle of Jackson, MississippiMississippiBUnionSherman, McPherson defeat Johnston
May 16, 1863Battle of Champion HillMississippiAUnionGrant defeats Pemberton.
May 17, 1863Battle of Big Black River BridgeMississippiBUnionConfederate forces trapped in Vicksburg.
May 18 – July 4, 1863Siege of VicksburgMississippiAUnionthe siege ends; Grant accepts surrender of second Confederate army under Pemberton.
May 21, 1863Battle of Plains StoreLouisianaCUnionUnion victory near Baton Rouge.
May 21 – July 9, 1863Siege of Port HudsonLouisianaAUnionlast Confederate stronghold on Mississippi surrenders; Gardner surrenders to Banks.
June 7, 1863Battle of Milliken's BendLouisianaCUnionIn the largest battle fought between Confederate and Black troops, after nearly two days of close combat, the Confederates were defeated in their attempt to raise the siege of Vicksburg.
June 9, 1863Battle of Brandy StationVirginiaBInconclusivePleasonton surprises J.E.B. Stuart's cavalrymen in their camps near Brandy Station.
June 9, 1863Battle of Lake ProvidenceLouisianaDUnionConfederates withdraw to Floyd, Louisiana.
June 13–15, 1863Second Battle of WinchesterVirginiaBConfederateConfederate victory paves way for Lee's invasion of the North.
June 17, 1863Battle of AldieVirginiaCInconclusiveIndecisive battle during Robert E. Lee's march north.
June 17–19, 1863Battle of MiddleburgVirginiaCInconclusiveJ.E.B. Stuart retreats from engagement with Union cavalry.
June 20–21, 1863Battle of LaFourche CrossingLouisianaDUnionConfederates disengage, and fled to Thibodaux.
June 21, 1863Battle of UppervilleVirginiaCInconclusiveIndecisive cavalry battle during Lee's invasion.
June 24–26, 1863Battle of Hoover's GapTennesseeCUnionUnion victory prevents Confederates in Tennessee from coming to the aid of Vicksburg.
June 28, 1863Second Battle of DonaldsonvilleLouisianaDUnionConfederate forces failed to take Fort Butler.
June 29–30, 1863Battle of Goodrich's LandingLouisianaDInconclusiveConfederates drive Union Black Regiments off of several plantations.
June 30, 1863Battle of HanoverPennsylvaniaCInconclusiveJ.E.B. Stuart forced to change his route, delaying his efforts to unite with Lee's force outside Gettysburg.
July 1–2, 1863Battle of Cabin CreekOklahoma
(Indian Territory at the time)		CUnionJames Monroe Williams forced Confederate forces to flee.
July 1–3, 1863Battle of GettysburgPennsylvaniaAUnionLee loses to Meade, Pickett's Charge fails, ends second invasion of North. Confederate army arrived in Gettysburg to resupply army, unaware of Union army nearby.
July 4, 1863Battle of HelenaArkansasBUnionConfederate assault on river port fails securing eastern Arkansas for Union.
July 6–16, 1863Battle of WilliamsportMarylandCInconclusiveMeade and Lee fight indecisive battle.
July 8, 1863Battle of BoonsboroMarylandDInconclusiveIndecisive action at rearguard of Lee's retreat.
July 9, 1863Battle of CorydonIndianaCConfederateConfederate raid results in civilian casualties, including a Lutheran minister.
July 11, 1863Battle of Fort WagnerSouth CarolinaDConfederatefirst of two Union attempts to take Ft. Wagner.
July 12–13, 1863Battle of Kock's PlantationLouisianaCConfederateUnion troops retreat to Fort Butler in Donaldsonville, seized during the Second Battle of Donaldsonville.
July 16, 1863Battle of Grimball's LandingSouth CarolinaDConfederateUnion troops retreat from James Island.
July 17, 1863Battle of Honey SpringsOklahoma
(Indian Territory at the time)		BUnionIn Indian Territory, two largely Black and American Indian forces meet. Union victory.
July 18, 1863Second Battle of Fort Wagner
(Battle of Fort Wagner, Morris Island)		South CarolinaBConfederatesecond of two Union attempts to take Ft. Wagner fails, heroism of the 54th Massachusetts.
July 19, 1863Battle of Buffington IslandOhioCUnionConfederates captured after failing to find a secure retreat.
July 23, 1863Battle of Manassas GapVirginiaDInconclusiveIndecisive battle by day, Confederates withdraw by night.
July 24–25, 1863Battle of Big MoundNorth Dakota
(Dakota Territory at the time)		CUnionDakota War of 1862: Union forces defeat Santee and Teton Sioux forces.
July 26, 1863Battle of Dead Buffalo LakeNorth Dakota
(Dakota Territory at the time)		DUnionSioux Wars/Dakota War of 1862: Sibley defeats Sioux forces.
July 26, 1863Battle of SalinevilleOhioDUnionConfederate Brigadier General John Hunt Morgan surrenders in Ohio. The northernmost battle in the Civil War.
July 28, 1863Battle of Stony LakeNorth Dakota
(Dakota Territory at the time)		DUnionDakota War of 1862: Sioux forces escape Union forces in pursuit.
August 17 –
September 9, 1863		Second Battle of Fort SumterSouth CarolinaBConfederateUnion's massive bombardment and naval attack fails to retake the fort.
July 18 –
September 7, 1863		Second Battle of Charleston HarborSouth CarolinaBInconclusiveFort Wagner falls to the Union; Confederates still hold Charleston and Fort Sumter.
August 21 –
September 8, 1863		Second Battle of ChattanoogaTennesseeDUnionUnion captures town.
August 23, 1863Lawrence Massacre
(Quantrill's Raid)		KansasCConfederateQuantrill's Raiders pillage the city.
September 1, 1863Battle of Devil's BackboneArkansasCUnionUnion victory after heavy fighting.
September 3–5, 1863Battle of Whitestone HillNorth Dakota
(Dakota Territory at the time)		DUnionSioux Wars/Dakota War of 1862: Union forces defeat several American Indian tribes including the Sioux and Blackfeet.
September 8, 1863Second Battle of Sabine PassTexasBConfederateConfederate forces place stakes in river to help aim their guns at Union ships.
September 10, 1863Battle of Bayou FourcheArkansasBUnionUnion victory allows for capture of Little Rock.
September 10–11, 1863Battle of Davis's Cross RoadsGeorgiaCUnionUnion forces establish defensive positions prior to Chickamauga.
September 19–20, 1863Battle of ChickamaugaGeorgiaAConfederateBragg defeats Rosecrans, George Thomas of US anointed "The Rock of Chickamauga"
September 22, 1863Battle of Blountville
(Battle of Blountsville)		TennesseeDUnionUnion forces capture town.
September 29, 1863Battle of Stirling's PlantationLouisianaCConfederateFederal troops surrendered after being encircled by cavalry dressed as Union soldiers.
October 6, 1863Battle of Baxter SpringsKansasCConfederateQuantrill's Raiders massacre Union Black Troops during U.S. Civil War.
October 10, 1863Battle of Blue SpringsTennesseeDUnionConfederate forces overrun.
October 13, 1863First Battle of AuburnVirginiaDUnionJ.E.B. Stuart escapes by hiding in a ravine.
October 14, 1863Battle of Bristoe StationVirginiaBUnionMeade defeats elements of Lee's forces, but Confederates destroy railroad during retreat.
October 14, 1863Second Battle of AuburnVirginiaDInconclusiveConfederates attack Union rearguard, indecisive.
October 16–18, 1863Battle of Fort BrookeFloridaDUnionUnion troops raided the Jean Street Shipyard burning two notorious blockade runners, and disrupting exports.
October 19, 1863Battle of Buckland MillsVirginiaDConfederateUnion cavalry caught in ambush, defeated.
October 25, 1863Battle of Pine BluffArkansasDUnionConfederate attack fails.
October 28–29, 1863Battle of WauhatchieTennesseeBUnionLongstreet defeated by Union forces.
November 3, 1863Battle of ColliervilleTennesseeDUnionAbortive Confederate attack on the town.
November 6, 1863Battle of Droop MountainWest VirginiaBUnionUnion troops forced Confederate forces to retreat to Lewisburg.
November 7, 1863Second Battle of Rappahannock StationVirginiaBUnionUnion forces surge across river, forcing Lee to retreat.
November 16, 1863Battle of Campbell's StationTennesseeDUnionConfederate double-envelopment attempt fails.
November 24, 1863Battle of Lookout MountainTennesseeAUnionJoseph Hooker takes Lookout Mountain in the "Battle Above the Clouds". Note: combined with the Battle of Missionary Ridge as Chattanooga III in the CWSAC report.
November 25, 1863Battle of Missionary RidgeTennesseeAUnionGrant routs Braxton Bragg's army ending the siege of Union forces in Chattanooga. Note: combined with the Battle of Lookout Mountain as Chattanooga III in the CWSAC report.
November 27 –
December 2, 1863		Battle of Mine RunVirginiaBInconclusiveMeade bombards Lee's Confederates but then withdraws.
November 27, 1863Battle of Ringgold GapGeorgiaBConfederateConfederates under Patrick Cleburne defeat Union forces under Joseph Hooker.
November 29, 1863Battle of Fort SandersTennesseeBUnionLongstreet unable to take fort due to poor quality gunpowder.
December 14, 1863Battle of Bean's StationTennesseeDConfederateUnion forces withdraw a short distance.
December 29, 1863Battle of Mossy CreekTennesseeDUnionConfederate cavalry forced back.
January 17, 1864Battle of DandridgeTennesseeCConfederateUnion forces withdraw.
January 26, 1864Battle of AthensAlabamaDUnionUnion victory in Northern Alabama.
January 27, 1864Battle of Fair GardenTennesseeCInconclusiveUnion victory followed by withdrawal.
February 6–7, 1864Battle of Morton's FordVirginiaDInconclusiveDiversionary Union attack.
February 13, 1864Battle of Middle Boggy DepotOklahoma
(Indian Territory at the time)		DUnionUnion troops massacred Confederate forces as the Confederates burned their encampments.
February 14–20, 1864Battle of MeridianMississippiCUnionSherman occupies town.
February 20, 1864Battle of OlusteeFloridaBConfederateUnion fails to take Florida.
February 22, 1864Battle of OkolonaMississippiBConfederateConfederate cavalry, commanded by Maj. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest, routed 7,000 cavalry under the command of Brig. Gen. William Sooy Smith.
February 22–27, 1864First Battle of DaltonGeorgiaCConfederateAfter several days of intense skirmishing, Maj. Gen. George H. Thomas's army withdrew upon realizing Gen. Joseph E. Johnston's troops could repel any assault. However, the intelligence garnered from the Battle of Dalton helped pave the way for a Union victory in the summer.
March 2, 1864Battle of WalkertonVirginiaCConfederatecontroversy surrounding the Dahlgren Affair.
March 12–14, 1864Battle of Fort De RussyLouisianaBUnionFort DeRussy fell and the Red River to Alexandria was open.
March 25, 1864Battle of PaducahKentuckyCConfederateConfederate raid by Forrest successful.
April 3–4, 1864Battle of Elkin's FerryArkansasCUnionConfederates unable to prevent Union river crossing.
April 8, 1864Battle of Mansfield or Sabine Cross RoadsLouisianaAConfederateBanks Union Red River Campaign halted by the Confederates.
April 9–13, 1864Battle of Prairie D'AneArkansasBUnionFrederick Steele defeats Sterling Price.
April 9, 1864Battle of Pleasant HillLouisianaBUnionConfederate attack fails.
April 12, 1864Battle of Fort PillowTennesseeBConfederateN.B. Forrest takes fort, massacres black soldiers.
April 12–13, 1864Battle of Blair's LandingLouisianaCUnionConfederate forces retreated after constant Naval bombardments.
April 17, 1864Battle of PlymouthNorth CarolinaCConfederateConfederate land forces, supported by naval ram, retake two Union forts near Plymouth, North Carolina.
April 18, 1864Battle of Poison SpringArkansasCConfederatePart of Red River Campaign in Arkansas, black troops massacred.
April 23, 1864Battle of Monett's FerryLouisianaCUnionConfederate forces driven back.
April 25, 1864Battle of Marks' MillsArkansasDConfederatePart of Red River Campaign in Arkansas.
April 30, 1864Battle of Jenkins' FerryArkansasCUnionPart of Red River Campaign in Arkansas.
May 5, 1864Battle of Albemarle SoundNorth CarolinaCInconclusiveIndecisive naval battle during U.S. Civil War.
May 5–7, 1864Battle of the WildernessVirginiaAInconclusiveGrant and Lee meet inconclusively.
May 6–7, 1864Battle of Port Walthall JunctionVirginiaCUnionUnion forces destroy railroad
May 7–13, 1864Battle of Rocky Face RidgeGeorgiaCUnionDue to a flanking movement by Union troops under Maj. Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman, Confederates led by Gen. Joseph E. Johnston were forced to evacuate their strong position near Atlanta.
May 8–21, 1864Battle of Spotsylvania Court HouseVirginiaAInconclusiveGrant and Lee meet inconclusively, Grant writes to Halleck "I propose to fight it out on this line if it takes all summer".
May 9, 1864Battle of Swift CreekVirginiaCInconclusiveUnion forces damage railroad, but are stopped by Confederate forces.
May 9, 1864Battle of Cloyd's MountainVirginiaCUnionUnion victory, Confederate General Albert G. Jenkins killed.
May 10, 1864Battle of Chester StationVirginiaDInconclusiveUnion forces under Benjamin Butler pushed back.
May 10, 1864Battle of Cove MountainVirginiaDInconclusiveUnion forces under William W. Averell fought off Confederate attack and escaped under cover of the night.
May 11, 1864Battle of Yellow TavernVirginiaCUnionUnion forces win cavalry battle, J.E.B. Stuart is mortally wounded.
May 12–16, 1864Battle of Proctor's CreekVirginiaBConfederateBeauregard defeats Butler.
May 13, 1864Battle of ResacaGeorgiaCInconclusiveSherman defeats Johnston
May 15, 1864Battle of New MarketVirginiaBConfederateConfederate forces halt Union army under Franz Sigel from advance up the Shenandoah Valley.
May 16, 1864Battle of MansuraLouisianaCUnionConfederates are flanked and forced to retreat.
May 17, 1864Battle of AdairsvilleGeorgiaCUnionFailed Confederate attempt to destroy part of the Union force approaching Atlanta.
May 18, 1864Battle of Yellow BayouLouisianaCInconclusiveUnion and Confederate forces traded ground until both sides retired, with no valuable gain from either side.
May 20, 1864Battle of Ware Bottom ChurchVirginiaCConfederateBeauregard boxes Butler in.
May 23–26, 1864Battle of North AnnaVirginiaBInconclusiveLee outmaneuvers Grant, but because of illness, he is unable to capitalize.
May 24, 1864Battle of Wilson's WharfVirginiaDUnionConfederates under Fitzhugh Lee defeated by two Union black regiments.
May 25–26, 1864Battle of New Hope ChurchGeorgiaCConfederateHooker's forces defeated.
May 26 – June 4, 1864Battle of Dallas (Georgia)GeorgiaCUnionConfederate withdrawal in Georgia.
May 27, 1864Battle of Pickett's MillGeorgiaCConfederateUnsuccessful attack by Sherman on Johnston.
May 28, 1864Battle of Haw's ShopVirginiaCUnionUnion advance halted.
May 28–30, 1864Battle of Totopotomoy CreekVirginiaBInconclusiveUnion forces pushed back.
May 30, 1864Battle of Old ChurchVirginiaCUnionUnion forces drive Confederates back to Cold Harbor.
May 31 –
June 12, 1864		Battle of Cold HarborVirginiaAConfederateLee repulses Grant, Confederate soldier says "We felt it was murder, not war".
June 5, 1864Battle of PiedmontVirginiaBUnionUnion forces under David Hunter defeat Confederate defenses on march to Staunton, Virginia, upper Shenandoah Valley.
June 6, 1864Battle of Old River LakeArkansasCUnionColton Greene failed to prevent Union advance.
June 6 – July 3, 1864Battle of MariettaGeorgiaBUnionConfederates withdrew; Leonidas Polk † is killed.
June 9, 1864First Battle of PetersburgVirginiaDConfederateBeauregard defeats Butler.
June 10, 1864Battle of Brice's CrossroadsMississippiBConfederateN.B. Forrest routs Union force almost three times as large.
June 11–12, 1864Battle of CynthianaKentuckyCUnionUnion Brig. Gen. Stephen Gano Burbridge defeated Confederate Brig. Gen. John Hunt Morgan. Most Confederate soldiers were casualties, though Morgan escaped.
June 11–12, 1864Battle of Trevilian StationVirginiaBConfederateConfederate victory, George Armstrong Custer nearly surrounded and has to be rescued by Sheridan.
June 15–18, 1864Second Battle of PetersburgVirginiaAConfederateLee repulses Grant at back door to Richmond.
June 17–18, 1864Battle of LynchburgVirginiaBConfederateFake Confederate reinforcements lead to Union retreat.
June 21–24, 1864Battle of Jerusalem Plank RoadVirginiaBInconclusiveUnion siege lines extended for Siege of Petersburg.
June 22, 1864Battle of Kolb's FarmGeorgiaCUnionConfederate attack fails due to poor terrain conditions.
June 24, 1864Battle of Saint Mary's ChurchVirginiaDInconclusiveUnion forces fight a successful delaying action.
June 25, 1864Battle of Staunton River BridgeVirginiaCConfederateUnion troops failed to take the Staunton River Bridge.
June 27, 1864Battle of Kennesaw MountainGeorgiaBConfederateJohnston repulses Sherman.
June 28, 1864Battle of Sappony ChurchVirginiaDConfederateUnion forces were forced into a chaotic retreat.
June 29, 1864First Battle of Ream's StationVirginiaCConfederateMaj. Gen. William Mahone and Brig. Gen. Fitzhugh Lee defeated Union cavalry raiding Confederate railroads south of Petersburg, Virginia.
July 9, 1864Battle of Monocacy
(Battle of Monocacy Junction)		MarylandBConfederateUnion Gen. Lew Wallace slows up Jubal Early, saving DC.
July 11–12, 1864Battle of Fort StevensDistrict of ColumbiaBUnionFailed Confederate attempt to capture Washington, D.C., President Lincoln, observing the battle, comes under Confederate fire.
July 14–15, 1864Battle of TupeloMississippiBUnionConfederate forces under Stephen D. Lee are defeated and Nathan Bedford Forrest is wounded in action.
July 18–19, 1864Battle of Cool SpringVirginiaCConfederateJoseph Thoburn led a full retreat after being surrounded by Confederate forces.
July 20, 1864Battle of Peachtree CreekGeorgiaBUnion(Atlanta Campaign) First Confederate attack against Union forces north of Atlanta fails.
July 20, 1864Battle of Rutherford's FarmVirginiaDUnionConfederates under Jubal Early caught by surprise and defeated.
July 22, 1864Battle of AtlantaGeorgiaBUnion(Atlanta Campaign) Sherman turns back Hood's attack east of Atlanta.
July 24, 1864Second Battle of KernstownVirginiaBConfederateJubal Early defeats Union forces.
July 27–29, 1864First Battle of Deep BottomVirginiaCInconclusiveUnion forces besieged Confederate positions, but the Confederates held their ground.
July 28, 1864Battle of Ezra ChurchGeorgiaBUnion(Atlanta Campaign) Confederate attack on Union army northwest of Atlanta fails to gain element of surprise, finding entrenched Union forces. Union victory.
July 28–29, 1864Battle of Killdeer Mountain
North Dakota
(Dakota Territory at the time)		CUnionSioux Wars/Dakota War of 1862: Union forces defeat Sioux.
July 30, 1864Battle of the CraterVirginiaAConfederateLee defeats Burnside.
August 1, 1864Battle of Folck's MillMarylandDInconclusiveIndecisive Civil War battle.
August 2–23, 1864Battle of Mobile BayAlabamaAUnionDavid Farragut takes port, says "Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead".
August 5–7, 1864Battle of Utoy CreekGeorgiaCInconclusive(Atlanta Campaign) Indecisive battle on Union right flank near Atlanta.
August 7, 1864Battle of MoorefieldWest VirginiaCUnionUnion forces routed Confederates, forcing them to scatter from Moorefield.
August 14–15, 1864Second Battle of DaltonGeorgiaDUnionUnion forces withstand attack until relieved.
August 14–20, 1864Second Battle of Deep BottomVirginiaBConfederateThe Confederates drove back the Union threat, but at a cost of diluting their forces as the Union had hoped.
August 16, 1864Battle of Guard HillVirginiaCUnionFederals successfully counterattacked against the Confederates, resulting in a chaotic Confederate retreat.
August 18–21, 1864Battle of Globe TavernVirginiaBUnionConfederate forces lose control of railroads at Petersburg.
August 20, 1864Battle of Lovejoy's StationGeorgiaDConfederateConfederates repel Union raiders attacking the station.
August 21, 1864Second Battle of MemphisTennesseeCUnionPartially successful Confederate raid.
August 21, 1864Battle of Summit PointWest VirginiaCInconclusiveUnion and Confederate forces traded dominance at Summit Point.
August 25, 1864Second Battle of Ream's StationVirginiaBConfederateUnion lines overrun by Confederates.
August 25–29, 1864Battle of Smithfield CrossingWest VirginiaDInconclusiveConfederate forces routed a small Union detachment, but a Union counterattacked stopped the Confederates; ultimately ending the last engagement in West Virginia of the Civil War.
August 31 –
September 1, 1864		Battle of JonesboroughGeorgiaAUnionWilliam J. Hardee's Confederates defeated, resulting in Atlanta's fall the following day.
September 3–4, 1864Battle of BerryvilleVirginiaCInconclusiveAt the same time Confederate Lt. Gen. Jubal A. Early sent Maj. Gen. Joseph B. Kershaw's division to attack Colonel Joseph Thoburn's division of the VIII Corps, and Kershaw initially routed Thoburn's left flank. Darkness ended the fighting. The next morning, Early, seeing the strength of the Union's entrenched line, retreated behind Opequon Creek.
September 19, 1864Battle of Opequon
(Third Battle of Winchester)		VirginiaAUnionSheridan defeats Early, several officers killed or wounded on both sides.
September 21–22, 1864Battle of Fisher's HillVirginiaBUnionSuccessful Union frontal assault.
September 27, 1864Battle of Fort Davidson (Battle of Pilot Knob)MissouriBUnionUnion forces detonate their own fort after losing to Confederates.
September 29–30, 1864Battle of Chaffin's Farm
(New Market Heights)		VirginiaBUnionUnion forces victorious, but fail to capture several forts.
September 30 – October 2, 1864Battle of Peebles' FarmVirginiaBUnionUnion victory near Petersburg.
October 1–3, 1864First Battle of SaltvilleVirginiaCConfederateConfederates defeat Union Black Cavalry, war crimes committed against captured blacks.
October 5, 1864Battle of AllatoonaGeorgiaBUnionUnion fortifications hold.
October 7, 1864Battle of Darbytown and New MarketVirginiaCUnionJohn Gregg is killed, Confederates withdraw to Richmond.
October 9, 1864Battle of Tom's BrookVirginiaCUnionUnion cavalry defeats Confederates.
October 13, 1864Battle of Darbytown RoadVirginiaDConfederateFederal assault on Confederate fortifications repulsed with heavy casualties.
October 15, 1864Battle of GlasgowMissouriCConfederateUnion forces surrender.
October 19, 1864Second Battle of LexingtonMissouriDConfederateUnion forces driven out of town.
October 19, 1864Battle of Cedar CreekVirginiaAUnionSheridan defeats Early, drives Confederates from Shenandoah Valley.
October 21, 1864Battle of Little Blue RiverMissouriDConfederateConfederate victory in Missouri.
October 22–23, 1864Battle of Byram's FordMissouriBUnionConfederates under Marmaduke defeated.
October 22, 1864Second Battle of IndependenceMissouriCInconclusiveUnion forces occupy town.
October 23, 1864Battle of WestportMissouriAUnionUnion forces win decisive battle to take control of Missouri.
October 25, 1864Battle of Marais des CygnesKansasCUnionPrice's Confederates pursued into Kansas.
October 25, 1864Battle of Mine CreekKansasCUnionPrice's army crushed, flees back into Missouri.
October 25, 1864Battle of Marmiton RiverMissouriDUnionPrice escapes Union pursuit.
October 26–29, 1864Battle of DecaturAlabamaCUnionConfederates unable to cross river.
October 27–28, 1864Battle of Boydton Plank RoadVirginiaBInconclusiveUnion forces take control of road, but withdraw after battle.
October 27–28, 1864Battle of Fair Oaks & Darbytown RoadVirginiaCConfederateConfederates repel a Union attack.
October 28, 1864Second Battle of NewtoniaMissouriBUnionJames G. Blunt defeats Joseph O. Shelby.
November 4–5, 1864Battle of JohnsonvilleTennesseeBConfederateConfederates bombard Union forces during the night after a fire starts near union positions.
November 11–13, 1864Battle of Bull's GapTennesseeDConfederateMinor Confederate victory during U.S. Civil War.
November 22, 1864Battle of GriswoldvilleGeorgiaBUnionSherman's march to the sea continued.
November 24, 1864Battle of ColumbiaTennesseeCConfederateConfederates divert attention.
November 28, 1864Battle of Buck Head CreekGeorgiaCUnionUnion forces repel a Confederate attack.
November 29, 1864Battle of Spring HillTennesseeBUnionConfederate mistakes allow Federal forces to redeploy, leading to the Battle of Franklin.
November 29, 1864Sand Creek massacreColorado
(Colorado Territory at the time)		BUnionColorado War: U.S. forces massacre Cheyenne and Arapaho.
November 30, 1864Battle of Honey HillSouth CarolinaCConfederateThe third battle of Sherman's March to the Sea was a failed Union Army expedition under Maj. Gen. John P. Hatch that attempted to cut off the Charleston and Savannah Railroad in support of Sherman's projected arrival in Savannah.
November 30, 1864Battle of Franklin (1864)TennesseeAUnionHood attacks Schofield but suffers crushing losses; Pickett's Charge of the West.
December 4, 1864Battle of Waynesboro, GeorgiaGeorgiaCUnionKilpatrick stops Wheeler from attacking Sherman.
December 5–7, 1864Third Battle of MurfreesboroTennesseeDUnionConfederate raid mostly unsuccessful.
December 7–27, 1864First Battle of Fort FisherNorth CarolinaCConfederateFailed Union attempt to take fort.
December 13, 1864Second Battle of Fort McAllisterGeorgiaBUnionWilliam B. Hazen captures Fort McAllister.
December 15–16, 1864Battle of NashvilleTennesseeAUnionThomas attacks and virtually destroys Hood's Confederate Army of Tennessee.
December 17–18, 1864Battle of MarionVirginiaDUnionUnion forces destroy beneficial infrastructure.
December 20–21, 1864Second Battle of SaltvilleVirginiaCUnionConfederate forces retreated, and General George Stoneman's troops entered the town and destroyed the saltworks.
January 13–15, 1865Second Battle of Fort FisherNorth CarolinaAUnionUnion takes fort.
February 3, 1865Battle of Rivers' BridgeSouth CarolinaDUnionUnion forces capture river crossing.
February 5–7, 1865Battle of Hatcher's RunVirginiaBUnionUnion force launch unexpected attack.
February 22, 1865Battle of Wilmington (North Carolina)North CarolinaDUnionLast Confederate port falls.
March 2, 1865Battle of Waynesboro, VirginiaVirginiaBUnionRemnants of Confederate Army of the Valley are destroyed.
March 6, 1865Battle of Natural BridgeFloridaCConfederateConfederate victory in Florida prevents the capture of Tallahassee.
March 7–10, 1865Battle of Wyse ForkNorth CarolinaDUnionConfederate attacks repelled by Union artillery.
March 10, 1865Battle of Monroe's Cross RoadsNorth CarolinaDInconclusiveConfederates delayed Federal Cavalry movement towards Fayetteville.
March 16, 1865Battle of AverasboroughNorth CarolinaCInconclusiveUnion and Confederate forces attack one another in turn, both attacks fail.
March 19–21, 1865Battle of BentonvilleNorth CarolinaAUnionSherman defeats Confederates
March 25, 1865Battle of Fort StedmanVirginiaAUnionLee attempts to break siege.
March 27 – April 8, 1865Battle of Spanish FortAlabamaBUnionUnion forces capture fort just east of Mobile.
March 29, 1865Battle of Lewis's FarmVirginiaCUnionUnion forces capture Confederate earthworks.
March 31, 1865Battle of White Oak RoadVirginiaBUnionConfederate forces under Richard H. Anderson defeated.
March 31, 1865Battle of Dinwiddie Court HouseVirginiaCConfederatePickett defeats Sheridan.
April 1, 1865Battle of Five ForksVirginiaAUnionSheridan routs Confederates.
April 2, 1865Battle of SelmaAlabamaBUnionWilson defeats Forrest.
April 2, 1865Third Battle of PetersburgVirginiaAUnionGrant defeats Lee.
April 2, 1865Battle of Sutherland's StationVirginiaCUnionLee's supply lines are cut.
April 3, 1865Battle of Namozine ChurchVirginiaDInconclusiveSeveral Confederates captured, Custer's brother earns Medal of Honor.
April 5, 1865Battle of Amelia SpringsVirginiaCInconclusiveConfederates forced Union troops to retreat, however Union forces linked up and prevented another counter-attack.
April 6, 1865Battle of Rice's StationVirginiaDUnionConfederate forces are caught off guard by John Gibbon's forces.
April 6, 1865Battle of Sayler's Creek
(or Sailor's Creek)		VirginiaBUnionLee realizes his army is on the verge of defeat.
April 6–7, 1865Battle of High BridgeVirginiaCInconclusiveUnion forces thwart Lee's attempts to burn bridges and to resupply, Grant proposes that Lee surrender, but he refuses.
April 7, 1865Battle of Cumberland ChurchVirginiaCConfederateUnion forces attack Confederate rearguard, but darkness cuts the attack short.
April 8, 1865Battle of Appomattox StationVirginiaBUnionUnion forces thwart Lee's final attempt to resupply.
April 9, 1865Battle of Appomattox Court HouseVirginiaAUnionLee's forces surrounded. He subsequently surrenders.
April 9, 1865Battle of Fort BlakeleyAlabamaAUnionUnion forces capture fort east of Mobile.
May 12–13, 1865Battle of Palmito RanchTexasDConfederateLast battle in Texas during final phases of the Civil War. Southernmost battle on land in Civil War.

Other USA/CSA battles

Other non-Indian wars battles and skirmishes not rated by CWSAC.

USA/CSA Battles not rated by CWSAC
DateBattleStateOutcome
VictoryNotes
May 7, 1861Battle of Gloucester PointVirginiaInconclusiveEarliest exchange of gunfire between the Union Navy and organized Rebel forces after the surrender of Fort Sumter
June 5, 1861Battle of Pig PointVirginiaConfederateEarly skirmish between Union gunboat USS Harriet Lane and a shore battery and rifle company of CSA defenders at Pig Point in Portsmouth, Virginia near Hampton Roads, Virginia.
June 19, 1861Battle of Cole CampMissouriConfederatePro-Confederate Missouri State Guard defeat pro-Union Missouri Home Guard at Cole Camp
June 27, 1861Battle of Mathias PointVirginiaConfederateConfederates repulse the Union attack and kill Commander James H. Ward of the Union Potomac Flotilla, the first Union Navy officer killed during the Civil War.
July 13, 1861Battle of Corrick's FordWest Virginia
(Virginia at the time)[upper-alpha 1]		UnionConfederate Brig. Gen. Robert S. Garnett is the first general killed in the Civil War.
July 25, 1861First Battle of MesillaNew Mexico
(New Mexico Territory
at the time)		ConfederateConfederate victory secures the southern part of the New Mexico Territory for the CSA.
August 5, 1861Battle of AthensMissouri / IowaUnionUnion victory in small skirmish on the Iowa-Missouri border
August 19, 1861Battle of Charleston (1861) (Missouri)MissouriUnionUnion force destroys Confederate camp.
September 24–25, 1861Battle of Canada AlamosaNew Mexico
(New Mexico Territory at the time)		ConfederateOne of several small cavalry skirmishes in Confederate Arizona near the border with Union New Mexico Territory.
October 5, 1861Battle of Cockle CreekVirginiaUnionConfederate smuggling up the Chincoteague Bay ends.
October 12, 1861Battle of the Head of PassesLouisianaConfederateNaval forces square-off at the mouth of the Mississippi River.
November 3–7, 1861Battle of Port RoyalSouth CarolinaUnionUnion fleet under S. F. Du Pont capture Confederate forts at Hilton Head, South Carolina.
December 19, 1861Skirmish at Blackwater CreekMissouriUnionUnion forces under General Pope capture a newly recruited Missouri State Guard regiment.
December 28, 1861Battle of SacramentoKentuckyConfederateNathan Bedford Forrest's first victory. The Federals are surprised and quickly routed.
February 10, 1862Battle of Elizabeth CityNorth CarolinaUnionDestruction of the Mosquito Fleet.
March 30, 1862Stanwix StationArizona
(New Mexico Territory at the time)		UnionWesternmost skirmish of the war.
April 14, 1862Battle of PeraltaNew Mexico
(New Mexico Territory at the time)		UnionUnion forces defeat the 5th Texas Mounted Volunteers.
April 15, 1862Battle of Picacho PassArizona
(New Mexico Territory at the time)		ConfederateConfederate pickets defeat Union cavalry patrol.
May 19, 1862Battle of Whitney's LaneArkansasUnionUnion campaign towards Little Rock, Arkansas halted.
May 20, 1862Capture of Tucson (1862)Arizona
(New Mexico Territory at the time)		UnionA Union force of 2,000 took the city from ten Tucson militiamen without a shot fired.
May 29, 1862First Battle of PocotaligoSouth CarolinaUnionMission objective fulfilled – Charleston & Savannah railroad bridge damaged.
August 10, 1862Battle of the NuecesTexasConfederateUnion forces massacred by Confederates at Nueces Creek, Texas.
August 11, 1862Battle of Compton's FerryMissouriUnionUnion forces defeat Confederate forces as they attempted a chaotic retreat.
September 1, 1862Battle of Britton's LaneTennesseeUnionConfederates suffered heavy losses to Union forces.
September 13, 1862Battle of Charleston (1862)West Virginia
(Virginia at the time)[upper-alpha 1]		ConfederateConfederate troops occupy Charleston during Kanawha Valley offensive.
September 14, 1862Battle of Crampton's GapMarylandUnionUnion broke the Confederate line and drove through the gap. Confederates were strategically successful in stalling the Union advance and protecting the rear of their forces engaged at Harpers Ferry.
October 22, 1862Battle of PocotaligoSouth CarolinaConfederateUnion troops repulsed after minimally damaging the Charleston & Savannah railroad.
October 27–29, 1862Skirmish at Island MoundMissouriUnionConfederate attack and melee fails.
December 28, 1862Battle of Van BurenArkansasUnionUnion forces secure Northwest Arkansas
February 3 –
April 12, 1863		Yazoo Pass ExpeditionMississippiConfederateElaborate amphibious Union flanking maneuver is thwarted by Confederates at Fort Pemberton during the Vicksburg campaign.
April 30, 1863Battle of Day's GapAlabamaConfederateNathan Bedford Forrest and Union Col. Abel Streight fight Cavalry action for several hours.
June 27, 1863Battle of Portland HarborMaineUnionNaval engagement.
June 30, 1863Battle of Sporting HillPennsylvaniaInconclusiveSmall skirmish during the Gettysburg Campaign was the northernmost engagement of Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia during the Civil War.
July 1, 1863Battle of CarlislePennsylvaniaInconclusiveSmall, but strategically important skirmish during the Gettysburg Campaign.
July 2, 1863Battle of HunterstownPennsylvaniaInconclusiveMinor cavalry engagement during the Gettysburg Campaign
July 3, 1863Battle of FairfieldPennsylvaniaConfederateCavalry engagement during the Gettysburg Campaign secured the important Hagerstown Road.
July 4, 1863Battle of Tebbs BendKentuckyUnionUnion infantry defeats Confederate cavalry.
July 5–25, 1863Jackson ExpeditionMississippiUnionForces under General William T. Sherman clear General Joseph E. Johnston's relief effort from the Vicksburg area.
July 10, 1863Battle of FunkstownMarylandInconclusiveAction during Lee's retreat to Virginia after the Battle of Gettysburg.
July 13–16, 1863Draft RiotsNew YorkN/AThe Draft Riots caused a strain on the Union army, and vast amounts of corruption within the draft began to spread from New York to the frontlines.
August 21, 1863Skirmish near Brooklyn, KansasKansasInconclusiveUnion forces pursue Quantrill's Raiders after the Lawrence Massacre.
August 27, 1863Battle of Bayou Meto (Battle of Reed's Bridge)ArkansasConfederateConfederate forces delay the Union advance on Little Rock.
October 21, 1863Battle of Cherokee StationAlabamaUnionConfederates suffered heavy losses and retreated after an hour long musket battle.
October 27, 1863Battle of Brown's FerryTennesseeUnionUnion forces open the "Cracker Line", a supply line to Chattanooga through Brown's Ferry.
November 3, 1863Battle of Bayou BourbeuxLouisianaConfederateConfederate District of Western Louisiana troops attack the isolated rear guard during Union withdrawal from Opelousas.
November 6, 1863Battle of RogersvilleTennesseeConfederateConfederate forces under Brig Gen "Grumble" Jones captures 775 prisoners of the 2nd East Tennessee (Union) Infantry Regiment and the 7th Ohio Cavalry.
March 18, 1864Battle of LaredoTexasConfederateUnion force sent to destroy 5,000 bales of cotton
April 13–14, 1864Battle of SalyersvilleKentuckyUnionConfederates were driven into Salyersville with heavy losses.
May 6, 1864Battle of Calcasieu PassLouisianaConfederateConfederates capture two Union gunboats.
June 19, 1864Battle of Cherbourg (1864)
(Sinking of CSS Alabama)		(Naval engagement) Cherbourg, FranceUnionUSS Kearsarge sinks CSS Alabama
July 13, 1864Battle of Camden PointMissouriUnionConfederates were ambushed; Camden Point is scorched.
July 30, 1864Battle of Brown's MillGeorgiaConfederateCavalry engagement during Atlanta campaign
July 31, 1864Battle of Fort SmithArkansasUnionFederal troops maintain control of western Arkansas
August 17, 1864Battle of GainesvilleFloridaConfederateUnion failed to take Gainesville, retreated.
September 23–25, 1864Battle of Sulphur Creek TrestleAlabamaConfederateRaid to disrupt Sherman's supply line
September 27, 1864Battle of MariannaFloridaUnionCavalry raid into Florida panhandle.
October 15, 1864Capture of SedaliaMissouriConfederateConfederate cavalry defeat Union militia
October 19, 1864St. Albans raidVermontConfederateNorthernmost land action of the American Civil War
October 28, 1864Battle of MorristownTennesseeUnionUnion troops route Confederate forces protecting the railroad junction at Morristown
December 24, 1864Battle of Anthony's Hill (Battle of King's Hill)TennesseeConfederateForrest turns back Union pursuers after the Battle of Nashville.
February 2, 1865Battle of Broxton BridgeSouth CarolinaUnionConfederate forces forced to retreat from Broxton Bridge after a failed defense.[3]
February 11, 1865Battle of AikenSouth CarolinaConfederateCavalry action between Union Maj. Gen. Hugh Judson Kilpatrick and Confederate Maj. Gen. Joseph Wheeler.
February 20, 1865Battle of Fort MyersFloridaUnionSouthernmost land battle in Florida of the war.
April 13–15, 1865Battle of MorrisvilleNorth CarolinaUnionLast cavalry battle of the War.
April 16, 1865Battle of West PointGeorgiaUnionUnion victory during final phase of U.S. Civil War.
April 16, 1865Battle of Columbus (1865) (Battle of Girard)GeorgiaUnionUnion forces massacred retreating Confederates.
April 23, 1865Battle of MunfordAlabamaUnionCroxton's Raid in northeast Alabama.
May 1, 1865Battle of AndersonSouth CarolinaConfederateMinor skirmish, Union and Confederates clashed, Confederate forces repelled Union troops, with cavalry and cadet forces.

Other battles in the American Indian Wars

Other battles and skirmishes, not rated by CWSAC, of the American Indian Wars between either USA or CSA forces and the Apache, Arapaho, Cheyenne, Comanche, Dakota, Kiowa, Navajo, and Shoshone which occurred during the American Civil War – including: the Apache Wars, Colorado War, Dakota War of 1862, Navajo Wars, and Texas–Indian wars.

Other battles in the American Indian Wars
DateBattleStateOutcome
August 1861Siege of TubacArizona
(New Mexico Territory
at the time)		Apache victory. Confederate militia and townspeople flee to Tucson.
May 5, 1862First Battle of Dragoon SpringsArizona
(New Mexico Territory
at the time)		Apache victory. Westernmost Confederate battle fatalities.
May 9, 1862Second Battle of Dragoon SpringsArizona
(New Mexico Territory
at the time)		Confederate victory. Livestock recaptured.
July 15–16, 1862Battle of Apache PassArizona
(New Mexico Territory
at the time)		Apache Wars: Union soldiers fight with Apache warriors.
August 19 and 23, 1862Battles of New UlmMinnesotaDakota War of 1862: Two battles in the Dakota War of 1862.
September 2, 1862Battle of Birch CouleeMinnesotaDakota War of 1862: Worst defeat of Union forces during the Dakota War of 1862.
September 3, 1862Battle of ActonMinnesotaEngagement during the Dakota War of 1862 – a detachment of the 10th Minnesota Infantry Regiment withdraws to the fortified town of Hutchinson, Minnesota.
January 12–14, 1864Battle of Canyon de ChellyArizona
(Arizona Territory
at the time)		US victory
November 25, 1864First Battle of Adobe WallsTexasTexas–Indian wars: Kit Carson fights Kiowa forces to a draw, but manages to destroy their settlement.
January 8, 1865Battle of Dove CreekTexasKickapoo victory: Texas State Militia and CS troops are defeated by Kickapoo Indians.
February 17, 1865Battle of Fort BuchananArizona
(Arizona Territory
at the time)		Apache victory. Fort Buchanan destroyed.

Troop engagements

This is a chronological summary and record of every engagement between the troops of the Union and of the Confederacy, showing the total losses and casualties in each engagement. It was collated and compiled from the Official Records of the War Department.

This summary has been divided by year:

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 On June 19, 1861, at the Second Wheeling Convention, delegates from western Virginia formed the Unionist "Restored government of Virginia" in Wheeling opposed to the secessionist government in Richmond.[upper-alpha 3] West Virginia became the 35th state in the Union on June 20, 1863.[upper-alpha 4][upper-alpha 5]
  2. ↑ Arizona Territory (USA) was split from New Mexico Territory on February 24, 1863. The geographically different Arizona Territory (CSA), known as Confederate Arizona, was officially declared on August 1, 1861.
  3. "First Session of the Second Wheeling Convention". State of West Virginia Division of Culture and History. Retrieved May 19, 2011.
  4. Lincoln, Abraham. "Statehood Proclamation". State of West Virginia Division of Culture and History. Retrieved May 19, 2011.
  5. "West Virginians Approve the Willey Amendment". State of West Virginia Division of Culture and History. Retrieved May 19, 2011.

References

  1. ↑ "CWSAC Report". Civil War Sites Advisory Commission. US National Park Service. 8 December 1997. Archived from the original on 19 December 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  2. ↑ Civil War Sites Advisory Commission Report on the Nation's Civil War Battlefields (PDF). National Park Service. 1993. pp. 16–17. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  3. ↑ Durgan, Jerry (March 8, 2011). "Last stand: Battle for Broxton Bridge reenactment draws hundreds of students, spectators". The Times and Democrat. Orangeburg, SC. Retrieved October 28, 2011.

Sources

  • Lossing, Benson J., LL.D. A History of the Civil War 1861–65: And the Causes that Led Up to the Great Conflict. New York: The War Memorial Association, 1912.
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