Civil War Battles
Major battles from the American Civil War
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Dates
1861-1865
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Eastern Theater
Western Theater
Trans-Mississippi
Gulf Coast
Sioux Uprising
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Civil War Battles summary: The Civil War consisted of nearly 10,500 battles, engagements, and other military actions including nearly 50 major battles and about 100 others that had major significance. The remainder were skirmishes, reconnaissances, naval engagements, sieges, bombardments, etc. The engagements were fought in 23 different states and resulted in a total of over 650,000 casualties.
The battles are divided amongst designated theaters including the Eastern Theater, Western Theater, Trans-Mississippi Theater, Gulf Coast and Sioux (Dakota) Uprising.
Below is a chronological list of the more famous and important Civil War battles.
Civil War Battles: 1861
Eastern Theater
Battle of Fort Sumter
Charleston Harbor, South Carolina.
Battle of Philippi
(West) Virginia
Big Bethel
Virginia
Rich Mountain (West) Virginia
First Battle of Bull Run
Manassas, Virginia
Hatteras Inlet North Carolina
Carnifax Ferry, (West) Virginia
Cheat Mountain, (West) Virginia
Greenbrier River (West) Virginia
Ball’s Bluff, Virginia
Battle of Santa Rosa Island
Santa Rosa Island (Florida)
Battle of Port Royal Sound
Port Royal Sound, South Carolina
Camp Alleghany, (West) Virginia
Dranesville, Virginia
Western Theater
Barbourville, Kentucky
Wildcat Mountain (Wildcat Camp), Kentucky
Rowlett’s Station, Kentucky
Trans-Mississippi
Booneville, Missouri
Battle of Wilson’s Creek
Wilson’s Creek/Oak Hills, Missouri
Siege of Lexington, Missouri
Springfield, Missouri
Battle of Belmont
Belmont, Missouri
Round Mountain, Indian Territory
Chusto–Talasah, Indian Territory
Chustenahlah, Indian Territory
Mount Zion Church, Missouri
Civil War Battles: 1862
Eastern Theater
Roanoke Island, North Carolina
Battle Of Hampton Roads
Hampton Roads, Virginia
New Berne, North Carolina
Kernstown, Virginia
Siege of Fort Macon, North Carolina
Siege of Yorktown, Virginia
Fort Pulaski, Georgia
Williamsburg, Virginia
Eltham’s Landing, Virginia
McDowell, Virginia
Front Royal, Virginia
Battle Of Winchester
Winchester, Virginia
Hanover Courthouse, Virginia
Tranter’s Creek, North Carolina
Cross Keys, Virginia
Port Republic, Virginia
Secessionville, South Carolina
Simmon’s Bluff, South Carolina
Oak Grove, Virginia
Beaver Dam Creek, Virginia*
Garnett’s Farm and Golding’s Farm, Virginia*
Savage Station and Allen’s Farm, Virginia*
White Oak Swamp, Virginia*
Glendale, Virginia*
*The Seven Days Battle
(Collectively known as) Henrico County, Virginia
Cedar Mountain, Virginia
Rappahannock Station, Virginia
Manassas, Virginia (Prelude to Second Bull Run/Manassas)
Thoroughfare Gap, Virginia
Second Battle of Bull Run
Manassas, Virginia
Battle of Ox Hill
Chantilly, Virginia
Battle of South Mountain
Frederick County and Washington County, Maryland
Battle of Antietam
Sharpsburg, Maryland
Battle of Shepherdstown
Shepherdstown, (West) Virginia
Battle of Fredericksburg
Fredericksburg, Virginia
Kinston, North Carolina
White Hall, North Carolina
Goldsborough Bridge, North Carolina
Western Theater
Mill Springs, Kentucky
Battle of Fort Henry
Fort Henry, Tennessee
Battle of Fort Donelson
Fort Donelson, Tennessee
Siege of New Madrid and Island No. 10, Missouri (Mississippi River)
Battle of Shiloh
Shiloh, Tennessee
Battle of Vicksburg
Vicksburg, Mississippi
Battle of Richmond
Richmond, Kentucky
Siege of Munfordville, Kentucky
Iuka, Mississippi
Battle of Corinth
Corinth, Mississippi
Hatchie’s Bridge, Tennessee
Battle of Perryville
Perryville, Kentucky.
Jackson, Tennessee
Chickasaw Bayou, Mississippi
Parker’s Crossroads, Tennessee
Battle of Stones River
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Trans-Mississippi
Valverde, New Mexico
Battle of Pea Ridge
Pea Ridge, Arkansas
Glorietta Pass, New Mexico
Saint Charles, Arkansas
Hill’s Plantation, Arkansas
Kirksville, Missouri
Independence, Missouri
Lone Jack, Missouri
Newtonia, Missouri
Galveston, Texas
Old Fort Wayne, Indian Territory
Clark’s Mill, Missouri
Cane Hill, Arkansas
Prairie Grove, Arkansas
Gulf Coast
Forts Jackson and Saint Phillip, Louisiana
Donaldsonville, Louisiana
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
St. Johns Bluff, Florida
Georgia Landing, Louisiana
Kock’s Plantation, Louisiana
Sioux Uprising
Fort Ridgely, Minnesota
Wood Lake, Minnesota
Civil War Battles: 1863
Eastern Theater
Fort McAllister, Georgia
Fort Anderson, North Carolina
Kelly’s Ford, Virginia
Siege of Washington, North Carolina
Suffolk, Virginia
Battle of Chancellorsville
Chancellorsville, Virginia
Second Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia
Salem Church, Virginia
Brandy Station, Virginia
Second Battle Of Winchester
Winchester, Virginia
Battle of Hanover
Hanover, Pennsylvania
Battle of Gettysburg
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Boonsborough, Maryland
Grimball’s Landing, South Carolina
Siege of Fort Wagner, South Carolina
Buffington Island, Ohio River (Ohio and West Virginia)
Manassas Gap, Virginia
Bristoe Station, Virginia
Droop Mountain, West Virginia
Rappahanock Station
Mine Run, Virginia
Western Theater
Dover, Tennessee
Thompson’s Station, Tennessee
Brentwood, Tennessee
Snyder’s Bluff, Mississippi
Day’s Gap, Alabama
Port Gibson, Mississippi
Battle Of Raymond
Raymond, Mississippi
Big Black River Bridge, Mississippi
Siege of Vicksburg
Vicksburg, Mississippi
Hoover’s Gap, Tennessee
Corydon, Indiana
Bombardment of Fort Sumter, South Carolina
Charleston Harbor, South Carolina
Davis Crossroads, Georgia
Battle Of Chickamauga
Chickamauga, Georgia
Siege of Chattanooga, Tennessee
Wauhatchie, Tennessee
Collierville, Tennessee
Campbell’s Station, Tennessee
Battle Of Chattanooga
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Lookout Mountain (Chattanooga), Tennessee
Missionary Ridge (Chattanooga), Tennessee
Mossy Creek, Tennessee
Trans-Mississippi
Galveston, Texas
Springfield, Missouri
Hartsville, Missouri
Arkansas Post, Arkansas
Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Chalk Bluff, Arkansas
Cabin Creek, Indian Territory
Helena, Arkansas
Honey Springs, Indian Territory
Sabine Pass, Texas
Bayou Forche, Arkansas
Baxter Springs, Kansas
Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Gulf Coast
Fort Bisland, Louisiana
Irish Bend, Louisiana
Vermillion Bayou Louisiana
Plains Store, Louisiana
La Fourche Crossing, Louisiana
Donaldsonville, Louisiana
Goodrich Landing, Louisiana
Sterling’s Plantation, Louisiana
Fort Brooke, Florida
Civil War Battles: 1864
Eastern Theater
Morton’s Ford, Virginia
Walkerton, Virginia
Plymouth, North Carolina
Battle Of The Wilderness
Spotsylvania County, Virginia
Port Walthall Junction, Virginia
Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse
Spotsylvania County, Virginia
Swift Creek, Virginia
Cloyd’s Mountain, Virginia
Chester Station, Virginia
Cove Mountain, Virginia
Battle of Yellow Tavern
Henrico County, Virginia
Proctor’s Creek, Virginia
Battle of New Market
Shenandoah County, Virginia
Ware Bottom Church, Virginia
North Anna, Virginia
Wilson’s Wharf, Virginia
Battle of Cold Harbor
Cold Harbor, Virginia
Battle of Petersburg
Petersburg, Virginia
Leesburg, Virginia
Jerusalem Plank Road, Virginia
Saint Mary’s Church, Virginia
Stanton River Bridge, Virginia
Sappony Church, Virginia
Ream’s Station, Virginia
Monocacy, Maryland
Fort Stevens, Washington, DC
Cool Spring, Virginia
Rutherford Farm, Virginia
Deep Bottom, Virginia
Battle of the Crater, Siege of Petersburg, Virginia
Folcks Mill, Maryland
Moorefield, West Virginia
Deep Bottom, Virginia
Guard Hill, Virginia
Globe Tavern, Virginia
Ream’s Station, Virginia
Smithfield Crossing, Virginia
Berryville, Virginia
Opequon, Virginia
Battle of Fisher’s Hill
Fisher’s Hill, Virginia
Chaffin’s Farm, Virginia
Peeble’s Farm, Virginia
Saltville, Virginia
Darbytown & New Market roads, Virginia
Tom’s Brook, Virginia
Darbytown Road, Virginia
Cedar Creek, Virginia
Boydton Plank Road, Virginia
Fair Oaks & Darbytown Road
Marion, Virginia
Saltville, Virginia
Western Theater
Dandridge, Tennessee
Athens, Alabama
Fair Garden, Tennessee
Okalona, Mississippi
Dalton, Georgia
Paducah, Kentucky
Battle of Fort Pillow
Fort Pillow, Tennessee
Rocky Face, Georgia
Battle of Resaca
Resaca, Georgia
Adairsville, Georgia
New Hope Church, Georgia
Kolb’s Farm, Georgia
Tupelo, Mississippi
Battle Of Peachtree Creek
Peach Tree Creek, Georgia
Battle of Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia
Ezra Church, Georgia
Utoy Creek, Georgia
Dalton, Georgia
Lovejoy’s Station, Georgia
Jonesborough, Georgia
Allatoona, Georgia
Decatur, Alabama
Johnsonville, Tennessee
Bull’s Gap, Tennessee
Griswoldville, Georgia
Buck Head, Georgia
Spring Hill, Tennessee
Battle of Franklin
Franklin, Tennessee
Honey Hill, South Carolina
Battle of Waynesborough
Waynesborough, Georgia
Fort McAllister, Georgia
Battle of Nashville
Atlanta, Georgia
Fort Fisher, North Carolina
Trans-Mississippi
Middle Boggy Depot, Indian Territory
Elkin’s Ferry, Arkansas
Mansfield, Louisiana
Pleasant Hill, Louisiana
Prairie D’Ane, Arkansas
Blairs Landing, Louisiana
Monetts Ferry, Louisiana
Jenkins Ferry, Arkansas
Fort Davidson, Missouri
Glasgow, Missouri
Lexington, Missouri
Little Blue River, Missouri
Independence, Missouri
Byrams Ford, Missouri
Westport, Missouri
Mine Creek, Kansas
Gulf Coast
Olustee, Florida
Fort De Russy, Louisiana
Battle of Mobile Bay
Mobile Bay, Alabama
Off Cherbourg, France
June 25, USS Kearsarge fights CSS Alabama
Civil War Battles: 1865
Eastern Theater
Hatcher’s Run, Virginia
Waynesborough, Virginia
Fort Stedman, Virginia
Lewis’s Farm, Virginia
White Oak Road, Virginia
Dinwiddie Courthouse, Virginia
Sutherland’s Station, Virginia
Namozine Church, Virginia
Amelia Springs, Virginia*
Rice’s Station, Virginia*
Battle of Sailor’s Creek
Amelia County, Virginia
The Battle of Sailor’s Creek was part of the Appomattox Campaign during the final days of the civil war and was Robert E. Lee‘s last battle before surrendering at Appomattox Court House.
High Bridge, Virginia*
Cumberland Church, Virginia*
Battle of Appomattox Courthouse*
Appomattox Station, Virginia*
(*Collectively known as the Appomattox Campaign.)
Western Theater
Fort Fisher, North Carolina
Rivers Bridge, South Carolina
Wilmington, North Carolina
Wyse Fork, North Carolina
Monroe’s Crossroads, North Carolina
Averasborough, North Carolina
Bentonville, North Carolina
Selma, Alabama
Trans-Mississippi
Battle of Palmetto Ranch
Palmetto Ranch, Texas
Gulf Coast
Natural Bridge, Florida
Siege of Spanish Fort, Alabama
Siege of Fort Blakely, Alabama
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