List of American Civil War battles

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The Battles of the American Civil War can be organized in a variety of ways, including chronologically, alphabetically by state, by winner, by casualty statistics, etc. Of the estimated 8,000 occasions in which hostilities occurred, this list (and related articles) includes the 391 battles considered by the United States National Park Service to be the most significant. The American Civil War started in 1861 and ended in 1865.
For lists of battles organized by campaign and theater, see:

Some battles have more than one name; e.g., Antietam vs. Sharpsburg or Bull Run vs. Manassas. A complete list appears in the article Naming the American Civil War.

[edit] Major land battles

The ten costliest land battles, measured by casualties (killed, wounded, captured, and missing) were:

Battle (State)	Date	Confederate Commander	Union Commander	Conf. Forces	Union Forces	Victor	Casualties
Battle of Gettysburg (Pennsylvania)	July 1–4, 1863	Robert E. Lee	George Meade	71,699	94,589	Union	51,112 U: 23,049 C: 28,063
Battle of Chickamauga (Georgia)	September 19–20, 1863	Braxton Bragg	William Rosecrans	75,357	61,753	Conf.	34,624 U: 16,170 C: 18,454
Battle of Chancellorsville (Virginia)	May 1–4, 1863	Robert E. Lee	Joseph Hooker	60,892	133,868	Conf.	30,099 U: 17,278 C: 12,821
Battle of Spotsylvania Court House (Virginia)	May 8 –21, 1864	Robert E. Lee	Ulysses S. Grant	52,000	100,000	inconclusive	30,399 U: 18,399 C: 12,000
Battle of Antietam (Maryland)	September 17, 1862	Robert E. Lee	George B. McClellan	65,000	82,654	inconclusive, strategic Union victory	23,134 U: 12,410 C: 10,724
Battle of the Wilderness (Virginia)	May 5–7, 1864	Robert E. Lee	Ulysses S. Grant	61,025	101,895	inconclusive	28,666 U: 17,666 C: 11,000
Second Battle of Bull Run (Virginia)	August 29–30, 1862	Robert E. Lee	John Pope	48,527	79,862	Conf.	25,251 U: 16,054 C: 9,197
Battle of Stones River (Tennessee)	December 31, 1862	Braxton Bragg	William Rosecrans	44,330	54,448	Union	24,645 U: 12,906 C: 11,739
Battle of Shiloh (Tennessee)	April 6–7, 1862	Albert Sidney Johnston P. G. T. Beauregard	Ulysses S. Grant	44,968	65,085	Union	23,741 U: 13,047 C: 10,694
Battle of Fort Donelson (Tennessee)	February 13–16, 1862	John B. Floyd Simon Bolivar Buckner, Sr.	Ulysses S. Grant	12,110	20,057	Union	19,455 U: 2,832 C: 16,623

[edit] List of battles by date

[edit] 1861

Battle of Fort Sumter	April 12	P.G.T. Beauregard fires on Federal fort in Charleston Harbor, the first battle of the American Civil War
Battle of Sewell's Point	May 18–19	Union gunboats fight inconclusive battle with Confederate artillery.
Battle of Aquia Creek	May 29 – June 1	Confederate artillery hit by naval bombardment, later withdrawn.
Battle of Philippi Races	June 3	Union forces rout a small Confederate detachment in West Virginia.
Battle of Big Bethel	June 10	Union attack on Confederate positions near a church repelled.
Battle of Boonville	June 17	Union forces defeat pro-Confederate governor's Missouri State Guard.
Battle of Cole Camp	June 19	Pro-Confederate Missouri State Guard defeat pro-Union Missouri Home Guard at Cole Camp
Battle of Hoke's Run	July 2	Robert Patterson defeats Jackson's Confederate force but fails to capitalize on his victory.
Battle of Carthage	July 5	Confederate victory in Missouri during U.S. Civil War.
Battle of Rich Mountain	July 11	Confederate force split in half mid-battle; one half surrenders, the other escapes.
Battle of Blackburn's Ford	July 18	Irvin McDowell defeated in recon-in-force against Confederate forces at Manassas.
First Battle of Bull Run or First Manassas	July 21	Union under McDowell lose to Confederates under J.E. Johnston, P.G.T. Beauregard, Jackson nicknamed "Stonewall".
Battle of Mesilla	July 25	Confederate victory secures the southern part of the New Mexico Territory for the CSA.
Battle of Athens	August 5	Union victory in small skirmish in Missouri
Battle of Wilson's Creek	August 10	Union forces lose, first major battle west of the Mississippi.
Battle of Charleston (1861)	August 19	Union force destroys Confederate camp.
Battle of Kessler's Cross Lanes	August 26	Confederates surprise and defeat Union forces.
Battle of Hatteras Inlet Batteries	August 28–29	Union forces capture two North Carolina forts.
Battle of Dry Wood Creek	September 2	Union cavalry from Kansas defeated by Missouri State Guard.
Battle of Carnifex Ferry	September 10	Confederates withdraw by night after several hours of fighting.
Battle of Cheat Mountain	September 12–15	300 Union troops withstand uncoordinated Confederate attacks.
First Battle of Lexington	September 13–20	Union forces badly defeated by Missouri State Guard.
Battle of Liberty	September 17	Minor Missouri State Guard victory.
Battle of Greenbrier River	October 3	Confederates withdraw after inconclusive battle.
Battle of Cockle Creek	October 5	Union victory ends Confederate smuggling up the Chincoteague Bay.
Battle of Santa Rosa Island	October 9	Union forces repel Confederate attempt to capture island.
Battle of the Head of Passes	October 12	Naval forces square-off at the mouth of the Mississippi River.
Battle of Ball's Bluff	October 21	550 Union soldiers captured.
Battle of Camp Wild Cat	October 21	Confederates chased from Cumberland Gap
Battle of Fredericktown	October 21	Missouri State Guard defeated.
First Battle of Springfield	October 25	Union forces capture town.
Battle of Belmont	November 7	Grant captures and destroys Confederate supplies near Cairo, Illinois
Battle of Port Royal	November 7	Union fleet under S. F. Du Pont capture Confederate forts at Hilton Head, South Carolina.
Battle of Round Mountain	November 19	Confederate forces defeat Opothleyahola near present-day Stillwater.
Battle of Chusto-Talasah	December 9	Opothleyahola defeated near present-day Tulsa.
Battle of Camp Alleghany	December 13	Confederates withstand Union attack.
Skirmish at Blackwater Creek	December 19	Union forces under General Pope capture a newly-recruited Missouri State Guard regiment.
Battle of Dranesville	December 20	Union defeats Confederate forces under J.E.B. Stuart.
Battle of Chustenahlah	December 26	Opothleyahola defeated, flees to Kansas.
Battle of Mount Zion Church	December 28	Union victory in Northeastern Missouri.

[edit] 1862

Battle of Cockpit Point	January 3	Inconclusive Civil War battle in Virginia.
Battle of Hancock	January 5–6	Unsuccessful Confederate attack on Maryland town.
Battle of Roan's Tan Yard	January 8	Confederates routed.
Battle of Middle Creek	January 10	Union forces under James A. Garfield defeat Confederates under Humphrey Marshall.
Battle of Mill Springs	January 19	Union victory, Felix Zollicoffer killed.
Battle of Fort Henry	February 6	Ulysses S. Grant and gunboats under Andrew Hull Foote take fort and gain control of Tennessee River
Battle of Roanoke Island	February 7–8	Union forces under Ambrose E. Burnside capture island.
Battle of Elizabeth City	February 10	Destruction of the Mosquito Fleet.
Battle of Fort Donelson	February 11–16	Grant takes fort, accepts surrender of Confederate army, and gains control of Cumberland River
Battle of Valverde	February 20–21	Union forces routed in New Mexico Territory.
Battle of Pea Ridge	March 7	Missouri saved for Union
Battle of Hampton Roads	March 9	USS Monitor battles CSS Virginia, battle ends in a draw.
Battle of New Bern	March 14	Union troops disembark from ships and capture the town.
First Battle of Kernstown	March 23	Union forces defeat Confederates under "Stonewall" Jackson.
Battle of Glorieta	March 26–28	Union forces outmaneuver Confederates near Santa Fe.
Stanwix Station	March 30	Westernmost skirmish of the war.
Battle of Shiloh	April 6–7	Ulysses S. Grant attacked by Albert Sidney Johnston and P.G.T. Beauregard, defeats them.
Battle of Ft. Pulaski	April 10–11	Union takes fort.
Battle of Island Number Ten	February 28 – March 8	Union victory by Pope.
Battle of Peralta	April 15	Union forces defeat the 5th Texas Mounted Volunteers.
Battle of Picacho Pass	April 15	Confederate pickets defeat Union cavalry patrol.
Battle of South Mills	April 19	Confederates thwart attempt to destroy a canal.
Battle of Fort Macon	March 23–26	Confederate fort surrenders after Union artillery bombardment.
Battle of New Orleans	April 25 – May 1	Union forces capture city.
Battle of Yorktown	April 5 – May 4	Union troops win skirmish near site of decisive Revolutionary War battle.
Battle of Williamsburg	May 5	McClellan and Longstreet fight inconclusive battle.
Battle of Eltham's Landing	May 7	Inconclusive Civil War battle in Virginia.
Battle of McDowell	May 8–9	Stonewall Jackson's Confederates defeat Union forces.
Battle of Drewry's Bluff	May 15	Union naval attack repelled by Confederate artillery.
Battle of Whitney's Lane	May 19	Union campaign towards Little Rock, Arkansas halted.
Battle of Front Royal	May 23	Stonewall Jackson forces Union retreat by threatening the rear of the Union force.
First Battle of Winchester	May 25	Stonewall Jackson defeats Nathaniel P. Banks.
Battle of Hanover Courthouse	May 27	Union victory during U.S. Civil War.
Siege of Corinth	April 29 – May 30	Union forces capture town, Beauregard tricks Union in order to escape to Tupelo.
Battle of Seven Pines	May 31 – June 1	J.E. Johnston attacks Union forces, wounded, inconclusive
Battle of Tranter's Creek	June 5	Confederate forces retreat after Colonel Singletary is killed.
Battle of Memphis	June 6	Union forces capture the city.
First Battle of Chattanooga	June 7–8	Union forces bombard the town.
Battle of Cross Keys	June 8	John C. Fremont defeated by elements of Stonewall Jackson's force.
Battle of Port Republic	June 9	Costly victory for Stonewall Jackson.
Battle of Secessionville	June 16	Union fails to take town, Union commander later court-martialed for disobeying orders.
Battle of Saint Charles	June 17	The USS Mound City is hit by Confederate shore gun and explodes.
The Seven Days	June 25 – July 1	Lee's successful counter offensive against McClellan.
Battle of Oak Grove	June 25	(Seven Days) Indecisive battle between McClellan and Lee.
Battle of Beaver Dam Creek	June 26	(Seven Days) Robert E. Lee defeated.
Battle of Gaines' Mill	June 27	(Seven Days) Lee defeats McClellan.
Battle of Garnett's & Golding's Farm	June 27–28	(Seven Days) Indecisive battle between Lee and McClellan.
Battle of Savage's Station	June 29	(Seven Days) Union forces withdraw.
Battle of White Oak Swamp	June 30	Indecisive artillery duel during U.S. Civil War.
Battle of Glendale	June 30	(Seven Days) McClellan retreats from Lee's Confederates.
Battle of Tampa	June 30 – July 1	Union gunboat attacks, but later withdraws.
Battle of Malvern Hill	July 1	(Seven Days) McClellan defeats Lee but withdraws after battle.
Battle of Hill's Plantation	July 7	Union victory in Arkansas.
First Battle of Murfreesboro	July 13	Confederate victory during American Civil War.
Battle of Baton Rouge	August 5
Battle of Kirksville	August 6–9	Union forces capture town.
Battle of Cedar Mountain	August 9	Union forces repelled by Confederate counter-attack.
First Battle of Independence	August 11	Confederate victory near Kansas City.
Battle of Compton's Ferry	August 11
Battle of Lone Jack	August 15–16	Confederate victory, Union commander killed. Rebels forced to withdraw after battle.
Battle of Fort Ridgely	August 21–22	Failed Santee Sioux attack on Union controlled fort.
First Battle of Rappahannock Station	August 22–25	Union supplies destroyed during skirmish.
Battle of Manassas Station Ops.	August 25–27	Jackson conducts turning movement into Pope's rear area, destroying Manassas Station.
Battle of Thoroughfare Gap	August 28	Longstreet defeats small Union force to arrive at Manassas battlefield.
Second Battle of Bull Run or Second Manassas	August 28–30	Lee defeats Pope's Army of Virginia
Battle of Richmond (Kentucky)	August 30	Edmund Kirby Smith routs Union army under Brig. Gen. William "Bull" Nelson.
Battle of Chantilly	September 1	Union forces escape from nearly being cut off, Isaac Stevens and Philip Kearny are killed.
Battle of South Mountain	September 14	McClellan defeats Lee.
Battle of Harpers Ferry	September 12–15	Stonewall Jackson captures Union garrison.
Battle of Antietam	September 17	McClellan ends Lee's invasion of North, bloodiest day of war.
Battle of Munfordville	September 17–18	Union force surrenders.
Battle of Iuka	September 19	Grant is victorious near Mississippi town.
Battle of Shepherdstown	September 19–20	Confederate brigades counterattack and defeat pursuing Union brigades.
First Battle of Newtonia	September 30	Union forces panic under bombardment from Confederate artillery.
Second Battle of Corinth	October 3–4	Confederate attack fails.
Battle of Hatchie's Bridge	October 5	Confederate force under Earl Van Dorn escapes across river.
Battle of Perryville	October 8	Tactically indecisive battle that ended Braxton Bragg's Kentucky campaign.
Skirmish at Island Mound	October 27–29
Battle of Clark's Mill	November 7	Union force surrenders to larger Confederate force.
Battle of Cane Hill	November 28	Small Confederate force delays Union while larger force escapes.
Battle of Prairie Grove	December 7	Union secures NW Arkansas.
Battle of Hartsville	December 7	Disguised in Union uniforms, Confederates infiltrate and defeat Union forces.
Battle of Fredericksburg	December 13	Lee beats back repeated frontal assaults by Burnside.
Battle of Kinston	December 14	Union forces under John G. Foster defeat Confederates under Nathan Evans.
Battle of White Hall	December 16	Foster fights indecisive battle with Beverly Robertson.
Battle of Goldsboro Bridge	December 17	Foster defeats Confederates and destroys the bridge.
Battle of Jackson, Tennessee	December 19	Confederate feint to distract Union forces.
Battle of Chickasaw Bayou	December 26–29	(Vicksburg Campaign) Union attack on Confederate right flank thwarted.
Battle of Parker's Cross Roads	December 31	Confederates repel Union double-pronged assault.

[edit] 1863

Battle of Stones River	December 31, 1862 – January 2, 1863	Forces fight to draw
Second Battle of Springfield	January 8	Confederates enter town, but are unable to take nearby fort.
Battle of Arkansas Post	January 9	Part of Vicksburg Campaign, fight for control of mouth of Arkansas River.
Battle of Hartville	January 9–11	Confederates are victorious, but unable to continue raid.
Bear River Massacre	January 29	Shoshone forces massacred by Union troops.
Battle of Dover	February 3	Failed Confederate attack on town.
Battle of Thompson's Station	March 5	Confederate victory in Tennessee.
Battle of Fort Anderson	March 13–15	Daniel H. Hill leads unsuccessful Confederate attack on New Bern.
Battle of Kelly's Ford	March 17	Indecisive cavalry battle during Civil War.
Battle of Vaught's Hill	March 20	Union forces withstand attack by John Hunt Morgan's Confederates.
Battle of Brentwood	March 25	Union force surrenders.
Battle of Washington, NC	March 30 – April 20	Hill unable to take North Carolina town from Union forces.
First Battle of Franklin	April 10	Confederates withdraw after rearguard defeat.
Battle of Suffolk	April 11 – May 4	Twin indecisive battles at Norfleet House and Hill's Point fought over town.
Battle of Cape Girardeau	April 26	Confederate attack fails.
Battle of Grand Gulf	April 29	Unsuccessful naval attack by Grant's forces.
Battle of Snyder's Bluff	April 29 – May 1	Union feint during Vicksburg Campaign.
Battle of Day's Gap	April 30	Union victory during a raid in Alabama.
Battle of Chancellorsville	April 30 – May 6	Lee defeats Hooker's Army of Potomac, Jackson mortally wounded.
Battle of Port Gibson	May 1	in Vicksburg campaign, Grant defeats Confederates
Battle of Chalk Bluff	May 1–2	Confederates win but can't continue raid.
Second Battle of Fredericksburg	May 3	Union forces under John Sedgwick defeat Confederate forces left to guard the town by Lee.
Battle of Salem Church	May 3–4	Lee defeats Sedgwick.
Battle of Raymond	May 12	Failed Confederate attempt to protect Vicksburg from approaching Federals.
Battle of Jackson (MS)	May 14	Sherman, McPherson defeat Johnston
Battle of Champion's Hill	May 16	Grant defeats Confederates.
Battle of Big Black River Bridge	May 17	Confederate forces trapped in Vicksburg.
Battle of Plains Store	May 21	Union victory near Baton Rouge.
Battle of Milliken's Bend	June 7	Confederates unable to break Siege of Vicksburg.
Battle of Brandy Station	June 9	Pleasonton surprises J.E.B. Stuart's cavalrymen in their camps near Brandy Station.
Second Battle of Winchester	June 13–15	Confederate victory paves way for Lee's invasion.
Battle of Aldie	June 17	Indecisive battle during Robert E. Lee's march north.
Battle of Middleburg	June 17–19	J.E.B. Stuart retreats from engagement with Union cavalry.
Battle of Upperville	June 21	Indecisive cavalry battle during Lee's invasion.
Battle of Hoover's Gap	June 24–26	Union victory prevents Confederates in Tennessee from coming to the aid of Vicksburg.
Battle of Goodrich's Landing	June 29–30	Confederates drive Union Black Regiments off of several plantations.
Battle of Hanover	June 30	J.E.B. Stuart forced to change his route, delaying his efforts to unite with Lee's force outside Gettysburg.
Battle of Gettysburg	July 1–3	Lee loses to Meade, Pickett's Charge fails, ends second invasion of North.
Siege of Vicksburg	May 18 – July 4	the siege ends; Grant accepts surrender of second Confederate army.
Battle of Helena	July 4	Confederate assault on river port fails securing eastern Arkansas for Union.
Battle of Boonsboro	July 8	indecisive action at rearguard of Lee's retreat.
Siege of Port Hudson	May 21 – July 9	last Confederate stronghold on Mississippi surrenders.
Battle of Corydon	July 9	Confederate raid results in civilian casualties, including a Lutheran minister.
Battle of Fort Wagner	July 11	first of two Union attempts to take Ft. Wagner.
Battle of Williamsport	July 6–16	Meade and Lee fight indecisive battle.
Battle of Apache Pass	July 15–16	Union soldiers fight with Apache warriors.
Battle of Honey Springs	July 17	In Indian Territory, two largely Black and Native American forces meet. Union victory.
Battle of Fort Wagner, Morris Island	July 18	second of two Union attempts to take Ft. Wagner fails, heroism of the 54th Massachusetts.
Battle of Manassas Gap	July 23	Indecisive battle by day, Confederates withdraw by night.
Battle of Big Mound	July 24–25	Union forces defeat Santee and Teton Sioux forces.
Battle of Dead Buffalo Lake	July 26	Sibley defeats Sioux forces.
Battle of Salineville	July 26	Confederate Brigadier General John Hunt Morgan surrenders in Ohio: the Northernmost U.S. Civil War Battle.
Battle of Stony Lake	July 28	Sioux forces escape Union forces in pursuit.
Second Battle of Fort Sumter	August 17 – September 9	Union attempt to retake fort fails even after massive bombardment and naval attack.
Second Battle of Chattanooga	August 21 – September 8	Union captures town.
Battle of Lawrence	August 23	Quantrill's Raiders pillage the city.
Battle of Devil's Backbone	September 1	Union victory after heavy fighting.
Battle of Whitestone Hill	September 3–5	Union forces defeat several Native American tribes including Sioux and Blackfeet.
Second Battle of Sabine Pass	September 8	Confederate forces place stakes in river to help aim their guns at Union ships, Confederate victory.
Battle of Bayou Fourche	September 10	Union victory allows for capture of Little Rock.
Battle of Davis' Cross Roads	September 10–11	Union forces establish defensive positions prior to Chickamauga.
Battle of Chickamauga	September 19	Bragg defeats Rosecrans, George Thomas of US anointed "The Rock of Chickamauga"
Battle of Blountville	September 22	Union forces capture town.
Battle of Baxter Springs	October 6	Quantrill's Raiders massacre Union Black Troops during U.S. Civil War.
Battle of Blue Springs	October 10	Confederate forces overrun.
First Battle of Auburn	October 13	J.E.B. Stuart escapes by hiding in a ravine.
Second Battle of Auburn	October 14	Confederates attack Union rearguard, indecisive.
Battle of Bristoe Station	October 14	Meade defeats elements of Lee's forces, but Confederates destroy railroad during retreat.
Battle of Buckland Mills	October 19	Union cavalry caught in ambush, defeated.
Battle of Pine Bluff	October 25	Confederate attack fails.
Battle of Wauhatchie	October 28–29	Longstreet defeated by Union forces.
Battle of Collierville	November 3	Abortive Confederate attack on the town.
Second Battle of Rappahannock Station	November 7	Union forces surge across river, forcing Lee to retreat.
Battle of Campbell's Station	November 16	Confederate double-envelopment attempt fails.
Third Battle of Chattanooga	November 23–25	Grant defeats Braxton Bragg and relieves Union forces besieged in Chattanooga
Battle of Ringgold Gap	November 27	Confederates under Patrick Cleburne defeat Union forces under Joseph Hooker.
Battle of Fort Sanders	November 29	Longstreet unable to take fort due to poor quality gunpowder.
Battle of Mine Run	November 27 – December 2	Meade bombards Lee's Confederates but then withdraws.
Battle of Bean's Station	December 14	Union forces withdraw a short distance.
Battle of Mossy Creek	December 29	Confederate cavalry forced back.

[edit] 1864

Battle of Dandridge	January 17	Union forces withdraw.
Battle of Athens	January 26	Union victory in Northern Alabama.
Battle of Fair Garden	January 27	Union victory followed by withdrawal.
Battle of Morton's Ford	February 6–7	Diversionary Union attack.
Battle of Meridian	February 14–20	Sherman occupies town
Battle of Olustee	February 20	Union can't take Florida
Battle of Walkerton	March 2	controversy surrounding the Dahlgren Affair.
Battle of Paducah	March 25	Confederate raid by Forrest successful.
Battle of Elkin's Ferry	April 3–4	Confederates unable to prevent Union river crossing.
Battle of Mansfield	April 8	Banks Union Red River Campaign halted by the Confederates.
Battle of Pleasant Hill	April 9	Confederate attack fails.
Battle of Prairie D'Ane	April 9–13	Frederick Steele defeats Sterling Price.
Battle of Fort Pillow	April 12	N.B. Forrest takes fort, massacres black soldiers.
Battle of Plymouth	April 17	Confederate land forces, supported by naval ram, retake two Union forts near Plymouth, North Carolina.
Battle of Poison Spring	April 18	Part of Red River Campaign in Arkansas, black troops massacred.
Battle of Monett's Ferry	April 23	Confederate forces driven back.
Battle of Marks' Mills	April 25	Part of Red River Campaign in Arkansas.
Battle of Jenkins' Ferry	April 30	Part of Red River Campaign in Arkansas.
Battle of the Wilderness	May 5	Grant and Lee meet inconclusively.
Battle of Albemarle Sound	May 5	Indecisive naval battle during U.S. Civil War.
Battle of Port Walthall Junction	May 6–7	Union forces destroy railroad
Battle of Cloyd's Mountain	May 9	Union victory, Confederate General Albert G. Jenkins killed.
Battle of Swift Creek	May 9	Union forces damage railroad, but are stopped by Confederate forces.
Battle of Cove Mountain	May 10	Union victory after brief battle.
Battle of Chester Station	May 10	Union forces under Benjamin Butler pushed back.
Battle of Yellow Tavern	May 11	Union forces win cavalry battle, J.E.B. Stuart is mortally wounded.
Battle of Rocky Face Ridge	May 7–13	Indecisive battle near Atlanta.
Battle of Resaca	May 13	Sherman defeats Johnston
Battle of New Market	May 15	Confederate forces halt Union army under Franz Sigel from advance up Shenandoah Valley.
Battle of Proctor's Creek	May 12–16	Beauregard defeats Butler.
Battle of Adairsville	May 17	Failed Confederate attempt to destroy part of the Union force approaching Atlanta.
Battle of Ware Bottom Church	May 20	Beauregard boxes Butler in.
Battle of Spotsylvania Court House	May 8–21	Grant and Lee meet inconclusively, Grant writes to Halleck "I propose to fight it out on this line if it takes all summer".
Battle of Wilson's Wharf	May 24	Confederates under Fitzhugh Lee defeated by two Union black regiments.
Battle of North Anna	May 23–26	Lee outmaneuvers Grant, but because of illness, he is unable to capitalize.
Battle of New Hope Church	May 25–26	Hooker's forces defeated.
Battle of Pickett's Mill	May 27	Unsuccessful attack by Sherman on Johnston.
Battle of Haw's Shop	May 28	Union advance halted.
Battle of Dallas (Georgia)	May 28	Confederate withdrawal in Georgia.
Battle of Totopotomoy Creek	May 28–30	Union forces pushed back.
Battle of Old Church	May 30	Union forces drive Confederates back to Cold Harbor.
Battle of Cold Harbor	May 31 – June 12	Lee repulses Grant, Confederate general says "This is not war, this is murder".
Battle of Piedmont	June 5	Union forces under David Hunter defeat Confederate defenses on march to Staunton, Virginia, upper Shenandoah Valley.
First Battle of Petersburg	June 9	Beauregard defeats Butler.
Battle of Brices Crossroads	June 10	N.B. Forrest routs Union force almost three times as large.
Battle of Trevilian Station	June 11–12	Confederate victory, George Armstrong Custer nearly surrounded and has to be rescued by Sheridan.
Second Battle of Petersburg	June 15–18	Lee repulses Grant at back door to Richmond.
Battle of Lynchburg	June 17	Fake Confederate reinforcements lead to Union retreat.
Sinking of CSS Alabama	June 19	USS Kearsarge sinks CSS Alabama
Battle of Kolb's Farm	June 22	Confederate attack fails due to poor terrain conditions.
Battle of Jerusalem Plank Road	June 21–24	Union siege lines extended for Siege of Petersburg.
Battle of Saint Mary's Church	June 24	Union forces fight a successful delaying action.
Battle of Kennesaw Mountain	June 27	Johnston repulses Sherman.
Battle of Marietta	June 6 – July 3	Sherman defeats Johnston.
Battle of Monocacy Junction	July 9	Union Gen. Lew Wallace slows up Jubal Early, saving DC.
Battle of Fort Stevens	July 11–12	Failed Confederate attempt to capture Washington, D.C., President Lincoln, observing the battle, comes under Confederate fire.
Battle of Camden Point	July 13	Union victory.
Battle of Tupelo	July 14–15	Union victory, Nathan Bedford Forrest wounded.
Battle of Cool Spring	July 18–19
Battle of Rutherford's Farm	July 20	Confederates under Jubal Early caught by surprise and defeated.
Battle of Peachtree Creek	July 20	(Atlanta Campaign) First Confederate attack against Union forces north of Atlanta fails.
Battle of Atlanta	July 22	(Atlanta Campaign) Sherman turns back Hood's attack east of Atlanta.
Second Battle of Kernstown	July 24	Jubal Early defeats Union forces.
Battle of Killdeer Mountain	July 26	Union forces defeat Sioux.
Battle of Ezra Church	July 28	(Atlanta Campaign) Confederate attack on Union army northwest of Atlanta fails to gain element of surprise, finding entrenched Union forces. Union victory.
Battle of the Crater	July 30	Lee defeats Burnside.
Battle of Folck's Mill	August 1	Indecisive Civil War battle.
Battle of Utoy Creek	August 5–7	(Atlanta Campaign) Indecisive battle on Union right flank near Atlanta.
Second Battle of Dalton	August 14–15	Union forces withstand attack until relieved.
Battle of Gainesville	August 17
Battle of Globe Tavern	August 18–21	Confederate forces lose control of railroads at Petersburg.
Battle of Lovejoy's Station	August 20	Confederates repel Union raiders attacking the station.
Second Battle of Memphis	August 21	Partially successful Confederate raid.
Battle of Mobile Bay	August 23	David Farragut takes port, says "Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead".
Second Battle of Ream's Station	August 25	Union lines overrun by Confederates.
Battle of Jonesborough	August 31 – September 1	William J. Hardee's Confederates defeated, resulting in Atlanta's fall the following day.
Third Battle of Winchester	September 19	Sheridan defeats Early, several officers killed or wounded on both sides.
Battle of Fisher's Hill	September 21–22	Successful Union frontal assault.
Battle of Fort Davidson	September 27	Union forces detonate their own fort after losing to Confederates.
Battle of Marianna	September 27	Union victory during cavalry raid into Florida panhandle.
Battle of Chaffin's Farm	September 29–30	Union forces victorious, but fail to capture several forts.
Battle of Peebles' Farm	September 30 – October 2	Union victory near Petersburg.
Battle of Saltville	October 1–3	Confederates defeat Union Black Cavalry, war crimes committed against captured blacks.
Battle of Allatoona	October 5	Union fortifications hold.
Battle of Darbytown Road	October 7	Confederate attack repelled near Richmond.
Battle of Tom's Brook	October 9	Union cavalry defeats Confederates.
Battle of Glasgow	October 15	Union forces surrender.
Second Battle of Lexington	October 19	Union forces driven out of town.
Battle of Cedar Creek	October 19	Sheridan defeats Early, drives Confederates from Shenandoah Valley.
Battle of Little Blue River	October 21	Confederate victory in Missouri.
Second Battle of Independence	October 22	Union forces occupy town.
Battle of Byram's Ford	October 22–23	Confederates under Marmaduke defeated.
Battle of Westport	October 23	Union forces win decisive battle to take control of Missouri.
Battle of Marais des Cygnes	October 25	Price's Confederates pursued into Kansas.
Battle of Mine Creek	October 25	Price's army crushed, flees back into Missouri.
Battle of Marmiton River	October 25	Price escapes Union pursuit.
Battle of Decatur	October 26–29	Confederates unable to cross river.
Battle of Boydton Plank Road	October 27–28	Union forces take control of road, but withdraw after battle.
Second Battle of Newtonia	October 28	James G. Blunt defeats Joseph O. Shelby.
Battle of Johnsonville	November 4–5	Confederates bombard Union forces during the night after a fire starts near union positions.
Battle of Bull's Gap	November 11–13	Minor Confederate victory during U.S. Civil War.
Sherman's March to the Sea	November 16 – December 21	Sherman advances from Atlanta to Savannah, Georgia, destroying Southern infrastructure along a wide path.
Battle of Columbia	November 24	Confederates divert attention.
First Battle of Adobe Walls	November 25	Kit Carson fights Kiowa forces to a draw, but manages to destroy their settlement.
Battle of Sand Creek	November 29	U.S. forces massacre Cheyenne and Arapaho.
Battle of Spring Hill	November 29	Confederate mistakes allow Federal forces to redeploy, leading to the Battle of Franklin.
Second Battle of Franklin	November 30	Hood attacks Schofield but suffers crushing losses; Pickett's Charge of the West.
Battle of Waynesboro, Georgia	December 4	Kilpatrick stops Wheeler from attacking Sherman.
Third Battle of Murfreesboro	December 5–7	Confederate raid mostly unsuccessful.
First Battle of Fort Fisher	December 7–27	Failed Union attempt to take fort.
Battle of Nashville	December 15–16	Thomas attacks and virtually destroys Hood's Confederate Army of Tennessee.
Battle of King's Hill	December 24	Forrest turns back Union pursuers after the Battle of Nashville.

[edit] 1865

Battle of Dove Creek	January 8	Texas State Militia and CS troops are defeated by Kickapoo Indians.
Second Battle of Fort Fisher	January 15	Union takes fort.
Battle of Rivers' Bridge	February 3	Union forces capture river crossing.
Battle of Hatcher's Run	February 5	Union force launch unexpected attack.
Battle of Fort Myers	February 20	Southernmost land battle of the war.
Battle of Wilmington (North Carolina)	February 22	Last Confederate port falls.
Battle of Waynesboro	March 2	Remnants of Confederate Army of the Valley are destroyed.
Battle of Natural Bridge	March 6	Confederate victory in Florida prevents the capture of Tallahassee.
Battle of Wyse Fork	March 7–10	Confederate attacks repelled by Union artillery.
Battle of Averasborough	March 16	Union and Confederate forces attack one another in turn, both attacks fail.
Battle of Bentonville	March 19–21	Sherman defeats Confederates
Battle of Fort Steadman	March 25	Lee attempts to break siege.
Battle of Lewis's Farm	March 29	Union forces capture Confederate earthworks.
Battle of White Oak Road	March 31	Confederate forces under Richard H. Anderson defeated.
Battle of Dinwiddie Court House	March 31	Pickett defeats Sheridan.
Battle of Five Forks	April 1	Sheridan routs Confederates in last important battle of American Civil War.
Battle of Selma	April 2	Wilson defeats Forrest.
Third Battle of Petersburg	April 2	Grant defeats Lee.
Battle of Sutherland's Station	April 2	Lee's supply lines are cut.
Battle of Namozine Church	April 3	Several Confederates captured, Custer's brother earns Medal of Honor.
Battle of Sayler's Creek	April 6	Union victory, Lee realizes his army will not last long.
Battle of High Bridge	April 6–7	Union forces thwart Lee's attempts to burn bridges and to resupply, Grant proposes that Lee surrender, but he refuses.
Battle of Cumberland Church	April 7	Union forces attack Confederate rearguard, but darkness cuts the attack short.
Battle of Spanish Fort	March 27 – April 8	Union forces capture fort just east of Mobile.
Battle of Appomattox Station	April 8	Union forces thwart Lee's final attempt to resupply.
Battle of Fort Blakely	April 2–9	Union forces capture fort outside of Mobile.
Battle of Appomattox Courthouse	April 9	Lee's forces surrounded. He subsequently surrenders.
Battle of West Point	April 16	Union victory during final phase of U.S. Civil War.
Battle of Columbus, Georgia (Battle of Girard)	April 16	Union victory during final phase of U.S. Civil War.
Battle of Anderson	May 1	Minor skirmish.
Battle of Palmito Ranch	May 12–13	Confederate victory in Texas during final phases of the Civil War.

[edit] List of battles by state

[edit] Washington Territory

(Territory now in present-day Idaho)
Battle of Bear River (Bear River Massacre)

[edit] West Virginia

Battle of Camp Alleghany
Battle of Carnifex Ferry
Battle of Charleston
Battle of Cheat Mountain
Battle of Droop Mountain
Battle of Greenbrier River
Battle of Harpers Ferry
Battle of Hoke's Run
Battle of Kessler's Cross Lanes
Battle of Moorefield
Battle of Philippi Races
Battle of Princeton Courthouse
Battle of Rich Mountain
Battle of Shepherdstown
Battle of Smithfield Crossing
Battle of Summit Point

[edit] 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:

[edit] See also

Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War

[edit] References

U.S. National Park Service, American Battlefield Protection Program
Lossing, Benson J., LL.D. A History of the Civil War 1861-65.

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