Battles of the Civil War
DateApril 12, 1861
July 21, 1861 April 6-7, 1862 September 7, 1862 July 1-3, 1863 May 18 – July 4, 1863 November 15 to December 21, 1864 April 9, 1865 May 12-13, 1865 |
BattleFort Sumter
1st Bull Run Shiloh Antietam Gettysburg Vicksburg Sherman's March Appomattox Courthouse Palmito Ranch |
VictorConfederate
Confederate Union Union Union Union Union Union Confederate |
SignificanceThis was the war that started the civil war. However, the battles in Kansas were the real start.
This was the first major land battle of the civil war. Was a major battle in a western theater and it held a major union victory. It was the bloodiest single-day battle in American history. Luckily it came out a union victory. This battle had been responsible for the largest number of casualties in the war. It lasted three days. The confederates have surrendered to the union soldiers at the end of the siege. Capture of Atlanta, Georgia. The surrender of General Robert D. Lee. Last significant battle of the civil war. |
Strategies, Advantages, and Disadvantages for the North and South
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