List of American Civil War battles

Battles of the American Civil War were fought between April 12, 1861 and May 12–13, 1865 in 24 states (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, as well as the following territories: Arizona Territory[upper-alpha 2], Colorado Territory, Dakota Territory, Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma), New Mexico Territory, and Washington Territory, and naval engagements. These battles would change the standing and historical memory of the United States. While the origins of the war are complex, principal among them were the issue of slavery, and the interpretations of the Constitution and the rules, rights, and qualifications that it embodied.

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

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 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 Carolina
A
ConfederateBeauregard takes Charleston Federal fort in the first battle of the American Civil War.
May 18–19, 1861Battle of Sewell's PointVirginia
D
InconclusiveUnion gunboats fight inconclusive battle with Confederate artillery.
May 29 – June 1, 1861Battle of Aquia CreekVirginia
D
InconclusiveConfederate artillery hit by naval bombardment, later withdrawn.
June 3, 1861Battle of Philippi (West Virginia)West Virginia
(Virginia at the time)[upper-alpha 1]
D
UnionUnion forces out a small Confederate detachment in Western Virginia.
June 10, 1861Battle of Big BethelVirginia
C
ConfederateUnion attack on Confederate positions near a church repelled.
June 17, 1861Battle of Boonville (Missouri)Missouri
C
UnionUnion forces defeat pro-Confederate governor's Missouri State Guard.
July 2, 1861Battle of Hoke's RunWest Virginia
(Virginia at the time)[upper-alpha 1]
D
UnionRobert Patterson defeats Jackson's Confederates but fails to capitalize on his victory.
July 5, 1861Battle of CarthageMissouri
C
ConfederateConfederate victory in Missouri during U.S. Civil War.
July 11, 1861Battle of Rich MountainWest Virginia
(Virginia at the time)[upper-alpha 1]
B
UnionConfederate 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 FordVirginia
C
ConfederateIrvin McDowell's recon-in-force defeated at Manassas.
July 21, 1861First Battle of Bull Run
or First Manassas
Virginia
A
ConfederateMcDowell loses to J.E. Johnston, Beauregard; Jackson named "Stonewall".
August 10, 1861Battle of Wilson's Creek or Oak HillsMissouri
A
ConfederateUnion 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]
D
ConfederateConfederates under John B. Floyd surprise and defeat Union forces under Erastus B. Tyler.
August 28–29, 1861Battle of Hatteras Inlet BatteriesNorth Carolina
C
UnionUnion forces capture two North Carolina forts.
September 2, 1861Battle of Dry Wood CreekMissouri
D
ConfederateUnion cavalry from Kansas defeated by Missouri State Guard.
September 10, 1861Battle of Carnifex FerryWest Virginia
(Virginia at the time)[upper-alpha 1]
B
UnionConfederates withdraw by night after several hours of fighting.
September 12–15, 1861Battle of Cheat MountainWest Virginia
(Virginia at the time)[upper-alpha 1]
B
Union300 Union troops withstand uncoordinated Confederate attacks.
September 13–20, 1861First Battle of LexingtonMissouri
C
ConfederateUnion forces badly defeated by Missouri State Guard.
September 17, 1861Action at Blue Mills LandingMissouri
D
ConfederateMinor Missouri State Guard victory.
September 19, 1861Battle of BarbourvilleKentucky
D
ConfederateZollicoffer raided a Federal recruitment camp and brought a counter-thrust.
October 3, 1861Battle of Greenbrier RiverWest Virginia
(Virginia at the time)[upper-alpha 1]
D
InconclusiveConfederates withdraw after inconclusive battle.
October 9, 1861Battle of Santa Rosa IslandFlorida
C
UnionUnion forces repel Confederate attempt to capture island.
October 21, 1861Battle of Camp WildcatKentucky
C
UnionConfederates chased from Cumberland Gap
October 21, 1861Engagement at FredericktownMissouri
D
UnionMissouri State Guard defeated.
October 21, 1861Battle of Ball's Bluff or LeesburgVirginia
B
Confederate550 Union soldiers captured.
October 25, 1861First Battle of SpringfieldMissouri
D
UnionUnion forces capture town.
November 7, 1861Battle of BelmontMissouri
C
InconclusiveGrant captures and destroys Confederate supplies near Cairo, Illinois.
November 8, 1861Battle of Ivy MountainKentucky
D
Union
November 19, 1861Battle of Round MountainOklahoma
(Indian Territory at the time)
D
ConfederateOpothleyahola's Unionist Creeks and Seminoles defeated near present-day Stillwater.
December 9, 1861Battle of Chusto-TalasahOklahoma
(Indian Territory at the time)
D
ConfederateOpothleyahola defeated near present-day Tulsa.
December 13, 1861Battle of Camp AlleghenyWest Virginia
(Virginia at the time)[upper-alpha 1]
C
InconclusiveConfederates withstand Union attack.
December 17, 1861Battle of Rowlett's StationKentucky
D
InconclusiveUnion soldiers hold area, but do not launch any counter thrusts. Confederates and Texas Rangers retreat.
December 20, 1861Battle of DranesvilleVirginia
C
UnionUnion defeats Confederate forces under J.E.B. Stuart.
December 26, 1861Battle of ChustenahlahOklahoma
(Indian Territory at the time)
B
ConfederateOpothleyahola defeated, flees to Kansas.
December 28, 1861Battle of Mount Zion ChurchMissouri
D
UnionUnion victory in Northeastern Missouri.
January 3, 1862Battle of Cockpit PointVirginia
C
InconclusiveInconclusive Civil War battle in Virginia.
January 5–6, 1862Battle of HancockMaryland
D
InconclusiveUnsuccessful Confederate attack on Maryland town.
January 8, 1862Battle of Roan's Tan YardMissouri
D
UnionConfederates routed.
January 10, 1862Battle of Middle CreekKentucky
C
UnionUnion forces under James A. Garfield defeat Confederates under Humphrey Marshall.
January 19, 1862Battle of Mill SpringsKentucky
B
UnionFelix Zollicoffer killed.
February 6, 1862Battle of Fort HenryTennessee
B
UnionUlysses S. Grant and Foote's gunboats gain control of Tennessee River by defeating Lloyd Tilghman
February 7–8, 1862Battle of Roanoke IslandNorth Carolina
B
UnionUnion forces under Ambrose E. Burnside capture island from Henry A. Wise
February 11–16, 1862Battle of Fort DonelsonTennessee
A
UnionConfederate 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)
B
ConfederateUnion forces routed in New Mexico Territory.
February 28 
April 8, 1862
Battle of Island Number Ten
(Battle of New Madrid)
Missouri
A
UnionUnion victory by Pope over John P. McCown.
March 6–8, 1862Battle of Pea Ridge or Elkhorn TavernArkansas
A
UnionUnion victory by Samuel Ryan Curtis over Earl Van Dorn ensured continued Union control of Missouri.
March 8–9, 1862Battle of Hampton RoadsVirginia
B
InconclusiveUSS Monitor battles CSS Virginia, battle ends in a draw.
March 14, 1862Battle of New BernNorth Carolina
B
UnionUnion troops disembark from ships and capture the town.
March 23, 1862First Battle of KernstownVirginia
B
UnionUnion forces defeat Confederates under "Stonewall" Jackson.
March 23 – April 26, 1862Battle of Fort MaconNorth Carolina
C
UnionConfederate fort surrenders after Union artillery bombardment.
March 26–28, 1862Battle of Glorieta PassNew Mexico
(New Mexico Territory at the time)
A
InconclusiveConfederate tactical victory. Union strategic victory. Dubbed the "Gettysburg of the West".
April 5 – May 4, 1862Siege of Yorktown (1862)
(Battle of Yorktown)
Virginia
B
InconclusiveUnion troops win skirmish near site of decisive Revolutionary War battle.
April 6–7, 1862Battle of Shiloh or Pittsburg LandingTennessee
A
UnionGrant and reinforcements under Buell repulse Albert Sidney Johnston and P. G. T. Beauregard.
April 10–11, 1862Battle of Fort PulaskiGeorgia
B
UnionUnion blockade closes Savannah, Georgia. Parrott rifle makes masonry forts obsolete.
April 18–28, 1862Battle of Forts Jackson and St. PhilipLouisiana
A
UnionDecisive battle for possession of New Orleans.
April 19, 1862Battle of South MillsNorth Carolina
D
InconclusiveConfederates thwart attempt to destroy a canal.
April 25 – May 1, 1862Capture of New OrleansLouisiana
B
UnionUnion forces capture city.
April 29 – May 30, 1862Siege of CorinthMississippi
A
UnionUnion forces capture town, Beauregard tricks Union in order to escape to Tupelo.
May 5, 1862Battle of WilliamsburgVirginia
B
InconclusiveMcClellan and Longstreet fight inconclusive battle.
May 7, 1862Battle of Eltham's LandingVirginia
D
InconclusiveInconclusive Civil War battle in Virginia.
May 8, 1862Battle of McDowellVirginia
C
ConfederateStonewall Jackson's Confederates defeat Union forces.
May 15, 1862Battle of Drewry's BluffVirginia
B
ConfederateUnion naval attack repelled by Confederate artillery.
May 15–17, 1862Battle of Princeton Court HouseWest Virginia
(Virginia at the time)[upper-alpha 1]
C
Confederate
May 23, 1862Battle of Front RoyalVirginia
C
ConfederateStonewall Jackson threatens the Union rear, forces their retreat.
May 25, 1862First Battle of WinchesterVirginia
A
ConfederateStonewall Jackson defeats Nathaniel P. Banks.
May 27, 1862Battle of Hanover Court HouseVirginia
C
UnionUnion victory during U.S. Civil War.
May 31 – June 1, 1862Battle of Seven PinesVirginia
B
InconclusiveJ.E. Johnston attacks Union forces, wounded, inconclusive
June 5, 1862Battle of Tranter's CreekNorth Carolina
D
UnionConfederate forces retreat after Colonel Singletary is killed.
June 6, 1862Battle of MemphisTennessee
B
UnionUnion forces capture the city.
June 7–8, 1862First Battle of ChattanoogaTennessee
D
UnionUnion forces bombard the town.
June 8, 1862Battle of Cross KeysVirginia
B
ConfederateJohn C. Fremont defeated by elements of Stonewall Jackson's force.
June 9, 1862Battle of Port RepublicVirginia
B
ConfederateCostly victory for Stonewall Jackson.
June 16, 1862Battle of SecessionvilleSouth Carolina
B
ConfederateUnion repulsed, Union commander later court-martialed for disobeying orders.
June 17, 1862Battle of Saint CharlesArkansas
C
UnionThe USS Mound City is hit by Confederate shore gun and explodes.
June 21, 1862Battle of Simmon's BluffSouth Carolina
D
Union
June 25, 1862Battle of Oak GroveVirginia
D
Inconclusive(Seven Days Battles) Indecisive battle between McClellan and Lee.
June 26, 1862Battle of Beaver Dam Creek or MechanicsvilleVirginia
B
Union(Seven Days) Robert E. Lee defeated.
June 27, 1862Battle of Gaines' Mill or Chickahominy RiverVirginia
A
Confederate(Seven Days) Lee defeats McClellan.
June 27–28, 1862Battle of Garnett's & Golding's FarmVirginia
D
Inconclusive(Seven Days) Indecisive battle between Lee and McClellan.
June 29, 1862Battle of Savage's StationVirginia
C
Inconclusive(Seven Days) Union forces withdraw.
June 30 – July 1, 1862Battle of TampaFlorida
D
ConfederateUnion gunboat attacks, but later withdraws.
June 30, 1862Battle of GlendaleVirginia
B
Inconclusive(Seven Days) McClellan retreats from Lee's Confederates.
June 30, 1862Battle of White Oak SwampVirginia
C
InconclusiveIndecisive artillery duel.
July 1, 1862Battle of Malvern HillVirginia
A
Union(Seven Days) McClellan defeats Lee but withdraws after battle.
July 7, 1862Battle of Cotton Plant
(Battle of Hill's Plantation)
Arkansas
D
UnionUnion victory in Arkansas.
July 13, 1862First Battle of MurfreesboroTennessee
C
Confederate
August 5, 1862Battle of Baton RougeLouisiana
B
UnionUnion troops repulse attempt to recapture Baton Rouge.
August 6–9, 1862Battle of KirksvilleMissouri
D
UnionUnion forces capture town.
August 9, 1862First Battle of DonaldsonvilleLouisiana
D
Union
August 9, 1862Battle of Cedar MountainVirginia
B
ConfederateUnion forces repelled by Confederate counter-attack.
August 11, 1862First Battle of IndependenceMissouri
D
ConfederateConfederate victory near Kansas City.
August 15–16, 1862Battle of Lone JackMissouri
D
ConfederateConfederate victory, Union commander killed. Rebels forced to withdraw after battle.
August 21–22, 1862Battle of Fort RidgelyMinnesota
C
UnionDakota War of 1862: Failed Santee Sioux attack on Union controlled fort.
August 22–25, 1862First Battle of Rappahannock StationVirginia
D
InconclusiveUnion supplies destroyed during skirmish.
August 25–27, 1862Battle of Manassas Station Ops.Virginia
B
ConfederateJackson turns into Pope's rear area; destroys Manassas Station.
August 28–30, 1862Second Battle of Bull Run
or Second Manassas
Virginia
A
ConfederateLee defeats Pope's Army of Virginia
August 28, 1862Battle of Thoroughfare GapVirginia
C
ConfederateLongstreet defeats small Union force to arrive at Manassas battlefield.
August 30, 1862Battle of Richmond (Kentucky)Kentucky
B
ConfederateEdmund Kirby Smith routs Union army under Brig. Gen. William "Bull" Nelson.
September 1, 1862Battle of Chantilly or Ox HillVirginia
B
InconclusiveUnion 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]
B
ConfederateStonewall Jackson captures Union garrison under Dixon S. Miles
September 14–17, 1862Battle of MunfordvilleKentucky
B
ConfederateUnion force surrenders.
September 14, 1862Battle of South Mountain or BoonsboroMaryland
B
UnionMcClellan defeats Lee.
September 17, 1862Battle of Antietam or SharpsburgMaryland
A
UnionMcClellan 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]
C
ConfederateConfederate brigades counterattack and defeat pursuing Union brigades.
September 19, 1862Battle of IukaMississippi
C
UnionRosecrans is victorious over Price near Mississippi town.
September 23, 1862Battle of Wood LakeMinnesota
C
UnionDakota War of 1862: Overwhelming defeat of Santee Sioux forces during the Dakota War of 1862.
September 24, 1862First Battle of Sabine PassTexas
C
Union
September 30, 1862First Battle of NewtoniaMissouri
C
ConfederateUnion forces panic under bombardment from Confederate artillery.
October 1–3, 1862Battle of Saint John's BluffFlorida
D
Union
October 3–4, 1862Second Battle of Corinth
(Battle of Corinth)
Mississippi
B
UnionConfederate attack fails.
October 4, 1862Battle of Galveston Harbor (1862)
(First Battle of Galveston)
Texas
D
Union
October 5, 1862Battle of Hatchie's BridgeTennessee
C
InconclusiveConfederate force under Earl Van Dorn escapes across river.
October 8, 1862Battle of Perryville or Chaplin HillsKentucky
A
InconclusiveTactical indecisive battle that ended Bragg's Kentucky campaign.
October 22, 1862Battle of Old Fort WayneOklahoma
(Indian Territory at the time)
D
Union
October 27, 1862Battle of Georgia LandingLouisiana
C
Union
November 7, 1862Battle of Clark's MillMissouri
D
ConfederateUnion force surrenders to larger Confederate force.
November 28, 1862Battle of Cane HillArkansas
C
ConfederateSmall Confederate force delays Union while larger force escapes.
December 7, 1862Battle of Prairie GroveArkansas
B
UnionUnion secures NW Arkansas.
December 7, 1862Battle of HartsvilleTennessee
C
ConfederateDisguised in Union uniforms, Confederates infiltrate and defeat Union forces.
December 13, 1862Battle of FredericksburgVirginia
A
ConfederateLee beats back repeated frontal assaults by Burnside.
December 14, 1862Battle of KinstonNorth Carolina
D
UnionUnion forces under John G. Foster defeat Confederates under Nathan Evans.
December 16, 1862Battle of White HallNorth Carolina
D
InconclusiveFoster fights indecisive battle with Beverly Robertson.
December 17, 1862Battle of Goldsboro BridgeNorth Carolina
C
UnionFoster defeats Confederates and destroys the bridge.
December 19, 1862Battle of Jackson, TennesseeTennessee
D
UnionConfederate feint to distract Union forces.
December 26–29, 1862Battle of Chickasaw BayouMississippi
B
Confederate(Vicksburg Campaign) Pemberton defeats Sherman; Union attack on Confederate right flank thwarted.
December 31, 1862Battle of Parker's Cross RoadsTennessee
C
ConfederateConfederates repel Union double-pronged assault.
December 31, 1862 
January 2, 1863
Battle of Stones River
(Second Battle of Murfreesboro)
Tennessee
A
UnionBragg forced to withdraw after losing 11,739 men.
January 1, 1863Battle of Galveston
(Second Battle of Galveston)
Texas
B
ConfederateJohn B. Magruder expels occupying Union troops from Galveston, Texas.
January 8, 1863Second Battle of SpringfieldMissouri
D
UnionConfederates enter town, but are unable to take nearby fort.
January 9, 1863Battle of Arkansas Post (Battle of Fort Hindman)Arkansas
C
UnionPart of Vicksburg Campaign, fight for control of mouth of Arkansas River.
January 9–11, 1863Battle of HartvilleMissouri
D
ConfederateConfederates are victorious, but unable to continue raid.
January 29, 1863Bear River MassacreIdaho
(Washington Territory at the time)
C
UnionAmerican Indian Wars: Shoshone forces massacred by Union troops.
February 3, 1863Battle of DoverTennessee
D
UnionFailed Confederate attack on town.
March 5, 1863Battle of Fort McAllister (1863)Georgia
C
Confederate
March 5, 1863Battle of Thompson's StationTennessee
C
Confederate
March 13–15, 1863Battle of Fort AndersonNorth Carolina
D
UnionDaniel H. Hill leads unsuccessful Confederate attack on New Bern.
March 17, 1863Battle of Kelly's FordVirginia
C
ConfederateIndecisive cavalry battle during Civil War.
March 20, 1863Battle of Vaught's HillTennessee
D
UnionUnion forces withstand attack by John Hunt Morgan's Confederates.
March 25, 1863Battle of BrentwoodTennessee
D
ConfederateUnion force surrenders.
March 30 – April 20, 1863Battle of Washington, NCNorth Carolina
D
InconclusiveHill unable to take North Carolina town from Union forces.
April 7, 1863First Battle of Charleston HarborSouth Carolina
C
Confederate
April 10, 1863Battle of Franklin (1863)Tennessee
D
UnionConfederates withdraw after rearguard defeat.
April 11 – May 4, 1863Battle of Suffolk (Hill's Point)
(Battle of Fort Huger)
Virginia
C
Inconclusive
April 11 – May 4, 1863Battle of Suffolk (Norfleet House);
Siege of Suffolk
Virginia
C
InconclusiveTwin battles fought over Suffolk.
April 12–13, 1863Battle of Fort BislandLouisiana
D
Union
April 14, 1863Battle of Irish BendLouisiana
C
Union
April 17, 1863Battle of Vermillion BayouLouisiana
D
Union
April 26, 1863Battle of Cape GirardeauMissouri
D
UnionConfederate attack fails.
April 29, 1863Battle of Grand GulfMississippi
C
ConfederateUnsuccessful naval attack by Grant's forces.
April 29 – May 1, 1863Battle of Snyder's BluffMississippi
D
ConfederateUnion feint during Vicksburg Campaign.
April 30, 1863Battle of Day's GapAlabama
C
UnionUnion victory during a raid in Alabama.
April 30 – May 6, 1863Battle of ChancellorsvilleVirginia
A
ConfederateLee defeats Hooker's Army of Potomac, Jackson mortally wounded.
May 1, 1863Battle of Port GibsonMississippi
B
Unionin Vicksburg campaign, Grant defeats Confederates
May 1–2, 1863Battle of Chalk BluffArkansas
D
ConfederateConfederates win but can't continue raid.
May 3, 1863Second Battle of FredericksburgVirginia
B
UnionUnion forces under John Sedgwick defeat Confederate forces left to guard the town by Lee.
May 3–4, 1863Battle of Salem ChurchVirginia
B
ConfederateLee defeats Sedgwick.
May 12, 1863Battle of RaymondMississippi
B
UnionFailed Confederate attempt to protect Vicksburg from approaching Federals.
May 14, 1863Battle of Jackson, MississippiMississippi
B
UnionSherman, McPherson defeat Johnston
May 16, 1863Battle of Champion HillMississippi
A
UnionGrant defeats Pemberton.
May 17, 1863Battle of Big Black River BridgeMississippi
B
UnionConfederate forces trapped in Vicksburg.
May 18 – July 4, 1863Siege of VicksburgMississippi
A
Unionthe siege ends; Grant accepts surrender of second Confederate army under Pemberton.
May 21, 1863Battle of Plains StoreLouisiana
C
UnionUnion victory near Baton Rouge.
May 21 – July 9, 1863Siege of Port HudsonLouisiana
A
Unionlast Confederate stronghold on Mississippi surrenders; Gardner surrenders to Banks.
June 7, 1863Battle of Milliken's BendLouisiana
C
UnionIn 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 StationVirginia
B
InconclusivePleasonton surprises J.E.B. Stuart's cavalrymen in their camps near Brandy Station.
June 9, 1863Battle of Lake ProvidenceLouisiana
D
Union
June 13–15, 1863Second Battle of WinchesterVirginia
B
ConfederateConfederate victory paves way for Lee's invasion of the North.
June 17, 1863Battle of AldieVirginia
C
InconclusiveIndecisive battle during Robert E. Lee's march north.
June 17–19, 1863Battle of MiddleburgVirginia
C
InconclusiveJ.E.B. Stuart retreats from engagement with Union cavalry.
June 20–21, 1863Battle of LaFourche CrossingLouisiana
D
Union
June 21, 1863Battle of UppervilleVirginia
C
InconclusiveIndecisive cavalry battle during Lee's invasion.
June 24–26, 1863Battle of Hoover's GapTennessee
C
UnionUnion victory prevents Confederates in Tennessee from coming to the aid of Vicksburg.
June 28, 1863Second Battle of DonaldsonvilleLouisiana
D
Union
June 29–30, 1863Battle of Goodrich's LandingLouisiana
D
InconclusiveConfederates drive Union Black Regiments off of several plantations.
June 30, 1863Battle of HanoverPennsylvania
C
InconclusiveJ.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)
C
Union
July 1–3, 1863Battle of GettysburgPennsylvania
A
UnionLee 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 HelenaArkansas
B
UnionConfederate assault on river port fails securing eastern Arkansas for Union.
July 6–16, 1863Battle of WilliamsportMaryland
C
InconclusiveMeade and Lee fight indecisive battle.
July 8, 1863Battle of BoonsboroMaryland
D
InconclusiveIndecisive action at rearguard of Lee's retreat.
July 9, 1863Battle of CorydonIndiana
C
ConfederateConfederate raid results in civilian casualties, including a Lutheran minister.
July 11, 1863Battle of Fort WagnerSouth Carolina
D
Confederatefirst of two Union attempts to take Ft. Wagner.
July 12–13, 1863Battle of Kock's PlantationLouisiana
C
Confederate
July 16, 1863Battle of Grimball's LandingSouth Carolina
D
Inconclusive
July 17, 1863Battle of Honey SpringsOklahoma
(Indian Territory at the time)
B
UnionIn 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 Carolina
B
Confederatesecond of two Union attempts to take Ft. Wagner fails, heroism of the 54th Massachusetts.
July 19, 1863Battle of Buffington IslandOhio
C
Union
July 23, 1863Battle of Manassas GapVirginia
D
InconclusiveIndecisive battle by day, Confederates withdraw by night.
July 24–25, 1863Battle of Big MoundNorth Dakota
(Dakota Territory at the time)
C
UnionDakota War of 1862: Union forces defeat Santee and Teton Sioux forces.
July 26, 1863Battle of Dead Buffalo LakeNorth Dakota
(Dakota Territory at the time)
D
UnionSioux Wars/Dakota War of 1862: Sibley defeats Sioux forces.
July 26, 1863Battle of SalinevilleOhio
D
UnionConfederate 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)
D
UnionDakota War of 1862: Sioux forces escape Union forces in pursuit.
August 17 
September 9, 1863
Second Battle of Fort SumterSouth Carolina
B
ConfederateUnion's massive bombardment and naval attack fails to retake the fort.
August 17 
September 8, 1863
Second Battle of Charleston HarborSouth Carolina
B
Inconclusive
August 21 
September 8, 1863
Second Battle of ChattanoogaTennessee
D
UnionUnion captures town.
August 23, 1863Lawrence Massacre
(Quantrill's Raid)
Kansas
C
ConfederateQuantrill's Raiders pillage the city.
September 1, 1863Battle of Devil's BackboneArkansas
C
UnionUnion victory after heavy fighting.
September 3–5, 1863Battle of Whitestone HillNorth Dakota
(Dakota Territory at the time)
D
UnionSioux Wars/Dakota War of 1862: Union forces defeat several American Indian tribes including the Sioux and Blackfeet.
September 8, 1863Second Battle of Sabine PassTexas
B
ConfederateConfederate forces place stakes in river to help aim their guns at Union ships.
September 10, 1863Battle of Bayou FourcheArkansas
B
UnionUnion victory allows for capture of Little Rock.
September 10–11, 1863Battle of Davis's Cross RoadsGeorgia
C
UnionUnion forces establish defensive positions prior to Chickamauga.
September 19–20, 1863Battle of ChickamaugaGeorgia
A
ConfederateBragg defeats Rosecrans, George Thomas of US anointed "The Rock of Chickamauga"
September 22, 1863Battle of Blountville
(Battle of Blountsville)
Tennessee
D
UnionUnion forces capture town.
September 29, 1863Battle of Stirling's PlantationLouisiana
D
Confederate
October 6, 1863Battle of Baxter SpringsKansas
C
ConfederateQuantrill's Raiders massacre Union Black Troops during U.S. Civil War.
October 10, 1863Battle of Blue SpringsTennessee
D
UnionConfederate forces overrun.
October 13, 1863First Battle of AuburnVirginia
D
UnionJ.E.B. Stuart escapes by hiding in a ravine.
October 14, 1863Battle of Bristoe StationVirginia
B
UnionMeade defeats elements of Lee's forces, but Confederates destroy railroad during retreat.
October 14, 1863Second Battle of AuburnVirginia
D
InconclusiveConfederates attack Union rearguard, indecisive.
October 16–18, 1863Battle of Fort BrookeFlorida
D
Union
October 19, 1863Battle of Buckland MillsVirginia
D
ConfederateUnion cavalry caught in ambush, defeated.
October 25, 1863Battle of Pine BluffArkansas
D
UnionConfederate attack fails.
October 28–29, 1863Battle of WauhatchieTennessee
B
UnionLongstreet defeated by Union forces.
November 3, 1863Battle of ColliervilleTennessee
D
UnionAbortive Confederate attack on the town.
November 6, 1863Battle of Droop MountainWest Virginia
C
Union
November 7, 1863Second Battle of Rappahannock StationVirginia
B
UnionUnion forces surge across river, forcing Lee to retreat.
November 16, 1863Battle of Campbell's StationTennessee
D
UnionConfederate double-envelopment attempt fails.
November 24, 1863Battle of Lookout MountainTennessee
A
UnionJoseph 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 RidgeTennessee
A
UnionGrant 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 RunVirginia
B
InconclusiveMeade bombards Lee's Confederates but then withdraws.
November 27, 1863Battle of Ringgold GapGeorgia
B
ConfederateConfederates under Patrick Cleburne defeat Union forces under Joseph Hooker.
November 29, 1863Battle of Fort SandersTennessee
B
UnionLongstreet unable to take fort due to poor quality gunpowder.
December 14, 1863Battle of Bean's StationTennessee
D
ConfederateUnion forces withdraw a short distance.
December 29, 1863Battle of Mossy CreekTennessee
D
UnionConfederate cavalry forced back.
January 17, 1864Battle of DandridgeTennessee
C
ConfederateUnion forces withdraw.
January 26, 1864Battle of AthensAlabama
D
UnionUnion victory in Northern Alabama.
January 27, 1864Battle of Fair GardenTennessee
C
InconclusiveUnion victory followed by withdrawal.
February 6–7, 1864Battle of Morton's FordVirginia
D
InconclusiveDiversionary Union attack.
February 13, 1864Battle of Middle Boggy DepotOklahoma
(Indian Territory at the time)
D
Union
February 14–20, 1864Battle of MeridianMississippi
C
UnionSherman occupies town.
February 20, 1864Battle of OlusteeFlorida
B
ConfederateUnion fails to take Florida.
February 22, 1864Battle of OkolonaMississippi
B
ConfederateConfederate 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 DaltonGeorgia
C
ConfederateAfter 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 WalkertonVirginia
C
Confederatecontroversy surrounding the Dahlgren Affair.
March 12–14, 1864Battle of Fort De RussyLouisiana
B
UnionFort DeRussy fell and the Red River to Alexandria was open.
March 25, 1864Battle of PaducahKentucky
C
ConfederateConfederate raid by Forrest successful.
April 3–4, 1864Battle of Elkin's FerryArkansas
C
UnionConfederates unable to prevent Union river crossing.
April 8, 1864Battle of Mansfield or Sabine Cross RoadsLouisiana
A
ConfederateBanks Union Red River Campaign halted by the Confederates.
April 9–13, 1864Battle of Prairie D'AneArkansas
B
UnionFrederick Steele defeats Sterling Price.
April 9, 1864Battle of Pleasant HillLouisiana
B
UnionConfederate attack fails.
April 12, 1864Battle of Fort PillowTennessee
B
ConfederateN.B. Forrest takes fort, massacres black soldiers.
April 12–13, 1864Battle of Blair's LandingLouisiana
C
Union
April 17, 1864Battle of PlymouthNorth Carolina
C
ConfederateConfederate land forces, supported by naval ram, retake two Union forts near Plymouth, North Carolina.
April 18, 1864Battle of Poison SpringArkansas
C
ConfederatePart of Red River Campaign in Arkansas, black troops massacred.
April 23, 1864Battle of Monett's FerryLouisiana
C
UnionConfederate forces driven back.
April 25, 1864Battle of Marks' MillsArkansas
D
ConfederatePart of Red River Campaign in Arkansas.
April 30, 1864Battle of Jenkins' FerryArkansas
C
UnionPart of Red River Campaign in Arkansas.
May 5, 1864Battle of Albemarle SoundNorth Carolina
C
InconclusiveIndecisive naval battle during U.S. Civil War.
May 5–7, 1864Battle of the WildernessVirginia
A
InconclusiveGrant and Lee meet inconclusively.
May 6–7, 1864Battle of Port Walthall JunctionVirginia
C
UnionUnion forces destroy railroad
May 7–13, 1864Battle of Rocky Face RidgeGeorgia
C
UnionDue 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 HouseVirginia
A
InconclusiveGrant 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 CreekVirginia
C
InconclusiveUnion forces damage railroad, but are stopped by Confederate forces.
May 9, 1864Battle of Cloyd's MountainVirginia
C
UnionUnion victory, Confederate General Albert G. Jenkins killed.
May 10, 1864Battle of Chester StationVirginia
D
InconclusiveUnion forces under Benjamin Butler pushed back.
May 10, 1864Battle of Cove MountainVirginia
D
UnionUnion victory after brief battle.
May 11, 1864Battle of Yellow TavernVirginia
C
UnionUnion forces win cavalry battle, J.E.B. Stuart is mortally wounded.
May 12–16, 1864Battle of Proctor's CreekVirginia
B
ConfederateBeauregard defeats Butler.
May 13, 1864Battle of ResacaGeorgia
C
InconclusiveSherman defeats Johnston
May 15, 1864Battle of New MarketVirginia
B
ConfederateConfederate forces halt Union army under Franz Sigel from advance up the Shenandoah Valley.
May 16, 1864Battle of MansuraLouisiana
C
Union
May 17, 1864Battle of AdairsvilleGeorgia
C
UnionFailed Confederate attempt to destroy part of the Union force approaching Atlanta.
May 18, 1864Battle of Yellow BayouLouisiana
C
Union
May 20, 1864Battle of Ware Bottom ChurchVirginia
C
ConfederateBeauregard boxes Butler in.
May 23–26, 1864Battle of North AnnaVirginia
B
InconclusiveLee outmaneuvers Grant, but because of illness, he is unable to capitalize.
May 24, 1864Battle of Wilson's WharfVirginia
D
UnionConfederates under Fitzhugh Lee defeated by two Union black regiments.
May 25–26, 1864Battle of New Hope ChurchGeorgia
C
ConfederateHooker's forces defeated.
May 26 – June 4, 1864Battle of Dallas (Georgia)Georgia
C
UnionConfederate withdrawal in Georgia.
May 27, 1864Battle of Pickett's MillGeorgia
C
ConfederateUnsuccessful attack by Sherman on Johnston.
May 28, 1864Battle of Haw's ShopVirginia
C
UnionUnion advance halted.
May 28–30, 1864Battle of Totopotomoy CreekVirginia
B
InconclusiveUnion forces pushed back.
May 30, 1864Battle of Old ChurchVirginia
C
UnionUnion forces drive Confederates back to Cold Harbor.
May 31 
June 12, 1864
Battle of Cold HarborVirginia
A
ConfederateLee repulses Grant, Confederate general says "This is not war, this is murder".
June 5, 1864Battle of PiedmontVirginia
B
UnionUnion forces under David Hunter defeat Confederate defenses on march to Staunton, Virginia, upper Shenandoah Valley.
June 6, 1864Battle of Old River LakeArkansas
D
Union
June 6 – July 3, 1864Battle of MariettaGeorgia
B
UnionThe Battle of Marietta was a series of military operations from June 9 through July 3, 1864, in Cobb County, Georgia, between Union and Confederate forces during the American Civil War. The Union forces, led by Maj. Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman, encountered the Confederate Army of Tennessee, led by Gen. Joseph E. Johnston, entrenched near Marietta, Georgia.The Battle of Marietta was a series of military operations from June 9 through July 3, 1864, in Cobb County, Georgia, between Union and Confederate forces during the American Civil War. The Union forces, led by Maj. Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman, encountered the Confederate Army of Tennessee, led by Gen. Joseph E. Johnston, entrenched near Marietta, Georgia.
June 9, 1864First Battle of PetersburgVirginia
D
ConfederateBeauregard defeats Butler.
June 10, 1864Battle of Brice's CrossroadsMississippi
B
ConfederateN.B. Forrest routs Union force almost three times as large.
June 11–12, 1864Battle of CynthianaKentucky
C
UnionUnion 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 StationVirginia
B
ConfederateConfederate victory, George Armstrong Custer nearly surrounded and has to be rescued by Sheridan.
June 15–18, 1864Second Battle of PetersburgVirginia
A
ConfederateLee repulses Grant at back door to Richmond.
June 17–18, 1864Battle of LynchburgVirginia
B
ConfederateFake Confederate reinforcements lead to Union retreat.
June 21–24, 1864Battle of Jerusalem Plank RoadVirginia
B
InconclusiveUnion siege lines extended for Siege of Petersburg.
June 22, 1864Battle of Kolb's FarmGeorgia
C
UnionConfederate attack fails due to poor terrain conditions.
June 24, 1864Battle of Saint Mary's ChurchVirginia
D
InconclusiveUnion forces fight a successful delaying action.
June 25, 1864Battle of Staunton River BridgeVirginia
C
Confederate
June 27, 1864Battle of Kennesaw MountainGeorgia
B
ConfederateJohnston repulses Sherman.
June 28, 1864Battle of Sappony ChurchVirginia
D
Confederate
June 29, 1864First Battle of Ream's StationVirginia
C
ConfederateMaj. 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)
Maryland
B
ConfederateUnion Gen. Lew Wallace slows up Jubal Early, saving DC.
July 11–12, 1864Battle of Fort StevensDistrict of Columbia
B
UnionFailed Confederate attempt to capture Washington, D.C., President Lincoln, observing the battle, comes under Confederate fire.
July 14–15, 1864Battle of TupeloMississippi
B
UnionConfederate forces under Stephen D. Lee are defeated and Nathan Bedford Forrest is wounded in action.
July 18–19, 1864Battle of Cool SpringVirginia
C
Confederate
July 20, 1864Battle of Peachtree CreekGeorgia
B
Union(Atlanta Campaign) First Confederate attack against Union forces north of Atlanta fails.
July 20, 1864Battle of Rutherford's FarmVirginia
D
UnionConfederates under Jubal Early caught by surprise and defeated.
July 22, 1864Battle of AtlantaGeorgia
B
Union(Atlanta Campaign) Sherman turns back Hood's attack east of Atlanta.
July 24, 1864Second Battle of KernstownVirginia
B
ConfederateJubal Early defeats Union forces.
July 27–29, 1864First Battle of Deep BottomVirginia
C
Confederate
July 28, 1864Battle of Ezra ChurchGeorgia
B
Union(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)
C
UnionSioux Wars/Dakota War of 1862: Union forces defeat Sioux.
July 30, 1864Battle of the CraterVirginia
A
ConfederateLee defeats Burnside.
August 1, 1864Battle of Folck's MillMaryland
D
InconclusiveIndecisive Civil War battle.
August 2–23, 1864Battle of Mobile BayAlabama
A
UnionDavid Farragut takes port, says "Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead".
August 5–7, 1864Battle of Utoy CreekGeorgia
C
Inconclusive(Atlanta Campaign) Indecisive battle on Union right flank near Atlanta.
August 7, 1864Battle of MoorefieldWest Virginia
C
Union
August 14–15, 1864Second Battle of DaltonGeorgia
D
UnionUnion forces withstand attack until relieved.
August 14–20, 1864Second Battle of Deep BottomVirginia
B
ConfederateThe Confederates drove back the Union threat, but at a cost of diluting their forces as the Union had hoped.
August 16, 1864Battle of Guard HillVirginia
C
Inconclusive
August 18–21, 1864Battle of Globe TavernVirginia
B
UnionConfederate forces lose control of railroads at Petersburg.
August 20, 1864Battle of Lovejoy's StationGeorgia
D
ConfederateConfederates repel Union raiders attacking the station.
August 21, 1864Second Battle of MemphisTennessee
C
UnionPartially successful Confederate raid.
August 21, 1864Battle of Summit PointWest Virginia
D
Inconclusive
August 25, 1864Second Battle of Ream's StationVirginia
B
ConfederateUnion lines overrun by Confederates.
August 25–29, 1864Battle of Smithfield CrossingWest Virginia
D
Inconclusive
August 31 
September 1, 1864
Battle of JonesboroughGeorgia
A
UnionWilliam J. Hardee's Confederates defeated, resulting in Atlanta's fall the following day.
September 3–4, 1864Battle of BerryvilleVirginia
C
InconclusiveAt 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)
Virginia
A
UnionSheridan defeats Early, several officers killed or wounded on both sides.
September 21–22, 1864Battle of Fisher's HillVirginia
B
UnionSuccessful Union frontal assault.
September 27, 1864Battle of Fort Davidson (Battle of Pilot Knob)Missouri
B
UnionUnion forces detonate their own fort after losing to Confederates.
September 29–30, 1864Battle of Chaffin's Farm
(New Market Heights)
Virginia
B
UnionUnion forces victorious, but fail to capture several forts.
September 30 – October 2, 1864Battle of Peebles' FarmVirginia
B
UnionUnion victory near Petersburg.
October 1–3, 1864First Battle of SaltvilleVirginia
C
ConfederateConfederates defeat Union Black Cavalry, war crimes committed against captured blacks.
October 5, 1864Battle of AllatoonaGeorgia
B
UnionUnion fortifications hold.
October 7, 1864Battle of Darbytown and New MarketVirginia
C
Union
October 9, 1864Battle of Tom's BrookVirginia
C
UnionUnion cavalry defeats Confederates.
October 13, 1864Battle of Darbytown RoadVirginia
D
ConfederateFederal assault on Confederate fortifications repulsed with heavy casualties.
October 15, 1864Battle of GlasgowMissouri
C
ConfederateUnion forces surrender.
October 19, 1864Second Battle of LexingtonMissouri
D
ConfederateUnion forces driven out of town.
October 19, 1864Battle of Cedar CreekVirginia
A
UnionSheridan defeats Early, drives Confederates from Shenandoah Valley.
October 21, 1864Battle of Little Blue RiverMissouri
D
ConfederateConfederate victory in Missouri.
October 22–23, 1864Battle of Byram's FordMissouri
B
UnionConfederates under Marmaduke defeated.
October 22, 1864Second Battle of IndependenceMissouri
C
InconclusiveUnion forces occupy town.
October 23, 1864Battle of WestportMissouri
A
UnionUnion forces win decisive battle to take control of Missouri.
October 25, 1864Battle of Marais des CygnesKansas
C
UnionPrice's Confederates pursued into Kansas.
October 25, 1864Battle of Mine CreekKansas
C
UnionPrice's army crushed, flees back into Missouri.
October 25, 1864Battle of Marmiton RiverMissouri
D
UnionPrice escapes Union pursuit.
October 26–29, 1864Battle of DecaturAlabama
C
UnionConfederates unable to cross river.
October 27–28, 1864Battle of Boydton Plank RoadVirginia
B
InconclusiveUnion forces take control of road, but withdraw after battle.
October 27–28, 1864Battle of Fair Oaks & Darbytown RoadVirginia
C
ConfederateConfederates repel a Union attack.
October 28, 1864Second Battle of NewtoniaMissouri
B
UnionJames G. Blunt defeats Joseph O. Shelby.
November 4–5, 1864Battle of JohnsonvilleTennessee
B
ConfederateConfederates bombard Union forces during the night after a fire starts near union positions.
November 11–13, 1864Battle of Bull's GapTennessee
D
ConfederateMinor Confederate victory during U.S. Civil War.
November 22, 1864Battle of GriswoldvilleGeorgia
B
UnionSherman's march to the sea continued.
November 24, 1864Battle of ColumbiaTennessee
C
ConfederateConfederates divert attention.
November 28, 1864Battle of Buck Head CreekGeorgia
C
UnionUnion forces repel a Confederate attack.
November 29, 1864Battle of Spring HillTennessee
B
UnionConfederate mistakes allow Federal forces to redeploy, leading to the Battle of Franklin.
November 29, 1864Sand Creek massacreColorado
(Colorado Territory at the time)
B
UnionColorado War: U.S. forces massacre Cheyenne and Arapaho.
November 30, 1864Battle of Honey HillSouth Carolina
C
ConfederateThe 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)Tennessee
A
UnionHood attacks Schofield but suffers crushing losses; Pickett's Charge of the West.
December 4, 1864Battle of Waynesboro, GeorgiaGeorgia
C
UnionKilpatrick stops Wheeler from attacking Sherman.
December 5–7, 1864Third Battle of MurfreesboroTennessee
D
UnionConfederate raid mostly unsuccessful.
December 7–27, 1864First Battle of Fort FisherNorth Carolina
C
ConfederateFailed Union attempt to take fort.
December 13, 1864Second Battle of Fort McAllisterGeorgia
B
UnionWilliam B. Hazen captures Fort McAllister.
December 15–16, 1864Battle of NashvilleTennessee
A
UnionThomas attacks and virtually destroys Hood's Confederate Army of Tennessee.
December 17–18, 1864Battle of MarionVirginia
D
UnionUnion forces destroy beneficial infrastructue.
December 20–21, 1864Second Battle of SaltvilleVirginia
C
UnionConfederate forces retreated, and General George Stoneman's troops entered the town and destroyed the saltworks.
January 13–15, 1865Second Battle of Fort FisherNorth Carolina
A
UnionUnion takes fort.
February 3, 1865Battle of Rivers' BridgeSouth Carolina
D
UnionUnion forces capture river crossing.
February 5–7, 1865Battle of Hatcher's RunVirginia
B
UnionUnion force launch unexpected attack.
February 22, 1865Battle of Wilmington (North Carolina)North Carolina
D
UnionLast Confederate port falls.
March 2, 1865Battle of Waynesboro, VirginiaVirginia
B
UnionRemnants of Confederate Army of the Valley are destroyed.
March 6, 1865Battle of Natural BridgeFlorida
C
ConfederateConfederate victory in Florida prevents the capture of Tallahassee.
March 7–10, 1865Battle of Wyse ForkNorth Carolina
D
UnionConfederate attacks repelled by Union artillery.
March 10, 1865Battle of Monroe's Cross RoadsNorth Carolina
D
Inconclusive
March 16, 1865Battle of AverasboroughNorth Carolina
C
InconclusiveUnion and Confederate forces attack one another in turn, both attacks fail.
March 19–21, 1865Battle of BentonvilleNorth Carolina
A
UnionSherman defeats Confederates
March 25, 1865Battle of Fort StedmanVirginia
A
UnionLee attempts to break siege.
March 27 – April 8, 1865Battle of Spanish FortAlabama
B
UnionUnion forces capture fort just east of Mobile.
March 29, 1865Battle of Lewis's FarmVirginia
C
UnionUnion forces capture Confederate earthworks.
March 31, 1865Battle of White Oak RoadVirginia
B
UnionConfederate forces under Richard H. Anderson defeated.
March 31, 1865Battle of Dinwiddie Court HouseVirginia
C
ConfederatePickett defeats Sheridan.
April 1, 1865Battle of Five ForksVirginia
A
UnionSheridan routs Confederates.
April 2, 1865Battle of SelmaAlabama
B
UnionWilson defeats Forrest.
April 2, 1865Third Battle of PetersburgVirginia
A
UnionGrant defeats Lee.
April 2, 1865Battle of Sutherland's StationVirginia
C
UnionLee's supply lines are cut.
April 3, 1865Battle of Namozine ChurchVirginia
D
ConfederateSeveral Confederates captured, Custer's brother earns Medal of Honor.
April 5, 1865Battle of Amelia SpringsVirginia
C
Inconclusive
April 6, 1865Battle of Rice's StationVirginia
D
Union
April 6, 1865Battle of Sayler's Creek
(or Sailor's Creek)
Virginia
B
UnionLee realizes his army is on the verge of defeat.
April 6–7, 1865Battle of High BridgeVirginia
C
InconclusiveUnion forces thwart Lee's attempts to burn bridges and to resupply, Grant proposes that Lee surrender, but he refuses.
April 7, 1865Battle of Cumberland ChurchVirginia
C
ConfederateUnion forces attack Confederate rearguard, but darkness cuts the attack short.
April 8, 1865Battle of Appomattox StationVirginia
B
UnionUnion forces thwart Lee's final attempt to resupply.
April 9, 1865Battle of Appomattox Court HouseVirginia
A
UnionLee's forces surrounded. He subsequently surrenders.
April 9, 1865Battle of Fort BlakeleyAlabama
A
UnionUnion forces capture fort east of Mobile.
May 12–13, 1865Battle of Palmito RanchTexas
D
ConfederateLast 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 CreekVirginiaUnionends Confederate smuggling up the Chincoteague Bay.
October 12, 1861Battle of the Head of PassesLouisianaConfederateNaval forces square-off at the mouth of the Mississippi River.
November 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.
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 11, 1862Battle of Compton's FerryMissouriUnion
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 MoundMissouriUnion
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 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 York
August 27, 1863Battle of Bayou Meto (Battle of Reed's Bridge)ArkansasConfederateConfederate forces delay the Union advance on Little Rock.
November 3, 1863Battle of Bayou BourbeuxLouisianaConfederateConfederate District of Western Louisiana troops attack the isolated rear guard during Union withdrawal from Opelousas.
March 18, 1864Battle of LaredoTexasConfederateUnion force sent to destroy 05,000 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 PointMissouriUnion
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 GainesvilleFloridaConfederate
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 Carolina[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)GeorgiaUnionduring final phase of war.
May 1, 1865Battle of AndersonSouth CarolinaInconclusiveMinor skirmish.

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.
January 29, 1863Battle of Bear RiverIdaho
(Washington Territory at the time)
Also known as the Bear River Massacre. Resulted in the scattering of several Shoshoni bands and ended Shoshoni control of northern Utah Territory.
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. 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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