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CivilWar BattleChart
Battles of the Civil War
| Name of Battle | State | Date(s) | Commanding Officers(CSA-USA) | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Sumter | South Carolina | April 12, 1861 | Beauregard-Anderson | First battle; Rebel's Vic; 0 casualties |
| First Bull Run | Virginia | July 21, 1861 | Beauregard & Jackson-McDowell | Rebel Vic; spectators |
| Monitor & Merrimac | Hampton Roads, VA | March 9, 1862 | Buchanan-Worder | Wooden boats out of date; no real winner |
| Shiloh | Tennessee | April 6-7, 1862 | Johnston & Beauregard-Grant & Buell | Union Vic |
| New Orleans | New Orleans, LA | April 25, 1862 | none-Farragut | Union now controls Miss. River |
| Seven Days Battle | James River, VA | June 26- July 2, 1862 | Lee-McClellan | no one wins |
| Antietam | Maryland | September 17,1862 | Lee-McClellan | Union Vic; Lincoln reads the Emancipation Proclamation |
| Fredricksburg | Virginia | December 13, 1862 | Lee & Jackson-Burnside | the Union suffered a terrible defeat |
| Chancellorsville | Virginia | May1-4, 1863 | Lee&Jackson-Hooker | Rebels win; Stonewall is killed |
| Vicksburg | Mississippi | May22- July 4, 1863 | Pemberton-Grant | Union Vic.; Rebels are split up; helped Lincoln in reelection |
| Gettysburg | Pennsylvania | July 1-3, 1863 | Lee-Meade | Union Vic; Lee marched to the North again; bloodiest battle in U.S. history |
| Fort Wagner | South Carolina | July 18, 1863 | None-Shaw | Rebel Vic.; 54th Mass abolished; proved blacks could fight |
| Chickamauga | Chickamauga, GA | September 19-20, 1863 | Bragg-Rosecrans | Rebel Vic; Union retreats to Chattanooga |
| Chattanooga | Chattanooga, TN | November 23-25,1863 | Lee-Grant | Union Vic; 3/4 of Anaconda plan complete |
| Mobile Bay | Mobile, AL | August 5, 1864 | none-Farragut | Union Vic; captured last major rebel port |
| Petersburg | Virginia | Mid June, 1864- April, 1865 | Lee-Grant | Union Vic; supplies to Richmond decreased |
| Sherman's March to the Sea | Georgia | November 15-december 18 | none-Sherman | total war; Heart of Dixie destroyed |
| Appomattox | Virginia | April 9, 1865 | Lee-Grant | Unoin wins; Lee surrenders |