List of American Civil War battles

Table columns:
Battle
Date
State
CWSAC
Outcome

Table rows:
cells: Battle of Fort Sumter
000000001861-04-12-0000April 12–14, 1861
South Carolina
A
Confederate victory: Beauregard takes Charleston Federal fort, first battle of American Civil War.
cells: Battle of Sewell's Point
000000001861-05-18-0000May 18–19, 1861
Virginia
D
Inconclusive: Union gunboats fight inconclusive battle with Confederate artillery.
cells: Battle of Aquia Creek
000000001861-05-29-0000May 29 – June 1, 1861
Virginia
D
Inconclusive: Confederate artillery hit by naval bombardment, later withdrawn.
cells: Battle of Philippi (West Virginia)
000000001861-06-03-0000June 3, 1861
West Virginia (Virginia at the time)[A]
D
Union victory: Union forces rout a small Confederate detachment in Western Virginia.
cells: Battle of Big Bethel
000000001861-06-10-0000June 10, 1861
Virginia
C
Confederate victory: Union attack on Confederate positions near a church repelled.
cells: Battle of Boonville (Missouri)
000000001861-06-17-0000June 17, 1861
Missouri
C
Union victory: Union forces defeat pro-Confederate governor's Missouri State Guard.
cells: Battle of Hoke's Run
000000001861-07-02-0000July 2, 1861
West Virginia (Virginia at the time)[A]
D
Union victory: Robert Patterson defeats Jackson's Confederates but fails to capitalize on his victory.
cells: Battle of Carthage
000000001861-07-05-0000July 5, 1861
Missouri
C
Confederate victory: Confederate victory in Missouri during U.S. Civil War.
cells: Battle of Rich Mountain
000000001861-07-11-0000July 11, 1861
West Virginia (Virginia at the time)[A]
B
Union victory: Confederate 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.
cells: Battle of Blackburn's Ford
000000001861-07-18-0000July 18, 1861
Virginia
C
Confederate victory: Irvin McDowell's recon-in-force defeated at Manassas.
cells: First Battle of Bull Run or First Manassas
000000001861-07-21-0000July 21, 1861
Virginia
A
Confederate victory: McDowell loses to J.E. Johnston, Beauregard; Jackson named "Stonewall".
cells: Battle of Wilson's Creek or Oak Hills
000000001861-08-10-0000August 10, 1861
Missouri
A
Confederate victory: Union 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.
cells: Battle of Kessler's Cross Lanes
000000001861-08-26-0000August 26, 1861
West Virginia (Virginia at the time)[A]
D
Confederate victory: Confederates under John B. Floyd surprise and defeat Union forces under Erastus B. Tyler.
cells: Battle of Hatteras Inlet Batteries
000000001861-08-28-0000August 28–29, 1861
North Carolina
C
Union victory: Union forces capture two North Carolina forts.
cells: Battle of Dry Wood Creek
000000001861-09-02-0000September 2, 1861
Missouri
D
Confederate victory: Union cavalry from Kansas defeated by Missouri State Guard.
cells: Battle of Carnifex Ferry
000000001861-09-10-0000September 10, 1861
West Virginia (Virginia at the time)[A]
B
Union victory: Confederates withdraw by night after several hours of fighting.
cells: Battle of Cheat Mountain
000000001861-09-12-0000September 12–15, 1861
West Virginia (Virginia at the time)[A]
B
Union victory: 300 Union troops withstand uncoordinated Confederate attacks.
cells: First Battle of Lexington
000000001861-09-13-0000September 13–20, 1861
Missouri
C
Confederate victory: Union forces badly defeated by Missouri State Guard.
cells: Battle of Liberty
000000001861-09-17-0000September 17, 1861
Missouri
D
Confederate victory: Minor Missouri State Guard victory.
cells: Battle of Barbourville
000000001861-09-19-0000September 19, 1861
Kentucky
D
Confederate victory:Zollicoffer raided a Federal recruitment camp and brought a counter-thrust.
cells: Battle of Greenbrier River
000000001861-10-03-0000October 3, 1861
West Virginia (Virginia at the time)[A]
D
Inconclusive: Confederates withdraw after inconclusive battle.
cells: Battle of Santa Rosa Island
000000001861-10-09-0000October 9, 1861
Florida
C
Union victory: Union forces repel Confederate attempt to capture island.
cells: Battle of Camp Wildcat
000000001861-10-21-0000October 21, 1861
Kentucky
C
Union victory: Confederates chased from Cumberland Gap
cells: Battle of Fredericktown
000000001861-10-21-0000October 21, 1861
Missouri
D
Union victory: Missouri State Guard defeated.
cells: Battle of Ball's Bluff or Leesburg
000000001861-10-21-0000October 21, 1861
Virginia
B
Confederate victory: 550 Union soldiers captured.
cells: First Battle of Springfield
000000001861-10-25-0000October 25, 1861
Missouri
D
Union victory: Union forces capture town.
cells: Battle of Belmont
000000001861-11-07-0000November 7, 1861
Missouri
C
Inconclusive: Grant captures and destroys Confederate supplies near Cairo, Illinois.
cells: Battle of Ivy Mountain
000000001861-11-08-0000November 8, 1861
Kentucky
D
Union victory:
cells: Battle of Round Mountain
000000001861-11-19-0000November 19, 1861
Oklahoma (Indian Territory at the time)
D
Confederate victory: Opothleyahola's Unionist Creeks and Seminoles defeated near present-day Stillwater.
cells: Battle of Chusto-Talasah
000000001861-12-09-0000December 9, 1861
Oklahoma (Indian Territory at the time)
D
Confederate victory: Opothleyahola defeated near present-day Tulsa.
cells: Battle of Camp Allegheny
000000001861-12-13-0000December 13, 1861
West Virginia (Virginia at the time)[A]
C
Inconclusive: Confederates withstand Union attack.
cells: Battle of Rowlett's Station
000000001861-12-17-0000December 17, 1861
Kentucky
D
Inconclusive: Union soldiers hold area, but do not launch any counter thrusts. Confederates and Texas Rangers retreat.
cells: Battle of Dranesville
000000001861-12-20-0000December 20, 1861
Virginia
C
Union victory: Union defeats Confederate forces under J.E.B. Stuart.
cells: Battle of Chustenahlah
000000001861-12-26-0000December 26, 1861
Oklahoma (Indian Territory at the time)
B
Confederate victory: Opothleyahola defeated, flees to Kansas.
cells: Battle of Mount Zion Church
000000001861-12-28-0000December 28, 1861
Missouri
D
Union victory: Union victory in Northeastern Missouri.
cells: Battle of Cockpit Point
000000001862-01-03-0000January 3, 1862
Virginia
C
Inconclusive: Inconclusive Civil War battle in Virginia.
cells: Battle of Hancock
000000001862-01-05-0000January 5–6, 1862
Maryland
D
Inconclusive: Unsuccessful Confederate attack on Maryland town.
cells: Battle of Roan's Tan Yard
000000001862-01-08-0000January 8, 1862
Missouri
D
Union victory: Confederates routed.
cells: Battle of Middle Creek
000000001862-01-10-0000January 10, 1862
Kentucky
C
Union victory: Union forces under James A. Garfield defeat Confederates under Humphrey Marshall.
cells: Battle of Mill Springs
000000001862-01-19-0000January 19, 1862
Kentucky
B
Union victory: Felix Zollicoffer killed.
cells: Battle of Fort Henry
000000001862-02-06-0000February 6, 1862
Tennessee
B
Union victory: Ulysses S. Grant and Foote's gunboats gain control of Tennessee River by defeating Lloyd Tilghman
cells: Battle of Roanoke Island
000000001862-02-07-0000February 7–8, 1862
North Carolina
B
Union victory: Union forces under Ambrose E. Burnside capture island from Henry A. Wise
cells: Battle of Fort Donelson
000000001862-02-11-0000February 11–16, 1862
Tennessee
A
Union victory: Confederate army under Simon Bolivar Buckner surrenders to Grant, Union gains control of Cumberland River
cells: Battle of Valverde
000000001862-02-20-0000February 20–21, 1862
New Mexico (New Mexico Territory at the time)
B
Confederate victory: Union forces routed in New Mexico Territory.
cells: Battle of Island Number Ten (Battle of New Madrid)
000000001862-02-28-0000February 28 – April 8, 1862
Missouri
A
Union victory: Union victory by Pope over John P. McCown.
cells: Battle of Pea Ridge or Elkhorn Tavern
000000001862-03-06-0000March 6–8, 1862
Arkansas
A
Union victory: Union victory by Samuel Ryan Curtis over Earl Van Dorn ensured continued Union control of Missouri.
cells: Battle of Hampton Roads
000000001862-03-08-0000March 8–9, 1862
Virginia
B
Inconclusive: USS Monitor battles CSS Virginia, battle ends in a draw.
cells: Battle of New Bern
000000001862-03-14-0000March 14, 1862
North Carolina
B
Union victory: Union troops disembark from ships and capture the town.
cells: First Battle of Kernstown
000000001862-03-23-0000March 23, 1862
Virginia
B
Union victory: Union forces defeat Confederates under "Stonewall" Jackson.
cells: Battle of Fort Macon
000000001862-03-23-0000March 23 – April 26, 1862
North Carolina
C
Union victory: Confederate fort surrenders after Union artillery bombardment.
cells: Battle of Glorieta Pass
000000001862-03-26-0000March 26–28, 1862
New Mexico (New Mexico Territory at the time)
A
Confederate tactical victory. Union strategic victory. Dubbed the "Gettysburg of the West".
cells: Siege of Yorktown (1862) (Battle of Yorktown)
000000001862-04-05-0000April 5 – May 4, 1862
Virginia
B
Inconclusive: Union troops win skirmish near site of decisive Revolutionary War battle.
cells: Battle of Shiloh or Pittsburg Landing
000000001862-04-06-0000April 6–7, 1862
Tennessee
A
Union victory: Grant and reinforcements under Buell repulse Albert Sidney Johnston and P. G. T. Beauregard, but the Union lost more men.
cells: Battle of Fort Pulaski
000000001862-04-10-0000April 10–11, 1862
Georgia
B
Union victory: Union blockade closes Savannah, Georgia. Parrott rifle makes masonry forts obsolete.
cells: Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip
000000001862-04-18-0000April 18–28, 1862
Louisiana
A
Union victory: Decisive battle for possession of New Orleans.
cells: Battle of South Mills
000000001862-04-19-0000April 19, 1862
North Carolina
D
Inconclusive: Confederates thwart attempt to destroy a canal.
cells: Capture of New Orleans
000000001862-04-25-0000April 25 – May 1, 1862
Louisiana
B
Union victory: Union forces capture city.
cells: Siege of Corinth
000000001862-04-29-0000April 29 – May 30, 1862
Mississippi
A
Union victory: Union forces capture town, Beauregard tricks Union in order to escape to Tupelo.
cells: Battle of Williamsburg
000000001862-05-05-0000May 5, 1862
Virginia
B
Inconclusive: McClellan and Longstreet fight inconclusive battle.
cells: Battle of Eltham's Landing
000000001862-05-07-0000May 7, 1862
Virginia
D
Inconclusive: Inconclusive Civil War battle in Virginia.
cells: Battle of McDowell
000000001862-05-08-0000May 8, 1862
Virginia
C
Confederate victory: Stonewall Jackson's Confederates defeat Union forces.
cells: Battle of Drewry's Bluff
000000001862-05-15-0000May 15, 1862
Virginia
B
Confederate victory: Union naval attack repelled by Confederate artillery.
cells: Battle of Princeton Court House
000000001862-05-15-0000May 15–17, 1862
West Virginia (Virginia at the time)[A]
C
Confederate victory:
cells: Battle of Front Royal
000000001862-05-23-0000May 23, 1862
Virginia
C
Confederate victory: Stonewall Jackson threatens the Union rear, forces their retreat.
cells: First Battle of Winchester
000000001862-05-25-0000May 25, 1862
Virginia
A
Confederate victory: Stonewall Jackson defeats Nathaniel P. Banks.
cells: Battle of Hanover Court House
000000001862-05-27-0000May 27, 1862
Virginia
C
Union victory: Union victory during U.S. Civil War.
cells: Battle of Seven Pines
000000001862-05-31-0000May 31 – June 1, 1862
Virginia
B
Inconclusive: J.E. Johnston attacks Union forces, wounded, inconclusive
cells: Battle of Tranter's Creek
000000001862-06-05-0000June 5, 1862
North Carolina
D
Union victory: Confederate forces retreat after Colonel Singletary is killed.
cells: Battle of Memphis
000000001862-06-06-0000June 6, 1862
Tennessee
B
Union victory: Union forces capture the city.
cells: First Battle of Chattanooga
000000001862-06-07-0000June 7–8, 1862
Tennessee
D
Union victory: Union forces bombard the town.
cells: Battle of Cross Keys
000000001862-06-08-0000June 8, 1862
Virginia
B
Confederate victory: John C. Fremont defeated by elements of Stonewall Jackson's force.
cells: Battle of Port Republic
000000001862-06-09-0000June 9, 1862
Virginia
B
Confederate victory: Costly victory for Stonewall Jackson.
cells: Battle of Secessionville
000000001862-06-16-0000June 16, 1862
South Carolina
B
Confederate victory: Union repulsed, Union commander later court-martialed for disobeying orders.
cells: Battle of Saint Charles
000000001862-06-17-0000June 17, 1862
Arkansas
C
Union victory: The USS Mound City is hit by Confederate shore gun and explodes.
cells: Battle of Simmon's Bluff
000000001862-06-21-0000June 21, 1862
South Carolina
D
Union victory
cells: Battle of Oak Grove
000000001862-06-25-0000June 25, 1862
Virginia
D
Inconclusive: (Seven Days Battles) Indecisive battle between McClellan and Lee.
cells: Battle of Beaver Dam Creek or Mechanicsville
000000001862-06-26-0000June 26, 1862
Virginia
B
Union victory: (Seven Days) Robert E. Lee defeated.
cells: Battle of Gaines' Mill or Chickahominy River
000000001862-06-27-0000June 27, 1862
Virginia
A
Confederate victory: (Seven Days) Lee defeats McClellan.
cells: Battle of Garnett's & Golding's Farm
000000001862-06-27-0000June 27–28, 1862
Virginia
D
Inconclusive: (Seven Days) Indecisive battle between Lee and McClellan.
cells: Battle of Savage's Station
000000001862-06-29-0000June 29, 1862
Virginia
C
Inconclusive: (Seven Days) Union forces withdraw.
cells: Battle of Tampa
000000001862-06-30-0000June 30 – July 1, 1862
Florida
D
Confederate victory: Union gunboat attacks, but later withdraws.
cells: Battle of Glendale
000000001862-06-30-0000June 30, 1862
Virginia
B
Inconclusive: (Seven Days) McClellan retreats from Lee's Confederates.
cells: Battle of White Oak Swamp
000000001862-06-30-0000June 30, 1862
Virginia
C
Inconclusive: Indecisive artillery duel.
cells: Battle of Malvern Hill
000000001862-07-01-0000July 1, 1862
Virginia
A
Union victory: (Seven Days) McClellan defeats Lee but withdraws after battle.
cells: Battle of Cotton Plant (Battle of Hill's Plantation)
000000001862-07-07-0000July 7, 1862
Arkansas
D
Union victory: Union victory in Arkansas.
cells: First Battle of Murfreesboro
000000001862-07-13-0000July 13, 1862
Tennessee
C
Confederate victory.
cells: Battle of Baton Rouge
000000001862-08-05-0000August 5, 1862
Louisiana
B
Union victory: Union troops repulse attempt to recapture Baton Rouge.
cells: Battle of Kirksville
000000001862-08-06-0000August 6–9, 1862
Missouri
D
Union victory: Union forces capture town.
cells: First Battle of Donaldsonville
000000001862-08-09-0000August 9, 1862
Louisiana
D
Union victory:
cells: Battle of Cedar Mountain
000000001862-08-09-0000August 9, 1862
Virginia
B
Confederate victory: Union forces repelled by Confederate counter-attack.
cells: First Battle of Independence
000000001862-08-11-0000August 11, 1862
Missouri
D
Confederate victory: Confederate victory near Kansas City.
cells: Battle of Lone Jack
000000001862-08-15-0000August 15–16, 1862
Missouri
D
Confederate victory: Confederate victory, Union commander killed. Rebels forced to withdraw after battle.
cells: Battle of Fort Ridgely
000000001862-08-21-0000August 21–22, 1862
Minnesota
C
* Dakota War of 1862: Failed Santee Sioux attack on Union controlled fort.
cells: First Battle of Rappahannock Station
000000001862-08-22-0000August 22–25, 1862
Virginia
D
Inconclusive: Union supplies destroyed during skirmish.
cells: Battle of Manassas Station Ops.
000000001862-08-25-0000August 25–27, 1862
Virginia
B
Confederate victory: Jackson turns into Pope's rear area; destroys Manassas Station.
cells: Second Battle of Bull Run or Second Manassas
000000001862-08-28-0000August 28–30, 1862
Virginia
A
Confederate victory: Lee defeats Pope's Army of Virginia
cells: Battle of Thoroughfare Gap
000000001862-08-28-0000August 28, 1862
Virginia
C
Confederate victory: Longstreet defeats small Union force to arrive at Manassas battlefield.
cells: Battle of Richmond (Kentucky)
000000001862-08-30-0000August 30, 1862
Kentucky
B
Confederate victory: Edmund Kirby Smith routs Union army under Brig. Gen. William "Bull" Nelson.
cells: Battle of Chantilly or Ox Hill
000000001862-09-01-0000September 1, 1862
Virginia
B
Inconclusive: Union forces nearly being cut off, Isaac Stevens and Philip Kearny are killed.
cells: Battle of Harpers Ferry
000000001862-09-12-0000September 12–15, 1862
West Virginia (Virginia at the time)[A]
B
Confederate victory: Stonewall Jackson captures Union garrison under Dixon S. Miles
cells: Battle of Munfordville
000000001862-09-14-0000September 14–17, 1862
Kentucky
B
Confederate victory: Union force surrenders.
cells: Battle of South Mountain or Boonsboro
000000001862-09-14-0000September 14, 1862
Maryland
B
Union victory: McClellan defeats Lee.
cells: Battle of Antietam or Sharpsburg
000000001862-09-17-0000September 17, 1862
Maryland
A
Tactically inconclusive; strategic Union victory: McClellan ends Lee's first invasion of North, bloodiest single day of the war.
cells: Battle of Shepherdstown
000000001862-09-19-0000September 19–20, 1862
West Virginia (Virginia at the time)[A]
C
Confederate victory: Confederate brigades counterattack and defeat pursuing Union brigades.
cells: Battle of Iuka
000000001862-09-19-0000September 19, 1862
Mississippi
C
Union victory: Rosecrans is victorious over Price near Mississippi town.
cells: Battle of Wood Lake
000000001862-09-23-0000September 23, 1862
Minnesota
C
* Dakota War of 1862: Overwhelming defeat of Santee Sioux forces during the Dakota War of 1862.
cells: First Battle of Sabine Pass
000000001862-09-24-0000September 24, 1862
Texas
C
Union victory:
cells: First Battle of Newtonia
000000001862-09-30-0000September 30, 1862
Missouri
C
Confederate victory: Union forces panic under bombardment from Confederate artillery.
cells: Battle of Saint John's Bluff
000000001862-10-01-0000October 1–3, 1862
Florida
D
Union victory:
cells: Second Battle of Corinth (Battle of Corinth)
000000001862-10-03-0000October 3–4, 1862
Mississippi
B
Union victory: Confederate attack fails.
cells: Battle of Galveston Harbor (1862) (First Battle of Galveston)
000000001862-10-04-0000October 4, 1862
Texas
D
Union victory:
cells: Battle of Hatchie's Bridge
000000001862-10-05-0000October 5, 1862
Tennessee
C
Inconclusive: Confederate force under Earl Van Dorn escapes across river.
cells: Battle of Perryville or Chaplin Hills
000000001862-10-08-0000October 8, 1862
Kentucky
A
Inconclusive: Tactical indecisive battle that ended Bragg's Kentucky campaign.
cells: Battle of Old Fort Wayne
000000001862-10-22-0000October 22, 1862
Oklahoma (Indian Territory at the time)
D
Union victory:
cells: Battle of Georgia Landing
000000001862-10-27-0000October 27, 1862
Louisiana
C
Union victory:
cells: Battle of Clark's Mill
000000001862-11-07-0000November 7, 1862
Missouri
D
Confederate victory: Union force surrenders to larger Confederate force.
cells: Battle of Cane Hill
000000001862-11-28-0000November 28, 1862
Arkansas
C
Confederate victory: Small Confederate force delays Union while larger force escapes.
cells: Battle of Prairie Grove
000000001862-12-07-0000December 7, 1862
Arkansas
B
Union victory: Union secures NW Arkansas.
cells: Battle of Hartsville
000000001862-12-07-0000December 7, 1862
Tennessee
C
Confederate victory: Disguised in Union uniforms, Confederates infiltrate and defeat Union forces.
cells: Battle of Fredericksburg
000000001862-12-13-0000December 13, 1862
Virginia
A
Confederate victory: Lee beats back repeated frontal assaults by Burnside.
cells: Battle of Kinston
000000001862-12-14-0000December 14, 1862
North Carolina
D
Union victory: Union forces under John G. Foster defeat Confederates under Nathan Evans.
cells: Battle of White Hall
000000001862-12-16-0000December 16, 1862
North Carolina
D
Inconclusive: Foster fights indecisive battle with Beverly Robertson.
cells: Battle of Goldsboro Bridge
000000001862-12-17-0000December 17, 1862
North Carolina
C
Union victory: Foster defeats Confederates and destroys the bridge.
cells: Battle of Jackson, Tennessee
000000001862-12-19-0000December 19, 1862
Tennessee
D
Union victory: Confederate feint to distract Union forces.
cells: Battle of Chickasaw Bayou
000000001862-12-26-0000December 26–29, 1862
Mississippi
B
Confederate victory: (Vicksburg Campaign) Pemberton defeats Sherman; Union attack on Confederate right flank thwarted.
cells: Battle of Parker's Cross Roads
000000001862-12-31-0000December 31, 1862
Tennessee
C
Confederate victory: Confederates repel Union double-pronged assault.
cells: Battle of Stones River (Second Battle of Murfreesboro)
000000001862-12-31-0000December 31, 1862 – January 2, 1863
Tennessee
A
Union victory: Bragg forced to withdraw after losing 11,739 men.
cells: Battle of Galveston (Second Battle of Galveston)
000000001863-01-01-0000January 1, 1863
Texas
B
Confederate victory: John B. Magruder expels occupying Union troops from Galveston, Texas.
cells: Second Battle of Springfield
000000001863-01-08-0000January 8, 1863
Missouri
D
Union victory: Confederates enter town, but are unable to take nearby fort.
cells: Battle of Arkansas Post (Battle of Fort Hindman)
000000001863-01-09-0000January 9, 1863
Arkansas
C
Union victory: Part of Vicksburg Campaign, fight for control of mouth of Arkansas River.
cells: Battle of Hartville
000000001863-01-09-0000January 9–11, 1863
Missouri
D
Confederate victory: Confederates are victorious, but unable to continue raid.
cells: Bear River Massacre
000000001863-01-29-0000January 29, 1863
Idaho (Washington Territory at the time)
C
American Indian Wars: Shoshone forces massacred by Union troops.
cells: Battle of Dover
000000001863-02-03-0000February 3, 1863
Tennessee
D
Union victory: Failed Confederate attack on town.
cells: Battle of Fort McAllister (1863)
000000001863-03-05-0000March 5, 1863
Georgia
C
Confederate victory:
cells: Battle of Thompson's Station
000000001863-03-05-0000March 5, 1863
Tennessee
C
Confederate victory:
cells: Battle of Fort Anderson
000000001863-03-13-0000March 13–15, 1863
North Carolina
D
Union victory: Daniel H. Hill leads unsuccessful Confederate attack on New Bern.
cells: Battle of Kelly's Ford
000000001863-03-17-0000March 17, 1863
Virginia
C
Confederate victory: Indecisive cavalry battle during Civil War.
cells: Battle of Vaught's Hill
000000001863-03-20-0000March 20, 1863
Tennessee
D
Union victory: Union forces withstand attack by John Hunt Morgan's Confederates.
cells: Battle of Brentwood
000000001863-03-25-0000March 25, 1863
Tennessee
D
Confederate victory: Union force surrenders.
cells: Battle of Washington, NC
000000001863-03-30-0000March 30 – April 20, 1863
North Carolina
D
Inconclusive: Hill unable to take North Carolina town from Union forces.
cells: First Battle of Charleston Harbor
000000001863-04-07-0000April 7, 1863
South Carolina
C
Confederate victory:
cells: Battle of Franklin (1863)
000000001863-04-10-0000April 10, 1863
Tennessee
D
Union victory: Confederates withdraw after rearguard defeat.
cells: Battle of Suffolk (Hill's Point) (Battle of Fort Huger)
000000001863-04-11-0000April 11 – May 4, 1863
Virginia
C
Inconclusive
cells: Battle of Suffolk (Norfleet House); Siege of Suffolk
000000001863-04-11-0000April 11 – May 4, 1863
Virginia
C
Inconclusive: Twin battles fought over Suffolk.
cells: Battle of Fort Bisland
000000001863-04-12-0000April 12–13, 1863
Louisiana
D
Union victory:
cells: Battle of Irish Bend
000000001863-04-14-0000April 14, 1863
Louisiana
C
Union victory:
cells: Battle of Vermillion Bayou
000000001863-04-17-0000April 17, 1863
Louisiana
D
Union victory:
cells: Battle of Cape Girardeau
000000001863-04-26-0000April 26, 1863
Missouri
D
Union victory: Confederate attack fails.
cells: Battle of Grand Gulf
000000001863-04-29-0000April 29, 1863
Mississippi
C
Confederate victory: Unsuccessful naval attack by Grant's forces.
cells: Battle of Snyder's Bluff
000000001863-04-29-0000April 29 – May 1, 1863
Mississippi
D
Confederate victory: Union feint during Vicksburg Campaign.
cells: Battle of Day's Gap
000000001863-04-30-0000April 30, 1863
Alabama
C
Union victory: Union victory during a raid in Alabama.
cells: Battle of Chancellorsville
000000001863-04-30-0000April 30 – May 6, 1863
Virginia
A
Confederate victory: Lee defeats Hooker's Army of Potomac, Jackson mortally wounded.
cells: Battle of Port Gibson
000000001863-05-01-0000May 1, 1863
Mississippi
B
Union victory: in Vicksburg campaign, Grant defeats Confederates
cells: Battle of Chalk Bluff
000000001863-05-01-0000May 1–2, 1863
Arkansas
D
Confederate victory: Confederates win but can't continue raid.
cells: Second Battle of Fredericksburg
000000001863-05-03-0000May 3, 1863
Virginia
B
Union victory: Union forces under John Sedgwick defeat Confederate forces left to guard the town by Lee.
cells: Battle of Salem Church
000000001863-05-03-0000May 3–4, 1863
Virginia
B
Confederate victory: Lee defeats Sedgwick.
cells: Battle of Raymond
000000001863-05-12-0000May 12, 1863
Mississippi
B
Union victory: Failed Confederate attempt to protect Vicksburg from approaching Federals.
cells: Battle of Jackson, Mississippi
000000001863-05-14-0000May 14, 1863
Mississippi
B
Union victory: Sherman, McPherson defeat Johnston
cells: Battle of Champion Hill
000000001863-05-16-0000May 16, 1863
Mississippi
A
Union victory: Grant defeats Pemberton.
cells: Battle of Big Black River Bridge
000000001863-05-17-0000May 17, 1863
Mississippi
B
Union victory: Confederate forces trapped in Vicksburg.
cells: Siege of Vicksburg
000000001863-05-18-0000May 18 – July 4, 1863
Mississippi
A
Union victory: the siege ends; Grant accepts surrender of second Confederate army under Pemberton.
cells: Battle of Plains Store
000000001863-05-21-0000May 21, 1863
Louisiana
C
Union victory: Union victory near Baton Rouge.
cells: Siege of Port Hudson
000000001863-05-21-0000May 21 – July 9, 1863
Louisiana
A
Union victory: last Confederate stronghold on Mississippi surrenders; Gardner surrenders to Banks.
cells: Battle of Milliken's Bend
000000001863-06-07-0000June 7, 1863
Louisiana
C
Union victory: In 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.
cells: Battle of Brandy Station
000000001863-06-09-0000June 9, 1863
Virginia
B
Inconclusive: Pleasonton surprises J.E.B. Stuart's cavalrymen in their camps near Brandy Station.
cells: Battle of Lake Providence
000000001863-06-09-0000June 9, 1863
Louisiana
D
Union victory.
cells: Second Battle of Winchester
000000001863-06-13-0000June 13–15, 1863
Virginia
B
Confederate victory: Confederate victory paves way for Lee's invasion of the North.
cells: Battle of Aldie
000000001863-06-17-0000June 17, 1863
Virginia
C
Inconclusive: Indecisive battle during Robert E. Lee's march north.
cells: Battle of Middleburg
000000001863-06-17-0000June 17–19, 1863
Virginia
C
Inconclusive: J.E.B. Stuart retreats from engagement with Union cavalry.
cells: Battle of LaFourche Crossing
000000001863-06-20-0000June 20–21, 1863
Louisiana
D
Union victory:
cells: Battle of Upperville
000000001863-06-21-0000June 21, 1863
Virginia
C
Inconclusive: Indecisive cavalry battle during Lee's invasion.
cells: Battle of Hoover's Gap
000000001863-06-24-0000June 24–26, 1863
Tennessee
C
Union victory: Union victory prevents Confederates in Tennessee from coming to the aid of Vicksburg.
cells: Second Battle of Donaldsonville
000000001863-06-28-0000June 28, 1863
Louisiana
D
Union victory:
cells: Battle of Goodrich's Landing
000000001863-06-29-0000June 29–30, 1863
Louisiana
D
Inconclusive: Confederates drive Union Black Regiments off of several plantations.
cells: Battle of Hanover
000000001863-06-30-0000June 30, 1863
Pennsylvania
C
Inconclusive: J.E.B. Stuart forced to change his route, delaying his efforts to unite with Lee's force outside Gettysburg.
cells: Battle of Cabin Creek
000000001863-07-01-0000July 1–2, 1863
Oklahoma (Indian Territory at the time)
C
Union victory:
cells: Battle of Gettysburg
000000001863-07-01-0000July 1–3, 1863
Pennsylvania
A
Union victory: Lee 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.
cells: Battle of Helena
000000001863-07-04-0000July 4, 1863
Arkansas
B
Union victory: Confederate assault on river port fails securing eastern Arkansas for Union.
cells: Battle of Williamsport
000000001863-07-06-0000July 6–16, 1863
Maryland
C
Inconclusive: Meade and Lee fight indecisive battle.
cells: Battle of Boonsboro
000000001863-07-08-0000July 8, 1863
Maryland
D
Inconclusive: Indecisive action at rearguard of Lee's retreat.
cells: Battle of Corydon
000000001863-07-09-0000July 9, 1863
Indiana
C
Confederate victory: Confederate raid results in civilian casualties, including a Lutheran minister.
cells: Battle of Fort Wagner
000000001863-07-11-0000July 11, 1863
South Carolina
D
Confederate victory: first of two Union attempts to take Ft. Wagner.
cells: Battle of Kock's Plantation
000000001863-07-12-0000July 12–13, 1863
Louisiana
C
Confederate victory:
cells: Battle of Grimball's Landing
000000001863-07-16-0000July 16, 1863
South Carolina
D
Inconclusive:
cells: Battle of Honey Springs
000000001863-07-17-0000July 17, 1863
Oklahoma (Indian Territory at the time)
B
Union victory: In Indian Territory, two largely Black and American Indian forces meet. Union victory.
cells: Second Battle of Fort Wagner (Battle of Fort Wagner, Morris Island)
000000001863-07-18-0000July 18, 1863
South Carolina
B
Confederate victory: second of two Union attempts to take Ft. Wagner fails, heroism of the 54th Massachusetts.
cells: Battle of Buffington Island
000000001863-07-19-0000July 19, 1863
Ohio
C
Union Victory:
cells: Battle of Manassas Gap
000000001863-07-23-0000July 23, 1863
Virginia
D
Inconclusive: Indecisive battle by day, Confederates withdraw by night.
cells: Battle of Big Mound
000000001863-07-24-0000July 24–25, 1863
North Dakota (Dakota Territory at the time)
C
* Dakota War of 1862: Union forces defeat Santee and Teton Sioux forces.
cells: Battle of Dead Buffalo Lake
000000001863-07-26-0000July 26, 1863
North Dakota (Dakota Territory at the time)
D
* Sioux Wars/Dakota War of 1862: Sibley defeats Sioux forces.
cells: Battle of Salineville
000000001863-07-26-0000July 26, 1863
Ohio
D
Union victory: Confederate Brigadier General John Hunt Morgan surrenders in Ohio. The northernmost battle in the Civil War.
cells: Battle of Stony Lake
000000001863-07-28-0000July 28, 1863
North Dakota (Dakota Territory at the time)
D
* Dakota War of 1862: Sioux forces escape Union forces in pursuit.
cells: Second Battle of Fort Sumter
000000001863-08-17-0000August 17 – September 9, 1863
South Carolina
B
Confederate victory: Union's massive bombardment and naval attack fails to retake the fort.
cells: Second Battle of Charleston Harbor
000000001863-08-17-0000August 17 – September 8, 1863
South Carolina
B
Inconclusive:
cells: Second Battle of Chattanooga
000000001863-08-21-0000August 21 – September 8, 1863
Tennessee
D
Union victory: Union captures town.
cells: Lawrence Massacre (Quantrill's Raid)
000000001863-08-23-0000August 23, 1863
Kansas
C
Confederate victory: Quantrill's Raiders pillage the city.
cells: Battle of Devil's Backbone
000000001863-09-01-0000September 1, 1863
Arkansas
C
Union victory: Union victory after heavy fighting.
cells: Battle of Whitestone Hill
000000001863-09-03-0000September 3–5, 1863
North Dakota (Dakota Territory at the time)
D
* Sioux Wars/Dakota War of 1862: Union forces defeat several American Indian tribes including the Sioux and Blackfeet.
cells: Second Battle of Sabine Pass
000000001863-09-08-0000September 8, 1863
Texas
B
Confederate victory: Confederate forces place stakes in river to help aim their guns at Union ships.
cells: Battle of Bayou Fourche
000000001863-09-10-0000September 10, 1863
Arkansas
B
Union victory: Union victory allows for capture of Little Rock.
cells: Battle of Davis's Cross Roads
000000001863-09-10-0000September 10–11, 1863
Georgia
C
Union victory: Union forces establish defensive positions prior to Chickamauga.
cells: Battle of Chickamauga
000000001863-09-19-0000September 19–20, 1863
Georgia
A
Confederate victory: Bragg defeats Rosecrans, George Thomas of US anointed "The Rock of Chickamauga"
cells: Battle of Blountville (Battle of Blountsville)
000000001863-09-22-0000September 22, 1863
Tennessee
D
Union victory: Union forces capture town.
cells: Battle of Stirling's Plantation
000000001863-09-29-0000September 29, 1863
Louisiana
D
Confederate victory:
cells: Battle of Baxter Springs
000000001863-10-06-0000October 6, 1863
Kansas
C
Confederate victory: Quantrill's Raiders massacre Union Black Troops during U.S. Civil War.
cells: Battle of Blue Springs
000000001863-10-10-0000October 10, 1863
Tennessee
D
Union victory: Confederate forces overrun.
cells: First Battle of Auburn
000000001863-10-13-0000October 13, 1863
Virginia
D
Union victory: J.E.B. Stuart escapes by hiding in a ravine.
cells: Battle of Bristoe Station
000000001863-10-14-0000October 14, 1863
Virginia
B
Union victory: Meade defeats elements of Lee's forces, but Confederates destroy railroad during retreat.
cells: Second Battle of Auburn
000000001863-10-14-0000October 14, 1863
Virginia
D
Inconclusive: Confederates attack Union rearguard, indecisive.
cells: Battle of Fort Brooke
000000001863-10-16-0000October 16–18, 1863
Florida
D
Union victory:
cells: Battle of Buckland Mills
000000001863-10-19-0000October 19, 1863
Virginia
D
Confederate victory: Union cavalry caught in ambush, defeated.
cells: Battle of Pine Bluff
000000001863-10-25-0000October 25, 1863
Arkansas
D
Union victory: Confederate attack fails.
cells: Battle of Wauhatchie
000000001863-10-28-0000October 28–29, 1863
Tennessee
B
Union victory: Longstreet defeated by Union forces.
cells: Battle of Collierville
000000001863-11-03-0000November 3, 1863
Tennessee
D
Union victory: Abortive Confederate attack on the town.
cells: Battle of Droop Mountain
000000001863-11-06-0000November 6, 1863
West Virginia
C
Union victory:
cells: Second Battle of Rappahannock Station
000000001863-11-07-0000November 7, 1863
Virginia
B
Union victory: Union forces surge across river, forcing Lee to retreat.
cells: Battle of Campbell's Station
000000001863-11-16-0000November 16, 1863
Tennessee
D
Union victory: Confederate double-envelopment attempt fails.
cells: Chattanooga Campaign
000000001863-11-23-0000November 23–25, 1863
Tennessee
A
Union victory: Grant defeats Braxton Bragg and relieves Union forces besieged in Chattanooga.
cells: Battle of Mine Run
000000001863-11-27-0000November 27 – December 2, 1863
Virginia
B
Inconclusive: Meade bombards Lee's Confederates but then withdraws.
cells: Battle of Ringgold Gap
000000001863-11-27-0000November 27, 1863
Georgia
B
Confederate victory: Confederates under Patrick Cleburne defeat Union forces under Joseph Hooker.
cells: Battle of Fort Sanders
000000001863-11-29-0000November 29, 1863
Tennessee
B
Union victory: Longstreet unable to take fort due to poor quality gunpowder.
cells: Battle of Bean's Station
000000001863-12-14-0000December 14, 1863
Tennessee
D
Confederate victory: Union forces withdraw a short distance.
cells: Battle of Mossy Creek
000000001863-12-29-0000December 29, 1863
Tennessee
D
Union victory: Confederate cavalry forced back.
cells: Battle of Dandridge
000000001864-01-17-0000January 17, 1864
Tennessee
C
Confederate victory: Union forces withdraw.
cells: Battle of Athens
000000001864-01-26-0000January 26, 1864
Alabama
D
Union victory: Union victory in Northern Alabama.
cells: Battle of Fair Garden
000000001864-01-27-0000January 27, 1864
Tennessee
C
Inconclusive: Union victory followed by withdrawal.
cells: Battle of Morton's Ford
000000001864-02-06-0000February 6–7, 1864
Virginia
D
Inconclusive: Diversionary Union attack.
cells: Battle of Middle Boggy Depot
000000001864-02-13-0000February 13, 1864
Oklahoma (Indian Territory at the time)
D
Union victory:
cells: Battle of Meridian
000000001864-02-14-0000February 14–20, 1864
Mississippi
C
Union victory: Sherman occupies town.
cells: Battle of Olustee
000000001864-02-20-0000February 20, 1864
Florida
B
Confederate victory: Union fails to take Florida.
cells: Battle of Okolona
000000001864-02-22-0000February 22, 1864
Mississippi
B
Confederate victory: Confederate cavalry, commanded by Maj. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest, routed 7,000 cavalry under the command of Brig. Gen. William Sooy Smith.
cells: First Battle of Dalton
000000001864-02-22-0000February 22–27, 1864
Georgia
C
Confederate victory: After 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.
cells: Battle of Walkerton
000000001864-03-02-0000March 2, 1864
Virginia
C
Confederate victory: controversy surrounding the Dahlgren Affair.
cells: Battle of Fort De Russy
000000001864-03-12-0000March 12–14, 1864
Louisiana
B
Union victory: Fort DeRussy fell and the Red River to Alexandria was open.
cells: Battle of Paducah
000000001864-03-25-0000March 25, 1864
Kentucky
C
Confederate victory: Confederate raid by Forrest successful.
cells: Battle of Elkin's Ferry
000000001864-04-03-0000April 3–4, 1864
Arkansas
C
Union victory: Confederates unable to prevent Union river crossing.
cells: Battle of Mansfield or Sabine Cross Roads
000000001864-04-08-0000April 8, 1864
Louisiana
A
Confederate victory: Banks Union Red River Campaign halted by the Confederates.
cells: Battle of Prairie D'Ane
000000001864-04-09-0000April 9–13, 1864
Arkansas
B
Union victory: Frederick Steele defeats Sterling Price.
cells: Battle of Pleasant Hill
000000001864-04-09-0000April 9, 1864
Louisiana
B
Union victory: Confederate attack fails.
cells: Battle of Fort Pillow
000000001864-04-12-0000April 12, 1864
Tennessee
B
Confederate victory: N.B. Forrest takes fort, massacres black soldiers.
cells: Battle of Blair's Landing
000000001864-04-12-0000April 12–13, 1864
Louisiana
C
Union victory:
cells: Battle of Plymouth
000000001864-04-17-0000April 17, 1864
North Carolina
C
Confederate victory: Confederate land forces, supported by naval ram, retake two Union forts near Plymouth, North Carolina.
cells: Battle of Poison Spring
000000001864-04-18-0000April 18, 1864
Arkansas
C
Confederate victory: Part of Red River Campaign in Arkansas, black troops massacred.
cells: Battle of Monett's Ferry
000000001864-04-23-0000April 23, 1864
Louisiana
C
Union victory: Confederate forces driven back.
cells: Battle of Marks' Mills
000000001864-04-25-0000April 25, 1864
Arkansas
D
Confederate victory: Part of Red River Campaign in Arkansas.
cells: Battle of Jenkins' Ferry
000000001864-04-30-0000April 30, 1864
Arkansas
C
Union victory: Part of Red River Campaign in Arkansas.
cells: Battle of Albemarle Sound
000000001864-05-05-0000May 5, 1864
North Carolina
C
Inconclusive: Indecisive naval battle during U.S. Civil War.
cells: Battle of the Wilderness
000000001864-05-05-0000May 5–7, 1864
Virginia
A
Inconclusive: Grant and Lee meet inconclusively.
cells: Battle of Port Walthall Junction
000000001864-05-06-0000May 6–7, 1864
Virginia
C
Union victory: Union forces destroy railroad
cells: Battle of Rocky Face Ridge
000000001864-05-07-0000May 7–13, 1864
Georgia
C
Union victory: Due 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.
cells: Battle of Spotsylvania Court House
000000001864-05-08-0000May 8–21, 1864
Virginia
A
Inconclusive: Grant and Lee meet inconclusively, Grant writes to Halleck "I propose to fight it out on this line if it takes all summer".
cells: Battle of Swift Creek
000000001864-05-09-0000May 9, 1864
Virginia
C
Inconclusive: Union forces damage railroad, but are stopped by Confederate forces.
cells: Battle of Cloyd's Mountain
000000001864-05-09-0000May 9, 1864
Virginia
C
Union victory: Union victory, Confederate General Albert G. Jenkins killed.
cells: Battle of Chester Station
000000001864-05-10-0000May 10, 1864
Virginia
D
Inconclusive: Union forces under Benjamin Butler pushed back.
cells: Battle of Cove Mountain
000000001864-05-10-0000May 10, 1864
Virginia
D
Union victory: Union victory after brief battle.
cells: Battle of Yellow Tavern
000000001864-05-11-0000May 11, 1864
Virginia
C
Union victory: Union forces win cavalry battle, J.E.B. Stuart is mortally wounded.
cells: Battle of Proctor's Creek
000000001864-05-12-0000May 12–16, 1864
Virginia
B
Confederate victory: Beauregard defeats Butler.
cells: Battle of Resaca
000000001864-05-13-0000May 13, 1864
Georgia
C
Inconclusive: Sherman defeats Johnston
cells: Battle of New Market
000000001864-05-15-0000May 15, 1864
Virginia
B
Confederate victory: Confederate forces halt Union army under Franz Sigel from advance up the Shenandoah Valley.
cells: Battle of Mansura
000000001864-05-16-0000May 16, 1864
Louisiana
C
Union victory:
cells: Battle of Adairsville
000000001864-05-17-0000May 17, 1864
Georgia
C
Union victory: Failed Confederate attempt to destroy part of the Union force approaching Atlanta.
cells: Battle of Yellow Bayou
000000001864-05-18-0000May 18, 1864
Louisiana
C
Union victory:
cells: Battle of Ware Bottom Church
000000001864-05-20-0000May 20, 1864
Virginia
C
Confederate victory: Beauregard boxes Butler in.
cells: Battle of North Anna
000000001864-05-23-0000May 23–26, 1864
Virginia
B
Inconclusive: Lee outmaneuvers Grant, but because of illness, he is unable to capitalize.
cells: Battle of Wilson's Wharf
000000001864-05-24-0000May 24, 1864
Virginia
D
Union victory: Confederates under Fitzhugh Lee defeated by two Union black regiments.
cells: Battle of New Hope Church
000000001864-05-25-0000May 25–26, 1864
Georgia
C
Confederate victory: Hooker's forces defeated.
cells: Battle of Dallas (Georgia)
000000001864-05-26-0000May 26 – June 4, 1864
Georgia
C
Union victory: Confederate withdrawal in Georgia.
cells: Battle of Pickett's Mill
000000001864-05-27-0000May 27, 1864
Georgia
C
Confederate victory: Unsuccessful attack by Sherman on Johnston.
cells: Battle of Haw's Shop
000000001864-05-28-0000May 28, 1864
Virginia
C
Union victory: Union advance halted.
cells: Battle of Totopotomoy Creek
000000001864-05-28-0000May 28–30, 1864
Virginia
B
Inconclusive: Union forces pushed back.
cells: Battle of Old Church
000000001864-05-30-0000May 30, 1864
Virginia
C
Union victory: Union forces drive Confederates back to Cold Harbor.
cells: Battle of Cold Harbor
000000001864-05-31-0000May 31 – June 12, 1864
Virginia
A
Confederate victory: Lee repulses Grant, Confederate general says "This is not war, this is murder".
cells: Battle of Piedmont
000000001864-06-05-0000June 5, 1864
Virginia
B
Union victory: Union forces under David Hunter defeat Confederate defenses on march to Staunton, Virginia, upper Shenandoah Valley.
cells: Battle of Old River Lake
000000001864-06-06-0000June 6, 1864
Arkansas
D
Union victory:
cells: Battle of Marietta
000000001864-06-06-0000June 6 – July 3, 1864
Georgia
B
Union victory: Sherman defeats Johnston.
cells: First Battle of Petersburg
000000001864-06-09-0000June 9, 1864
Virginia
D
Confederate victory: Beauregard defeats Butler.
cells: Battle of Brice's Crossroads
000000001864-06-10-0000June 10, 1864
Mississippi
B
Confederate victory: N.B. Forrest routs Union force almost three times as large.
cells: Battle of Cynthiana
000000001864-06-11-0000June 11–12, 1864
Kentucky
C
Union victory: Union Brig. Gen. Stephen Gano Burbridge defeated Confederate Brig. Gen. John Hunt Morgan. Most Confederate soldiers were casualties, though Morgan escaped.
cells: Battle of Trevilian Station
000000001864-06-11-0000June 11–12, 1864
Virginia
B
Confederate victory: Confederate victory, George Armstrong Custer nearly surrounded and has to be rescued by Sheridan.
cells: Second Battle of Petersburg
000000001864-06-15-0000June 15–18, 1864
Virginia
A
Confederate victory: Lee repulses Grant at back door to Richmond.
cells: Battle of Lynchburg
000000001864-06-17-0000June 17–18, 1864
Virginia
B
Confederate victory: Fake Confederate reinforcements lead to Union retreat.
cells: Battle of Jerusalem Plank Road
000000001864-06-21-0000June 21–24, 1864
Virginia
B
Inconclusive: Union siege lines extended for Siege of Petersburg.
cells: Battle of Kolb's Farm
000000001864-06-22-0000June 22, 1864
Georgia
C
Union victory: Confederate attack fails due to poor terrain conditions.
cells: Battle of Saint Mary's Church
000000001864-06-24-0000June 24, 1864
Virginia
D
Inconclusive: Union forces fight a successful delaying action.
cells: Battle of Staunton River Bridge
000000001864-06-25-0000June 25, 1864
Virginia
C
Confederate victory:
cells: Battle of Kennesaw Mountain
000000001864-06-27-0000June 27, 1864
Georgia
B
Confederate victory: Johnston repulses Sherman.
cells: Battle of Sappony Church
000000001864-06-28-0000June 28, 1864
Virginia
D
Confederate victory:
cells: First Battle of Ream's Station
000000001864-06-29-0000June 29, 1864
Virginia
C
Confederate victory: Maj. Gen. William Mahone and Brig. Gen. Fitzhugh Lee defeated Union cavalry raiding Confederate railroads south of Petersburg, Virginia.
cells: Battle of Monocacy (Battle of Monocacy Junction)
000000001864-07-09-0000July 9, 1864
Maryland
B
Confederate victory: Union Gen. Lew Wallace slows up Jubal Early, saving DC.
cells: Battle of Fort Stevens
000000001864-07-11-0000July 11–12, 1864
District of Columbia
B
Union victory: Failed Confederate attempt to capture Washington, D.C., President Lincoln, observing the battle, comes under Confederate fire.
cells: Battle of Tupelo
000000001864-07-14-0000July 14–15, 1864
Mississippi
B
Union victory: Confederate forces under Stephen D. Lee are defeated and Nathan Bedford Forrest is wounded in action.
cells: Battle of Cool Spring
000000001864-07-18-0000July 18–19, 1864
Virginia
C
Confederate victory:
cells: Battle of Peachtree Creek
000000001864-07-20-0000July 20, 1864
Georgia
B
Union victory: (Atlanta Campaign) First Confederate attack against Union forces north of Atlanta fails.
cells: Battle of Rutherford's Farm
000000001864-07-20-0000July 20, 1864
Virginia
D
Union victory: Confederates under Jubal Early caught by surprise and defeated.
cells: Battle of Atlanta
000000001864-07-22-0000July 22, 1864
Georgia
B
Union victory: (Atlanta Campaign) Sherman turns back Hood's attack east of Atlanta.
cells: Second Battle of Kernstown
000000001864-07-24-0000July 24, 1864
Virginia
B
Confederate victory: Jubal Early defeats Union forces.
cells: First Battle of Deep Bottom
000000001864-07-27-0000July 27–29, 1864
Virginia
C
Confederate victory:
cells: Battle of Ezra Church
000000001864-07-28-0000July 28, 1864
Georgia
B
Union victory: (Atlanta Campaign) Confederate attack on Union army northwest of Atlanta fails to gain element of surprise, finding entrenched Union forces. Union victory.
cells: Battle of Killdeer Mountain
000000001864-07-28-0000July 28–29, 1864
North Dakota (Dakota Territory at the time)
C
* Sioux Wars/Dakota War of 1862: Union forces defeat Sioux.
cells: Battle of the Crater
000000001864-07-30-0000July 30, 1864
Virginia
A
Confederate victory: Lee defeats Burnside.
cells: Battle of Folck's Mill
000000001864-08-01-0000August 1, 1864
Maryland
D
Inconclusive: Indecisive Civil War battle.
cells: Battle of Mobile Bay
000000001864-08-02-0000August 2–23, 1864
Alabama
A
Union victory: David Farragut takes port, says "Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead".
cells: Battle of Utoy Creek
000000001864-08-05-0000August 5–7, 1864
Georgia
C
Inconclusive: (Atlanta Campaign) Indecisive battle on Union right flank near Atlanta.
cells: Battle of Moorefield
000000001864-08-07-0000August 7, 1864
West Virginia
C
Union victory:
cells: Second Battle of Dalton
000000001864-08-14-0000August 14–15, 1864
Georgia
D
Union victory: Union forces withstand attack until relieved.
cells: Second Battle of Deep Bottom
000000001864-08-14-0000August 14–20, 1864
Virginia
B
Confederate victory: The Confederates drove back the Union threat, but at a cost of diluting their forces as the Union had hoped.
cells: Battle of Guard Hill
000000001864-08-16-0000August 16, 1864
Virginia
C
Inconclusive:
cells: Battle of Globe Tavern
000000001864-08-18-0000August 18–21, 1864
Virginia
B
Union victory: Confederate forces lose control of railroads at Petersburg.
cells: Battle of Lovejoy's Station
000000001864-08-20-0000August 20, 1864
Georgia
D
Confederate victory: Confederates repel Union raiders attacking the station.
cells: Second Battle of Memphis
000000001864-08-21-0000August 21, 1864
Tennessee
C
Union victory: Partially successful Confederate raid.
cells: Battle of Summit Point
000000001864-08-21-0000August 21, 1864
West Virginia
D
Inconclusive:
cells: Second Battle of Ream's Station
000000001864-08-25-0000August 25, 1864
Virginia
B
Confederate victory: Union lines overrun by Confederates.
cells: Battle of Smithfield Crossing
000000001864-08-25-0000August 25–29, 1864
West Virginia
D
Inconclusive:
cells: Battle of Jonesborough
000000001864-08-31-0000August 31 – September 1, 1864
Georgia
A
Union victory: William J. Hardee's Confederates defeated, resulting in Atlanta's fall the following day.
cells: Battle of Berryville
000000001864-09-03-0000September 3–4, 1864
Virginia
C
Inconclusive: At 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.
cells: Battle of Opequon (Third Battle of Winchester)
000000001864-09-19-0000September 19, 1864
Virginia
A
Union victory: Sheridan defeats Early, several officers killed or wounded on both sides.
cells: Battle of Fisher's Hill
000000001864-09-02-0000September 2–22, 1864
Virginia
B
Union victory: Successful Union frontal assault.
cells: Battle of Fort Davidson
000000001864-09-27-0000September 27, 1864
Missouri
B
Union victory: Union forces detonate their own fort after losing to Confederates.
cells: Battle of Chaffin's Farm (New Market Heights)
000000001864-09-29-0000September 29–30, 1864
Virginia
B
Union victory: Union forces victorious, but fail to capture several forts.
cells: Battle of Peebles' Farm
000000001864-09-30-0000September 30 – October 2, 1864
Virginia
B
Union victory: Union victory near Petersburg.
cells: First Battle of Saltville
000000001864-10-01-0000October 1–3, 1864
Virginia
C
Confederate victory: Confederates defeat Union Black Cavalry, war crimes committed against captured blacks.
cells: Battle of Allatoona
000000001864-10-05-0000October 5, 1864
Georgia
B
Union victory: Union fortifications hold.
cells: Battle of Darbytown and New Market
000000001864-10-07-0000October 7, 1864
Virginia
C
Union victory:
cells: Battle of Tom's Brook
000000001864-10-09-0000October 9, 1864
Virginia
C
Union victory: Union cavalry defeats Confederates.
cells: Battle of Darbytown Road
000000001864-10-13-0000October 13, 1864
Virginia
D
Confederate victory: Federal assault on Confederate fortifications repulsed with heavy casualties.
cells: Battle of Glasgow
000000001864-10-15-0000October 15, 1864
Missouri
C
Confederate victory: Union forces surrender.
cells: Second Battle of Lexington
000000001864-10-19-0000October 19, 1864
Missouri
D
Confederate victory: Union forces driven out of town.
cells: Battle of Cedar Creek
000000001864-10-19-0000October 19, 1864
Virginia
A
Union victory: Sheridan defeats Early, drives Confederates from Shenandoah Valley.
cells: Battle of Little Blue River
000000001864-10-21-0000October 21, 1864
Missouri
D
Confederate victory: Confederate victory in Missouri.
cells: Battle of Byram's Ford
000000001864-10-22-0000October 22–23, 1864
Missouri
B
Union victory: Confederates under Marmaduke defeated.
cells: Second Battle of Independence
000000001864-10-22-0000October 22, 1864
Missouri
C
Confederate victory: Union forces occupy town.
cells: Battle of Westport
000000001864-10-23-0000October 23, 1864
Missouri
A
Union victory: Union forces win decisive battle to take control of Missouri.
cells: Battle of Marais des Cygnes
000000001864-10-25-0000October 25, 1864
Kansas
C
Union victory: Price's Confederates pursued into Kansas.
cells: Battle of Mine Creek
000000001864-10-25-0000October 25, 1864
Kansas
C
Union victory: Price's army crushed, flees back into Missouri.
cells: Battle of Marmiton River
000000001864-10-25-0000October 25, 1864
Missouri
D
Union victory: Price escapes Union pursuit.
cells: Battle of Decatur
000000001864-10-26-0000October 26–29, 1864
Alabama
C
Union victory: Confederates unable to cross river.
cells: Battle of Boydton Plank Road
000000001864-10-27-0000October 27–28, 1864
Virginia
B
Inconclusive: Union forces take control of road, but withdraw after battle.
cells: Battle of Fair Oaks & Darbytown Road
000000001864-10-27-0000October 27–28, 1864
Virginia
C
Confederate victory:
cells: Second Battle of Newtonia
000000001864-10-28-0000October 28, 1864
Missouri
B
Union victory: James G. Blunt defeats Joseph O. Shelby.
cells: Battle of Johnsonville
000000001864-11-04-0000November 4–5, 1864
Tennessee
B
Confederate victory: Confederates bombard Union forces during the night after a fire starts near union positions.
cells: Battle of Bull's Gap
000000001864-11-11-0000November 11–13, 1864
Tennessee
D
Confederate victory: Minor Confederate victory during U.S. Civil War.
cells: Battle of Griswoldville
000000001864-11-22-0000November 22, 1864
Georgia
B
Union victory: Sherman's march to the sea continued.
cells: Battle of Columbia
000000001864-11-24-0000November 24, 1864
Tennessee
C
Confederate victory: Confederates divert attention.
cells: Battle of Buck Head Creek
000000001864-11-28-0000November 28, 1864
Georgia
C
Union victory:
cells: Battle of Spring Hill
000000001864-11-29-0000November 29, 1864
Tennessee
B
Union victory: Confederate mistakes allow Federal forces to redeploy, leading to the Battle of Franklin.
cells: Sand Creek massacre
000000001864-11-29-0000November 29, 1864
Colorado (Colorado Territory at the time)
B
* Colorado War: U.S. forces massacre Cheyenne and Arapaho.
cells: Battle of Honey Hill
000000001864-11-30-0000November 30, 1864
South Carolina
C
Confederate victory: The 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.
cells: Battle of Franklin (1864)
000000001864-11-30-0000November 30, 1864
Tennessee
A
Union victory: Hood attacks Schofield but suffers crushing losses; Pickett's Charge of the West.
cells: Battle of Waynesboro, Georgia
000000001864-12-04-0000December 4, 1864
Georgia
C
Union victory: Kilpatrick stops Wheeler from attacking Sherman.
cells: Third Battle of Murfreesboro
000000001864-12-05-0000December 5–7, 1864
Tennessee
D
Union victory: Confederate raid mostly unsuccessful.
cells: First Battle of Fort Fisher
000000001864-12-07-0000December 7–27, 1864
North Carolina
C
Confederate victory: Failed Union attempt to take fort.
cells: Second Battle of Fort McAllister
000000001864-12-13-0000December 13, 1864
Georgia
B
Union victory:
cells: Battle of Nashville
000000001864-12-15-0000December 15–16, 1864
Tennessee
A
Union victory: Thomas attacks and virtually destroys Hood's Confederate Army of Tennessee.
cells: Battle of Marion
000000001864-12-17-0000December 17–18, 1864
Virginia
D
Union victory:
cells: Second Battle of Saltville
000000001864-12-20-0000December 20–21, 1864
Virginia
C
Union victory: Confederate forces retreated, and General George Stoneman's troops entered the town and destroyed the saltworks.
cells: Second Battle of Fort Fisher
000000001865-01-13-0000January 13–15, 1865
North Carolina
A
Union victory: Union takes fort.
cells: Battle of Rivers' Bridge
000000001865-02-03-0000February 3, 1865
South Carolina
D
Union victory: Union forces capture river crossing.
cells: Battle of Hatcher's Run
000000001865-02-05-0000February 5–7, 1865
Virginia
B
Union victory: Union force launch unexpected attack.
cells: Battle of Wilmington (North Carolina)
000000001865-02-22-0000February 22, 1865
North Carolina
D
Union victory: Last Confederate port falls.
cells: Battle of Waynesboro, Virginia
000000001865-03-02-0000March 2, 1865
Virginia
B
Union victory: Remnants of Confederate Army of the Valley are destroyed.
cells: Battle of Natural Bridge
000000001865-03-06-0000March 6, 1865
Florida
C
Confederate victory: Confederate victory in Florida prevents the capture of Tallahassee.
cells: Battle of Wyse Fork
000000001865-03-07-0000March 7–10, 1865
North Carolina
D
Union victory: Confederate attacks repelled by Union artillery.
cells: Battle of Monroe's Cross Roads
000000001865-03-10-0000March 10, 1865
North Carolina
D
Inconclusive:
cells: Battle of Averasborough
000000001865-03-16-0000March 16, 1865
North Carolina
C
Inconclusive: Union and Confederate forces attack one another in turn, both attacks fail.
cells: Battle of Bentonville
000000001865-03-19-0000March 19–21, 1865
North Carolina
A
Union victory: Sherman defeats Confederates
cells: Battle of Fort Stedman
000000001865-03-25-0000March 25, 1865
Virginia
A
Union victory: Lee attempts to break siege.
cells: Battle of Spanish Fort
000000001865-03-27-0000March 27 – April 8, 1865
Alabama
B
Union victory: Union forces capture fort just east of Mobile.
cells: Battle of Lewis's Farm
000000001865-03-29-0000March 29, 1865
Virginia
C
Union victory: Union forces capture Confederate earthworks.
cells: Battle of White Oak Road
000000001865-03-31-0000March 31, 1865
Virginia
B
Union victory: Confederate forces under Richard H. Anderson defeated.
cells: Battle of Dinwiddie Court House
000000001865-03-31-0000March 31, 1865
Virginia
C
Confederate victory: Pickett defeats Sheridan.
cells: Battle of Five Forks
000000001865-04-01-0000April 1, 1865
Virginia
A
Union victory: Sheridan routs Confederates.
cells: Battle of Selma
000000001865-04-02-0000April 2, 1865
Alabama
B
Union victory: Wilson defeats Forrest.
cells: Third Battle of Petersburg
000000001865-04-02-0000April 2, 1865
Virginia
A
Union victory: Grant defeats Lee.
cells: Battle of Sutherland's Station
000000001865-04-02-0000April 2, 1865
Virginia
C
Union victory: Lee's supply lines are cut.
cells: Battle of Namozine Church
000000001865-04-03-0000April 3, 1865
Virginia
D
Confederate victory: Several Confederates captured, Custer's brother earns Medal of Honor.
cells: Battle of Amelia Springs
000000001865-04-05-0000April 5, 1865
Virginia
C
Inconclusive:
cells: Battle of Rice's Station
000000001865-04-06-0000April 6, 1865
Virginia
D
Union victory:
cells: Battle of Sayler's Creek (or Sailor's Creek)
000000001865-04-06-0000April 6, 1865
Virginia
B
Union victory: Lee realizes his army is on the verge of defeat.
cells: Battle of High Bridge
000000001865-04-06-0000April 6–7, 1865
Virginia
C
Inconclusive: Union forces thwart Lee's attempts to burn bridges and to resupply, Grant proposes that Lee surrender, but he refuses.
cells: Battle of Cumberland Church
000000001865-04-07-0000April 7, 1865
Virginia
C
Confederate victory: Union forces attack Confederate rearguard, but darkness cuts the attack short.
cells: Battle of Appomattox Station
000000001865-04-08-0000April 8, 1865
Virginia
B
Union victory: Union forces thwart Lee's final attempt to resupply.
cells: Battle of Appomattox Court House
000000001865-04-09-0000April 9, 1865
Virginia
A
Union victory: Lee's forces surrounded. He subsequently surrenders.
cells: Battle of Fort Blakeley
000000001865-04-09-0000April 9, 1865
Alabama
A
Union victory: Union forces capture fort east of Mobile.
cells: Battle of Palmito Ranch
000000001865-05-12-0000May 12–13, 1865
Texas
D
Confederate victory: Last battle in Texas during final phases of the Civil War.

Questions about this table:
originalText: where was the first battle fought in the civil war
answer: answerTexts: Battle of Fort Sumter