how many military campaigns were there in the civil war
1 vote Vote for this answer. According to Dyer's Compendium, there were 10,455 military actions during the Civil War. Of these actions, 29 were identified as campaigns, 76 as battles, and 310 as engagements. The other 10,000 or so were considered minor actions such as skirmishes, reconnaissances, etc. The Civil War Sites Advisory Commission (appointed by Congress and by the Secretary of the Interior) identified 384 of these actions as the principal battles and classified [them] according to their historical significance..