This battle was fought in Hardin County, Tennessee on April 6th and 7th, 1862.
Battle of Shiloh
This battle was fought in Adam County, Pennsylvania on July 1st-3rd, 1863.
Battle of Gettysburg
This battle was fought in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, on April 12-14, 1861.
Fort Sumter
This battle was fought in Warren County, Mississippi from May 18 until July 4, 1863.
Siege of Vicksburg
These battles were fought in Fairfax County and Prince William County, Virginia on July 21,
1861.
Bull Run
This battle was fought in Fredericksburg, Virginia from December 11-15, 1862.
Battle of Fredericksburg
This battle was fought in Spotsylvania, Virginia, from April 30-May 6, 1863.
Battle of Chancellorsville
This battle was fought in Washington County, Maryland from September 16th – 18th, 1862.
Battle of Antietam
George G. Meade & Robert E. Lee were the main generals in this battle.
Battle of Gettysburg
Ambrose Burnside and Robert E. Lee were the main generals for this battle.
Battle of Fredericksburg
Irvin McDowell was the Union general, and Joseph E. Johnston and P.G.T. Beauregard were the Confederate generals during this battle.
Battle of Bull Run
Joseph Hooker and Robert E. Lee were the leaders for their troops during this battle.
Battle of Chancellorsville
Don Carlos Buell & Ulysses S. Grant lead the Union forces, while Albert Sidney Johnston &
P.G.T. Beauregard lead the Confederate forces during this battle.
Battle of Shiloh
George B. McClellan and Robert E. Lee lead their troops during this battle.
Battle of Antietam
Ulysses S. Grant & John C. Pemberton lead their forces during this battle.
Siege of Vicksburg
Robert Anderson and P.G.T. Beauregard lead their troops during this battle.
Battle of Fort Sumter
Although the Confederates won this battle, the Confederate troops accidentally shot Stonewall
Jackson, who died a few days after being wounded.
Battle of Chancellorsville
This battle was fought by the Confederates because they thought a Confederate victory on
Northern ground would lower the northern morale. Yet, this battle was inconclusive due to
the fact that Lee sent his troops back to Virginia. Because of this, some say the Union won, which caused the morale to increase.
Battle of Antietam
This battle was the first of the Civil War. It was fought so the Confederates could take control of a fort. The Union troops surrendered, giving the Confederates the first win of the Civil War.
Battle of Fort Sumter
General Lee wanted to weaken the North’s appetite for war and win a major battle on Northern soil. Yet, unfortunately it was the greatest loss for the Confederate army.
Battle of Gettysburg
The Confederates won this battle and this battle proved the war was going to be long and
bloody.
Battle of Bull Run
The Confederates won this battle, which was the first major opposed river crossing battle in
American history.
Battle of Fredericksburg
The Union won this battle, which allowed them to gain complete control of the Mississippi
River.
Siege of Vicksburg
The bloodiest battle of the Civil War was a win for the Union. It was fought to help gain control