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| Battle (State) | Date | Confederate Commander |
Union Commander | Conf. Forces | Union Forces | Victor | Casualties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Battle of Gettysburg (Pennsylvania  ) |
July 1–3, 1863 | Robert E. Lee | George Meade | 71,699 | 94,589 | Union | 51,112 U: 23,049 C: 28,063 |
Battle of Chickamauga (Georgia  ) |
September 19–20, 1863 | Braxton Bragg | William Rosecrans | 75,357 | 61,753 | Conf. | 34,624 U: 16,170 C: 18,454 |
Battle of Chancellorsville (Virginia  ) |
May 1–4, 1863 | Robert E. Lee | Joseph Hooker | 60,892 | 133,868 | Conf. | 30,099 U: 17,278 C: 12,821 |
Battle of Spotsylvania Court
House (Virginia ) |
May 8 –21, 1864 | Robert E. Lee | Ulysses S. Grant | 52,000 | 100,000 | inconclusive | 30,399 U: 18,399 C: 12,000 |
Battle of Antietam (Maryland  ) |
September 17, 1862 | Robert E. Lee | George B. McClellan | 65,000 | 82,654 | inconclusive | 23,134 U: 12,410 C: 10,724 |
| Battle of the
Wilderness (Virginia ) |
May 5–7, 1864 | Robert E. Lee | Ulysses S. Grant | 61,025 | 101,895 | inconclusive | 28,666 U: 17,666 C: 11,000 |
Second Battle of Bull Run (Virginia ) |
August 29–30, 1862 | Robert E. Lee | John Pope | 48,527 | 79,862 | Conf. | 25,251 U: 16,054 C: 9,197 |
Battle of Stones River (Tennessee  ) |
December 31, 1862 | Braxton Bragg | William Rosecrans | 44,330 | 54,448 | Union | 24,645 U: 12,906 C: 11,739 |
Battle of Shiloh (Tennessee ) |
April 6–7, 1862 | Albert Sidney
Johnston P. G. T. Beauregard |
Ulysses S. Grant | 44,968 | 65,085 | Union | 23,741 U: 13,047 C: 10,694 |
Battle of Fort Donelson (Tennessee ) |
February 13–16, 1862 | John B. Floyd Simon Bolivar Buckner, Sr. |
Ulysses S. Grant | 12,110 | 20,057 | Union | 19,455 U: 2,832 C: 16,623 |
| Battle of Fort Sumter | April 12 | P.G.T. Beauregard fires on Federal fort in Charleston Harbor, the first battle of the American Civil War |
| Battle of Sewell's Point | May 18–19 | Union gunboats fight inconclusive battle with Confederate artillery. |
| Battle of Aquia Creek | May 29 – June 1 | Confederate artillery hit by naval bombardment, later withdrawn. |
Battle of Philippi Races |
June 3 | Union forces rout a small Confederate detachment in West Virginia. |
| Battle of Big Bethel | June 10 | Union attack on Confederate positions near a church repelled. |
| Battle of Boonville | June 17 | Union forces defeat pro-Confederate governor's Missouri State Guard. |
| Battle of Cole Camp | June 19 | Pro-Confederate Missouri State Guard defeat pro-Union Missouri Home Guard at Cole Camp |
Battle of Hoke's Run |
July 2 | Robert Patterson defeats Jackson's Confederate force but fails to capitalize on his victory. |
| Battle of Carthage | July 5 | Confederate victory in Missouri during U.S. Civil War. |
Battle of Rich Mountain |
July 11 | Confederate force split in half mid-battle; one half surrenders, the other escapes. |
Battle of Blackburn's Ford |
July 18 | Irvin McDowell defeated in recon-in-force against Confederate forces at Manassas. |
First Battle of Bull Run or First Manassas |
July 21 | Union under McDowell lose to Confederates under J.E. Johnston, P.G.T. Beauregard, Jackson nicknamed "Stonewall". |
Battle of Mesilla |
July 25 | Confederate victory secures the southern part of the New Mexico Territory for the CSA. |
| Battle of Athens | August 5 | Union victory in small skirmish in Missouri |
Battle of Wilson's Creek |
August 10 | Union forces lose, first major battle west of the Mississippi. |
| Battle of Charleston | August 19 | Union force destroys Confederate camp. |
Battle of Kessler's Cross
Lanes |
August 26 | Confederates surprise and defeat Union forces. |
| Battle of Hatteras Inlet Batteries | August 28–29 | Union forces capture two North Carolina forts. |
| Battle of Dry Wood Creek | September 2 | Union cavalry from Kansas defeated by Missouri State Guard. |
Battle of Carnifex Ferry |
September 10 | Confederates withdraw by night after several hours of fighting. |
Battle of Cheat Mountain |
September 12–15 | 300 Union troops withstand uncoordinated Confederate attacks. |
First Battle of Lexington |
September 13–20 | Union forces badly defeated by Missouri State Guard. |
| Battle of Liberty | September 17 | Minor Missouri State Guard victory. |
Battle of Greenbrier River |
October 3 | Confederates withdraw after inconclusive battle. |
| Battle of Cockle Creek | October 5 | Union victory ends Confederate smuggling up the Chincoteague Bay. |
| Battle of Santa Rosa Island | October 9 | Union forces repel Confederate attempt to capture island. |
| Battle of the Head of Passes | October 12 | Naval forces square-off at the mouth of the Mississippi River. |
Battle of Ball's Bluff |
October 21 | 550 Union soldiers captured. |
| Battle of Camp Wild Cat | October 21 | Confederates chased from Cumberland Gap |
| Battle of Fredericktown | October 21 | Missouri State Guard defeated. |
| First Battle of Springfield | October 25 | Union forces capture town. |
Battle of Belmont |
November 7 | Grant
captures and destroys Confederate supplies near Cairo,
Illinois |
Battle of Port Royal |
November 7 | Union fleet under S. F. Du Pont capture Confederate forts at Hilton Head, South Carolina. |
| Battle of Round Mountain | November 19 | Confederate forces defeat Opothleyahola near present-day Stillwater . |
| Battle of Chusto-Talasah | December 9 | Opothleyahola defeated near present-day
Tulsa . |
Battle of Camp Alleghany |
December 13 | Confederates withstand Union attack. |
| Skirmish at Blackwater Creek | December 19 | Union forces under General Pope capture a newly-recruited Missouri State Guard regiment. |
| Battle of Dranesville | December 20 | Union defeats Confederate forces under J.E.B. Stuart. |
| Battle of Chustenahlah | December 26 | Opothleyahola defeated, flees to Kansas. |
| Battle of Mount Zion Church | December 28 | Union victory in Northeastern Missouri. |
| Battle of Cockpit Point | January 3 | Inconclusive Civil War battle in Virginia. |
| Battle of Hancock | January 5–6 | Unsuccessful Confederate attack on Maryland town. |
| Battle of Roan's Tan Yard | January 8 | Confederates routed. |
Battle of Middle Creek |
January 10 | Union forces under James A. Garfield defeat Confederates under Humphrey Marshall. |
Battle of Mill Springs |
January 19 | Union victory, Felix Zollicoffer killed. |
Battle of Fort Henry |
February 6 | Ulysses S. Grant and gunboats under Andrew Hull Foote take fort and gain control of Tennessee River |
| Battle of Roanoke Island | February 7–8 | Union forces under Ambrose E. Burnside capture island. |
| Battle of Elizabeth City | February 10 | Destruction of the Mosquito Fleet. |
| Battle of Fort Donelson |
February 11–16 | Grant takes fort, accepts surrender of Confederate army, and gains control of Cumberland River |
| Battle of Valverde | February 20–21 | Union
forces routed in New
Mexico Territory. |
| Battle of Pea Ridge | March 7 | Missouri saved for Union |
| Battle of Hampton Roads | March 9 | USS Monitor battles CSS Virginia, battle ends in a draw. |
| Battle of New Bern | March 14 | Union troops disembark from ships and capture the town. |
First Battle of Kernstown |
March 23 | Union forces defeat Confederates under "Stonewall" Jackson. |
Battle of Glorieta |
March 26–28 | Union
forces outmaneuver Confederates near Santa
Fe . |
| Stanwix Station | March 30 | Westernmost skirmish of the war. |
| Battle of Shiloh |
April 6–7 | Ulysses S. Grant attacked by Albert Sidney Johnston and P.G.T. Beauregard, defeats them. |
Battle of Ft. Pulaski |
April 10–11 | Union takes fort. |
| Battle of Island Number Ten | February 28 – March 8 |
Union victory by Pope. |
| Battle of Peralta | April 15 | Union forces defeat the 5th Texas Mounted Volunteers. |
| Battle of Picacho Pass | April 15 | Confederate pickets defeat Union cavalry patrol. |
| Battle of South Mills | April 19 | Confederates thwart attempt to destroy a canal. |
Battle of Fort Macon |
March 23–26 | Confederate fort surrenders after Union artillery bombardment. |
Battle of New Orleans |
April 25 – May 1 | Union forces capture city. |
Battle of Yorktown |
April 5 – May 4 | Union troops win skirmish near site of decisive Revolutionary War battle. |
Battle of Williamsburg |
May 5 | McClellan and Longstreet fight inconclusive battle. |
Battle of Eltham's Landing |
May 7 | Inconclusive Civil War battle in Virginia. |
Battle of McDowell |
May 8–9 | Stonewall Jackson's Confederates defeat Union forces. |
Battle of Drewry's Bluff |
May 15 | Union naval attack repelled by Confederate artillery. |
| Battle of Whitney's Lane | May 19 | Union campaign towards Little Rock, Arkansas halted. |
Battle of Front Royal |
May 23 | Stonewall Jackson forces Union retreat by threatening the rear of the Union force. |
First Battle of Winchester |
May 25 | Stonewall Jackson defeats Nathaniel P. Banks. |
Battle of Hanover Courthouse |
May 27 | Union victory during U.S. Civil War. |
Siege of Corinth |
April 29 – May 30 | Union
forces capture town, Beauregard tricks Union in order to escape to
Tupelo . |
Battle of Seven Pines |
May 31 | J.E. Johnston attacks Union forces, wounded, inconclusive |
| Battle of Tranter's Creek | June 5 | Confederate forces retreat after Colonel Singletary is killed. |
| Battle of Kentuck | June 6 | Confederate Gen. Claypool defeats Gen. McClellan and gains
control of present-day Jackson County , WVa after destroying a Union camp
there. |
| Battle of Memphis | June 6 | Union forces capture the city. |
| First Battle of Chattanooga | June 7–8 | Union forces bombard the town. |
Battle of Cross Keys |
June 8 | John C. Fremont defeated by elements of Stonewall Jackson's force. |
Battle of Port Republic |
June 9 | Costly victory for Stonewall Jackson. |
| Battle of Secessionville | June 16 | Union fails to take town, Union commander later court-martialed for disobeying orders. |
| Battle of Saint Charles | June 17 | The USS Mound City is hit by Confederate shore gun and explodes. |
| The Seven Days | June 25 | July 1 - Lee's successful counter offensive against McClellan. |
Battle of Oak Grove |
June 25 | (Seven Days) Indecisive battle between McClellan and Lee. |
Battle of Beaver Dam Creek |
June 26 | (Seven Days) Robert E. Lee defeated. |
Battle of Gaines' Mill |
June 27 | (Seven Days) Lee defeats McClellan. |
Battle of
Garnett's & Golding's Farm |
June 27–28 | (Seven Days) Indecisive battle between Lee and McClellan. |
Battle of Savage's Station |
June 29 | (Seven Days) Union forces withdraw. |
Battle of White Oak Swamp |
June 30 | Indecisive artillery duel during U.S. Civil War. |
Battle of Glendale |
June 30 | (Seven Days) McClellan retreats from Lee's Confederates. |
| Battle of Tampa | June 30 – July 1 | Union gunboat attacks, but later withdraws. |
Battle of Malvern Hill |
July 1 | (Seven Days) McClellan defeats Lee but withdraws after battle. |
| Battle of Hill's Plantation | July 7 | Union victory in Arkansas. |
| First Battle of Murfreesboro | July 13 | Confederate victory during American Civil War. |
Battle of Baton Rouge |
August 5 | |
| Battle of Kirksville | August 6–9 | Union forces capture town. |
Battle of Cedar Mountain |
August 9 | Union forces repelled by Confederate counter-attack. |
| First Battle of Independence | August 11 | Confederate victory near Kansas
City . |
| Battle of Compton's Ferry | August 11 | |
| Battle of Lone Jack | August 15–16 | Confederate victory, Union commander killed. Rebels forced to withdraw after battle. |
| Battle of Fort Ridgely | August 21–22 | Failed Santee Sioux attack on Union controlled fort. |
| First Battle of Rappahannock Station | August 22–25 | Union supplies destroyed during skirmish. |
| Battle of Manassas Station Ops. | August 25-27 | Jackson conducts turning movement into Pope's rear area, destroying Manassas Station. |
| Battle of Thoroughfare Gap | August 28 | Longstreet defeats small Union force to arrive at Manassas battlefield. |
| Second Battle of Bull Run or Second Manassas |
August 28–30 | Lee defeats Pope's Army of Virginia |
Battle of Richmond (Kentucky) |
August 30 | Edmund Kirby Smith routs Union army under Brig. Gen. William "Bull" Nelson. |
Battle of Chantilly |
September 1 | Union forces escape from nearly being cut off, Isaac Stevens and Philip Kearny are killed. |
Battle of South Mountain |
September 14 | McClellan defeats Lee. |
Battle of Harpers Ferry |
September 12–15 | Stonewall Jackson captures Union garrison. |
| Battle of Antietam |
September 17 | McClellan ends Lee's invasion of North, bloodiest day of war. |
| Battle of Munfordville | September 17–18 | Union force surrenders. |
Battle of Iuka |
September 19 | Grant is victorious near Mississippi town. |
| Battle of Shepherdstown | September 19–20 | Confederate brigades counterattack and defeat pursuing Union brigades. |
| First Battle of Newtonia | September 30 | Union forces panic under bombardment from Confederate artillery. |
Second Battle of Corinth |
October 3–4 | Confederate attack fails. |
| Battle of Hatchie's Bridge | October 5 | Confederate force under Earl Van Dorn escapes across river. |
Battle of Perryville |
October 8 | Tactically indecisive battle that ended Braxton Bragg's Kentucky campaign. |
| Skirmish at Island Mound | October 27–29 | |
| Battle of Clark's Mill | November 7 | Union force surrenders to larger Confederate force. |
| Battle of Cane Hill | November 28 | Small Confederate force delays Union while larger force escapes. |
| Battle of Prairie Grove | December 7 | Union secures NW Arkansas. |
| Battle of Hartsville | December 7 | Disguised in Union uniforms, Confederates infiltrate and defeat Union forces. |
Battle of Fredericksburg |
December 13 | Lee beats back repeated frontal assaults by Burnside. |
| Battle of Kinston | December 14 | Union forces under John G. Foster defeat Confederates under Nathan Evans. |
| Battle of White Hall | December 16 | Foster fights indecisive battle with Beverly Robertson. |
| Battle of Goldsboro Bridge | December 17 | Foster defeats Confederates and destroys the bridge. |
| Battle of Jackson, Tennessee | December 19 | Confederate feint to distract Union forces. |
Battle of Chickasaw Bayou |
December 26–29 | (Vicksburg Campaign ) Union attack on Confederate right flank
thwarted. |
| Battle of Parker's Cross Roads | December 31 | Confederates repel Union double-pronged assault. |
| Battle of Stones River |
December 31, 1862 – January 2, 1863 |
Forces fight to draw |
| Second Battle of Springfield | January 8 | Confederates enter town, but are unable to take nearby fort. |
Battle of Arkansas Post |
January 9 | Part of Vicksburg Campaign, fight for control of mouth of Arkansas River. |
| Battle of Hartville | January 9–11 | Confederates are victorious, but unable to continue raid. |
Bear River Massacre |
January 29 | Shoshone forces massacred by Union troops. |
| Battle of Dover | February 3 | Failed Confederate attack on town. |
| Battle of Thompson's Station | March 5 | Confederate victory in Tennessee. |
| Battle of Fort Anderson | March 13–15 | Daniel H. Hill leads unsuccessful Confederate attack on New Bern. |
Battle of Kelly's Ford |
March 17 | Indecisive cavalry battle during Civil War. |
| Battle of Vaught's Hill | March 20 | Union forces withstand attack by John Hunt Morgan's Confederates. |
| Battle of Brentwood | March 25 | Union force surrenders. |
| Battle of Washington, NC | March 30 – April 20 | Hill unable to take North Carolina town from Union forces. |
| First Battle of Franklin | April 10 | Confederates withdraw after rearguard defeat. |
| Battle of Suffolk | April 11 – May 4 | Twin indecisive battles at Norfleet House and Hill's Point fought over town. |
| Battle of Cape Girardeau | April 26 | Confederate attack fails. |
Battle of Grand Gulf |
April 29 | Unsuccessful naval attack by Grant's forces. |
Battle of Snyder's Bluff |
April 29 – May 1 | Union
feint during Vicksburg
Campaign. |
| Battle of Day's Gap | April 30 | Union victory during a raid in Alabama. |
| Battle of Chancellorsville |
April 30 – May 6 | Lee defeats Hooker's Army of Potomac, Jackson mortally wounded. |
Battle of Port Gibson |
May 1 | in Vicksburg campaign, Grant defeats Confederates |
| Battle of Chalk Bluff | May 1–2 | Confederates win but can't continue raid. |
| Second Battle of Fredericksburg | May 3 | Union forces under John Sedgwick defeat Confederate forces left to guard the town by Lee. |
| Battle of Salem Church | May 3–4 | Lee defeats Sedgwick. |
Battle of Raymond |
May 12 | Failed Confederate attempt to protect Vicksburg from approaching Federals. |
Battle of Jackson  |
May 14 | Sherman, McPherson defeat Johnston |
Battle of Champion's Hill |
May 16 | Grant defeats Confederates. |
Battle of Big Black River
Bridge |
May 17 | Confederate forces trapped in Vicksburg. |
Battle of Plains Store |
May 21 | Union victory near Baton Rouge. |
Battle of Milliken's Bend |
June 7 | Confederates unable to break Siege of Vicksburg. |
Battle of Brandy Station |
June 9 | Pleasonton surprises J.E.B. Stuart's cavalrymen in their camps near Brandy Station. |
Second Battle of Winchester |
June 13–15 | Confederate victory paves way for Lee's invasion. |
Battle of Aldie |
June 17 | Indecisive battle during Robert E. Lee's march north. |
| Battle of Middleburg | June 17–19 | J.E.B. Stuart retreats from engagement with Union cavalry. |
Battle of Upperville |
June 21 | Indecisive cavalry battle during Lee's invasion. |
| Battle of Hoover's Gap | June 24–26 | Union victory prevents Confederates in Tennessee from coming to the aid of Vicksburg. |
| Battle of Goodrich's Landing | June 29–30 | Confederates drive Union Black Regiments off of several plantations. |
| Battle of Hanover | June 30 | J.E.B. Stuart forced to change his route, delaying his efforts to unite with Lee's force outside Gettysburg. |
| Battle of Gettysburg |
July 1–3 | Lee loses to Meade, Pickett's Charge fails, ends second invasion of North. |
Battle of Vicksburg |
July 4 | siege from May 18 ends, Grant accepts surrender of second Confederate army. |
| Battle of Helena | July 4 | Confederate assault on river port fails securing eastern Arkansas for Union. |
| Battle of Boonsboro | July 8 | indecisive action at rearguard of Lee's retreat. |
Siege of Port Hudson |
May 21 – July 9 | last Confederate stronghold on Mississippi surrenders. |
Battle of Corydon |
July 9 | Confederate raid results in civilian casualties, including a Lutheran minister. |
| Battle of Fort Wagner | July 11 | first of two Union attempts to take Ft. Wagner. |
| Battle of Williamsport | July 6–16 | Meade and Lee fight indecisive battle. |
Battle of Apache Pass |
July 15–16 | Union soldiers fight with Apache warriors. |
| Battle of Honey Springs | July 17 | In Indian Territory, two largely Black and Native American forces meet. Union victory. |
| Battle of Fort Wagner, Morris Island | July 18 | second of two Union attempts to take Ft. Wagner fails, heroism of the 54th Massachusetts. |
Battle of Manassas Gap |
July 23 | Indecisive battle by day, Confederates withdraw by night. |
| Battle of Big Mound | July 24–25 | Union forces defeat Santee and Teton Sioux forces. |
| Battle of Dead Buffalo Lake | July 26 | Sibley defeats Sioux forces. |
| Battle of Salineville | July 26 | Confederate Brigadier General John Hunt Morgan surrenders in Ohio: the Northernmost U.S. Civil War Battle. |
| Battle of Stony Lake | July 28 | Sioux forces escape Union forces in pursuit. |
Second Battle of Fort
Sumter |
August 17 – September 9 |
Union attempt to retake fort fails even after massive bombardment and naval attack. |
| Second Battle of Chattanooga | August 21 – September 8 |
Union captures town. |
| Battle of Lawrence | August 23 | Quantrill's Raiders pillage the city. |
| Battle of Devil's Backbone | September 1 | Union victory after heavy fighting. |
| Battle of Whitestone Hill | September 3–5 | Union forces defeat several Native American tribes including Sioux and Blackfeet. |
Second Battle of Sabine
Pass |
September 8 | Confederate forces place stakes in river to help aim their guns at Union ships, Confederate victory. |
| Battle of Bayou Fourche | September 10 | Union victory allows for capture of
Little
Rock . |
| Battle of Davis' Cross Roads | September 10–11 | Union forces establish defensive positions prior to Chickamauga. |
| Battle of Chickamauga |
September 19 | Bragg defeats Rosecrans, George Thomas of US anointed "The Rock of Chickamauga" |
| Battle of Blountsville | September 22 | Union forces capture town. |
| Battle of Baxter Springs | October 6 | Quantrill's Raiders massacre Union Black Troops during U.S. Civil War. |
| Battle of Blue Springs | October 10 | Confederate forces overrun. |
| First Battle of Auburn | October 13 | J.E.B. Stuart escapes by hiding in a ravine. |
| Second Battle of Auburn | October 14 | Confederates attack Union rearguard, indecisive. |
| Battle of Bristoe Station | October 14 | Meade defeats elements of Lee's forces, but Confederates destroy railroad during retreat. |
| Battle of Buckland Mills | October 19 | Union cavalry caught in ambush, defeated. |
| Battle of Pine Bluff | October 25 | Confederate attack fails. |
Battle of Wauhatchie |
October 28–29 | Longstreet defeated by Union forces. |
| Battle of Collierville | November 3 | Abortive Confederate attack on the town. |
Second
Battle of Rappahannock Station |
November 7 | Union forces surge across river, forcing Lee to retreat. |
| Battle of Campbell's Station | November 16 | Confederate double-envelopment attempt fails. |
Third Battle of Chattanooga |
November 23–25 | Grant defeats Braxton Bragg and relieves Union forces besieged in Chattanooga |
Battle of Ringgold Gap |
November 27 | Confederates under Patrick Cleburne defeat Union forces under Joseph Hooker. |
Battle of Fort Sanders |
November 29 | Longstreet unable to take fort due to poor quality gunpowder. |
| Battle of Mine Run | November 27 – December 2 |
Meade bombards Lee's Confederates but then withdraws. |
| Battle of Bean's Station | December 14 | Union forces withdraw a short distance. |
| Battle of Mossy Creek | December 29 | Confederate cavalry forced back. |
| Battle of Dandridge | January 17 | Union forces withdraw. |
| Battle of Athens | January 26 | Union victory in Northern Alabama . |
| Battle of Fair Garden | January 27 | Union victory followed by withdrawal. |
| Battle of Morton's Ford | February 6–7 | Diversionary Union attack. |
| Battle of Meridian | February 14–20 | Sherman occupies town |
| Battle of Olustee | February 20 | Union can't take Florida |
| Battle of Walkerton | March 2 | controversy surrounding the Dahlgren Affair. |
| Battle of Paducah | March 25 | Confederate raid by Forrest successful. |
| Battle of Elkin's Ferry | April 3–4 | Confederates unable to prevent Union river crossing. |
| Battle of Mansfield | April 8 | Banks Union Red River Campaign halted by the Confederates. |
| Battle of Pleasant Hill | April 9 | Confederate attack fails. |
| Battle of Prairie D'Ane | April 9–13 | Frederick Steele defeats Sterling Price. |
Battle of Fort Pillow |
April 12 | N.B. Forrest takes fort, massacres black soldiers. |
Battle of Plymouth |
April 17 | Confederate land forces, supported by naval ram, retake two Union forts near Plymouth, North Carolina. |
| Battle of Poison Spring | April 18 | Part of Red River Campaign in Arkansas, black troops massacred. |
| Battle of Monett's Ferry | April 23 | Confederate forces driven back. |
Battle of Marks' Mills |
April 25 | Part of Red River Campaign in Arkansas. |
| Battle of Jenkins' Ferry | April 30 | Part of Red River Campaign in Arkansas. |
| Battle of the Wilderness | May 5 | Grant and Lee meet inconclusively. |
| Battle of Albemarle Sound | May 5 | Indecisive naval battle during U.S. Civil War. |
| Battle of Port Walthall Junction | May 6–7 | Union forces destroy railroad |
| Battle of Cloyd's Mountain | May 9 | Union victory, Confederate General Albert G. Jenkins killed. |
| Battle of Swift Creek | May 9 | Union forces damage railroad, but are stopped by Confederate forces. |
| Battle of Cove Mountain | May 10 | Union victory after brief battle. |
| Battle of Chester Station | May 10 | Union forces under Benjamin Butler pushed back. |
Battle of Yellow Tavern |
May 11 | Union forces win cavalry battle, J.E.B. Stuart is mortally wounded. |
| Battle of Rocky Face Ridge | May 7–13 | Indecisive battle near Atlanta . |
| Battle of Resaca | May 13 | Sherman defeats Johnston |
Battle of New Market |
May 15 | Confederate forces halt Union army under
Franz Sigel from advance up Shenandoah Valley . |
| Battle of Proctor's Creek | May 12–16 | Beauregard defeats Butler. |
| Battle of Adairsville | May 17 | Failed Confederate attempt to destroy part of the Union force approaching Atlanta. |
| Battle of Ware Bottom Church | May 20 | Beauregard boxes Butler in. |
| Battle of
Spotsylvania Court House |
May 8–21 | Grant and Lee meet inconclusively, Grant writes to Halleck "I propose to fight it out on this line if it takes all summer". |
| Battle of Wilson's Wharf | May 24 | Confederates under Fitzhugh Lee defeated by two Union black regiments. |
Battle of North Anna |
May 23–26 | Lee outmaneuvers Grant, but because of illness, he is unable to capitalize. |
Battle of New Hope Church |
May 25–26 | Hooker's forces defeated. |
| Battle of Pickett's Mill | May 27 | Unsuccessful attack by Sherman on Johnston. |
Battle of Haw's Shop |
May 28 | Union advance halted. |
| Battle of Dallas (Georgia) | May 28 | Confederate withdrawal in Georgia. |
Battle of Totopotomoy Creek |
May 28–30 | Union forces pushed back. |
Battle of Old Church |
May 30 | Union forces drive Confederates back to Cold Harbor. |
Battle of Cold Harbor |
May 31 – June 12 |
Lee repulses Grant, Confederate general says "This is not war, this is murder". |
| Battle of Piedmont | June 5 | Union forces under David Hunter defeat Confederate defenses on
march to Staunton, Virginia , upper Shenandoah Valley. |
First Battle of Petersburg |
June 9 | Beauregard defeats Butler. |
| Battle of Brices Crossroads | June 10 | N.B. Forrest routs Union force almost three times as large. |
| Battle of Trevilian Station | June 11–12 | Confederate victory, George Armstrong Custer nearly surrounded and has to be rescued by Sheridan. |
Second Battle of Petersburg |
June 15–18 | Lee repulses Grant at back door to Richmond. |
| Battle of Lynchburg | June 17 | Fake Confederate reinforcements lead to Union retreat. |
| Sinking of CSS Alabama | June 19 | USS
Kearsarge sinks CSS Alabama |
| Battle of Kolb's Farm | June 22 | Confederate attack fails due to poor terrain conditions. |
Battle of Jerusalem Plank
Road |
June 21–24 | Union siege lines extended for Siege of
Petersburg . |
Battle of Saint Mary's
Church |
June 24 | Union forces fight a successful delaying action. |
Battle of Kennesaw Mountain |
June 27 | Johnston repulses Sherman. |
| Battle of Marietta | June 6 – July 3 | Sherman defeats Johnston. |
Battle of Monocacy Junction |
July 9 | Union Gen. Lew Wallace slows up Jubal Early, saving DC. |
| Battle of Fort Stevens | July 11–12 | Failed Confederate attempt to capture Washington, D.C., President Lincoln, observing the battle, comes under Confederate fire. |
| Battle of Camden Point | July 13 | Union victory. |
| Battle of Tupelo | July 14–15 | Union victory, Nathan Bedford Forrest wounded. |
| Battle of Cool Spring | July 18–19 | |
| Battle of Rutherford's Farm | July 20 | Confederates under Jubal Early caught by surprise and defeated. |
Battle of Peachtree Creek |
July 20 | (Atlanta Campaign ) First Confederate attack against Union forces
north of Atlanta fails. |
| Battle of Atlanta | July 22 | (Atlanta Campaign) Sherman turns back Hood's attack east of
Atlanta. |
| Second Battle of Kernstown | July 24 | Jubal Early defeats Union forces. |
| Battle of Killdeer Mountain | July 26 | Union forces defeat Sioux. |
Battle of Ezra Church |
July 28 | Confederate attack on Union army northwest of Atlanta fails to gain element of surprise, finding entrenched Union forces. Union victory. |
Battle of the Crater |
July 30 | Lee defeats Burnside. |
| Battle of Folck's Mill | August 1 | Indecisive Civil War battle. |
| Battle of Utoy Creek | August 5–7 | Indecisive battle on Union right flank near Atlanta. |
| Second Battle of Dalton | August 14–15 | Union forces withstand attack until relieved. |
| Battle of Gainesville | August 17 | |
Battle of Globe Tavern |
August 18–21 | Confederate forces lose control of railroads at Petersburg. |
| Battle of Lovejoy's Station | August 20 | Confederates repel Union raiders attacking the station. |
| Second Battle of Memphis | August 21 | Partially successful Confederate raid. |
| Battle of Mobile Bay | August 23 | David Farragut takes port, says "Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead". |
Second Battle of Ream's
Station |
August 25 | Union lines overrun by Confederates. |
| Battle of Jonesborough | August 31 – September 1 |
William J. Hardee's Confederates defeated, resulting in Atlanta's fall the following day. |
Third Battle of Winchester |
September 19 | Sheridan defeats Early, several officers killed or wounded on both sides. |
| Battle of Fisher's Hill | September 21–22 | Successful Union frontal assault. |
| Battle of Fort Davidson | September 27 | Union forces detonate their own fort after losing to Confederates. |
| Battle of Marianna | September 27 | Union victory during cavalry raid into Florida panhandle. |
Battle of Chaffin's Farm |
September 29–30 | Union forces victorious, but fail to capture several forts. |
| Battle of Peebles' Farm | September 30 – October 2 |
Union victory near Petersburg. |
| Battle of Saltville | October 1–3 | Confederates defeat Union Black Cavalry, war crimes committed against captured blacks. |
Battle of Allatoona |
October 5 | Union fortifications hold. |
| Battle of Darbytown Road | October 7 | Confederate attack repelled near Richmond. |
| Battle of Tom's Brook | October 9 | Union cavalry defeats Confederates. |
| Battle of Glasgow | October 15 | Union forces surrender. |
| Second Battle of Lexington | October 19 | Union forces driven out of town. |
Battle of Cedar Creek |
October 19 | Sheridan defeats Early, drives Confederates from Shenandoah Valley. |
| Battle of Little Blue River | October 21 | Confederate victory in Missouri. |
| Second Battle of Independence | October 22 | Union forces occupy town. |
| Battle of Byram's Ford | October 22–23 | Confederates under Marmaduke defeated. |
Battle of Westport |
October 23 | Union forces win decisive battle to take control of Missouri. |
| Battle of Marais des Cygnes | October 25 | Price's Confederates pursued into Kansas. |
| Battle of Mine Creek | October 25 | Price's army crushed, flees back into Missouri. |
| Battle of Marmiton River | October 25 | Price escapes Union pursuit. |
Battle of Decatur |
October 26–29 | Confederates unable to cross river. |
Battle of Boydton Plank
Road |
October 27–28 | Union forces take control of road, but withdraw after battle. |
| Second Battle of Newtonia | October 28 | James G. Blunt defeats Joseph O. Shelby. |
Battle of Johnsonville |
November 4–5 | Confederates bombard Union forces during the night after a fire starts near union positions. |
| Battle of Bull's Gap | November 11–13 | Minor Confederate victory during U.S. Civil War. |
| Sherman's March to the Sea | November 16 – December 21 |
Sherman advances from Atlanta to Savannah, Georgia, destroying Southern infrastructure along a wide path. |
Battle of Columbia |
November 24 | Confederates divert attention. |
| First Battle of Adobe Walls | November 25 | Kit Carson fights Kiowa forces to a draw, but manages to destroy their settlement. |
Battle of Sand Creek |
November 29 | U.S. forces massacre Cheyenne and Arapaho. |
Battle of Spring Hill |
November 29 | Confederate mistakes allow Federal forces to redeploy, leading to the Battle of Franklin. |
Second Battle of Franklin |
November 30 | Hood
attacks Schofield but suffers crushing losses; Pickett's Charge of the West. |
Battle of Waynesboro,
Georgia |
December 4 | Kilpatrick stops Wheeler from attacking Sherman. |
| Third Battle of Murfreesboro | December 5–7 | Confederate raid mostly unsuccessful. |
| First Battle of Fort Fisher | December 7–27 | Failed Union attempt to take fort. |
| Battle of Nashville | December 15–16 | Thomas attacks and virtually destroys Hood's Confederate Army of Tennessee. |
| Battle of King's Hill | December 24 | Forrest turns back Union pursuers after the Battle of Nashville. |
| Battle of Dove Creek | January 8 | Texas State Militia and CS troops are defeated by Kickapoo Indians. |
| Second Battle of Fort Fisher | January 15 | Union takes fort. |
| Battle of Rivers' Bridge | February 3 | Union forces capture river crossing. |
Battle of Hatcher's Run |
February 5 | Union force launch unexpected attack. |
| Battle of Fort Myers | February 20 | Southernmost land battle of the war. |
Battle of
Wilmington (North
Carolina ) |
February 22 | Last Confederate port falls. |
Battle of Waynesboro |
March 2 | Remnants of Confederate Army of the Valley are destroyed. |
| Battle of Natural Bridge | March 6 | Confederate victory in Florida prevents the capture of Tallahassee. |
| Battle of Wyse Fork | March 7–10 | Confederate attacks repelled by Union artillery. |
| Battle of Averasborough | March 16 | Union and Confederate forces attack one another in turn, both attacks fail. |
| Battle of Bentonville | March 19–21 | Sherman defeats Confederates |
Battle of Fort Steadman |
March 25 | Lee attempts to break siege. |
Battle of Lewis's Farm |
March 29 | Union forces capture Confederate earthworks. |
| Battle of White Oak Road | March 31 | Confederate forces under Richard H. Anderson defeated. |
Battle of Dinwiddie Court
House |
March 31 | Pickett defeats Sheridan. |
Battle of Five Forks |
April 1 | Sheridan routs Confederates in last important battle of American Civil War. |
| Battle of Selma | April 2 | Wilson defeats Forrest. |
| Third Battle of Petersburg | April 2 | Grant defeats Lee. |
| Battle of Sutherland's Station | April 2 | Lee's supply lines are cut. |
| Battle of Namozine Church | April 3 | Several Confederates captured, Custer's brother earns Medal of Honor. |
Battle of Sayler's Creek |
April 6 | Union victory, Lee realizes his army will not last long. |
Battle of High Bridge |
April 6–7 | Union forces thwart Lee's attempts to burn bridges and to resupply, Grant proposes that Lee surrender, but he refuses. |
Battle of Cumberland Church |
April 7 | Union forces attack Confederate rearguard, but darkness cuts the attack short. |
| Battle of Spanish Fort | March 27 – April 8 | Union forces capture fort just east of Mobile. |
| Battle of Appomattox Station | April 8 | Union forces thwart Lee's final attempt to resupply. |
| Battle of Fort Blakely | April 2–9 | Union forces capture fort outside of Mobile. |
Battle of Appomattox
Courthouse |
April 9 | Lee's forces surrounded. He subsequently surrenders. |
| Battle of West Point | April 16 | Union victory during final phase of U.S. Civil War. |
| Battle of Anderson | May 1 | Minor skirmish. |
| Battle of Palmito Ranch | May 12–13 | Confederate victory in Texas during final phases of the Civil War. |
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Coteau)
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