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American Civil War

April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865

Result Union victory

War in the United States from 12 April 1861 to 26 May 1865 between the Union (the North) and the Confederacy (the South), formed in 1861 by states that seceded to preserve slavery after Abraham Lincoln's 1860 election victory; it began when the Confederacy bombarded Fort Sumter. Union victory dissolved the Confederacy and abolished slavery, freeing four million African Americans.

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April 12–13, 1861
Battle of Fort Sumter Confederate victory Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis, P. G. T. Beauregard
April 19, 1861
1861 Baltimore riot Baltimore
May 10, 1861
Camp Jackson affair St. Louis
May 18–19, 1861
Battle of Sewell's Point Inconclusive Norfolk
May 29 – June 1, 1861
Battle of Aquia Creek Inconclusive Stafford County
June 1, 1861
Battle of Fairfax Court House (1861) Inconclusive Fairfax Irvin McDowell, Richard S. Ewell, William Smith
June 3, 1861
Battle of Philippi Union victory Philippi, West Virginia Thomas Armstrong Morris, George Alexander Porterfield, Isaac H. Duval
June 10, 1861
Battle of Big Bethel Confederate victory Tabb Benjamin Franklin Butler
June 17, 1861
Battle of Boonville Union victory Boonville Nathaniel Lyon
June 17, 1861
Battle of Vienna, Virginia Confederate Victory Vienna P. G. T. Beauregard, Irvin McDowell
July 2, 1861
Battle of Hoke's Run Union victory Berkeley County Stonewall Jackson
July 5, 1861
Battle of Carthage, Missouri Confederate victory Jasper County Franz Sigel
July 11, 1861
Battle of Rich Mountain Union victory Randolph County George B. McClellan, William S. Rosecrans, John Pegram
July 13, 1861
Battle of Corrick's Ford Union victory Tucker County George B. McClellan, Thomas Armstrong Morris, William S. Rosecrans
July 18, 1861
Battle of Blackburn's Ford Confederate victory Prince William County Irvin McDowell, Daniel Tyler, Israel Bush Richardson
July 21, 1861
First Battle of Bull Run Confederate victory Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis, Stonewall Jackson
July 25, 1861
First Battle of Mesilla Confederate victory Mesilla
August 10, 1861
Battle of Wilson's Creek Confederate victory Wilson's Creek, Missouri Nathaniel Lyon, Franz Sigel, Benjamin McCulloch
August 28–29, 1861
Battle of Hatteras Inlet Batteries Union victory Benjamin Franklin Butler
September 10, 1861
Battle of Carnifex Ferry Union victory Nicholas County William S. Rosecrans, John B. Floyd
September 12–15, 1861
Battle of Cheat Mountain Union victory Pocahontas County Robert E. Lee, Nathan Kimball
September 13–20, 1861
First Battle of Lexington Confederate victory Lexington Sterling Price
September 19, 1861
Battle of Barbourville Confederate victory Barbourville
October 3, 1861
Battle of Greenbrier River Inconclusive Pocahontas County
October 9, 1861
Battle of Santa Rosa Island Union victory Pensacola Richard Herron Anderson
October 12, 1861
Battle of the Head of Passes Confederate States victory Head of Passes George N. Hollins
October 21, 1861
Battle of Ball's Bluff Confederate victory Loudoun County Edward Dickinson Baker, Nathan George Evans, Charles Pomeroy Stone
October 25, 1861
First Battle of Springfield Union victory Springfield
November 7, 1861
Battle of Port Royal United States victory Battle of Port Royal Samuel Francis Du Pont, Thomas W. Sherman, Thomas Drayton
November 7, 1861
Battle of Belmont Belmont Ulysses S. Grant, Leonidas Polk
November 19, 1861
Battle of Round Mountain Confederate victory Payne County
December 13, 1861
Battle of Camp Allegheny Inconclusive Pocahontas County
December 20, 1861
Battle of Dranesville Union victory Fairfax County J. E. B. Stuart, E. O. C. Ord
January 3, 1862
Battle of Cockpit Point Inconclusive Prince William County
January 6, 1862
Battle of Hancock Inconclusive Washington County Stonewall Jackson
January 19, 1862
Battle of Mill Springs Union victory Pulaski County George H. Thomas
February 6, 1862
Battle of Fort Henry Union victory Battle of Fort Henry Ulysses S. Grant, Andrew Hull Foote, Lloyd Tilghman
February 7–8, 1862
Battle of Roanoke Island Union victory Roanoke Island Ambrose Burnside, Henry A. Wise
February 10, 1862
Battle of Elizabeth City Union victory Elizabeth City
February 11–16, 1862
Battle of Fort Donelson Union victory Battle of Fort Donelson Ulysses S. Grant, John B. Floyd, Andrew Hull Foote
February 20–21, 1862
Battle of Valverde Confederate victory New Mexico Territory in the American Civil War Edward Canby, Alexander McRae, Henry Hopkins Sibley
February 28 – April 8, 1862
Battle of Island Number Ten Union victory Battle of Island Number Ten John Pope, Andrew Hull Foote, John P. McCown
March 1862 – July 1862
Peninsula campaign Confederate victory Virginia Peninsula Robert E. Lee, George B. McClellan, Joseph E. Johnston
March 7–8, 1862
Battle of Pea Ridge Union victory Benton County Franz Sigel, Benjamin McCulloch, Sterling Price
March 8–9, 1862
Battle of Hampton Roads Inconclusive Battle of Hampton Roads Franklin Buchanan, John Marston, John Lorimer Worden
March 14, 1862
Battle of New Bern Union victory Craven County Ambrose Burnside
March 23, 1862
First Battle of Kernstown Union victory First Battle of Kernstown Stonewall Jackson, Nathan Kimball, Erastus B. Tyler
March 23 – April 26, 1862
Siege of Fort Macon Union victory Fort Macon
March 26–28, 1862
Battle of Glorieta Pass Union victory New Mexico Territory Henry Hopkins Sibley
April 1862
New Mexico campaign Confederate tactical victory, Union strategic victory New Mexico Territory Edward Canby, Henry Hopkins Sibley, Thomas Green
April 6–7, 1862
Battle of Shiloh Union victory Battle of Shiloh Ulysses S. Grant, P. G. T. Beauregard, Albert Sidney Johnston
April 10–11, 1862
Siege of Fort Pulaski Union victory Chatham County Robert E. Lee, Quincy Adams Gillmore, Samuel Francis Du Pont
April 12, 1862
Great Locomotive Chase Confederate victory, The General recaptured Georgia James J. Andrews, Danville Leadbetter, William Allen Fuller
April 18–28, 1862
Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip Union victory New Orleans David Farragut, Johnson K. Duncan
April 19, 1862
Battle of South Mills Inconclusive Camden County
April 25, 1862
Capture of New Orleans Union victory New Orleans David Farragut, Benjamin Franklin Butler, Mansfield Lovell
April 29 – May 30, 1862
Siege of Corinth Union victory Siege of Corinth P. G. T. Beauregard, Henry Halleck
May 5, 1862
Battle of Williamsburg Inconclusive Williamsburg George B. McClellan, Joseph E. Johnston, James Longstreet
May 7, 1862
Battle of Eltham's Landing Inconclusive New Kent County William Buel Franklin, Gustavus Woodson Smith, William H. C. Whiting
May 8, 1862
Battle of McDowell Confederate victory Highland County Stonewall Jackson
May 10, 1862
Battle of Plum Point Bend Confederate Victory Battle of Plum Point Bend Charles Henry Davis
May 15, 1862
Battle of Drewry's Bluff Confederate victory Battle of Drewry's Bluff William Mahone, John Rodgers, Ebenezer Farrand
May 23, 1862
Battle of Front Royal Confederate victory Battle of Front Royal Stonewall Jackson, John Reese Kenly
May 25, 1862
First Battle of Winchester Confederate victory First Battle of Winchester Stonewall Jackson, Nathaniel P. Banks
May 27, 1862
Battle of Hanover Court House Union victory Hanover County
May 31 – June 1, 1862
Battle of Seven Pines Inconclusive Seven Pines, Virginia George B. McClellan, Joseph E. Johnston, James Longstreet
June 5, 1862
Battle of Tranter's Creek Union victory Pitt County
June 6, 1862
Battle of Memphis Union victory Memphis, Tennessee Charles Henry Davis, Charles Ellet Jr., James Edward Montgomery
June 7–8, 1862
First Battle of Chattanooga Union victory Chattanooga
June 8, 1862
Battle of Cross Keys Confederate victory Cross Keys Richard S. Ewell, John C. Frémont
June 9, 1862
Battle of Port Republic Confederate victory Battle of Port Republic Stonewall Jackson, Erastus B. Tyler, Stapleton Crutchfield
June 16, 1862
Battle of Secessionville Confederate victory Charleston Nathan George Evans
June 25 – July 1, 1862
Seven Days Battles Confederate victory Near Richmond, Virginia Robert E. Lee, George B. McClellan, John Bell Hood
June 25, 1862
Battle of Oak Grove Inconclusive Henrico County Robert E. Lee, George B. McClellan, Samuel P. Heintzelman
June 26, 1862
Battle of Beaver Dam Creek Union victory Hanover County Robert E. Lee, George B. McClellan, A. P. Hill
June 27, 1862
Battle of Gaines' Mill Confederate victory Hanover County Robert E. Lee, George B. McClellan
June 27–28, 1862
Battle of Garnett's & Golding's Farms Inconclusive Henrico County Winfield Scott Hancock
June 29, 1862
Battle of Savage's Station Inconclusive Henrico County Edwin V. Sumner
June 30, 1862
Battle of White Oak Swamp Inconclusive Henrico County Stonewall Jackson, William Buel Franklin
June 30, 1862
Battle of Glendale Inconclusive Henrico County Robert E. Lee, George B. McClellan
July 1, 1862
Battle of Malvern Hill Union victory Henrico County Robert E. Lee, George B. McClellan
July 13, 1862
First Battle of Murfreesboro Confederate victory Rutherford County Nathan Bedford Forrest
August 5, 1862
Battle of Baton Rouge (1862) Union victory Baton Rouge John C. Breckinridge, David Dixon Porter
August 9, 1862
Battle of Cedar Mountain Confederate victory Battle of Cedar Mountain Stonewall Jackson, Nathaniel P. Banks
August 9, 1862
First Battle of Donaldsonville Union victory Ascension Parish David Farragut
August 11, 1862
First Battle of Independence Confederate victory Independence
August 14 – October 10, 1862
Confederate Heartland Offensive Confederate withdrawal Tennessee and Kentucky
August 15–16, 1862
Battle of Lone Jack Confederate victory Jackson County
August 17 – December 26, 1862
Dakota War of 1862 United States victory Dakota Territory Abraham Lincoln, Alexander Ramsey, John Pope
August 22–25, 1862
First Battle of Rappahannock Station Confederate Victory Culpeper County James Longstreet, John Pope
August 25–27, 1862
Manassas Station Operations Confederate victory Prince William County Stonewall Jackson, Richard S. Ewell, Joseph Hooker
August 28–30, 1862
Second Battle of Bull Run Confederate victory Second Battle of Bull Run Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, James Longstreet
August 28, 1862
Battle of Thoroughfare Gap Confederate victory Fauquier County James Longstreet
August 29–30, 1862
Battle of Richmond Confederate victory Richmond
September 1, 1862
Northern Virginia campaign Confederate victory Virginia Robert E. Lee, John Pope
September 1, 1862
Battle of Chantilly Confederate victory Fairfax County Stonewall Jackson, Philip Kearny, Isaac Stevens
September 4–20, 1862
Maryland campaign Union victory Maryland Robert E. Lee, George B. McClellan
September 12–15, 1862
Battle of Harpers Ferry Confederate victory Jefferson County Stonewall Jackson, A. P. Hill, Dixon S. Miles
September 14, 1862
Battle of South Mountain Union victory Frederick County Robert E. Lee, George B. McClellan, Ambrose Burnside
September 14–17, 1862
Battle of Munfordville Hart County Simon Bolivar Buckner, John T. Wilder
September 14, 1862
Battle of Crampton's Gap Draw Frederick County William Buel Franklin, Howell Cobb
September 17, 1862
Battle of Antietam Union victory Sharpsburg, Maryland Robert E. Lee, George B. McClellan, George Meade
September 19–20, 1862
Battle of Shepherdstown Confederate victory Jefferson County Stonewall Jackson, A. P. Hill, William N. Pendleton
September 19, 1862
Battle of Iuka Union victory Iuka Sterling Price, William S. Rosecrans
September 24–25, 1862
First Battle of Sabine Pass Union victory Jefferson County
September 30, 1862
First Battle of Newtonia Confederate victory Newtonia
October 3–4, 1862
Second Battle of Corinth Union victory Corinth William S. Rosecrans, Earl Van Dorn
October 5, 1862
Battle of Hatchie Bridge Confederate victory Hardeman County Earl Van Dorn, E. O. C. Ord
October 8, 1862
Battle of Perryville Battle of Perryville Braxton Bragg, George H. Thomas, Don Carlos Buell
November 28, 1862
Battle of Cane Hill Inconclusive Washington County
December 7, 1862
Battle of Hartsville Confederate victory Hartsville John Hunt Morgan
December 7, 1862
Battle of Prairie Grove Union victory Washington County
December 11–15, 1862
Battle of Fredericksburg Confederate victory Fredericksburg, Virginia Robert E. Lee, George Meade, John Bell Hood
December 14, 1862
Battle of Kinston Union victory Kinston Battlefield Nathan George Evans
December 16, 1862
Battle of White Hall Draw Wayne County
December 17, 1862
Battle of Goldsborough Bridge Union victory Wayne County
December 26–29, 1862
Battle of Chickasaw Bayou Confederate victory Battle of Chickasaw Bayou William Tecumseh Sherman, John C. Pemberton, Stephen D. Lee
December 29, 1862 – July 4, 1863
Vicksburg campaign Union victory Vicksburg Ulysses S. Grant, William Tecumseh Sherman, Joseph E. Johnston
December 31, 1862 – January 2, 1863
Battle of Stones River Tactically Inconclusive; strategic Union victory due to Confederate withdrawal Murfreesboro, Tennessee William S. Rosecrans, Braxton Bragg, George H. Thomas
January 1, 1863
Battle of Galveston Confederate victory Galveston
January 8, 1863
Second Battle of Springfield Union victory Springfield
January 9–11, 1863
Battle of Arkansas Post Union victory Arkansas Post, Arkansas William Tecumseh Sherman, John Alexander McClernand, David Dixon Porter
January 27 – March 3, 1863
First Battle of Fort McAllister Confederate victory Bryan County John Lorimer Worden
March 17, 1863
Battle of Kelly's Ford Inconclusive Culpeper County Fitzhugh Lee
April 7, 1863
First Battle of Charleston Harbor Confederate victory First Battle of Charleston Harbor P. G. T. Beauregard, Samuel Francis Du Pont
April 11 – May 4, 1863
Siege of Suffolk Inconclusive Suffolk James Longstreet
April 13 – May 10, 1863
Stoneman's 1863 raid Confederate victory Spotsylvania County Robert E. Lee, George Stoneman
April 14, 1863
Battle of Irish Bend Union victory St. Mary Parish Nathaniel P. Banks, Richard Taylor
April 26, 1863
Battle of Cape Girardeau Strategic (Union) victory Cape Girardeau County
April 29, 1863
Battle of Grand Gulf Confederate victory Grand Gulf Military State Park David Dixon Porter, John Stevens Bowen
April 30 – May 6, 1863
Battle of Chancellorsville Confederate victory Chancellorsville, Virginia Robert E. Lee, George Meade, Stonewall Jackson
May 1–2, 1863
Battle of Chalk Bluff Confederate pyrrhic victory Dunklin County
May 1, 1863
Battle of Port Gibson Union victory Claiborne County Ulysses S. Grant, John C. Pemberton, John Alexander McClernand
May 3, 1863
Second Battle of Fredericksburg Union victory Fredericksburg Jubal Early, John Sedgwick
May 3–4, 1863
Battle of Salem Church Confederate victory Spotsylvania County Robert E. Lee, John Sedgwick
May 12, 1863
Battle of Raymond Union victory Hinds County James B. McPherson
May 14, 1863
Battle of Jackson Union victory Jackson Ulysses S. Grant, William Tecumseh Sherman, Joseph E. Johnston
May 16, 1863
Battle of Champion Hill Union victory Battle of Champion Hill Ulysses S. Grant
May 17, 1863
Battle of Big Black River Bridge Union victory Hinds County John Alexander McClernand, John Stevens Bowen, John C. Vaughn
May 18 – July 4, 1863
Siege of Vicksburg Union victory Vicksburg Ulysses S. Grant, William Tecumseh Sherman, John C. Pemberton
May 22 – July 9, 1863
Siege of Port Hudson Union victory Port Hudson, Louisiana David Farragut, Nathaniel P. Banks, Franklin Gardner
June 1863 – June 19, 1863
Battle of Middleburg Inconclusive Loudoun County J. E. B. Stuart
June 3 – July 24, 1863
Gettysburg campaign Inconclusive Maryland Robert E. Lee, George Meade, Joseph Hooker
June 7, 1863
Battle of Milliken's Bend Union victory Madison Parish
June 9, 1863
Battle of Brandy Station Culpeper County J. E. B. Stuart, Alfred Pleasonton
June 11 – July 26, 1863
Morgan's Raid Union victory Ambrose Burnside, Henry M. Judah, John Hunt Morgan
June 13–15, 1863
Second Battle of Winchester Confederate victory Frederick County Richard S. Ewell
June 17, 1863
Battle of Aldie Inconclusive Loudoun County Thomas T. Munford
June 21, 1863
Battle of Upperville Inconclusive Loudoun County Alfred Pleasonton
June 30, 1863
Battle of Hanover Inconclusive Hanover J. E. B. Stuart
July 1–3, 1863
Battle of Gettysburg Union victory Gettysburg Robert E. Lee, George Meade, John Bell Hood
July 1, 1863
Battle of Carlisle Inconclusive Carlisle J. E. B. Stuart
July 3, 1863
Battle of Fairfield Confederate victory
July 4–5, 1863
Fight at Monterey Pass Union victory Monterey Pass
July 4, 1863
Battle of Helena Union victory Phillips County Sterling Price
July 5–25, 1863
Jackson expedition Union victory Near Jackson, Mississippi William Tecumseh Sherman, Joseph E. Johnston
July 6–16, 1863
Battle of Williamsport Inconclusive Washington County Robert E. Lee, George Meade
July 8, 1863
Battle of Boonsboro Inconclusive Washington County Alfred Pleasonton
July 9, 1863
Battle of Corydon Confederate victory Corydon John Hunt Morgan
July 10–11, 1863
First Battle of Fort Wagner Confederate victory Fort Wagner, Morris Island, South Carolina P. G. T. Beauregard, Quincy Adams Gillmore, John Adolphus Dahlgren
July 17, 1863
Battle of Honey Springs Union victory Muskogee County
July 18, 1863
Second Battle of Fort Wagner Confederate victory Fort Wagner, Morris Island, South Carolina P. G. T. Beauregard, Quincy Adams Gillmore, William Booth Taliaferro
July 18 – September 7, 1863
Second Battle of Charleston Harbor Inconclusive Charleston P. G. T. Beauregard, Quincy Adams Gillmore, John Adolphus Dahlgren
August 1863 – December 14, 1863
Knoxville campaign Union victory East Tennessee James Longstreet, Ambrose Burnside
August 21, 1863
Lawrence Massacre Lawrence
September 7–9, 1863
Battle of the Cumberland Gap (1863) Union victory Cumberland Gap Ambrose Burnside
September 8, 1863
Second Battle of Fort Sumter Confederate victory Charleston P. G. T. Beauregard, Quincy Adams Gillmore
September 8, 1863
Second Battle of Sabine Pass Confederate victory Jefferson County William Buel Franklin
September 18–20, 1863
Battle of Chickamauga Confederate victory Chickamauga, Georgia John Bell Hood, James Longstreet, Daniel Harvey Hill
September 29, 1863
Battle of Stirling's Plantation Confederate victory Pointe Coupee Parish Thomas Green
October 6, 1863
Battle of Baxter Springs Confederate victory; Union holds fort Cherokee County
October 13, 1863
First Battle of Auburn Inconclusive Fauquier County J. E. B. Stuart
October 14, 1863
Second Battle of Auburn Inconclusive Fauquier County J. E. B. Stuart, Gouverneur Kemble Warren
October 14, 1863
Battle of Bristoe Station Union victory Prince William County A. P. Hill, Gouverneur Kemble Warren
October 28–29, 1863
Battle of Wauhatchie Union victory Hamilton County Joseph Hooker
November 7, 1863
Second Battle of Rappahannock Station Union victory Culpeper County Robert E. Lee, George Meade
November 23–25, 1863
Second Battle of Chattanooga Union victory Chattanooga, Tennessee Ulysses S. Grant, Daniel Harvey Hill, Braxton Bragg
November 24, 1863
Battle of Lookout Mountain Union victory Chattanooga Joseph Hooker
November 25, 1863
Chattanooga campaign Union victory Chattanooga Ulysses S. Grant, John C. Breckinridge, William Tecumseh Sherman
November 25, 1863
Battle of Missionary Ridge Union victory Chattanooga Ulysses S. Grant, John C. Breckinridge, William Tecumseh Sherman
November 27 – December 2, 1863
Battle of Mine Run Inconclusive Orange County Robert E. Lee, George Meade
November 29, 1863
Battle of Fort Sanders Union victory Battle of Fort Sanders James Longstreet, Ambrose Burnside
January 26, 1864
Battle of Athens (1864) Union victory Athens
February 6–7, 1864
Battle of Morton's Ford Inconclusive Orange County Richard S. Ewell
February 17, 1864
Sinking of USS Housatonic Sinking of USS Housatonic
February 20, 1864
Battle of Olustee Confederate victory Battle of Olustee Truman Seymour, Joseph Finegan
March 10 – May 22, 1864
Red River Campaign Red River Campaign Nathaniel P. Banks, Richard Taylor
March 14, 1864
Battle of Fort DeRussy Union victory Fort DeRussy
March 23 – May 3, 1864
Camden Expedition Union failure Southwest Arkansas
March 25, 1864
Battle of Paducah Confederate victory McCracken County Nathan Bedford Forrest
April 8, 1864
Battle of Mansfield Confederate victory Battle of Mansfield Nathaniel P. Banks, Richard Taylor
April 9, 1864
Battle of Pleasant Hill DeSoto Parish Nathaniel P. Banks, Richard Taylor
April 12, 1864
Battle of Fort Pillow Confederate victory Lauderdale County Nathan Bedford Forrest
April 18, 1864
Battle of Poison Spring Confederate victory Ouachita County
April 25, 1864
Battle of Marks' Mills Confederate victory Marks’ Mills Battleground State Park
April 30, 1864
Battle of Jenkins' Ferry Union victory Hot Spring County Sterling Price
May 1864 – October 1864
Valley campaigns of 1864 Union victory Shenandoah Valley John C. Breckinridge, Franz Sigel, Philip Henry Sheridan
May 4 – June 24, 1864
Overland Campaign Virginia Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, George Meade
May 5–7, 1864
Battle of the Wilderness Inconclusive The Wilderness, Virginia Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, George Meade
May 5, 1864
Battle of Albemarle Sound Inconclusive Albemarle Sound
May 6–7, 1864
Battle of Port Walthall Junction Union victory Chesterfield County Benjamin Franklin Butler, Johnson Hagood
May 7 – September 2, 1864
Atlanta campaign Union victory North Georgia John Schofield, John Bell Hood, William Tecumseh Sherman
May 8–21, 1864
Battle of Spotsylvania Inconclusive Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, George Meade
May 9, 1864
Battle of Swift Creek Inconclusive Chesterfield County P. G. T. Beauregard, Benjamin Franklin Butler
May 9, 1864
Battle of Cloyd's Mountain Union victory Pulaski County George Crook
May 10, 1864
Battle of Chester Station Inconclusive Chester P. G. T. Beauregard, Benjamin Franklin Butler
May 11, 1864
Battle of Yellow Tavern Union victory Hanover County J. E. B. Stuart, Philip Henry Sheridan, Fitzhugh Lee
May 12–16, 1864
Battle of Proctor's Creek Confederate victory Chesterfield County P. G. T. Beauregard, Benjamin Franklin Butler
May 13–15, 1864
Battle of Resaca Union victory Battle of Resaca John Schofield, John Bell Hood, William Tecumseh Sherman
May 15, 1864
Battle of New Market Confederate victory New Market, Virginia John C. Breckinridge, Franz Sigel
May 17, 1864
Battle of Adairsville Union victory Bartow County William Tecumseh Sherman, Joseph E. Johnston
May 20, 1864
Battle of Ware Bottom Church CSA (Confederate) victory Chesterfield County P. G. T. Beauregard, Benjamin Franklin Butler
May 24, 1864
Battle of Wilson's Wharf Union victory Charles City Fitzhugh Lee
May 25–26, 1864
Battle of New Hope Church Confederate victory Paulding County John Bell Hood, William Tecumseh Sherman, Joseph E. Johnston
May 26, 1864
Battle of North Anna Caroline County Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, George Meade
May 26 – June 1, 1864
Battle of Dallas Union victory Paulding County William Tecumseh Sherman, Joseph E. Johnston
May 27, 1864
Battle of Pickett's Mill Confederate victory Paulding County William Tecumseh Sherman, Joseph E. Johnston, Oliver O. Howard
May 28–30, 1864
Battle of Totopotomoy Creek Inconclusive Hanover County Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, George Meade
May 28, 1864
Battle of Haw's Shop Inconclusive Hanover County
May 30, 1864
Battle of Old Church Union victory Hanover County
May 31 – June 12, 1864
Battle of Cold Harbor Confederate victory Cold Harbor, Virginia Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, George Meade
June 5, 1864
Battle of Piedmont Union victory Augusta County David Hunter
June 9, 1864 – March 25, 1865
Siege of Petersburg Union victory Siege of Petersburg Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, George Meade
June 9 – July 3, 1864
Battle of Marietta Union victory Cobb County William Tecumseh Sherman, Joseph E. Johnston, Leonidas Polk
June 9, 1864
First Battle of Petersburg Confederate victory Petersburg P. G. T. Beauregard, Quincy Adams Gillmore, Henry A. Wise
June 10, 1864
Battle of Brice's Cross Roads Confederate victory Mississippi Nathan Bedford Forrest, Samuel D. Sturgis
June 11–12, 1864
Battle of Trevilian Station Confederate victory Louisa County Philip Henry Sheridan, Fitzhugh Lee
June 15–18, 1864
Second Battle of Petersburg Confederate victory Petersburg Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, George Meade
June 17–18, 1864
Battle of Lynchburg Confederate victory Lynchburg John C. Breckinridge, Jubal Early, David Hunter
June 19, 1864
Battle of Cherbourg (1864) Union victory Battle of Cherbourg (1864) John Ancrum Winslow, Raphael Semmes
June 21–23, 1864
Battle of Jerusalem Plank Road Inconclusive Petersburg A. P. Hill, William Mahone, Horatio Gouverneur Wright
June 22, 1864
Battle of Kolb's Farm Union tactical victory Cobb County John Schofield, John Bell Hood, Joseph Hooker
June 24, 1864
Battle of Saint Mary's Church Inconclusive Charles City
June 27, 1864
Battle of Kennesaw Mountain Confederate victory Battle of Kennesaw Mountain William Tecumseh Sherman, Joseph E. Johnston
July 9, 1864
Battle of Monocacy Battle of Monocacy Lew Wallace, Jubal Early
July 11–12, 1864
Battle of Fort Stevens Union victory Battle of Fort Stevens Abraham Lincoln, Horatio Gouverneur Wright, Alexander McDowell McCook
July 14–15, 1864
Battle of Tupelo Union victory Mississippi Stephen D. Lee, Nathan Bedford Forrest
July 20, 1864
Battle of Peachtree Creek Union victory Battle of Peachtree Creek John Bell Hood, George H. Thomas
July 20, 1864
Battle of Rutherford's Farm Union victory Frederick County Stephen Dodson Ramseur
July 22, 1864
Battle of Atlanta Union victory Battle of Atlanta John Bell Hood, William Tecumseh Sherman, James B. McPherson
July 24, 1864
Second Battle of Kernstown Confederate victory Frederick County Jubal Early, George Crook
July 27–29, 1864
First Battle of Deep Bottom Strategic Union Victory Henrico County Richard S. Ewell, Winfield Scott Hancock, Philip Henry Sheridan
July 28, 1864
Battle of Ezra Church Union victory Fulton County John Bell Hood, William Tecumseh Sherman, Oliver O. Howard
July 30, 1864
Battle of the Crater Confederate victory Petersburg, Virginia Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, P. G. T. Beauregard
August 5, 1864
Battle of Mobile Bay Union victory Mobile Bay, Alabama David Farragut, Franklin Buchanan, Gordon Granger
August 5–7, 1864
Battle of Utoy Creek Inconclusive Fulton County John Schofield, John Bell Hood, William Tecumseh Sherman
August 7, 1864
Battle of Moorefield Union victory Hardy County
August 14–20, 1864
Second Battle of Deep Bottom Henrico County Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, Winfield Scott Hancock
August 14–15, 1864
Second Battle of Dalton Union victory Whitfield County Joseph Wheeler
August 16, 1864
Battle of Guard Hill Union victory Warren County
August 18–21, 1864
Battle of Globe Tavern Union victory Petersburg P. G. T. Beauregard, A. P. Hill, Gouverneur Kemble Warren
August 21, 1864
Second Battle of Memphis Confederate victory Memphis Nathan Bedford Forrest
August 21, 1864
Battle of Summit Point Inconclusive Summit Point Philip Henry Sheridan, Richard Herron Anderson, Jubal Early
August 25, 1864
Second Battle of Ream's Station Dinwiddie County A. P. Hill, Winfield Scott Hancock
August 29 – December 2, 1864
Price's Missouri Expedition Arkansas
August 31 – September 1, 1864
Battle of Jonesborough Union victory Jonesborough, Georgia John Bell Hood, William Tecumseh Sherman, Oliver O. Howard
September 3–4, 1864
Battle of Berryville Inconclusive Clarke County Richard Herron Anderson, George Crook
September 18 – December 27, 1864
Franklin–Nashville campaign Union victory; end of large-scale fighting in the Western Theater Georgia John Schofield, John Bell Hood, George H. Thomas
September 19, 1864
Third Battle of Winchester Union victory Third Battle of Winchester John C. Breckinridge, Philip Henry Sheridan, Fitzhugh Lee
September 21–22, 1864
Battle of Fisher's Hill Union victory Battle of Fisher's Hill Philip Henry Sheridan, Jubal Early
September 27, 1864
Battle of Fort Davidson Union victory Iron County
September 29–30, 1864
Battle of Chaffin's Farm Union victory Henrico County Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, Richard S. Ewell
October 2, 1864
First Battle of Saltville Confederate victory Smyth County
October 5, 1864
Battle of Allatoona Union victory Bartow County
October 9, 1864
Battle of Tom's Brook Union victory Shenandoah County
October 19, 1864
Battle of Cedar Creek Union victory Battle of Cedar Creek Philip Henry Sheridan, Horatio Gouverneur Wright, Jubal Early
October 19, 1864
Second Battle of Lexington Confederate victory Lexington Sterling Price
October 19, 1864
St. Albans Raid Confederate victory Saint Albans
October 22, 1864
Second Battle of Independence Union victory Independence Sterling Price, Alfred Pleasonton
October 22–23, 1864
Battle of Byram's Ford Union victory Jackson County Alfred Pleasonton
October 23, 1864
Battle of Westport Union victory Westport Sterling Price
October 25, 1864
Battle of Marais des Cygnes Union victory Linn County Alfred Pleasonton
October 25, 1864
Battle of Mine Creek Union victory Linn County Frederick Benteen
October 26–29, 1864
Battle of Decatur Union victory Decatur John Bell Hood
November 4–5, 1864
Battle of Johnsonville Confederate victory New Johnsonville Nathan Bedford Forrest
November 15 – December 21, 1864
Sherman's March to the Sea Savannah — march endpoint William Tecumseh Sherman
November 22, 1864
Battle of Griswoldville Union victory Griswoldville Joseph Wheeler
November 24–29, 1864
Battle of Columbia Confederate victory Maury County John Schofield, John Bell Hood
November 29, 1864
Battle of Spring Hill Union victory Maury County John Schofield, John Bell Hood
November 30, 1864
Battle of Franklin Franklin, Tennessee John Schofield, John Bell Hood, David S. Stanley
November 30, 1864
Battle of Honey Hill Confederate victory Jasper County Gustavus Woodson Smith
December 5–7, 1864
Third Battle of Murfreesboro Union victory; see battle Murfreesboro Nathan Bedford Forrest
December 13, 1864
Second Battle of Fort McAllister Union victory Bryan County
December 15–16, 1864
Battle of Nashville Union victory Nashville, Tennessee John Schofield, John Bell Hood, George H. Thomas
December 17–18, 1864
Battle of Marion Union victory Smyth County John C. Breckinridge, George Stoneman
December 23–27, 1864
First Battle of Fort Fisher Confederate victory First Battle of Fort Fisher Benjamin Franklin Butler, David Dixon Porter, William Lamb
January 1 – April 26, 1865
Carolinas campaign North Carolina William Tecumseh Sherman, Joseph E. Johnston
January 13–15, 1865
Second Battle of Fort Fisher Union victory Fort Fisher, North Carolina Braxton Bragg, David Dixon Porter, Alfred Howe Terry
February 5–7, 1865
Battle of Hatcher's Run Union victory Dinwiddie County Ulysses S. Grant, George Meade, A. P. Hill
February 11–22, 1865
Battle of Wilmington Union victory Wilmington John Schofield, Braxton Bragg, David Dixon Porter
March 2, 1865
Battle of Waynesboro (1865) Union victory Battle of Waynesboro (1865) Philip Henry Sheridan, George Armstrong Custer, Jubal Early
March 6, 1865
Battle of Natural Bridge Confederate victory Woodville
March 7–10, 1865
Battle of Wyse Fork Union victory Lenoir County John Schofield, Braxton Bragg, Jacob D. Cox
March 10, 1865
Battle of Monroe's Crossroads Inconclusive Hoke County Joseph Wheeler
March 16, 1865
Battle of Averasborough Inconclusive Battle of Averasborough William Tecumseh Sherman, William J. Hardee
March 19–21, 1865
Battle of Bentonville Union victory Bentonville, North Carolina William Tecumseh Sherman, Joseph E. Johnston, Braxton Bragg
March 22 – April 20, 1865
Wilson's Raid Alabama
March 25, 1865
Battle of Fort Stedman Union victory Petersburg John B. Gordon
March 29, 1865
Battle of Lewis's Farm Union victory Dinwiddie County Gouverneur Kemble Warren
March 31, 1865
Battle of Dinwiddie Court House Inconclusive Dinwiddie County George Pickett, Philip Henry Sheridan, Fitzhugh Lee
April 1, 1865
Battle of Five Forks Union victory Five Forks, Virginia George Pickett, Philip Henry Sheridan, Gouverneur Kemble Warren
April 2–9, 1865
Battle of Fort Blakeley Union victory Baldwin County Edward Canby
April 2, 1865
Battle of Selma Union victory Dallas County Nathan Bedford Forrest, Richard Taylor
April 2, 1865
Third Battle of Petersburg Union victory Dinwiddie County Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, George Meade
April 6, 1865
Battle of Sailor's Creek Union victory Sailor's Creek, Virginia Ulysses S. Grant, Richard S. Ewell, Philip Henry Sheridan
April 6–7, 1865
Battle of High Bridge Inconclusive Prince Edward County William Mahone
April 7, 1865
Battle of Cumberland Church Confederate victory Cumberland County Robert E. Lee, Thomas T. Munford, George Crook
April 8, 1865
Battle of Appomattox Station Union victory Appomattox County Philip Henry Sheridan, George Armstrong Custer, E. O. C. Ord
April 9, 1865
Battle of Appomattox Court House Union victory Appomattox Court House Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, George Meade
May 12–13, 1865
Battle of Palmito Ranch Confederate victory Cameron County Theodore H. Barrett, John Salmon Ford

Key commanders

Union 91

Abraham Lincoln belligerent leader Ulysses S. Grant George B. McClellan George Meade Andrew Johnson Military Governor of Tennessee Winfield Scott John Schofield Nathaniel Lyon William Tecumseh Sherman Major General, Captured Atlanta; March to the Sea David Farragut Admiral, Captured New Orleans; won at Mobile Bay George H. Thomas Major General, Army of the Cumberland; won at Nashville Philip Henry Sheridan Major General, Cavalry commander; Shenandoah Valley campaign of 1864 Edwin Stanton Secretary of War E. O. C. Ord military commander Winfield Scott Hancock Major General, Commander of the II Corps Daniel Sickles Major General, Commander of the III Corps; lost a leg on July 2 Henry W. Slocum Major General, Commander of the XII Corps Oliver O. Howard Major General, Commander of the XI Corps George Sykes Major General, Commander of the V Corps Robert Anderson Major, Commander of the Union garrison at Fort Sumter Thomas Armstrong Morris Brigadier General, Commander of the Union forces at Philippi Isaac H. Duval military commander Irvin McDowell Brigadier General, Commander of the Army of Northeastern Virginia Benjamin Franklin Butler Major General, Commander of the Union land forces; military governor of New Orleans Edwin V. Sumner military commander Samuel P. Heintzelman military commander Erasmus D. Keyes military commander Charles Henry Davis Flag Officer, Commander of the Union ironclad flotilla Charles Ellet Jr. Colonel, Creator and commander of the United States Ram Fleet; mortally wounded Ambrose Burnside Major General, Commander of the IX Corps (left wing) Joseph Hooker Major General, Commander of the I Corps (right wing); wounded in action William Buel Franklin Major General, Commander of the Left Grand Division William S. Rosecrans Major General, Commander of the Army of the Cumberland Alexander McDowell McCook military commander David S. Stanley military commander Thomas Leonidas Crittenden military commander John Alexander McClernand Major General, Commander of the Union expedition against Arkansas Post David Dixon Porter Rear Admiral, Commander of the Union naval forces James B. McPherson Major General, Commander of the XVII Corps Nathaniel P. Banks Major General, Commander of the Army of the Gulf Quincy Adams Gillmore Brigadier General, Commander of the Department of the South John Adolphus Dahlgren military commander George Crockett Strong military commander Robert Gould Shaw Colonel, Led the 54th Massachusetts in the assault; killed in action Truman Seymour military commander Gordon Granger military commander John T. Wilder military commander Gouverneur Kemble Warren military commander John Sedgwick military commander Franz Sigel Major General, Commander of the Department of West Virginia James pp military commander Alfred Howe Terry Major General, Commander of the Union expeditionary force Horatio Gouverneur Wright Major General, Commander of VI Corps Samuel D. Sturgis military commander Samuel Francis Du Pont military commander Thomas W. Sherman military commander Andrew Hull Foote military commander John Marston military commander John Lorimer Worden military commander Nathan Kimball military commander Erastus B. Tyler military commander Don Carlos Buell military commander John Pope military commander Henry Halleck military commander John Rodgers military commander John Reese Kenly military commander Richard Taylor Confederate commander John Ancrum Winslow military commander Lew Wallace military commander George Crook military commander William H. Emory military commander George Armstrong Custer military commander Alexander Ramsey belligerent leader Edward Canby military commander Alexander McRae military commander Philip Kearny military commander Isaac Stevens military commander Theodore H. Barrett military commander Daniel Tyler military commander Israel Bush Richardson military commander James J. Andrews military commander Dixon S. Miles military commander Julius White military commander Alfred Pleasonton military commander Edward Dickinson Baker military commander Charles Pomeroy Stone military commander David Hunter military commander John C. Frémont military commander Frederick Benteen military commander Jacob D. Cox military commander George Stoneman military commander

Confederacy 81

Jefferson Davis Robert E. Lee John Bell Hood Stonewall Jackson Lieutenant General, Shenandoah Valley campaign; killed after Chancellorsville P. G. T. Beauregard General, Fired on Fort Sumter; commanded at First Bull Run Joseph E. Johnston General, Commanded in Virginia, the West and the Carolinas James Longstreet Lieutenant General, Corps commander under Lee Braxton Bragg General, Army of Tennessee at Stones River and Chickamauga John B. Gordon military commander Henry L. Benning military commander Richard S. Ewell Lieutenant General, Commander of the Second Corps A. P. Hill Lieutenant General, Commander of the Third Corps J. E. B. Stuart Major General, Commander of the Cavalry Corps George Pickett Major General, Commander of Pickett's Division; led Pickett's Charge George Alexander Porterfield Colonel, Commander of the Confederate forces at Philippi Mansfield Lovell Major General, Confederate commander at New Orleans Gustavus Woodson Smith Major General, Succeeded Johnston after he was wounded on May 31 Daniel Harvey Hill Major General, Commander of the Confederate left wing; led the main attack James Edward Montgomery Commander, Confederate River Defense Fleet, Commanded the Confederate River Defense Fleet at the Battle of Memphis William J. Hardee military commander Joseph Wheeler military commander Leonidas Polk military commander Thomas James Churchill military commander, Confederate commander at Arkansas Post John C. Pemberton Lieutenant General, Commander of the Confederate Army of Mississippi Franklin Gardner Major General, Confederate commander at Port Hudson William Booth Taliaferro Brigadier General, Commander of the Confederate garrison Johnson Hagood military commander John C. Breckinridge Major General, Confederate commander at New Market William Mahone Brigadier General, Led the Confederate counterattack Franklin Buchanan Admiral, Commander of the Confederate squadron Richard Lucian Page military commander Stephen D. Lee Lieutenant General, Corps commander in the Army of Tennessee William Lamb Colonel, Confederate garrison commander at Fort Fisher William H. C. Whiting Major General, Commander of the District of Wilmington; wounded at the battle Robert Hoke military commander Fitzhugh Lee Major General, Confederate cavalry commander Richard Herron Anderson Lieutenant General, Corps commander; his troops were scattered at Sailor's Creek Benjamin McCulloch Brigadier General, Commander of the Confederate forces at Wilson's Creek Sterling Price Major General, Commander of the Missouri State Guard Nicholas Bartlett Pearce military commander Thomas Drayton military commander Stephen Elliott, Jr. military commander Josiah Tattnall military commander Lloyd Tilghman military commander John B. Floyd military commander Gideon Johnson Pillow military commander Simon Bolivar Buckner military commander Catesby ap Roger Jones military commander Richard B. Garnett military commander Turner Ashby military commander Albert Sidney Johnston military commander John P. McCown military commander William W. Mackall military commander Ebenezer Farrand military commander John Taylor Wood military commander Stapleton Crutchfield military commander Thomas T. Munford military commander Joseph Finegan military commander Richard Taylor military commander Raphael Semmes military commander Jubal Early military commander William H. T. Walker military commander Stephen Dodson Ramseur military commander Nathan Bedford Forrest military commander Henry Hopkins Sibley military commander Earl Van Dorn military commander John Pegram military commander Thomas Green military commander John Stevens Bowen military commander John C. Vaughn military commander John Salmon Ford military commander Danville Leadbetter military commander William Allen Fuller military commander Johnson K. Duncan military commander Nathan George Evans military commander William N. Pendleton military commander William Smith military commander John Hunt Morgan military commander Henry A. Wise military commander George N. Hollins military commander Howell Cobb military commander

USA 2

Ulysses S. Grant military commander Irvin McDowell military commander

CSA 3

Leonidas Polk military commander Nathan George Evans military commander P. G. T. Beauregard military commander

United States 8

Franz Sigel military commander Ambrose Burnside military commander Henry M. Judah military commander William Tecumseh Sherman military commander Philip Henry Sheridan military commander Lew Wallace military commander George Crook military commander David Hunter military commander

Confederate States of America 5

John Hunt Morgan military commander Joseph E. Johnston military commander James Longstreet military commander John C. Breckinridge military commander Jubal Early military commander