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Battles of the American Civil War were fought between April 12, 1861, and May 12–13, 1865 in 19 states, mostly Confederate (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia [A]), the District of Columbia, and six territories (Arizona ...
t. e. The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States between the Union [e] ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union. The central conflict leading to war was a dispute over whether slavery should be ...
List of American Civil War battles. Battle of Fort Sumter – April 12, 1861 and April 13, 1861. First Battle of Bull Run – July 21, 1861. Battle of Wilson's Creek – August 10, 1861. Battle of Fort Donelson – February 12 to February 16, 1862. Battle of Pea Ridge – March 7 and March 8, 1862.
The western theater of the American Civil War encompassed major military operations in the states of Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, North Carolina, Kentucky, South Carolina and Tennessee, as well as Louisiana east of the Mississippi River. Operations on the coasts of these states, except for Mobile Bay, are considered part of the Lower ...
The Battle of Shiloh, also known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing, was a major battle in the American Civil War fought on April 6–7, 1862. The fighting took place in southwestern Tennessee, which was part of the war's Western Theater. The battlefield is located between a small, undistinguished church named Shiloh and Pittsburg Landing on ...
The eastern theater of the American Civil War consisted of the major military and naval operations in the states of Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania, the national capital in Washington, D.C., and the coastal fortifications and seaports of North Carolina. The interior of the Carolinas were considered part of the western ...
June 27, 1861. Sinking of the Petrel. July 28, 1861. July 28, 1861. One of the last naval battles in history involving a privateer ship. Battle of Hatteras Inlet Batteries. August 28, 1861. August 29, 1861. The first battle of the war involving both the Union Army and Navy.
T. Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War. Troop engagements of the American Civil War, 1861. Troop engagements of the American Civil War, 1862. Troop engagements of the American Civil War, 1863. Troop engagements of the American Civil War, 1864. Troop engagements of the American Civil War, 1865. Categories: