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Of the estimated 8,000 occasions in which hostilities occurred in the American Civil War, this table and related articles describe the 384 battles that were classified in CWSAC's Report on the Nation's Civil War Battlefields.
There were nearly 10,500 battles in 23 states during America's Civil War. This is a chronological list of the most famous and important of them.
Here are seven battles that proved pivotal in the American Civil War. 1. First Bull Run. A Union supply train races down a road during the First Battle of Bull Run, Virginia, the first...
Explore our timeline of the American Civil War and learn about the important events and battles that happened throughout this period of American history – from John Brown's Raid to the adoption of the 13th Amendment. View the American Revolution and War of 1812 timelines.
The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System simplifies the research with brief but informative histories of the nearly 400 battles deemed most significant by the National Park Service's American Battlefield Protection Program. Battles can easily be searched by both state and campaign
The Civil War in the United States began in 1861, after decades of simmering tensions between northern and southern states over slavery, states’ rights and westward expansion.
Battles of the American Civil War are listed below by order of engagement. Also available are events by state of occurrence, war year and general categories related to the war. April 12-13, 1861: The beginning of the American Civil War was marked by the events at Fort Sumter in South Carolina.
Learn about the strategic, though often unpredictable, locations of battles during the U.S. Civil War from 1861 to 1865. This map shows select U.S. Civil War battles and engagements that took place in the eastern part of the country. Fighting also took place farther west, from Missouri and Arkansas to the New Mexico Territory.
Between 1861 and 1865, 10,000 battles and engagements were fought across the continent, from Vermont to the New Mexico Territory, and beyond. The four-year struggle between north and south made heroes of citizen soldiers, forever changed the role of women in society, and freed more than 3 million slaves.
American Civil War, four-year war (1861–65) fought between the United States and 11 Southern states that seceded to form the Confederate States of America. It arose out of disputes over slavery and states’ rights.