CIVIL WAR

BATTLES AND MAJOR EVENTS

Battle of Fort Sumter

• April 12, 1861• South Carolina• First Battle of the

Civil War• Lincoln refused to surrender the fort; ordered a resupply expedition; shots were fired.• No casualties of battle• Confederate Win

The First Battle of Manassas

• July 21, 1861• Virginia• First Battle of Bull Run• First major land battle• “Stonewall” Jackson helped force Union army

to retreat

Battle of Antietam

• September 17, 1862• Maryland• Bloodiest day of the

Civil War – 12 hours• Ended in a stalemate• About 23,000 casualties• Psychological turning

point

Battle of Galveston

• January 1, 1863• Texas• Confederates attack Union ships –

Confederate win• Hold onto port for the remainder of the war

Siege of Vicksburg

• May 18 – July 4, 1863• Mississippi• Town set high over Mississippi

River• Grant – surprise attack• Push Confederates to

surrender • Union Victory – now in

control of river

Battle of Gettysburg• July 1-3, 1863• Pennsylvania• Pickett’s charge – Confederate infantry assault• Turning point of war• Union Victory – 51,000 casualties

Battle of Sabine Pass

• Sept 8, 1863• Texas• 44 Confederate soldiers• Confederate soldiers fire on and take Union

gunboat – 200 prisoners• Inspirational• Confederate win

Appomattox Court House

• April 9, 1865• Virginia• Lee surrenders to Grant

Battle of Palmito Ranch

• May 13, 1865• Last Battle