Major Battles in the American Civil War

Major battles fought between the North and the secessionist South.

Battle

Date

Site

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First Battle of Bull Run (or the First Battle of Manassas)	July 21, 1861	Manassas, Virginia	Confederate army
Fort Henry	February 6, 1862	western Tennessee	Union army
Fort Donelson	February 16, 1862	western Tennessee	Union army
Shiloh (also called the Battle of Pittsburg Landing)	April 6-7, 1862	near Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee	Union army
Seven Days' Battle	June 25-July 1, 1862	Virginia	Confederate army
Second Battle of Bull Run (or the Second Battle of Manassas)	August 27-30, 1862	Manassas, Virginia	Confederate army
Antietam	September 17, 1862	Antietam Creek, Maryland	Union army
Fredericksburg	December 13, 1862	Fredericksburg, Virginia	Confederate army
Chancellorsville	May 1-4, 1863	Chancellorsville, Virginia	Confederate army
Siege of Vicksburg	May 19-July 4, 1863	Vicksburg, Mississippi	Union army
Gettysburg	July 1-3, 1863	near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania	Union army
Chickamauga	September 19-20, 1863	Chickamauga, Georgia	Confederate army
Chattanooga	November 23-25, 1863	Chattanooga, Tennessee	Union army
Battle of the Wilderness	May 5-9, 1864	northern Virginia	Not decisive
Spotsylvania	May 1864	Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia	Not decisive
Cold Harbor	June 3, 1864	Virginia	Not decisive
Siege of Petersburg	June 20, 1864-April 2, 1865	Petersburg, Virginia	Union army
Mobile Bay	August 5, 1864	Alabama	Union army
Atlanta	September 2, 1864	Georgia	Union army
Nashville	December 15-16, 1864	Tennessee	Union army

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