<Tr> <Td> Class C--Formative: An engagement involving divisions or detachments of the field armies in which a commander accomplished a limited campaign objective of reconnaissance, disruption, defense, or occupation . Formative battles had an observable influence on the direction, duration, or conduct of the campaign . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Class D--Limited: An engagement, typically involving detachments of the field armies, in which a commander achieved a limited tactical objective of reconnaissance, defense, or occupation . Limited battles maintained contact between the combatants without observable influence on the direction of the campaign . </Td> </Tr> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Battle </Th> <Th> Date </Th> <Th> State </Th> <Th> CWSAC </Th> <Th> Outcome </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Fort Sumter </Td> <Td> 000000001861 - 04 - 12 - 0000 April 12--14, 1861 </Td> <Td> South Carolina </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: Beauregard takes Charleston Federal fort, first battle of American Civil War . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Sewell's Point </Td> <Td> 000000001861 - 05 - 18 - 0000 May 18--19, 1861 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Inconclusive: Union gunboats fight inconclusive battle with Confederate artillery . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Aquia Creek </Td> <Td> 000000001861 - 05 - 29 - 0000 May 29--June 1, 1861 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Inconclusive: Confederate artillery hit by naval bombardment, later withdrawn . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Philippi (West Virginia) </Td> <Td> 000000001861 - 06 - 03 - 0000 June 3, 1861 </Td> <Td> West Virginia (Virginia at the time) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Union forces rout a small Confederate detachment in Western Virginia . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Big Bethel </Td> <Td> 000000001861 - 06 - 10 - 0000 June 10, 1861 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: Union attack on Confederate positions near a church repelled . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Boonville (Missouri) </Td> <Td> 000000001861 - 06 - 17 - 0000 June 17, 1861 </Td> <Td> Missouri </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Union forces defeat pro-Confederate governor's Missouri State Guard . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Hoke's Run </Td> <Td> 000000001861 - 07 - 02 - 0000 July 2, 1861 </Td> <Td> West Virginia (Virginia at the time) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Robert Patterson defeats Jackson's Confederates but fails to capitalize on his victory . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Carthage </Td> <Td> 000000001861 - 07 - 05 - 0000 July 5, 1861 </Td> <Td> Missouri </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: Confederate victory in Missouri during U.S. Civil War . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Rich Mountain </Td> <Td> 000000001861 - 07 - 11 - 0000 July 11, 1861 </Td> <Td> West Virginia (Virginia at the time) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Confederate forces under Gen. Robert S. Garnett split in half mid-battle by Union forces under Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan . One half surrenders; the other escapes . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Blackburn's Ford </Td> <Td> 000000001861 - 07 - 18 - 0000 July 18, 1861 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: Irvin McDowell's recon - in - force defeated at Manassas . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> First Battle of Bull Run or First Manassas </Td> <Td> 000000001861 - 07 - 21 - 0000 July 21, 1861 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: McDowell loses to J.E. Johnston, Beauregard; Jackson named "Stonewall". </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Wilson's Creek or Oak Hills </Td> <Td> 000000001861 - 08 - 10 - 0000 August 10, 1861 </Td> <Td> Missouri </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: Union forces under Nathaniel Lyon and Samuel D. Sturgis lose to Confederates under Sterling Price and Benjamin McCulloch . Lyon is killed . First major battle west of the Mississippi . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Kessler's Cross Lanes </Td> <Td> 000000001861 - 08 - 26 - 0000 August 26, 1861 </Td> <Td> West Virginia (Virginia at the time) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: Confederates under John B. Floyd surprise and defeat Union forces under Erastus B. Tyler . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Hatteras Inlet Batteries </Td> <Td> 000000001861 - 08 - 28 - 0000 August 28--29, 1861 </Td> <Td> North Carolina </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Union forces capture two North Carolina forts . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Dry Wood Creek </Td> <Td> 000000001861 - 09 - 02 - 0000 September 2, 1861 </Td> <Td> Missouri </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: Union cavalry from Kansas defeated by Missouri State Guard . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Carnifex Ferry </Td> <Td> 000000001861 - 09 - 10 - 0000 September 10, 1861 </Td> <Td> West Virginia (Virginia at the time) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Confederates withdraw by night after several hours of fighting . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Cheat Mountain </Td> <Td> 000000001861 - 09 - 12 - 0000 September 12--15, 1861 </Td> <Td> West Virginia (Virginia at the time) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: 300 Union troops withstand uncoordinated Confederate attacks . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> First Battle of Lexington </Td> <Td> 000000001861 - 09 - 13 - 0000 September 13--20, 1861 </Td> <Td> Missouri </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: Union forces badly defeated by Missouri State Guard . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Liberty </Td> <Td> 000000001861 - 09 - 17 - 0000 September 17, 1861 </Td> <Td> Missouri </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: Minor Missouri State Guard victory . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Barbourville </Td> <Td> 000000001861 - 09 - 19 - 0000 September 19, 1861 </Td> <Td> Kentucky </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: Zollicoffer raided a Federal recruitment camp and brought a counter-thrust . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Greenbrier River </Td> <Td> 000000001861 - 10 - 03 - 0000 October 3, 1861 </Td> <Td> West Virginia (Virginia at the time) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Inconclusive: Confederates withdraw after inconclusive battle . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Santa Rosa Island </Td> <Td> 000000001861 - 10 - 09 - 0000 October 9, 1861 </Td> <Td> Florida </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Union forces repel Confederate attempt to capture island . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Camp Wildcat </Td> <Td> 000000001861 - 10 - 21 - 0000 October 21, 1861 </Td> <Td> Kentucky </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Confederates chased from Cumberland Gap </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Fredericktown </Td> <Td> 000000001861 - 10 - 21 - 0000 October 21, 1861 </Td> <Td> Missouri </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Missouri State Guard defeated . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Ball's Bluff or Leesburg </Td> <Td> 000000001861 - 10 - 21 - 0000 October 21, 1861 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: 550 Union soldiers captured . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> First Battle of Springfield </Td> <Td> 000000001861 - 10 - 25 - 0000 October 25, 1861 </Td> <Td> Missouri </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Union forces capture town . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Belmont </Td> <Td> 000000001861 - 11 - 07 - 0000 November 7, 1861 </Td> <Td> Missouri </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Inconclusive: Grant captures and destroys Confederate supplies near Cairo, Illinois . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Ivy Mountain </Td> <Td> 000000001861 - 11 - 08 - 0000 November 8, 1861 </Td> <Td> Kentucky </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Round Mountain </Td> <Td> 000000001861 - 11 - 19 - 0000 November 19, 1861 </Td> <Td> Oklahoma (Indian Territory at the time) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: Opothleyahola's Unionist Creeks and Seminoles defeated near present - day Stillwater . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Chusto - Talasah </Td> <Td> 000000001861 - 12 - 09 - 0000 December 9, 1861 </Td> <Td> Oklahoma (Indian Territory at the time) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: Opothleyahola defeated near present - day Tulsa . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Camp Allegheny </Td> <Td> 000000001861 - 12 - 13 - 0000 December 13, 1861 </Td> <Td> West Virginia (Virginia at the time) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Inconclusive: Confederates withstand Union attack . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Rowlett's Station </Td> <Td> 000000001861 - 12 - 17 - 0000 December 17, 1861 </Td> <Td> Kentucky </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Inconclusive: Union soldiers hold area, but do not launch any counter thrusts . Confederates and Texas Rangers retreat . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Dranesville </Td> <Td> 000000001861 - 12 - 20 - 0000 December 20, 1861 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Union defeats Confederate forces under J.E.B. Stuart . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Chustenahlah </Td> <Td> 000000001861 - 12 - 26 - 0000 December 26, 1861 </Td> <Td> Oklahoma (Indian Territory at the time) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: Opothleyahola defeated, flees to Kansas . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Mount Zion Church </Td> <Td> 000000001861 - 12 - 28 - 0000 December 28, 1861 </Td> <Td> Missouri </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Union victory in Northeastern Missouri . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Cockpit Point </Td> <Td> 000000001862 - 01 - 03 - 0000 January 3, 1862 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Inconclusive: Inconclusive Civil War battle in Virginia . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Hancock </Td> <Td> 000000001862 - 01 - 05 - 0000 January 5--6, 1862 </Td> <Td> Maryland </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Inconclusive: Unsuccessful Confederate attack on Maryland town . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Roan's Tan Yard </Td> <Td> 000000001862 - 01 - 08 - 0000 January 8, 1862 </Td> <Td> Missouri </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Confederates routed . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Middle Creek </Td> <Td> 000000001862 - 01 - 10 - 0000 January 10, 1862 </Td> <Td> Kentucky </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Union forces under James A. Garfield defeat Confederates under Humphrey Marshall . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Mill Springs </Td> <Td> 000000001862 - 01 - 19 - 0000 January 19, 1862 </Td> <Td> Kentucky </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Felix Zollicoffer killed . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Fort Henry </Td> <Td> 000000001862 - 02 - 06 - 0000 February 6, 1862 </Td> <Td> Tennessee </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Ulysses S. Grant and Foote's gunboats gain control of Tennessee River by defeating Lloyd Tilghman </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Roanoke Island </Td> <Td> 000000001862 - 02 - 07 - 0000 February 7--8, 1862 </Td> <Td> North Carolina </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Union forces under Ambrose E. Burnside capture island from Henry A. Wise </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Fort Donelson </Td> <Td> 000000001862 - 02 - 11 - 0000 February 11--16, 1862 </Td> <Td> Tennessee </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Confederate army under Simon Bolivar Buckner surrenders to Grant, Union gains control of Cumberland River </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Valverde </Td> <Td> 000000001862 - 02 - 20 - 0000 February 20--21, 1862 </Td> <Td> New Mexico (New Mexico Territory at the time) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: Union forces routed in New Mexico Territory . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Island Number Ten (Battle of New Madrid) </Td> <Td> 000000001862 - 02 - 28 - 0000 February 28--April 8, 1862 </Td> <Td> Missouri </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Union victory by Pope over John P. McCown . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Pea Ridge or Elkhorn Tavern </Td> <Td> 000000001862 - 03 - 06 - 0000 March 6--8, 1862 </Td> <Td> Arkansas </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Union victory by Samuel Ryan Curtis over Earl Van Dorn ensured continued Union control of Missouri . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Hampton Roads </Td> <Td> 000000001862 - 03 - 08 - 0000 March 8--9, 1862 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Inconclusive: USS Monitor battles CSS Virginia, battle ends in a draw . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of New Bern </Td> <Td> 000000001862 - 03 - 14 - 0000 March 14, 1862 </Td> <Td> North Carolina </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Union troops disembark from ships and capture the town . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> First Battle of Kernstown </Td> <Td> 000000001862 - 03 - 23 - 0000 March 23, 1862 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Union forces defeat Confederates under "Stonewall" Jackson . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Fort Macon </Td> <Td> 000000001862 - 03 - 23 - 0000 March 23--April 26, 1862 </Td> <Td> North Carolina </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Confederate fort surrenders after Union artillery bombardment . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Glorieta Pass </Td> <Td> 000000001862 - 03 - 26 - 0000 March 26--28, 1862 </Td> <Td> New Mexico (New Mexico Territory at the time) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate tactical victory . Union strategic victory . Dubbed the "Gettysburg of the West". </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Siege of Yorktown (1862) (Battle of Yorktown) </Td> <Td> 000000001862 - 04 - 05 - 0000 April 5--May 4, 1862 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Inconclusive: Union troops win skirmish near site of decisive Revolutionary War battle . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Shiloh or Pittsburg Landing </Td> <Td> 000000001862 - 04 - 06 - 0000 April 6--7, 1862 </Td> <Td> Tennessee </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Grant and reinforcements under Buell repulse Albert Sidney Johnston and P.G.T. Beauregard, but the Union lost more men . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Fort Pulaski </Td> <Td> 000000001862 - 04 - 10 - 0000 April 10--11, 1862 </Td> <Td> Georgia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Union blockade closes Savannah, Georgia . Parrott rifle makes masonry forts obsolete . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip </Td> <Td> 000000001862 - 04 - 18 - 0000 April 18--28, 1862 </Td> <Td> Louisiana </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Decisive battle for possession of New Orleans . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of South Mills </Td> <Td> 000000001862 - 04 - 19 - 0000 April 19, 1862 </Td> <Td> North Carolina </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Inconclusive: Confederates thwart attempt to destroy a canal . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Capture of New Orleans </Td> <Td> 000000001862 - 04 - 25 - 0000 April 25--May 1, 1862 </Td> <Td> Louisiana </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Union forces capture city . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Siege of Corinth </Td> <Td> 000000001862 - 04 - 29 - 0000 April 29--May 30, 1862 </Td> <Td> Mississippi </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Union forces capture town, Beauregard tricks Union in order to escape to Tupelo . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Williamsburg </Td> <Td> 000000001862 - 05 - 05 - 0000 May 5, 1862 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Inconclusive: McClellan and Longstreet fight inconclusive battle . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Eltham's Landing </Td> <Td> 000000001862 - 05 - 07 - 0000 May 7, 1862 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Inconclusive: Inconclusive Civil War battle in Virginia . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of McDowell </Td> <Td> 000000001862 - 05 - 08 - 0000 May 8, 1862 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: Stonewall Jackson's Confederates defeat Union forces . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Drewry's Bluff </Td> <Td> 000000001862 - 05 - 15 - 0000 May 15, 1862 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: Union naval attack repelled by Confederate artillery . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Princeton Court House </Td> <Td> 000000001862 - 05 - 15 - 0000 May 15--17, 1862 </Td> <Td> West Virginia (Virginia at the time) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Front Royal </Td> <Td> 000000001862 - 05 - 23 - 0000 May 23, 1862 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: Stonewall Jackson threatens the Union rear, forces their retreat . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> First Battle of Winchester </Td> <Td> 000000001862 - 05 - 25 - 0000 May 25, 1862 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: Stonewall Jackson defeats Nathaniel P. Banks . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Hanover Court House </Td> <Td> 000000001862 - 05 - 27 - 0000 May 27, 1862 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Union victory during U.S. Civil War . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Seven Pines </Td> <Td> 000000001862 - 05 - 31 - 0000 May 31--June 1, 1862 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Inconclusive: J.E. Johnston attacks Union forces, wounded, inconclusive </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Tranter's Creek </Td> <Td> 000000001862 - 06 - 05 - 0000 June 5, 1862 </Td> <Td> North Carolina </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Confederate forces retreat after Colonel Singletary is killed . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Memphis </Td> <Td> 000000001862 - 06 - 06 - 0000 June 6, 1862 </Td> <Td> Tennessee </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Union forces capture the city . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> First Battle of Chattanooga </Td> <Td> 000000001862 - 06 - 07 - 0000 June 7--8, 1862 </Td> <Td> Tennessee </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Union forces bombard the town . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Cross Keys </Td> <Td> 000000001862 - 06 - 08 - 0000 June 8, 1862 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: John C. Fremont defeated by elements of Stonewall Jackson's force . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Port Republic </Td> <Td> 000000001862 - 06 - 09 - 0000 June 9, 1862 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: Costly victory for Stonewall Jackson . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Secessionville </Td> <Td> 000000001862 - 06 - 16 - 0000 June 16, 1862 </Td> <Td> South Carolina </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: Union repulsed, Union commander later court - martialed for disobeying orders . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Saint Charles </Td> <Td> 000000001862 - 06 - 17 - 0000 June 17, 1862 </Td> <Td> Arkansas </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: The USS Mound City is hit by Confederate shore gun and explodes . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Simmon's Bluff </Td> <Td> 000000001862 - 06 - 21 - 0000 June 21, 1862 </Td> <Td> South Carolina </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Oak Grove </Td> <Td> 000000001862 - 06 - 25 - 0000 June 25, 1862 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Inconclusive: (Seven Days Battles) Indecisive battle between McClellan and Lee . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Beaver Dam Creek or Mechanicsville </Td> <Td> 000000001862 - 06 - 26 - 0000 June 26, 1862 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: (Seven Days) Robert E. Lee defeated . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Gaines' Mill or Chickahominy River </Td> <Td> 000000001862 - 06 - 27 - 0000 June 27, 1862 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: (Seven Days) Lee defeats McClellan . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Garnett's & Golding's Farm </Td> <Td> 000000001862 - 06 - 27 - 0000 June 27--28, 1862 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Inconclusive: (Seven Days) Indecisive battle between Lee and McClellan . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Savage's Station </Td> <Td> 000000001862 - 06 - 29 - 0000 June 29, 1862 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Inconclusive: (Seven Days) Union forces withdraw . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Tampa </Td> <Td> 000000001862 - 06 - 30 - 0000 June 30--July 1, 1862 </Td> <Td> Florida </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: Union gunboat attacks, but later withdraws . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Glendale </Td> <Td> 000000001862 - 06 - 30 - 0000 June 30, 1862 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Inconclusive: (Seven Days) McClellan retreats from Lee's Confederates . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of White Oak Swamp </Td> <Td> 000000001862 - 06 - 30 - 0000 June 30, 1862 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Inconclusive: Indecisive artillery duel . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Malvern Hill </Td> <Td> 000000001862 - 07 - 01 - 0000 July 1, 1862 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: (Seven Days) McClellan defeats Lee but withdraws after battle . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Cotton Plant (Battle of Hill's Plantation) </Td> <Td> 000000001862 - 07 - 07 - 0000 July 7, 1862 </Td> <Td> Arkansas </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Union victory in Arkansas . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> First Battle of Murfreesboro </Td> <Td> 000000001862 - 07 - 13 - 0000 July 13, 1862 </Td> <Td> Tennessee </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Baton Rouge </Td> <Td> 000000001862 - 08 - 05 - 0000 August 5, 1862 </Td> <Td> Louisiana </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Union troops repulse attempt to recapture Baton Rouge . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Kirksville </Td> <Td> 000000001862 - 08 - 06 - 0000 August 6--9, 1862 </Td> <Td> Missouri </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Union forces capture town . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> First Battle of Donaldsonville </Td> <Td> 000000001862 - 08 - 09 - 0000 August 9, 1862 </Td> <Td> Louisiana </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Cedar Mountain </Td> <Td> 000000001862 - 08 - 09 - 0000 August 9, 1862 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: Union forces repelled by Confederate counter-attack . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> First Battle of Independence </Td> <Td> 000000001862 - 08 - 11 - 0000 August 11, 1862 </Td> <Td> Missouri </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: Confederate victory near Kansas City . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Lone Jack </Td> <Td> 000000001862 - 08 - 15 - 0000 August 15--16, 1862 </Td> <Td> Missouri </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: Confederate victory, Union commander killed . Rebels forced to withdraw after battle . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Fort Ridgely </Td> <Td> 000000001862 - 08 - 21 - 0000 August 21--22, 1862 </Td> <Td> Minnesota </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> * Dakota War of 1862: Failed Santee Sioux attack on Union controlled fort . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> First Battle of Rappahannock Station </Td> <Td> 000000001862 - 08 - 22 - 0000 August 22--25, 1862 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Inconclusive: Union supplies destroyed during skirmish . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Manassas Station Ops . </Td> <Td> 000000001862 - 08 - 25 - 0000 August 25--27, 1862 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: Jackson turns into Pope's rear area; destroys Manassas Station . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Second Battle of Bull Run or Second Manassas </Td> <Td> 000000001862 - 08 - 28 - 0000 August 28--30, 1862 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: Lee defeats Pope's Army of Virginia </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Thoroughfare Gap </Td> <Td> 000000001862 - 08 - 28 - 0000 August 28, 1862 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: Longstreet defeats small Union force to arrive at Manassas battlefield . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Richmond (Kentucky) </Td> <Td> 000000001862 - 08 - 30 - 0000 August 30, 1862 </Td> <Td> Kentucky </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: Edmund Kirby Smith routs Union army under Brig. Gen. William "Bull" Nelson . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Chantilly or Ox Hill </Td> <Td> 000000001862 - 09 - 01 - 0000 September 1, 1862 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Inconclusive: Union forces nearly being cut off, Isaac Stevens and Philip Kearny are killed . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Harpers Ferry </Td> <Td> 000000001862 - 09 - 12 - 0000 September 12--15, 1862 </Td> <Td> West Virginia (Virginia at the time) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: Stonewall Jackson captures Union garrison under Dixon S. Miles </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Munfordville </Td> <Td> 000000001862 - 09 - 14 - 0000 September 14--17, 1862 </Td> <Td> Kentucky </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: Union force surrenders . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of South Mountain or Boonsboro </Td> <Td> 000000001862 - 09 - 14 - 0000 September 14, 1862 </Td> <Td> Maryland </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: McClellan defeats Lee . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Antietam or Sharpsburg </Td> <Td> 000000001862 - 09 - 17 - 0000 September 17, 1862 </Td> <Td> Maryland </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Tactically inconclusive; strategic Union victory: McClellan ends Lee's first invasion of North, bloodiest single day of the war . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Shepherdstown </Td> <Td> 000000001862 - 09 - 19 - 0000 September 19--20, 1862 </Td> <Td> West Virginia (Virginia at the time) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: Confederate brigades counterattack and defeat pursuing Union brigades . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Iuka </Td> <Td> 000000001862 - 09 - 19 - 0000 September 19, 1862 </Td> <Td> Mississippi </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Rosecrans is victorious over Price near Mississippi town . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Wood Lake </Td> <Td> 000000001862 - 09 - 23 - 0000 September 23, 1862 </Td> <Td> Minnesota </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> * Dakota War of 1862: Overwhelming defeat of Santee Sioux forces during the Dakota War of 1862 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> First Battle of Sabine Pass </Td> <Td> 000000001862 - 09 - 24 - 0000 September 24, 1862 </Td> <Td> Texas </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> First Battle of Newtonia </Td> <Td> 000000001862 - 09 - 30 - 0000 September 30, 1862 </Td> <Td> Missouri </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: Union forces panic under bombardment from Confederate artillery . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Saint John's Bluff </Td> <Td> 000000001862 - 10 - 01 - 0000 October 1--3, 1862 </Td> <Td> Florida </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Second Battle of Corinth (Battle of Corinth) </Td> <Td> 000000001862 - 10 - 03 - 0000 October 3--4, 1862 </Td> <Td> Mississippi </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Confederate attack fails . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Galveston Harbor (1862) (First Battle of Galveston) </Td> <Td> 000000001862 - 10 - 04 - 0000 October 4, 1862 </Td> <Td> Texas </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Hatchie's Bridge </Td> <Td> 000000001862 - 10 - 05 - 0000 October 5, 1862 </Td> <Td> Tennessee </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Inconclusive: Confederate force under Earl Van Dorn escapes across river . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Perryville or Chaplin Hills </Td> <Td> 000000001862 - 10 - 08 - 0000 October 8, 1862 </Td> <Td> Kentucky </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Inconclusive: Tactical indecisive battle that ended Bragg's Kentucky campaign . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Old Fort Wayne </Td> <Td> 000000001862 - 10 - 22 - 0000 October 22, 1862 </Td> <Td> Oklahoma (Indian Territory at the time) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Georgia Landing </Td> <Td> 000000001862 - 10 - 27 - 0000 October 27, 1862 </Td> <Td> Louisiana </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Clark's Mill </Td> <Td> 000000001862 - 11 - 07 - 0000 November 7, 1862 </Td> <Td> Missouri </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: Union force surrenders to larger Confederate force . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Cane Hill </Td> <Td> 000000001862 - 11 - 28 - 0000 November 28, 1862 </Td> <Td> Arkansas </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: Small Confederate force delays Union while larger force escapes . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Prairie Grove </Td> <Td> 000000001862 - 12 - 07 - 0000 December 7, 1862 </Td> <Td> Arkansas </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Union secures NW Arkansas . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Hartsville </Td> <Td> 000000001862 - 12 - 07 - 0000 December 7, 1862 </Td> <Td> Tennessee </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: Disguised in Union uniforms, Confederates infiltrate and defeat Union forces . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Fredericksburg </Td> <Td> 000000001862 - 12 - 13 - 0000 December 13, 1862 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: Lee beats back repeated frontal assaults by Burnside . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Kinston </Td> <Td> 000000001862 - 12 - 14 - 0000 December 14, 1862 </Td> <Td> North Carolina </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Union forces under John G. Foster defeat Confederates under Nathan Evans . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of White Hall </Td> <Td> 000000001862 - 12 - 16 - 0000 December 16, 1862 </Td> <Td> North Carolina </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Inconclusive: Foster fights indecisive battle with Beverly Robertson . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Goldsboro Bridge </Td> <Td> 000000001862 - 12 - 17 - 0000 December 17, 1862 </Td> <Td> North Carolina </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Foster defeats Confederates and destroys the bridge . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Jackson, Tennessee </Td> <Td> 000000001862 - 12 - 19 - 0000 December 19, 1862 </Td> <Td> Tennessee </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Confederate feint to distract Union forces . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Chickasaw Bayou </Td> <Td> 000000001862 - 12 - 26 - 0000 December 26--29, 1862 </Td> <Td> Mississippi </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: (Vicksburg Campaign) Pemberton defeats Sherman; Union attack on Confederate right flank thwarted . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Parker's Cross Roads </Td> <Td> 000000001862 - 12 - 31 - 0000 December 31, 1862 </Td> <Td> Tennessee </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: Confederates repel Union double - pronged assault . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Stones River (Second Battle of Murfreesboro) </Td> <Td> 000000001862 - 12 - 31 - 0000 December 31, 1862--January 2, 1863 </Td> <Td> Tennessee </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Bragg forced to withdraw after losing 11,739 men . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Galveston (Second Battle of Galveston) </Td> <Td> 000000001863 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 1, 1863 </Td> <Td> Texas </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: John B. Magruder expels occupying Union troops from Galveston, Texas . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Second Battle of Springfield </Td> <Td> 000000001863 - 01 - 08 - 0000 January 8, 1863 </Td> <Td> Missouri </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Confederates enter town, but are unable to take nearby fort . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Arkansas Post (Battle of Fort Hindman) </Td> <Td> 000000001863 - 01 - 09 - 0000 January 9, 1863 </Td> <Td> Arkansas </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Part of Vicksburg Campaign, fight for control of mouth of Arkansas River . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Hartville </Td> <Td> 000000001863 - 01 - 09 - 0000 January 9--11, 1863 </Td> <Td> Missouri </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: Confederates are victorious, but unable to continue raid . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bear River Massacre </Td> <Td> 000000001863 - 01 - 29 - 0000 January 29, 1863 </Td> <Td> Idaho (Washington Territory at the time) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> American Indian Wars: Shoshone forces massacred by Union troops . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Dover </Td> <Td> 000000001863 - 02 - 03 - 0000 February 3, 1863 </Td> <Td> Tennessee </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Failed Confederate attack on town . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Fort McAllister (1863) </Td> <Td> 000000001863 - 03 - 05 - 0000 March 5, 1863 </Td> <Td> Georgia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Thompson's Station </Td> <Td> 000000001863 - 03 - 05 - 0000 March 5, 1863 </Td> <Td> Tennessee </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Fort Anderson </Td> <Td> 000000001863 - 03 - 13 - 0000 March 13--15, 1863 </Td> <Td> North Carolina </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Daniel H. Hill leads unsuccessful Confederate attack on New Bern . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Kelly's Ford </Td> <Td> 000000001863 - 03 - 17 - 0000 March 17, 1863 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: Indecisive cavalry battle during Civil War . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Vaught's Hill </Td> <Td> 000000001863 - 03 - 20 - 0000 March 20, 1863 </Td> <Td> Tennessee </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Union forces withstand attack by John Hunt Morgan's Confederates . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Brentwood </Td> <Td> 000000001863 - 03 - 25 - 0000 March 25, 1863 </Td> <Td> Tennessee </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: Union force surrenders . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Washington, NC </Td> <Td> 000000001863 - 03 - 30 - 0000 March 30--April 20, 1863 </Td> <Td> North Carolina </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Inconclusive: Hill unable to take North Carolina town from Union forces . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> First Battle of Charleston Harbor </Td> <Td> 000000001863 - 04 - 07 - 0000 April 7, 1863 </Td> <Td> South Carolina </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Franklin (1863) </Td> <Td> 000000001863 - 04 - 10 - 0000 April 10, 1863 </Td> <Td> Tennessee </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Confederates withdraw after rearguard defeat . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Suffolk (Hill's Point) (Battle of Fort Huger) </Td> <Td> 000000001863 - 04 - 11 - 0000 April 11--May 4, 1863 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Inconclusive </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Suffolk (Norfleet House); Siege of Suffolk </Td> <Td> 000000001863 - 04 - 11 - 0000 April 11--May 4, 1863 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Inconclusive: Twin battles fought over Suffolk . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Fort Bisland </Td> <Td> 000000001863 - 04 - 12 - 0000 April 12--13, 1863 </Td> <Td> Louisiana </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Irish Bend </Td> <Td> 000000001863 - 04 - 14 - 0000 April 14, 1863 </Td> <Td> Louisiana </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Vermillion Bayou </Td> <Td> 000000001863 - 04 - 17 - 0000 April 17, 1863 </Td> <Td> Louisiana </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Cape Girardeau </Td> <Td> 000000001863 - 04 - 26 - 0000 April 26, 1863 </Td> <Td> Missouri </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Confederate attack fails . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Grand Gulf </Td> <Td> 000000001863 - 04 - 29 - 0000 April 29, 1863 </Td> <Td> Mississippi </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: Unsuccessful naval attack by Grant's forces . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Snyder's Bluff </Td> <Td> 000000001863 - 04 - 29 - 0000 April 29--May 1, 1863 </Td> <Td> Mississippi </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: Union feint during Vicksburg Campaign . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Day's Gap </Td> <Td> 000000001863 - 04 - 30 - 0000 April 30, 1863 </Td> <Td> Alabama </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Union victory during a raid in Alabama . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Chancellorsville </Td> <Td> 000000001863 - 04 - 30 - 0000 April 30--May 6, 1863 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: Lee defeats Hooker's Army of Potomac, Jackson mortally wounded . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Port Gibson </Td> <Td> 000000001863 - 05 - 01 - 0000 May 1, 1863 </Td> <Td> Mississippi </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: in Vicksburg campaign, Grant defeats Confederates </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Chalk Bluff </Td> <Td> 000000001863 - 05 - 01 - 0000 May 1--2, 1863 </Td> <Td> Arkansas </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: Confederates win but can't continue raid . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Second Battle of Fredericksburg </Td> <Td> 000000001863 - 05 - 03 - 0000 May 3, 1863 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Union forces under John Sedgwick defeat Confederate forces left to guard the town by Lee . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Salem Church </Td> <Td> 000000001863 - 05 - 03 - 0000 May 3--4, 1863 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: Lee defeats Sedgwick . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Raymond </Td> <Td> 000000001863 - 05 - 12 - 0000 May 12, 1863 </Td> <Td> Mississippi </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Failed Confederate attempt to protect Vicksburg from approaching Federals . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Jackson, Mississippi </Td> <Td> 000000001863 - 05 - 14 - 0000 May 14, 1863 </Td> <Td> Mississippi </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Sherman, McPherson defeat Johnston </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Champion Hill </Td> <Td> 000000001863 - 05 - 16 - 0000 May 16, 1863 </Td> <Td> Mississippi </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Grant defeats Pemberton . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Big Black River Bridge </Td> <Td> 000000001863 - 05 - 17 - 0000 May 17, 1863 </Td> <Td> Mississippi </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Confederate forces trapped in Vicksburg . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Siege of Vicksburg </Td> <Td> 000000001863 - 05 - 18 - 0000 May 18--July 4, 1863 </Td> <Td> Mississippi </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: the siege ends; Grant accepts surrender of second Confederate army under Pemberton . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Plains Store </Td> <Td> 000000001863 - 05 - 21 - 0000 May 21, 1863 </Td> <Td> Louisiana </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Union victory near Baton Rouge . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Siege of Port Hudson </Td> <Td> 000000001863 - 05 - 21 - 0000 May 21--July 9, 1863 </Td> <Td> Louisiana </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: last Confederate stronghold on Mississippi surrenders; Gardner surrenders to Banks . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Milliken's Bend </Td> <Td> 000000001863 - 06 - 07 - 0000 June 7, 1863 </Td> <Td> Louisiana </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: In the largest battle fought between Confederate and Black troops, after nearly two days of close combat, the Confederates were defeated in their attempt to raise the siege of Vicksburg . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Brandy Station </Td> <Td> 000000001863 - 06 - 09 - 0000 June 9, 1863 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Inconclusive: Pleasonton surprises J.E.B. Stuart's cavalrymen in their camps near Brandy Station . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Lake Providence </Td> <Td> 000000001863 - 06 - 09 - 0000 June 9, 1863 </Td> <Td> Louisiana </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Second Battle of Winchester </Td> <Td> 000000001863 - 06 - 13 - 0000 June 13--15, 1863 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: Confederate victory paves way for Lee's invasion of the North . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Aldie </Td> <Td> 000000001863 - 06 - 17 - 0000 June 17, 1863 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Inconclusive: Indecisive battle during Robert E. Lee's march north . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Middleburg </Td> <Td> 000000001863 - 06 - 17 - 0000 June 17--19, 1863 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Inconclusive: J.E.B. Stuart retreats from engagement with Union cavalry . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of LaFourche Crossing </Td> <Td> 000000001863 - 06 - 20 - 0000 June 20--21, 1863 </Td> <Td> Louisiana </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Upperville </Td> <Td> 000000001863 - 06 - 21 - 0000 June 21, 1863 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Inconclusive: Indecisive cavalry battle during Lee's invasion . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Hoover's Gap </Td> <Td> 000000001863 - 06 - 24 - 0000 June 24--26, 1863 </Td> <Td> Tennessee </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Union victory prevents Confederates in Tennessee from coming to the aid of Vicksburg . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Second Battle of Donaldsonville </Td> <Td> 000000001863 - 06 - 28 - 0000 June 28, 1863 </Td> <Td> Louisiana </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Goodrich's Landing </Td> <Td> 000000001863 - 06 - 29 - 0000 June 29--30, 1863 </Td> <Td> Louisiana </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Inconclusive: Confederates drive Union Black Regiments off of several plantations . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Hanover </Td> <Td> 000000001863 - 06 - 30 - 0000 June 30, 1863 </Td> <Td> Pennsylvania </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Inconclusive: J.E.B. Stuart forced to change his route, delaying his efforts to unite with Lee's force outside Gettysburg . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Cabin Creek </Td> <Td> 000000001863 - 07 - 01 - 0000 July 1--2, 1863 </Td> <Td> Oklahoma (Indian Territory at the time) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Gettysburg </Td> <Td> 000000001863 - 07 - 01 - 0000 July 1--3, 1863 </Td> <Td> Pennsylvania </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Lee loses to Meade, Pickett's Charge fails, ends second invasion of North . Confederate army arrived in Gettysburg to resupply army, unaware of Union army nearby . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Helena </Td> <Td> 000000001863 - 07 - 04 - 0000 July 4, 1863 </Td> <Td> Arkansas </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Confederate assault on river port fails securing eastern Arkansas for Union . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Williamsport </Td> <Td> 000000001863 - 07 - 06 - 0000 July 6--16, 1863 </Td> <Td> Maryland </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Inconclusive: Meade and Lee fight indecisive battle . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Boonsboro </Td> <Td> 000000001863 - 07 - 08 - 0000 July 8, 1863 </Td> <Td> Maryland </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Inconclusive: Indecisive action at rearguard of Lee's retreat . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Corydon </Td> <Td> 000000001863 - 07 - 09 - 0000 July 9, 1863 </Td> <Td> Indiana </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: Confederate raid results in civilian casualties, including a Lutheran minister . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Fort Wagner </Td> <Td> 000000001863 - 07 - 11 - 0000 July 11, 1863 </Td> <Td> South Carolina </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: first of two Union attempts to take Ft . Wagner . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Kock's Plantation </Td> <Td> 000000001863 - 07 - 12 - 0000 July 12--13, 1863 </Td> <Td> Louisiana </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Grimball's Landing </Td> <Td> 000000001863 - 07 - 16 - 0000 July 16, 1863 </Td> <Td> South Carolina </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Inconclusive: </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Honey Springs </Td> <Td> 000000001863 - 07 - 17 - 0000 July 17, 1863 </Td> <Td> Oklahoma (Indian Territory at the time) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: In Indian Territory, two largely Black and American Indian forces meet . Union victory . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Second Battle of Fort Wagner (Battle of Fort Wagner, Morris Island) </Td> <Td> 000000001863 - 07 - 18 - 0000 July 18, 1863 </Td> <Td> South Carolina </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: second of two Union attempts to take Ft . Wagner fails, heroism of the 54th Massachusetts . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Buffington Island </Td> <Td> 000000001863 - 07 - 19 - 0000 July 19, 1863 </Td> <Td> Ohio </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union Victory: </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Manassas Gap </Td> <Td> 000000001863 - 07 - 23 - 0000 July 23, 1863 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Inconclusive: Indecisive battle by day, Confederates withdraw by night . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Big Mound </Td> <Td> 000000001863 - 07 - 24 - 0000 July 24--25, 1863 </Td> <Td> North Dakota (Dakota Territory at the time) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> * Dakota War of 1862: Union forces defeat Santee and Teton Sioux forces . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Dead Buffalo Lake </Td> <Td> 000000001863 - 07 - 26 - 0000 July 26, 1863 </Td> <Td> North Dakota (Dakota Territory at the time) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> * Sioux Wars / Dakota War of 1862: Sibley defeats Sioux forces . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Salineville </Td> <Td> 000000001863 - 07 - 26 - 0000 July 26, 1863 </Td> <Td> Ohio </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Confederate Brigadier General John Hunt Morgan surrenders in Ohio . The northernmost battle in the Civil War . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Stony Lake </Td> <Td> 000000001863 - 07 - 28 - 0000 July 28, 1863 </Td> <Td> North Dakota (Dakota Territory at the time) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> * Dakota War of 1862: Sioux forces escape Union forces in pursuit . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Second Battle of Fort Sumter </Td> <Td> 000000001863 - 08 - 17 - 0000 August 17--September 9, 1863 </Td> <Td> South Carolina </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: Union's massive bombardment and naval attack fails to retake the fort . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Second Battle of Charleston Harbor </Td> <Td> 000000001863 - 08 - 17 - 0000 August 17--September 8, 1863 </Td> <Td> South Carolina </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Inconclusive: </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Second Battle of Chattanooga </Td> <Td> 000000001863 - 08 - 21 - 0000 August 21--September 8, 1863 </Td> <Td> Tennessee </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Union captures town . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lawrence Massacre (Quantrill's Raid) </Td> <Td> 000000001863 - 08 - 23 - 0000 August 23, 1863 </Td> <Td> Kansas </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: Quantrill's Raiders pillage the city . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Devil's Backbone </Td> <Td> 000000001863 - 09 - 01 - 0000 September 1, 1863 </Td> <Td> Arkansas </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Union victory after heavy fighting . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Whitestone Hill </Td> <Td> 000000001863 - 09 - 03 - 0000 September 3--5, 1863 </Td> <Td> North Dakota (Dakota Territory at the time) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> * Sioux Wars / Dakota War of 1862: Union forces defeat several American Indian tribes including the Sioux and Blackfeet . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Second Battle of Sabine Pass </Td> <Td> 000000001863 - 09 - 08 - 0000 September 8, 1863 </Td> <Td> Texas </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: Confederate forces place stakes in river to help aim their guns at Union ships . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Bayou Fourche </Td> <Td> 000000001863 - 09 - 10 - 0000 September 10, 1863 </Td> <Td> Arkansas </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Union victory allows for capture of Little Rock . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Davis's Cross Roads </Td> <Td> 000000001863 - 09 - 10 - 0000 September 10--11, 1863 </Td> <Td> Georgia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Union forces establish defensive positions prior to Chickamauga . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Chickamauga </Td> <Td> 000000001863 - 09 - 19 - 0000 September 19--20, 1863 </Td> <Td> Georgia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: Bragg defeats Rosecrans, George Thomas of US anointed "The Rock of Chickamauga" </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Blountville (Battle of Blountsville) </Td> <Td> 000000001863 - 09 - 22 - 0000 September 22, 1863 </Td> <Td> Tennessee </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Union forces capture town . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Stirling's Plantation </Td> <Td> 000000001863 - 09 - 29 - 0000 September 29, 1863 </Td> <Td> Louisiana </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Baxter Springs </Td> <Td> 000000001863 - 10 - 06 - 0000 October 6, 1863 </Td> <Td> Kansas </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: Quantrill's Raiders massacre Union Black Troops during U.S. Civil War . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Blue Springs </Td> <Td> 000000001863 - 10 - 10 - 0000 October 10, 1863 </Td> <Td> Tennessee </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Confederate forces overrun . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> First Battle of Auburn </Td> <Td> 000000001863 - 10 - 13 - 0000 October 13, 1863 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: J.E.B. Stuart escapes by hiding in a ravine . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Bristoe Station </Td> <Td> 000000001863 - 10 - 14 - 0000 October 14, 1863 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Meade defeats elements of Lee's forces, but Confederates destroy railroad during retreat . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Second Battle of Auburn </Td> <Td> 000000001863 - 10 - 14 - 0000 October 14, 1863 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Inconclusive: Confederates attack Union rearguard, indecisive . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Fort Brooke </Td> <Td> 000000001863 - 10 - 16 - 0000 October 16--18, 1863 </Td> <Td> Florida </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Buckland Mills </Td> <Td> 000000001863 - 10 - 19 - 0000 October 19, 1863 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: Union cavalry caught in ambush, defeated . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Pine Bluff </Td> <Td> 000000001863 - 10 - 25 - 0000 October 25, 1863 </Td> <Td> Arkansas </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Confederate attack fails . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Wauhatchie </Td> <Td> 000000001863 - 10 - 28 - 0000 October 28--29, 1863 </Td> <Td> Tennessee </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Longstreet defeated by Union forces . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Collierville </Td> <Td> 000000001863 - 11 - 03 - 0000 November 3, 1863 </Td> <Td> Tennessee </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Abortive Confederate attack on the town . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Droop Mountain </Td> <Td> 000000001863 - 11 - 06 - 0000 November 6, 1863 </Td> <Td> West Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Second Battle of Rappahannock Station </Td> <Td> 000000001863 - 11 - 07 - 0000 November 7, 1863 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Union forces surge across river, forcing Lee to retreat . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Campbell's Station </Td> <Td> 000000001863 - 11 - 16 - 0000 November 16, 1863 </Td> <Td> Tennessee </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Confederate double - envelopment attempt fails . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Chattanooga Campaign </Td> <Td> 000000001863 - 11 - 23 - 0000 November 23--25, 1863 </Td> <Td> Tennessee </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Grant defeats Braxton Bragg and relieves Union forces besieged in Chattanooga . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Mine Run </Td> <Td> 000000001863 - 11 - 27 - 0000 November 27--December 2, 1863 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Inconclusive: Meade bombards Lee's Confederates but then withdraws . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Ringgold Gap </Td> <Td> 000000001863 - 11 - 27 - 0000 November 27, 1863 </Td> <Td> Georgia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: Confederates under Patrick Cleburne defeat Union forces under Joseph Hooker . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Fort Sanders </Td> <Td> 000000001863 - 11 - 29 - 0000 November 29, 1863 </Td> <Td> Tennessee </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Longstreet unable to take fort due to poor quality gunpowder . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Bean's Station </Td> <Td> 000000001863 - 12 - 14 - 0000 December 14, 1863 </Td> <Td> Tennessee </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: Union forces withdraw a short distance . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Mossy Creek </Td> <Td> 000000001863 - 12 - 29 - 0000 December 29, 1863 </Td> <Td> Tennessee </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Confederate cavalry forced back . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Dandridge </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 01 - 17 - 0000 January 17, 1864 </Td> <Td> Tennessee </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: Union forces withdraw . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Athens </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 01 - 26 - 0000 January 26, 1864 </Td> <Td> Alabama </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Union victory in Northern Alabama . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Fair Garden </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 01 - 27 - 0000 January 27, 1864 </Td> <Td> Tennessee </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Inconclusive: Union victory followed by withdrawal . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Morton's Ford </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 02 - 06 - 0000 February 6--7, 1864 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Inconclusive: Diversionary Union attack . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Middle Boggy Depot </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 02 - 13 - 0000 February 13, 1864 </Td> <Td> Oklahoma (Indian Territory at the time) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Meridian </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 02 - 14 - 0000 February 14--20, 1864 </Td> <Td> Mississippi </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Sherman occupies town . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Olustee </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 02 - 20 - 0000 February 20, 1864 </Td> <Td> Florida </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: Union fails to take Florida . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Okolona </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 02 - 22 - 0000 February 22, 1864 </Td> <Td> Mississippi </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: Confederate cavalry, commanded by Maj. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest, routed 7,000 cavalry under the command of Brig. Gen. William Sooy Smith . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> First Battle of Dalton </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 02 - 22 - 0000 February 22--27, 1864 </Td> <Td> Georgia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: After several days of intense skirmishing, Maj. Gen. George H. Thomas's army withdrew upon realizing Gen. Joseph E. Johnston's troops could repel any assault . However, the intelligence garnered from the Battle of Dalton helped pave the way for a Union victory in the summer . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Walkerton </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 03 - 02 - 0000 March 2, 1864 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: controversy surrounding the Dahlgren Affair . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Fort De Russy </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 03 - 12 - 0000 March 12--14, 1864 </Td> <Td> Louisiana </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Fort DeRussy fell and the Red River to Alexandria was open . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Paducah </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 03 - 25 - 0000 March 25, 1864 </Td> <Td> Kentucky </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: Confederate raid by Forrest successful . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Elkin's Ferry </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 04 - 03 - 0000 April 3--4, 1864 </Td> <Td> Arkansas </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Confederates unable to prevent Union river crossing . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Mansfield or Sabine Cross Roads </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 04 - 08 - 0000 April 8, 1864 </Td> <Td> Louisiana </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: Banks Union Red River Campaign halted by the Confederates . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Prairie D'Ane </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 04 - 09 - 0000 April 9--13, 1864 </Td> <Td> Arkansas </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Frederick Steele defeats Sterling Price . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Pleasant Hill </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 04 - 09 - 0000 April 9, 1864 </Td> <Td> Louisiana </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Confederate attack fails . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Fort Pillow </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 04 - 12 - 0000 April 12, 1864 </Td> <Td> Tennessee </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: N.B. Forrest takes fort, massacres black soldiers . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Blair's Landing </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 04 - 12 - 0000 April 12--13, 1864 </Td> <Td> Louisiana </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Plymouth </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 04 - 17 - 0000 April 17, 1864 </Td> <Td> North Carolina </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: Confederate land forces, supported by naval ram, retake two Union forts near Plymouth, North Carolina . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Poison Spring </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 04 - 18 - 0000 April 18, 1864 </Td> <Td> Arkansas </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: Part of Red River Campaign in Arkansas, black troops massacred . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Monett's Ferry </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 04 - 23 - 0000 April 23, 1864 </Td> <Td> Louisiana </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Confederate forces driven back . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Marks' Mills </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 04 - 25 - 0000 April 25, 1864 </Td> <Td> Arkansas </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: Part of Red River Campaign in Arkansas . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Jenkins' Ferry </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 04 - 30 - 0000 April 30, 1864 </Td> <Td> Arkansas </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Part of Red River Campaign in Arkansas . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Albemarle Sound </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 05 - 05 - 0000 May 5, 1864 </Td> <Td> North Carolina </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Inconclusive: Indecisive naval battle during U.S. Civil War . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of the Wilderness </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 05 - 05 - 0000 May 5--7, 1864 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Inconclusive: Grant and Lee meet inconclusively . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Port Walthall Junction </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 05 - 06 - 0000 May 6--7, 1864 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Union forces destroy railroad </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Rocky Face Ridge </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 05 - 07 - 0000 May 7--13, 1864 </Td> <Td> Georgia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Due to a flanking movement by Union troops under Maj. Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman, Confederates led by Gen. Joseph E. Johnston were forced to evacuate their strong position near Atlanta . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Spotsylvania Court House </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 05 - 08 - 0000 May 8--21, 1864 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Inconclusive: Grant and Lee meet inconclusively, Grant writes to Halleck "I propose to fight it out on this line if it takes all summer". </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Swift Creek </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 05 - 09 - 0000 May 9, 1864 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Inconclusive: Union forces damage railroad, but are stopped by Confederate forces . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Cloyd's Mountain </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 05 - 09 - 0000 May 9, 1864 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Union victory, Confederate General Albert G. Jenkins killed . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Chester Station </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 05 - 10 - 0000 May 10, 1864 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Inconclusive: Union forces under Benjamin Butler pushed back . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Cove Mountain </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 05 - 10 - 0000 May 10, 1864 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Union victory after brief battle . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Yellow Tavern </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 05 - 11 - 0000 May 11, 1864 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Union forces win cavalry battle, J.E.B. Stuart is mortally wounded . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Proctor's Creek </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 05 - 12 - 0000 May 12--16, 1864 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: Beauregard defeats Butler . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Resaca </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 05 - 13 - 0000 May 13, 1864 </Td> <Td> Georgia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Inconclusive: Sherman defeats Johnston </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of New Market </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 05 - 15 - 0000 May 15, 1864 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: Confederate forces halt Union army under Franz Sigel from advance up the Shenandoah Valley . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Mansura </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 05 - 16 - 0000 May 16, 1864 </Td> <Td> Louisiana </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Adairsville </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 05 - 17 - 0000 May 17, 1864 </Td> <Td> Georgia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Failed Confederate attempt to destroy part of the Union force approaching Atlanta . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Yellow Bayou </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 05 - 18 - 0000 May 18, 1864 </Td> <Td> Louisiana </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Ware Bottom Church </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 05 - 20 - 0000 May 20, 1864 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: Beauregard boxes Butler in . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of North Anna </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 05 - 23 - 0000 May 23--26, 1864 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Inconclusive: Lee outmaneuvers Grant, but because of illness, he is unable to capitalize . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Wilson's Wharf </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 05 - 24 - 0000 May 24, 1864 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Confederates under Fitzhugh Lee defeated by two Union black regiments . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of New Hope Church </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 05 - 25 - 0000 May 25--26, 1864 </Td> <Td> Georgia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: Hooker's forces defeated . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Dallas (Georgia) </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 05 - 26 - 0000 May 26--June 4, 1864 </Td> <Td> Georgia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Confederate withdrawal in Georgia . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Pickett's Mill </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 05 - 27 - 0000 May 27, 1864 </Td> <Td> Georgia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: Unsuccessful attack by Sherman on Johnston . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Haw's Shop </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 05 - 28 - 0000 May 28, 1864 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Union advance halted . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Totopotomoy Creek </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 05 - 28 - 0000 May 28--30, 1864 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Inconclusive: Union forces pushed back . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Old Church </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 05 - 30 - 0000 May 30, 1864 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Union forces drive Confederates back to Cold Harbor . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Cold Harbor </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 05 - 31 - 0000 May 31--June 12, 1864 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: Lee repulses Grant, Confederate general says "This is not war, this is murder". </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Piedmont </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 06 - 05 - 0000 June 5, 1864 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Union forces under David Hunter defeat Confederate defenses on march to Staunton, Virginia, upper Shenandoah Valley . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Old River Lake </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 06 - 06 - 0000 June 6, 1864 </Td> <Td> Arkansas </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Marietta </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 06 - 06 - 0000 June 6--July 3, 1864 </Td> <Td> Georgia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Sherman defeats Johnston . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> First Battle of Petersburg </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 06 - 09 - 0000 June 9, 1864 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: Beauregard defeats Butler . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Brice's Crossroads </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 06 - 10 - 0000 June 10, 1864 </Td> <Td> Mississippi </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: N.B. Forrest routs Union force almost three times as large . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Cynthiana </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 06 - 11 - 0000 June 11--12, 1864 </Td> <Td> Kentucky </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Union Brig. Gen. Stephen Gano Burbridge defeated Confederate Brig. Gen. John Hunt Morgan . Most Confederate soldiers were casualties, though Morgan escaped . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Trevilian Station </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 06 - 11 - 0000 June 11--12, 1864 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: Confederate victory, George Armstrong Custer nearly surrounded and has to be rescued by Sheridan . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Second Battle of Petersburg </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 06 - 15 - 0000 June 15--18, 1864 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: Lee repulses Grant at back door to Richmond . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Lynchburg </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 06 - 17 - 0000 June 17--18, 1864 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: Fake Confederate reinforcements lead to Union retreat . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Jerusalem Plank Road </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 06 - 21 - 0000 June 21--24, 1864 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Inconclusive: Union siege lines extended for Siege of Petersburg . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Kolb's Farm </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 06 - 22 - 0000 June 22, 1864 </Td> <Td> Georgia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Confederate attack fails due to poor terrain conditions . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Saint Mary's Church </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 06 - 24 - 0000 June 24, 1864 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Inconclusive: Union forces fight a successful delaying action . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Staunton River Bridge </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 06 - 25 - 0000 June 25, 1864 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Kennesaw Mountain </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 06 - 27 - 0000 June 27, 1864 </Td> <Td> Georgia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: Johnston repulses Sherman . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Sappony Church </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 06 - 28 - 0000 June 28, 1864 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> First Battle of Ream's Station </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 06 - 29 - 0000 June 29, 1864 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: Maj. Gen. William Mahone and Brig. Gen. Fitzhugh Lee defeated Union cavalry raiding Confederate railroads south of Petersburg, Virginia . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Monocacy (Battle of Monocacy Junction) </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 07 - 09 - 0000 July 9, 1864 </Td> <Td> Maryland </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: Union Gen. Lew Wallace slows up Jubal Early, saving DC . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Fort Stevens </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 07 - 11 - 0000 July 11--12, 1864 </Td> <Td> District of Columbia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Failed Confederate attempt to capture Washington, D.C., President Lincoln, observing the battle, comes under Confederate fire . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Tupelo </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 07 - 14 - 0000 July 14--15, 1864 </Td> <Td> Mississippi </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Confederate forces under Stephen D. Lee are defeated and Nathan Bedford Forrest is wounded in action . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Cool Spring </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 07 - 18 - 0000 July 18--19, 1864 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Peachtree Creek </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 07 - 20 - 0000 July 20, 1864 </Td> <Td> Georgia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: (Atlanta Campaign) First Confederate attack against Union forces north of Atlanta fails . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Rutherford's Farm </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 07 - 20 - 0000 July 20, 1864 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Confederates under Jubal Early caught by surprise and defeated . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Atlanta </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 07 - 22 - 0000 July 22, 1864 </Td> <Td> Georgia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: (Atlanta Campaign) Sherman turns back Hood's attack east of Atlanta . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Second Battle of Kernstown </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 07 - 24 - 0000 July 24, 1864 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: Jubal Early defeats Union forces . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> First Battle of Deep Bottom </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 07 - 27 - 0000 July 27--29, 1864 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Ezra Church </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 07 - 28 - 0000 July 28, 1864 </Td> <Td> Georgia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: (Atlanta Campaign) Confederate attack on Union army northwest of Atlanta fails to gain element of surprise, finding entrenched Union forces . Union victory . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Killdeer Mountain </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 07 - 28 - 0000 July 28--29, 1864 </Td> <Td> North Dakota (Dakota Territory at the time) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> * Sioux Wars / Dakota War of 1862: Union forces defeat Sioux . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of the Crater </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 07 - 30 - 0000 July 30, 1864 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: Lee defeats Burnside . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Folck's Mill </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 08 - 01 - 0000 August 1, 1864 </Td> <Td> Maryland </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Inconclusive: Indecisive Civil War battle . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Mobile Bay </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 08 - 02 - 0000 August 2--23, 1864 </Td> <Td> Alabama </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: David Farragut takes port, says "Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead". </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Utoy Creek </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 08 - 05 - 0000 August 5--7, 1864 </Td> <Td> Georgia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Inconclusive: (Atlanta Campaign) Indecisive battle on Union right flank near Atlanta . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Moorefield </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 08 - 07 - 0000 August 7, 1864 </Td> <Td> West Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Second Battle of Dalton </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 08 - 14 - 0000 August 14--15, 1864 </Td> <Td> Georgia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Union forces withstand attack until relieved . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Second Battle of Deep Bottom </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 08 - 14 - 0000 August 14--20, 1864 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: The Confederates drove back the Union threat, but at a cost of diluting their forces as the Union had hoped . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Guard Hill </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 08 - 16 - 0000 August 16, 1864 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Inconclusive: </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Globe Tavern </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 08 - 18 - 0000 August 18--21, 1864 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Confederate forces lose control of railroads at Petersburg . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Lovejoy's Station </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 08 - 20 - 0000 August 20, 1864 </Td> <Td> Georgia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: Confederates repel Union raiders attacking the station . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Second Battle of Memphis </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 08 - 21 - 0000 August 21, 1864 </Td> <Td> Tennessee </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Partially successful Confederate raid . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Summit Point </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 08 - 21 - 0000 August 21, 1864 </Td> <Td> West Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Inconclusive: </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Second Battle of Ream's Station </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 08 - 25 - 0000 August 25, 1864 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: Union lines overrun by Confederates . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Smithfield Crossing </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 08 - 25 - 0000 August 25--29, 1864 </Td> <Td> West Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Inconclusive: </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Jonesborough </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 08 - 31 - 0000 August 31--September 1, 1864 </Td> <Td> Georgia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: William J. Hardee's Confederates defeated, resulting in Atlanta's fall the following day . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Berryville </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 09 - 03 - 0000 September 3--4, 1864 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Inconclusive: At the same time Confederate Lt. Gen. Jubal A. Early sent Maj. Gen. Joseph B. Kershaw's division to attack Colonel Joseph Thoburn's division of the VIII Corps, and Kershaw initially routed Thoburn's left flank . Darkness ended the fighting . The next morning, Early, seeing the strength of the Union's entrenched line, retreated behind Opequon Creek . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Opequon (Third Battle of Winchester) </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 09 - 19 - 0000 September 19, 1864 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Sheridan defeats Early, several officers killed or wounded on both sides . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Fisher's Hill </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 09 - 02 - 0000 September 2--22, 1864 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Successful Union frontal assault . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Fort Davidson </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 09 - 27 - 0000 September 27, 1864 </Td> <Td> Missouri </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Union forces detonate their own fort after losing to Confederates . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Chaffin's Farm (New Market Heights) </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 09 - 29 - 0000 September 29--30, 1864 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Union forces victorious, but fail to capture several forts . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Peebles' Farm </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 09 - 30 - 0000 September 30--October 2, 1864 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Union victory near Petersburg . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> First Battle of Saltville </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 10 - 01 - 0000 October 1--3, 1864 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: Confederates defeat Union Black Cavalry, war crimes committed against captured blacks . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Allatoona </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 10 - 05 - 0000 October 5, 1864 </Td> <Td> Georgia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Union fortifications hold . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Darbytown and New Market </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 10 - 07 - 0000 October 7, 1864 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Tom's Brook </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 10 - 09 - 0000 October 9, 1864 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Union cavalry defeats Confederates . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Darbytown Road </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 10 - 13 - 0000 October 13, 1864 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: Federal assault on Confederate fortifications repulsed with heavy casualties . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Glasgow </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 10 - 15 - 0000 October 15, 1864 </Td> <Td> Missouri </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: Union forces surrender . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Second Battle of Lexington </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 10 - 19 - 0000 October 19, 1864 </Td> <Td> Missouri </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: Union forces driven out of town . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Cedar Creek </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 10 - 19 - 0000 October 19, 1864 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Sheridan defeats Early, drives Confederates from Shenandoah Valley . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Little Blue River </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 10 - 21 - 0000 October 21, 1864 </Td> <Td> Missouri </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: Confederate victory in Missouri . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Byram's Ford </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 10 - 22 - 0000 October 22--23, 1864 </Td> <Td> Missouri </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Confederates under Marmaduke defeated . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Second Battle of Independence </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 10 - 22 - 0000 October 22, 1864 </Td> <Td> Missouri </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: Union forces occupy town . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Westport </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 10 - 23 - 0000 October 23, 1864 </Td> <Td> Missouri </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Union forces win decisive battle to take control of Missouri . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Marais des Cygnes </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 10 - 25 - 0000 October 25, 1864 </Td> <Td> Kansas </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Price's Confederates pursued into Kansas . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Mine Creek </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 10 - 25 - 0000 October 25, 1864 </Td> <Td> Kansas </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Price's army crushed, flees back into Missouri . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Marmiton River </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 10 - 25 - 0000 October 25, 1864 </Td> <Td> Missouri </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Price escapes Union pursuit . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Decatur </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 10 - 26 - 0000 October 26--29, 1864 </Td> <Td> Alabama </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Confederates unable to cross river . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Boydton Plank Road </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 10 - 27 - 0000 October 27--28, 1864 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Inconclusive: Union forces take control of road, but withdraw after battle . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Fair Oaks & Darbytown Road </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 10 - 27 - 0000 October 27--28, 1864 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Second Battle of Newtonia </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 10 - 28 - 0000 October 28, 1864 </Td> <Td> Missouri </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: James G. Blunt defeats Joseph O. Shelby . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Johnsonville </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 11 - 04 - 0000 November 4--5, 1864 </Td> <Td> Tennessee </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: Confederates bombard Union forces during the night after a fire starts near union positions . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Bull's Gap </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 11 - 11 - 0000 November 11--13, 1864 </Td> <Td> Tennessee </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: Minor Confederate victory during U.S. Civil War . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Griswoldville </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 11 - 22 - 0000 November 22, 1864 </Td> <Td> Georgia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Sherman's march to the sea continued . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Columbia </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 11 - 24 - 0000 November 24, 1864 </Td> <Td> Tennessee </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: Confederates divert attention . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Buck Head Creek </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 11 - 28 - 0000 November 28, 1864 </Td> <Td> Georgia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Spring Hill </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 11 - 29 - 0000 November 29, 1864 </Td> <Td> Tennessee </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Confederate mistakes allow Federal forces to redeploy, leading to the Battle of Franklin . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sand Creek massacre </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 11 - 29 - 0000 November 29, 1864 </Td> <Td> Colorado (Colorado Territory at the time) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> * Colorado War: U.S. forces massacre Cheyenne and Arapaho . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Honey Hill </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 11 - 30 - 0000 November 30, 1864 </Td> <Td> South Carolina </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: The third battle of Sherman's March to the Sea was a failed Union Army expedition under Maj. Gen. John P. Hatch that attempted to cut off the Charleston and Savannah Railroad in support of Sherman's projected arrival in Savannah . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Franklin (1864) </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 11 - 30 - 0000 November 30, 1864 </Td> <Td> Tennessee </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Hood attacks Schofield but suffers crushing losses; Pickett's Charge of the West . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Waynesboro, Georgia </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 12 - 04 - 0000 December 4, 1864 </Td> <Td> Georgia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Kilpatrick stops Wheeler from attacking Sherman . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Third Battle of Murfreesboro </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 12 - 05 - 0000 December 5--7, 1864 </Td> <Td> Tennessee </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Confederate raid mostly unsuccessful . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> First Battle of Fort Fisher </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 12 - 07 - 0000 December 7--27, 1864 </Td> <Td> North Carolina </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: Failed Union attempt to take fort . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Second Battle of Fort McAllister </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 12 - 13 - 0000 December 13, 1864 </Td> <Td> Georgia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Nashville </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 12 - 15 - 0000 December 15--16, 1864 </Td> <Td> Tennessee </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Thomas attacks and virtually destroys Hood's Confederate Army of Tennessee . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Marion </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 12 - 17 - 0000 December 17--18, 1864 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Second Battle of Saltville </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 12 - 20 - 0000 December 20--21, 1864 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Confederate forces retreated, and General George Stoneman's troops entered the town and destroyed the saltworks . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Second Battle of Fort Fisher </Td> <Td> 000000001865 - 01 - 13 - 0000 January 13--15, 1865 </Td> <Td> North Carolina </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Union takes fort . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Rivers' Bridge </Td> <Td> 000000001865 - 02 - 03 - 0000 February 3, 1865 </Td> <Td> South Carolina </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Union forces capture river crossing . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Hatcher's Run </Td> <Td> 000000001865 - 02 - 05 - 0000 February 5--7, 1865 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Union force launch unexpected attack . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Wilmington (North Carolina) </Td> <Td> 000000001865 - 02 - 22 - 0000 February 22, 1865 </Td> <Td> North Carolina </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Last Confederate port falls . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Waynesboro, Virginia </Td> <Td> 000000001865 - 03 - 02 - 0000 March 2, 1865 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Remnants of Confederate Army of the Valley are destroyed . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Natural Bridge </Td> <Td> 000000001865 - 03 - 06 - 0000 March 6, 1865 </Td> <Td> Florida </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: Confederate victory in Florida prevents the capture of Tallahassee . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Wyse Fork </Td> <Td> 000000001865 - 03 - 07 - 0000 March 7--10, 1865 </Td> <Td> North Carolina </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Confederate attacks repelled by Union artillery . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Monroe's Cross Roads </Td> <Td> 000000001865 - 03 - 10 - 0000 March 10, 1865 </Td> <Td> North Carolina </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Inconclusive: </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Averasborough </Td> <Td> 000000001865 - 03 - 16 - 0000 March 16, 1865 </Td> <Td> North Carolina </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Inconclusive: Union and Confederate forces attack one another in turn, both attacks fail . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Bentonville </Td> <Td> 000000001865 - 03 - 19 - 0000 March 19--21, 1865 </Td> <Td> North Carolina </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Sherman defeats Confederates </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Fort Stedman </Td> <Td> 000000001865 - 03 - 25 - 0000 March 25, 1865 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Lee attempts to break siege . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Spanish Fort </Td> <Td> 000000001865 - 03 - 27 - 0000 March 27--April 8, 1865 </Td> <Td> Alabama </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Union forces capture fort just east of Mobile . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Lewis's Farm </Td> <Td> 000000001865 - 03 - 29 - 0000 March 29, 1865 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Union forces capture Confederate earthworks . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of White Oak Road </Td> <Td> 000000001865 - 03 - 31 - 0000 March 31, 1865 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Confederate forces under Richard H. Anderson defeated . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Dinwiddie Court House </Td> <Td> 000000001865 - 03 - 31 - 0000 March 31, 1865 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: Pickett defeats Sheridan . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Five Forks </Td> <Td> 000000001865 - 04 - 01 - 0000 April 1, 1865 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Sheridan routs Confederates . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Selma </Td> <Td> 000000001865 - 04 - 02 - 0000 April 2, 1865 </Td> <Td> Alabama </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Wilson defeats Forrest . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Third Battle of Petersburg </Td> <Td> 000000001865 - 04 - 02 - 0000 April 2, 1865 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Grant defeats Lee . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Sutherland's Station </Td> <Td> 000000001865 - 04 - 02 - 0000 April 2, 1865 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Lee's supply lines are cut . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Namozine Church </Td> <Td> 000000001865 - 04 - 03 - 0000 April 3, 1865 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: Several Confederates captured, Custer's brother earns Medal of Honor . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Amelia Springs </Td> <Td> 000000001865 - 04 - 05 - 0000 April 5, 1865 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Inconclusive: </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Rice's Station </Td> <Td> 000000001865 - 04 - 06 - 0000 April 6, 1865 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Sayler's Creek (or Sailor's Creek) </Td> <Td> 000000001865 - 04 - 06 - 0000 April 6, 1865 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Lee realizes his army is on the verge of defeat . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of High Bridge </Td> <Td> 000000001865 - 04 - 06 - 0000 April 6--7, 1865 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Inconclusive: Union forces thwart Lee's attempts to burn bridges and to resupply, Grant proposes that Lee surrender, but he refuses . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Cumberland Church </Td> <Td> 000000001865 - 04 - 07 - 0000 April 7, 1865 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: Union forces attack Confederate rearguard, but darkness cuts the attack short . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Appomattox Station </Td> <Td> 000000001865 - 04 - 08 - 0000 April 8, 1865 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Union forces thwart Lee's final attempt to resupply . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Appomattox Court House </Td> <Td> 000000001865 - 04 - 09 - 0000 April 9, 1865 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Lee's forces surrounded . He subsequently surrenders . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Fort Blakeley </Td> <Td> 000000001865 - 04 - 09 - 0000 April 9, 1865 </Td> <Td> Alabama </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Union forces capture fort east of Mobile . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Palmito Ranch </Td> <Td> 000000001865 - 05 - 12 - 0000 May 12--13, 1865 </Td> <Td> Texas </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: Last battle in Texas during final phases of the Civil War . </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Battle </Th> <Th> Date </Th> <Th> State </Th> <Th> CWSAC </Th> <Th> Outcome </Th> </Tr>

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