Civil War Battle Information
Statistical Summary of the North and South
Battle Information:
Fort Sumter - April 12-14, 1861
The First Battle of Bull Run (Manassas) - July 21, 1861
The Battle of Wilson's Creek - August 10, 1861
Fort Henry and Fort Donelson Campaign - February 6-16, 1862
The Battle of Pea Ridge - March 7-8, 1862
The Battle of Hampton Roads (U.S.S. Monitor vs. C.S.S. Virginia) - March 8-9, 1862
The Peninsula Campaign - March 17-July 2, 1862
Jackson's Valley Campaign (Shenandoah Valley Campaign) - March 23-June 9, 1862
The Battle of Shiloh (Pittsburg Landing) - April 6-7, 1862
The Battle of New Orleans - April 24-27, 1862
The Seven Days Battles (Seven Days Campaign) - June 25-July 1, 1862
The Second Battle of Bull Run (Manassas) - August 28-30, 1862
The Battle of Antietam (Sharpsburg) - September 17, 1862
The Battle of Perryville - October 8, 1862
The Battle of Fredericksburg - December 11-13, 1862
The Battle of Stones River (Murfreesboro) - December 31, 1862-January 2, 1863
The Vicksburg Campaign and Siege - March 29-July 4, 1863
The Battle of Chancellorsville - May 1-4, 1863
The Battle of Gettysburg - July 1-3, 1863
The Battle of Chickamauga - September 19-20, 1863
The Battle of Chattanooga (Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge) - November 23-25, 1863
The Battle of the Wilderness - May 5-6, 1864
The Atlanta Campaign - May 7-September 2, 1864
The Battle of Spotsylvania Court House - May 8-21, 1864
The Battle of New Market (Opening of the Valley Campaign of 1864) - May 15, 1864
The Battle of Cold Harbor - May 31-June 3, 1864
The Petersburg Campaign and Siege - June 15, 1864-April 2, 1865
The Battle of Mobile Bay - August 5, 1864
The Battle of Cedar Creek (or Bell Grove and the end of the Valley Campaign of 1864) - October 19, 1864
Sherman's March to the Sea - November 14-December 22, 1864
The Battle of Nashville (Including Franklin and the Nashville Campaign) - December 15-16, 1864
The Battle of Bentonville (Including the Carolinas Campaign) - March 19-21, 1865
Appomattox Court House (Including Sailor's or Syler's Creek) - April 9, 1865
Notes:
Numbers in parentheses reflect estimated strength of armies or units.
Estimated casualty figures are totals for killed, wounded, missing in action, and taken prisoner.
Alternative names of battles and campaigns appear in parentheses.
Military and naval rank abbreviations in text: LT - Lieutenant, CPT - Captain, MAJ - Major, LTC - Lieutenant Colonel, CDR - Commander (Navy), COL - Colonel, BG - Brigadier General, MG - Major General, RADM - Rear Admiral (Navy), LTG - Lieutenant General, VADM - Vice Admiral (Navy), and GEN - General.
Army Organization: Although authorized and actual strength and the rank of the commanding officer often varied, the standard military unit during the War was the infantry regiment (1,000 men, COL commanding) which was comprised of 10 companies (100 men each, CPT commanding). 3-4 Regiments = 1 Brigade (3,000-4000 men, BG commanding). 3 (sometimes 4) Brigades = 1 Division (9000-12,000 men, BG or MG commanding). 2-4 (usually 3) Divisions = 1 Corps (18,000-24,000+ men, MG - North and MG or LTG -South commanding). 2 or more Corps = An Army (usually 20,000-100,000+ men - MG, LTG, or GEN commanding). 2 or more Armies = An Army Group (usually 100,000+ men - MG, LTG, or GEN commanding).