American Civil War Battles

Battle of Atlanta (22 July 1864) Battle of Atlanta A major 1864 engagement of the American Civil War during Sherman's Atlanta Campaign; the battle weakened Confederate defenses around Atlanta and helped shape the final months of th…

Battle of Malvern Hill (July 1, 1862) Battle of Malvern Hill Final engagement of the Seven Days Battles near Richmond on July 1, 1862. Union artillery repulsed repeated Confederate attacks, shaping the end of the Peninsula Campaign.

Battle of Seven Pines (Fair Oaks), May–June 1862 Battle of Seven Pines A key engagement of the Peninsula Campaign in the American Civil War fought May 31–June 1, 1862, near Richmond, Virginia, noted for heavy fighting, high casualties and the wounding…

Battle of Shiloh (April 6–7, 1862): Overview and Significance Battle of Shiloh Two-day April 1862 Civil War battle in southwestern Tennessee; a surprise Confederate attack resulted in heavy casualties before Union reinforcements reversed the fighting.

Battle of South Mountain (Maryland, 1862) — Crampton's, Turner's and Fox's Gaps Battle of South Mountain Account of the September 14, 1862 Battle of South Mountain (Crampton’s, Turner’s and Fox’s Gaps), where Union and Confederate forces fought for control of vital mountain passes dur…

Battle of Spotsylvania Court House (May 8–21, 1864) Battle of Spotsylvania Court House A major encounter of Ulysses S. Grant's Overland Campaign during the American Civil War, fought May 8–21, 1864, noted for desperate trench fighting at the Mule Shoe and heavy casua…

Battle of the Wilderness (May 5–7, 1864) Battle of the Wilderness A major 1864 clash in dense Virginia thickets during the Overland Campaign where Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee fought an indecisive but strategically important battle.

Battle of Valverde (February 1862) — New Mexico Campaign Battle of Valverde A concise account of the February 20–21, 1862 Battle of Valverde in Confederate Arizona (present-day New Mexico): forces, course of the fighting, and its role in the wider New Mexi…