CIVIL WAR BATTLE TIMELINE

Based on:
"The Civil War Battlefield Guide", Frances H. Kennedy, ed., "The Conservation Fund" (Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1990).
"A Battlefield Atlas of the Civil War", Craig L. Symonds (Annapolis: The Nautical and Aviation Publishing Company of America, 1983).
 
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1861      1862      1863      1864      1865
	ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA					ALL OTHER BATTLES
Year		Date	Battle and Commanders	Combat Strength	Casualties		Date	Battle and Commanders	Combat Strength	Casualties
1861     1861							12-14 Apr	Fort Sumter South Carolina U: Major Robert Anderson C: Gen P G T Beauregard	U: 84 C: 5000	U: 11 C: 4
		21 Jul	First Battle of Manassas aka First Battle of Bull Run Virginia U: Brig Gen Irvin McDowell C: Brig Gen P G T Beauregard	U: 39000 C: 32000	U: 2896 C: 1982
							10 Aug	Wilson's Creek Missouri U: Brig Gen Nathaniel Lyon C: Brig Gen Benjamin McCulloch	U: 7000 C: 12-13000	U: 1317 C: 1222
1862     1862     1862     1862     1862     1862     1862     1862     1862     1862     1862     1862     1862     1862     1862     1862     1862     1862     1862     1862     1862     1862     1862							12-16 Feb	Fort Donelson Tennessee U: Brig Gen U S Grant C: Brig Gens John B Floyd and Gideon J Pillow	U: 27000 C: 21000	U: 2832 C: 17000
	The Shenan- doah Campaign of 1862   29 Feb -9 Jun
							7-8 Mar	Pea Ridge Arkansas U: Brig Gen Samuel Ryan Curtis C: Brig Gen Earl Van Dorn and Brig Gen Sterling Price	U: 10350 C: 16500	U: 1384 C: 1500
		23 Mar	Kernstown Virginia U: Maj Gen Nathaniel P Banks C: Maj Gen T J "Stonewall" Jackson	U: C:	U: 568 C: 718
							26-28 Mar	Glorieta New Mexico U: Col John P Slough C: Brig Gen Henry Hopkins Sibley	U: 1340 C: 1200	U: 108 C: 108
							6-7 Apr	Shiloh Tennessee U: Maj Gen U S Grant and Don C Buell C: Gens A S Johnson and P G T Beauregard	U: 62000 C: 44000	U: 13047 C: 11694
	The Penin- sular Campaign	April ? - May ?	Yorktown Siege Virginia U: Maj Gen George B McClellan C:	U: C:	U: C:		10-11 Apr	Fort Pulaski Georgia U: Brig Gen Thomas W Sherman and Naval Capt Samuel F du Pont C: Col Charles H Ohmstead	U: 1000 C: 385	U: 1 C: 1
	The Shenan- doah Campaign of 1862 continued	8 May	McDowell Virginia U: Brig Gen Robert H Milroy C: Maj Gen T J "Stonewall" Jackson	U: 6000 C: 9000	U: 256 C: 500
		23 May	Front Royal Virginia U: Maj Gen Nathaniel P Banks C: Maj Gen T J "Stonewall" Jackson	U: C:	U: C:
		25 May	Winchester Virginia U: Maj Gen Nathaniel P Banks C: Maj Gen T J "Stonewall" Jackson	U: C:	U: C:
	The Penin- sular Campaign continued	31 May	Fair Oaks (aka Seven Pines) Virginia U: Maj Gen George B McClellan C: Gen J E Johnson	U: C:	U: C:
	The Shenan- doah Campaign of 1862 continued	8 Jun	Cross Keys Virginia U: Maj Gen John C Fremont C: Maj Gen T J "Stonewall" Jackson	U: 10500 C: 5000	U: 684 C: 288
		9 Jun	Port Republic Virginia U: Maj Gen John C Fremont and Brig Gen James Shields C: Maj Gen T J "Stonewall" Jackson	U: 3000 C: 6000	U: 500 C: 800
	The Seven Days Campaign 25 Jun -1 Jul	25 Jun	Oak Grove Virginia U: Maj Gen George B McClellan C: Maj Gen Robert E Lee	U: C:	U: C:		19 Jun	Secessionville South Carolina U: Brig Gen Henry W Benham C:	U: C:	U: C:
		26 Jun	Mechanicsville (Beaver Dam Creek and Ellerson's Mill) Virginia U: Brig Gen Fitz-John Porter C: Maj Gen Ambrose P Hill	U: C:	U: 361 C: 1484
		27 Jun	Gaines' Mill Virginia U: Maj Gen George B McClellan C: Maj Gen Robert E Lee	U: 35000 C: 56000	U: 6837 C: 8750
		29 Jun	Savage Station Virginia U: Maj Gen George B McClellan C: Maj Gen Robert E Lee	U: C:	U: C:
		30 Jun	White Oak Swamp Glendale Frayer's Farm Virginia U: Maj Gen George B McClellan C: Maj Gen Robert E Lee	U: C:	U: C:
		1 Jul	Malvern Hill Virginia U: Maj Gen George B McClellan C: Maj Gen Robert E Lee	U: 80000 C: 80000	U: 3000 C: 5355
		9 Aug	Cedar Mountain Virginia U: Maj Gen Nathaniel P Banks C: Maj Gen T J "Stonewall" Jackson	U: 12000 C: 22000	U: 2500 C: 1400
		28-30 Aug	Second Manassas aka Second Bull Run Virginia U: Maj Gen John Pope C: Maj Gen Robert E Lee	U: 63000 C: 55000	U: 13826 C: 8353
	Lee's First Invasion September	13-15 Sep	Harper's Ferry Virginia U: Col Dixon S Miles C: Maj Gen T J "Stonewall" Jackson	U: 14000 C: 24000	U: 12719 C: 286
		17 Sep	Antietam Virginia U: Maj Gen George B McClellan C: Maj Gen Robert E Lee	U: 75000 C: 38000	U: 12401 C: 10318
							3-4 Oct	Corinth Mississippi U: Maj Gen U S Grant C: Gen P G T Beauregard	U: 23000 C: 22000	U: 2350 C: 4800
							8 Oct	Perryville Kentucky U: Maj Gen Don C Buell C: Gen Braxton Bragg	U: 36940 C: 16000	U: 3696 C: 3145
		11-13 Dec	Fredericksburg Virginia U: Maj Gen Ambrose E Burnside C: Maj Gen Robert E Lee	U: 120000 C: 78000	U: 12600 C: 5300
							20 Dec	Holly Springs Mississippi U: C: Brig Gen Earl Van Dorn	U: 1500 C: 3500	U: C:
							20 Dec	Jackson Tennessee U: C: Gen Nathan Bedford Forrest	U: C:	U: C:
							27 Dec	Chickasaw Bluffs Mississippi U: Maj Gen William T Sherman C:	U: C:	U: 1800 C: 187
							31 Dec -2 Jan	Stones River aka Murfreesboro Tennessee U: Maj Gen William S Rosecrans C: Gen Braxton Bragg	U: 44000 C: 34000	U: 13000 C: 13000
1863     1863     1863     1863     1863     1863     1863     1863     1863     1863						The Vicksburg Campaign and Siege 21 Mar -4 Jul	Early January	Fort Hindman Arkansas U: Maj Gen John A McClernand C:	U: C:	U: C: 5000
							21 Mar -4 Jul	The Vicksburg Siege Mississippi U: Maj Gen Ulysses S Grant C: Lt Gen John C Pemberton	U: 77000 C: 62000	U: 10000 C: 38600
							1 May	Port Gibson Mississippi U: Maj Gen Ulysses S Grant C: Brig Gen John S Bowen	U: 24000 C: 8000	U: 875 C: 787
							21 Mar -4 Jul	The Vicksburg Siege Mississippi continued U: Maj Gen Ulysses S Grant C: Lt Gen John C Pemberton	U: 77000 C: 62000	U: 10000 C: 38600
		1-3 May	Chancellorsville Virginia U: Maj Gen Joseph "Fighting Joe" Hooker C: Gen Robert E Lee	U: 130000 C: 60000	U: 17000 C: 12800		1 May	Port Gibson Mississippi U: Maj Gen James B McPherson and Maj Gen John A McClernand C: Brig Gen John S Bowen	U: 24000 C: 8000	U: C:
							12 May	Raymond Mississippi U: Maj Gen James B McPherson C: Brig Gen John Gregg	U: 12000 C: 4000	U: 442 C: 514
							16 May	Champion Hill Mississippi U: Maj Gen Ulysses S Grant C: Lt Gen John C Pemberton	U: 32000 C: 22000	U: 2441 C: 3840
							17 May	Big Black River Bridge Mississippi U: Maj Gen John A McClernand C: Brig Gen John S Bowen	U: 32000 C: 22000	U: 2441 C: 3840
							22 May -9 Jul	Port Hudson Louisiana U: Maj Gen Nathaniel P Banks C: Maj Gen John C Breckenridge	U: 40000 C: 7500	U: 10000 C: 7500
		9 Jun	Brandy Station Virginia U: Brig Gen John Buford C: Maj Gen J E B "Jeb" Stuart	U: 11000 C: 9500	U: 868 C: 515
	Lee's Second Invasion July	1-3 Jul	Gettysburg Pennsylvania U: Maj Gen George G Meade C: Gen Robert E Lee	U: 95000 C: 75000	U: 23000 C: 28000
							July - September	Fort Wagner South Carolina U: Maj Gen Quincy Adams Gillmore C:	U: C:	U: C:
							18-20 Sep	Chickamauga Georgia U: Maj Gen William S Rosecrans C: Gen Braxton Bragg	U: 62000 C: 65000	U: 16170 C: 18454
							24-25 Nov	Chattanooga Tennessee U: Maj Gen William S Rosecrans C: Gen Braxton Bragg	U: 70000 C: 50000	U: 5815 C: 6667
1864     1864     1864     1864     1864     1864     1864     1864     1864     1864     1864     1864     1864     1864     1864     1864     1864     1864     1864     1864     1864     1864     1864     1864						The Red River Campaign 11 Mar -20 May	31 Mar	Fort de Russy Louisiana U: Brig Gen Andrew J Smith C:	U: 10000 C:	U: 0 C:
							8 Apr	Mansfield Louisiana U: Maj Gen Nathaniel P Banks C: Maj Gen Richard Taylor	U: 7000 C: 8800	U: 2235 C: 1000
							9 Apr	Pleasant Hill Louisiana U: Maj Gen Nathaniel P Banks C: Maj Gen Richard Taylor	U: 12100 C: 12500	U: 1369 C: 1626
		5-6 May	The Wilderness Virginia U: Lt Gen Ulysses S Grant C: Gen Robert E Lee	U: 118769 C: 62000	U: 18000 C: 10800
		9 May	Cloyd's Mountain Virginia U: Brig Gen George R Crook C: Brig Gen Albert G Jenkins	U: 6500 C: 2400	U: 688 C: 538
		8-21 May	Spotsylvania Court House Virginia U: Lt Gen Ulysses S Grant C: Gen Robert E Lee	U: 111000 C: 63000	U: 18000 C: 9-10000
						The Atlanta Campaign 7 May -2 Sep	7-15 May	Rocky Face Ridge Georgia U: Maj Gen William T Sherman C: Gen Joseph E Johnston	U: 62227 C: 42858-52992	U: 837 C: 600
							13-15 May	Resaca Georgia U: Maj Gen William T Sherman C: Gen Joseph E Johnston	U: 104000 C: 67000	U: 2997 C: 2800
						The Shenan- doah Valley Campaign of 1864 15May1864 - 02Mar1865	15 May	New Market Virginia U: Maj Gen Franz Sigel C: Maj Gen John C Breckenridge	U: 8940 C: 5335	U: 841 C: 520
		23-26 May	North Anna River Virginia U: Lt Gen Ulysses S Grant C: Gen Robert E Lee	U: 68000 C: 53000	U: 2623 C: 2517
						The Atlanta Campaign continued	25-29 May	New Hope Church, Pickett's Mill, and Dallas Georgia U: Maj Gen William T Sherman C: Gen Joseph E Johnston	U: 93600-102000 C: 75000	U: 4500 C: 3000
		31 May -3 Jun	Cold Harbor Virginia U: Lt Gen Ulysses S Grant C: Gen Robert E Lee	U: 114000 C: 59000	U: 10000 C: 4000
						The Shenan- doah Valley Campaign of 1864 continued	5 Jun	Piedmont Virginia U: Maj Gen David Hunter C: Maj Gen John C Breckenridge	U: 12000 C: 5600	U: 875 C: 1600
							10 Jun	Brices Cross Roads Mississippi U: Brig Gen Samuel D Sturgis C: Maj Gen Nathan Bedford Forrest	U: 8100 C: 3500	U: 2612 C: 493
						The Atlanta Campaign continued	27 Jun	Kennesaw Mountain Georgia U: Maj Gen William T Sherman C: Gen Joseph E Johnston	U: 110000 C: 65000	U: 3000 C: 1000
						The Shenan- doah Valley Campaign of 1864 continued	9 Jul	Monocacy Maryland U: Maj Gen Lewis Wallace C: Lt Gen Jubal A Early	U: 5800 C: 14000	U: 1968 C: 1600
							14-15 Jul	Tupelo Mississippi U: Maj Gen Andrew J Smith C: Maj Gen Nathan Bedford Forrest	U: 14000 C: 9460	U: 674 C: 1326
						The Atlanta Campaign continued	20 Jul	Peachtree Creek Peachtree Georgia U: Maj Gen William T Sherman C: Gen John B Hood	U: C:	U: C:
							22 Jul	Atlanta Georgia U: Maj Gen William T Sherman C: Gen John B Hood	U: C:	U: C:
						The Shenan- doah Valley Campaign of 1864 continued	24 Jul	Second Kernstown Virginia U: Maj Gen Horatio G Wright C: Lt Gen Jubal A Early	U: 9500 C: 14000	U: 1185 C:
						The Atlanta Campaign continued	28 Jul	Ezra Church Georgia U: Maj Gen William T Sherman C: Gen John B Hood	U: C:	U: C:
							31 Aug - 1 Sep	Jonesboro Georgia (The fall of Atlanta) U: Maj Gen William T Sherman C: Gen John B Hood	U: C:	U: C:
	The Petersburg Campaign and Siege 15Jun1864 - 01Apr1865	25 Aug	Reams Station Virginia U: Maj Gen Gouverneur K Warren C: Gen P G T Beauregard	U: 9000 C: 13-15000	U: 2742 C: 814
			Petersburg Virginia U: Lt Gen Ulysses S Grant C: Gen Robert E Lee	U: 10-14000 C: 2200-2400	U: 684+ C: 300+
						The Shenan- doah Valley Campaign of 1864 continued	22 Sep	Fisher's Hill Virginia U: Maj Gen Philip H Sheridan C: Lt Gen Jubal A Early	U: 20000 C: 12000	U: 528 C: 1235
							29 Sep	New Market Heights Virginia U: Maj Gen Benjamin F Butler C: Brig Gen John Gregg	U: 13000 C: 1800	U: 850 C: 50
						Gen John B Hood's Campaign October - December	15 Oct	Snake Creek Gap Georgia U: Maj Gen William Tecumseh Sherman C: Gen John B Hood	U: 60000 C: 35000	U: C:
						The Shenan- doah Valley Campaign of 1864 continued	19 Oct	Cedar Creek Virginia U: Maj Gen Philip Sheridan C: Lt Gen Jubal Early	U: 32000 C: 21000	U: 5672 C: 2910
						Gen John B Hood's Campaign continued	30 Nov	Franklin Tennessee U: Gen John Schofield C: Gen John B Hood	U: 28000 C: 22000	U: 2300 C: 6500
							02-15 Dec	Nashville Tennessee U: Gen John Schofield C: Gen John B Hood	U: 54000 C: 24000	U: 2500 C: 6000
							13Dec64 - 15Jan65	Fort Fisher North Carolina U: Brig Gen Alfred H Terry C: Col William Lamb	U: 10000 C: 1200	U: C:
1865     1865     1865     1865
	The Petersburg Campaign and Siege continued 15Jun1864 - 01Apr1865
		19-21 Mar	Bentonville North Carolina U: Maj Gen William Tecumseh Sherman C: Gen Joseph E Johnston	U: 60000 C: 21000	U: 1527 C: 2606
		1 Apr	Five Forks Virginia U: Maj Gen Philip Sheridan C: Maj Gen George E Pickett	U: 22000 C: 10600	U: 820 C: 4444
		6 Apr	Sailor's Creek Virginia U: Maj Gen Andrew A Humphrey, Maj Gen Horatio G Wright, Brig Gen Wesley Merritt C: Lt Gen John B Gordon, Lt Gen Richard S Ewell, Lt Gen Richard Anderson	U: 36500 C: 16900	U: 1148 C: 7700
		9 Apr	Appomattox Court House Virginia U: Lt Gen Ulysses S Grant C: Gen Robert E Lee	U: 63285 C: 31900	U: 164 C: 500 surrendered and paroled: 28231
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