Civil War Battles
Civil War battles, compiled from the Civil War Sites Advisory Commission's Report of the Nation's Civil War Battlefields, are outlined here. Smaller battles, or skirmishes, in an area often led to a larger significant battle. Significant battles are in bold text; when linked, follow those for more battle details.
To the casual reader, Civil War battle campaigns seem to have occurred in the east, but they occurred in the east and west. Overall, America's Civil War occurred in three theaters, or locations—East, West and Trans-Mississippi. The Eastern Theater was a small section around Virginia's Chesapeake Bay area that contained the Union's capital, Washington, DC, and the Confederate capital, Richmond, Virginia. The Western Theater was between the Mississippi River and the Appalachian Mountains. It was a fluid area because originally it did not extend down to the south, but General Sherman's southern campaigns extended the land area. Finally, the Trans-Mississippi followed along the Mississippi river and the then western territories and states.
1861
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April |
Fort Sumter, South Carolina |
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May |
Battle of Sewell's Point, Virginia Battle of Philippi, Virginia (later West Virginia) —Casualties: 4 Union and 26 Confederate |
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June |
Battle of Big Bethel, Virginia Battle of Boonville, Missouri |
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July |
Battle of Hoke's Run, Virginia (later West Virginia) Battle of Carthage, Missouri Battle of Rich Mountain, Virginia (later West Virginia) Battle of Blackburn's Ford, Virginia First Battle of Bull Run//First Manassas, Virginia —Casualties: 2,950 Union and 1,750 Confederate |
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August |
Battle of Wilson's Creek, Missouri Battle of Kessler's Cross Lanes, Virginia (later West Virginia) Battle of Hatteras Inlet, North Carolina —Casualties: 3 Union and 770 Confederate |
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September |
Battle of Carnifex Ferry, Virginia (later West Virginia) Battle of Cheat Mountain, Virginia (later West Virginia) First Battle of Lexington, Missouri Battle of Liberty, Missouri Battle of Barbourville, Kentucky |
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October |
Battle of Greenbrier River, Virginia (later West Virginia) Battle of Santa Rosa Island, Florida Battle of Camp Wildcat, Kentucky Battle of Fredericktown, Missouri Battle of Ball's Bluff, Virginia —Casualties: 821 Union and 149 Confederate First Battle of Springfield, Missouri |
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November |
Battle of Belmont, Missouri —Casualties: 498 Union and 966 Confederate Battle of Ivy Mountain, Kentucky Territory (later Oklahoma) |
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December |
Battle of Chusto-Talasah, Indian Territory (later Oklahoma) Battle of Camp Allegheny, Virginia (later West Virginia) Battle of Rowlett's Station, Kentucky Battle of Dranesville, Virginia Battle of Chustenahlah, Indian Territory (later Oklahoma) Battle of Mount Zion Church, Missouri |
1862
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January |
Battle of Cockpit Point, Virginia Battle of Hancock, Maryland Battle of Roan's Tan Yard, Missouri Battle of Middle Creek, Kentucky Battle of Mill Springs Kentucky —Casualties: 232 Union and 439 Confederate |
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February |
Battle of Fort Henry, Tennessee Battle on Fort Donelson, Nashville, Tennessee —Casualties: 2,331 Union and 15,067 Confederate Battle of Roanoke Island, North Carolina Battle of Valverde, New Mexico Territory (later New Mexico) Battle of Island Number Ten//Battle of New Madrid, Missouri |
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March |
Battle of Pea Ridge, Arkansas Battle of Hampton Roads —Casualties: 409 Union and 24 Confederates Battle of New Bern, North Carolina First Battle of Kernstown, Virginia —Casualties: 590 Union and 718 Confederates Battle of Fort Macon, North Carolina Battle of Glorietta Pass, New Mexico Territory (New Mexico) |
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April |
Siege of Yorktown or Battle of Yorktown, Virginia Battle of Shiloh, Tennessee —Casualties: 13,047 Union and 10,694 Confederates Battle of Fort Pulaski, Georgia —Casualties: 1 Union and 364 Confederates Battles of Forts Jackson and St. Philip, Louisiana Battle of South Mills, North Carolina Capture of New Orleans, Louisiana —No Casualties |
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May |
Battle of Corinth, Mississippi Battle of Williamsburg, Virginia Battle of Eltham's Landing, Virginia Battle of McDowell, Virginia Battle of Drewry's Bluff, Virginia Battle of Princeton Court House, Virginia (West
Virginia) Battle of Front Royal, Virginia First Battle of Winchester, Virginia Battle o Hanover Court House, Virginia |
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May/June |
Battle of Seven Pines, Virginia —Casualties: 5,739 Union and 7,997 Confederates |
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June |
Battle of Tranter's Creek, North Carolina Battle of Memphis,
Tennessee —Casualties: 1 Union
and 180 Confederates First Battle of Chattanooga, Tennessee Battle of Cross Keys, Virginia Battle of Port Republic, Virginia Battle of James Island/Battle of Secessionville, South
Carolina Battle of Saint Charles, Arkansas Battle of Simmon's Bluff, South Carolina Battle of Oak Grove, Virginia Battle of Beaver Dam
Creek, Virginia —Casualties: 400 Union
and 1,300 Confederates Battle of Gaines'
Mill, Virginia —Casualties: 6,800
Union and 8,700 Confederates Battle of Garnett's & Golding's Farm, Virginia Battle of Savage's Station, Virginia Battle of Tampa, Florida Battle of Glendale, Virginia Battle of White Oak Swamp, Virginia |
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July |
Battle of Malvern Hill, Virginia —8,500 casualties Battle of Cotton Plant/Battle of Hill's Plantation, Arkansas First Battle of Murfreesboro, Tennessee |
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August |
Battle of Baton Rouge, Louisiana Battle of Kirksville, Missouri First Battle of Donaldsonville, Louisiana Battle of Cedar
Mountain, Virginia —Casualties: 1.400 and
1,307 Confederates First Battle of Independence, Missouri Battle on Lone Jack, Missouri Battle of Fort Ridgely, Minnesota First Battle of Rappahannock Station, Virginia Battle of Manassas Station, Virginia Second Battle of Bull
Run or Second Manassas, Virginia—Casualties: 13,830
Union and 8,350 Confederates Battle of Thoroughfare Gap, Virginia Battle of Richmond, Kentucky |
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September |
Battle of
Chantilly, Virginia —Casualties: 1,300
Union and 800 Confederates Battle of Harpers Ferry, Virginia (later West
Virginia) Battle of Munfordville, Kentucky Battle of
South Mountain, Maryland —4,500 casualties Battle of
Antietam, Maryland —23,100
casualties Battle of Shepherdstown, Virginia (later West
Virginia) Battle of Luka, Mississippi Battle of Wood Lake, Minnesota First Battle of Sabine Pass, Texas First Battle of Newtonia, Missouri |
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October |
Battle of Saint John's Bluff, Florida Battle of Corinth or Battle of Corinth, Mississippi Battle of Galveston Harbor or First Battle of Galveston, Texas Battle of Hatchie's Bridge, Tennessee Battle of Perryville, Kentucky —Casualties: 4,211 Union and 3,196 Confederates Battle of Old Fort Wayne, Indian Territory (later Oklahoma) Battle of Georgia Landing, Louisiana Battle of Clark's Mill, Missouri Battle of Cane Hill, Arkansas |
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December |
Battle of Prairie Grove, Arkansas Battle of Hartsville, Tennessee Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia —Casualties: 13,353 Union and 4,576 Confederates Battle of Kinston, North Carolina Battle of White Hall, North Carolina Battle of Goldsboro Bridge, North Carolina Battle of Jackson, Tennessee Battle of Chickasaw Bayou, Mississippi Battle of Parker's Cross Roads, Tennessee Battle of Stones River/Second Battle of Murfreesboro, Tennessee—Casualties: 13,249 Union and 10,266 Confederates |
1863
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January |
Battle of Galveston or Second Battle of Galveston, Texas Second Battle of Springfield, Missouri Battle of Fort
Hindman/Battle of Arkansas Post, Arkansas—Casualties: 1,047
Union and 5,500 Confederates Battle of Hartsville, Missouri |
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February |
Battle of Dover, Tennessee |
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March |
Battle of Fort McAllister, Georgia Battle of Thompson's Station, Tennessee Battle of Fort Anderson, North Carolina Battle of Kelly's Ford, Virginia Battle of Vaught's Hill, Tennessee Battle of Brentwood, Tennessee |
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March/April |
Battle of Washington, North Carolina |
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April |
First Battle of Charleston Harbor, South Carolina Battle of Franklin, Tennessee Battle of Suffolk, Virginia Battle of Fort Bisland, Louisiana Battle of Irish Bend, Louisiana Battle of Vermillion Bayou, Louisiana Battle of Cape Girardeau, Missouri Battle of Grand Gulf, Mississippi Battle of Snyder's Bluff, Mississippi Battle of Day's Gap, Alabama |
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April/May |
Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia |
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May |
Battle of Port Gibson, Mississippi Battle of Chalk Bluff Battle of Salem Church, Virginia Battle of Raymond, Mississippi Battle of Champion Hill, Mississippi Battle of Black River Bridge, Mississippi Siege of Vicksburg, Mississippi —Casualties: 10,142 Union and 9,091 Confederates Battle of Plains Store, Louisiana |
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May/July |
Siege of Port Hudson, Louisiana —Casualties: 5,000 Union and 7,208 Confederates |
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June |
Battle of Milliken's Bend, Louisiana Battle of Brandy Station, Virginia —1,090 casualties Second Battle of Winchester, Virginia Battle of Aldie, Virginia Battle of Middleburg, Virginia Battle of LaFourche Crossing, Louisiana Battle of Upperville, Virginia Battle of Hoover's Gap, Tennessee Second Battle of Donaldsonville, Louisiana Battle of Goodrich's Landing, Louisiana Battle of Hanover, Pennsylvania |
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July |
Battle of Cabin Creek, Indian Territory (later Oklahoma) Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania —Casualties: 23,000 Union and 28,000 Confederates Battle of Helena, Arkansas Battle of Williamsport, Maryland Battle of Boonsboro, Maryland Battle of Corydon, Indiana Battle of Fort Wagner, South Carolina —Casualties: 1,515 Union and 174 Confederates Battle of Kick's Plantation, Louisiana Battle of Grimball's Landing, South Carolina Battle of Honey Springs, Indian Territory (later Oklahoma) Second Battle of Forth Wagner or Battle of Fort Wagner, South Carolina—Casualties: 1,515 Union and 174 Confederates Battle of Buffington Island, Ohio Battle of Manassas Gap, Virginia Battle of Big Mound, Dakota Territory (later North Dakota) Battle of Dead Buffalo Lake, Dakota Territory (N. Dakota) Battle of Salineville, Ohio Battle of Stony Lake, Dakota Territory (later North Dakota) |
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August/September |
Second Battle of Fort Sumter, South Carolina Second Battle of Charleston Harbor, South Carolina Second Battle of Chattanooga, Tennessee |
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August |
Lawrence Massacre or Quantrill's Raid, Kansas |
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September |
Battle of Devil's Backbone,
Arkansas Battle of
Whitestone Hill, Dakota Territory (later N. Dakota) Second Battle of
Sabine Pass, Texas Battle of Bayou Fourche,
Arkansas Battle of
Davis' Cross Roads, Georgia Battle of Chickamauga, Georgia —Casualties: 16,170 Union and 18,454 Confederates Battle of Blountville, Tennessee Battle of Stirling's Plantation, Louisiana |
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October |
Battle of Fort Blair or Battle of Baxter Springs, Kansas Battle of Blue Springs, Tennessee First Battle of Auburn, Virginia Battle of Bristoe Station, Virginia Second Battle of Auburn, Virginia Battle of Fort Brooke, Florida Battle of Buckland Mills, Virginia Battle of Pine Bluff, Arkansas Battle of Wauhatchie, Tennessee |
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November |
Battle of Collierville, Tennessee Battle of Droop Mountain, West Virginia Second Battle of Rappahannock Station, Virginia Battle of Campbell's Station, Tennessee Chattanooga Campaign, Tennessee —Casualties: 5,814 Union and 6,670 Confederates Battle of Ringgold Gap, Georgia Battle of Fort Sanders, Tennessee Battle of Bean's Station, Tennessee |
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Nov/December |
Battle of Mine Run, Virginia |
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December |
Battle of Mossy Creek, Tennessee |
1864
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January |
Battle of Athens, Alabama Battle of Fair Garden, Tennessee |
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February |
Battle of Morton's Ford, Virginia Battle of Middle Boggy Depot, Indian Territory (Oklahoma) Battle of Meridian, Mississippi Battle of Olustee, Florida Battle of Okolona, Mississippi First Battle of Dalton, Georgia |
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March |
Battle of Walkerton, Virginia Battle of Fort De Russy, Louisiana Battle of Paducah, Kentucky |
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April |
Battle of Elkin's Ferry, Arkansas Battle of Mansfield, Louisiana Battle of Prarie D'Ane, Arkansas Battle of Pleasant Hill, Louisiana Battle of Fort Pillow, Tennessee Battle of Blair's Landing, Louisiana Battle of Plymouth, North Carolina Battle of Poison Spring, Arkansas Battle of Monett's Ferry, Louisiana Battle of Marks' Mills, Arkansas Battle of Jenkins' Ferry, Arkansas |
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May |
Battle of Albemarle Sound, North Carolina Battle of Wilderness, Virginia —Casualties: 18,400 Union and 11,400 Confederates Battle of Port Walthall Junction, Virginia Battle of Rocky Face Ridge, Georgia Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia —Casualties: 18,000 Union and 12,000 Confederates Battle of Swift Creek, Virginia Battle of Cloyd's Mountain, Virginia Battle of Chester Station, Virginia Battle of Cove Mountain, Virginia Battle of Yellow Tavern, Virginia Battle of Proctor's Creek, Virginia Battle of Resaca, Georgia —Casualties: 2,747 Union and 2,800 Confederates Battle of New Market, Virginia —Casualties: 840 Union and 540 Confederates Battle of Mansura, Louisiana Battle of Adairsville, Georgia Battle of Yellow Bayou, Louisiana Battle of Ware Bottom Church, Virginia Battle of North Anna, Virginia Battle of Wilson's Wharf, Virginia Battle of New Hope Church, Georgia Battle of Pickett's Mill, Georgia Battle of Haw's Shop, Virginia Battle of Totopotomoy Creek, Virginia Battle of Old Church, Virginia |
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May/June |
Battle of Dallas, Georgia Battle of Cold Harbor, Virginia —Casualties: 13,000 Union and 2,500 Confederates |
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June |
Battle of Piedmont, Virginia Battle of Old River Lake, Arkansas First Battle of Petersburg, Virginia Battle of Brice's Crossroads, Mississippi Battle of Cynthiana, Kentucky Battle of Trevilian Station, Virginia Second Battle of Petersburg, Virginia Battle of Lynchburg, Virginia Battle of Jerusalem Plank Road, Virginia Battle of Kolb's Farm, Georgia Battle of Saint Mary's Church, Virginia Battle of Staunton River, Virginia Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia Battle of Sappony Church, Virginia First Battle of Ream's Station, Virginia |
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June/July |
Battle of Marietta, Georgia |
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July |
Battle of Monocacy or Battle of Monocacy Junction, Maryland Battle of Fort Stevens, District of Columbia Battle of Tupelo, MIssissippi Battle of Cool Spring, Virginia Battle of Peachtree Creek, Georgia Battle of Rutherford's Farm, Virginia Battle of Atlanta, Georgia —Casualties: 3,641 Union and 8,499 Confederates Second Battle of Kernstown, Virginia —Casualties: 1,200 Union and 600 Confederates Battle of Killdeer Mountain, Dakota Territory (North Dakota) First Battle of Deep Bottom, Virginia Battle of Ezra Church, Georgia Battle of the Crater, Virginia —5,300 casualties |
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August |
Battle of Folck's Mill, Maryland Battle of Mobile Bay, Alabama —Casualties: 322 Union and 1,500 Confederates Battle of Utoy Creek, Georgia Battle of Moorefield, West Virginia Second Battle of Dalton, Georgia Second Battle of Deep Bottom, Virginia Battle of Guard Hill, Virginia Battle of Globe Tavern, Virginia —Casualties: 4,279 Union and 1,600 Confederates Battle of Lovejoy's Station, Georgia Second Battle of Memphis, Tennessee Battle of Summit Point, West Virginia Second Battle of Ream's Station, Virginia Battle of Smithfield Crossing, West Virginia |
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August/September |
Battle of Jonesborough, Georgia —Casualties: 1,149 Union and 2,000 Confederates |
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September |
Battle of Berryville, Virginia Battle of Opequon or Third Battle of Winchester, Virginia Battle of Fisher's Hill, Virginia Battle of Fort Davidson, Missouri Battle of Chaffin's Farm or New Market Heights, Virginia |
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Sept/October |
Battle of Peebles' Farm, Virginia |
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October |
First Battle of Saltville, Virginia Battle of Allatoona, Georgia Battle of Darbytown and New Market, Virginia Battle of Tom's Brook, Virginia Battle of Darbytown, Virginia Battle of Glasgow, Missouri Second Battle of Lexington, Missouri Battle of Cedar Creek, Virginia —Casualties: 5,665 Union and 2,910 Confederates Battle of Little Blue River, Missouri Battle of Byram's Ford, Missouri Second Battle of Independence, Missouri Battle of Westport, Missouri Battle of Martias des Cygnes, Kansas Battle of Mine Creek, Kansas Battle of Marmiton River, Missouri Battle of Decatur, Alabama Battle of Boydton Plank Road, Virginia Battle of Fair Oaks & Darbytown Road, Virginia |
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October/November |
Second Battle of Newtonia, Missouri |
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November |
Battle of Johnsonville, Tennessee Battle of Bull's Gap, Tennessee Battle of Griswoldville, Georgia Battle of Columbia, Tennessee Battle of Buck Head Creek, Georgia Battle of Spring Hill, Tennessee Sand Creek massacre, Colorado Territory (later Colorado) Battle of Honey Hill, South Carolina Battle of Franklin, Tennessee —Casualties: 2,326 Union and 6,261 Confederates |
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December |
Battle of Waynesboro, Georgia Third Battle of Murfreesboro, Tennessee First Battle of Fort Fisher, North Carolina Second Battle of Fort McAllister, Georgia Battle of Nashville, Tennessee —Casualties: 2,140 Union and 44,462 Confederates Battle of Marion, Virginia Second Battle of Saltville, Virginia |
1865
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January |
Second Battle of Fort Fisher, North Carolina —2,000 casualties |
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February |
Battle of Rivers' Bridge, South Carolina Battle of Hatcher's Run, Virginia Battle of Wilmington, North Carolina |
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March |
Battle of Waynesboro, Virginia Battle of Natural Bridge, Florida Battle of Wyse Fork, North Carolina Battle of Monroe's Cross Roads, North Carolina Battle of Averasborough, North Carolina Battle of Bentonville, North Carolina —Casualties: 1,646 Union and 3,092 Confederates Battle of Fort Stedman, Virginia Battle of Spanish Fort, Alabama Battle of Lewis' Farm, Virginia Battle of White Oak Road, Virginia Battle of Dinwiddie Court House, Virginia |
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April |
Battle of Five Forks, Virginia —Casualties: 830 Union and 2,950 Confederates Battle of Selma, Alabama Third Battle of Petersburg, Virginia Battle of Sutherland's Station, Virginia Battle of Fort Blakely, Alabama Battle of Namozine Church, Virginia Battle of Amelia Springs, Virginia Battle of Rice's Station, Virginia Battle of Sayler's Creek or Sailor's Creek, Virginia —9,980 casualties Battle of High Bridge, Virginia Battle of Cumberland Church, Virginia Battle of Appomattox Station, Virginia Battle of Appomattox Court House, Virginia (surrender) —700 casualties |
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May |
Battle of Palmito Ranch, Texas |
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