American Civil War Battles by Campaign


Tweet Unfurl Those Colors: McClellan, Sumner, and the Second Army Corps in the Antietam Campaign Sumner's rationale for the movement configuration of Sedgwick's division was logical and in consort with his understanding of McClellan's orders. When the attack disintegrates, Sumner is instrumental in quickly recognizing the disaster and leading the shattered division away from further damage American Civil War Civil War Campaigns Follow these Campaigns Battle by Battle using the links by the Campaign Name of the Battle The Longest Raid of the Civil War: Little-Known & Untold Stories of Morgan's Raid into Kentucky, Indiana & Ohio Kentucky, a slave state, did not secede. Many were pro Confederate however. Jefferson Davis was from Kentucky, Lincoln was also born there. Main Western Theater Confederate Operations in Eastern Kentucky September - December 1861 Federal Penetration up the Cumberland and Tennessee Rivers February - April - 1862 Joint Operations Against New Madrid, Island No. 10, and Memphis February - June 1862 MAP Confederate Heartland Offensive June - October 1862 MAP Stones River Campaign December 1862 - January 1863 MAP Grant's Operations Against Vicksburg March - July 1863 Original Work - General Grant's Vicksburg Campaign April 6, 1862 to July 4, 1863 by Joe Ryan Kindle Available CHICAGO'S BATTERY BOYS Organized in 1862 as part of John McClernand's 13th Corps, the battery participated in the arduous Vicksburg campaign. The artillerists performed well everywhere, Chickasaw Bluffs, Port Gibson, Champion Hill, Big Black River, and the siege of Vicksburg Blockade of the Chesapeake Bay May - June 1861 Operations in Western Virginia June - December 1861 MAP Manassas / First Bull Run Campaign July 1861 Blockade of the Carolina Coast August 1861 McClellan's Operations in Northern Virginia October - December 1861 Blockade of the Potomac River October 1861 - January 1862 Jackson's Operations Against the B&O Railroad January 1862 Burnside's North Carolina Expedition February - June 1862 Jackson's Shenandoah Valley Campaign March - June 1862 MAP Peninsula Campaign March - July 1862 Second Manassas Campaign MAP Northern Virginia Campaign August 1862 MAP Maryland Campaign September 1862 MAP Fredericksburg Campaign November - December 1862 Goldsboro Expedition December 1862 Longstreet's Tidewater Operations March - April 1863 Cavalry Operations along the Rappahannock March 1863 Chancellorsville Campaign April - May 1863 Gettysburg Campaign June - July 1863 Bristoe Campaign October-November 1863 Averell's Raid on the Virginia & Tennessee Railroad November 1863 Mine Run Campaign November-December 1863 Demonstration on the Rapidan River February 1864 Kilpatrick-Dahlgren Raid March 1864 Operations Against Plymouth April-May 1864 Grant's Overland Campaign May - June 1864 Map Sherman's Atlanta Campaign May - September 1864 Crook-Averell Raid on the Virginia & Tennessee Railroad May 1864 Bermuda Hundred Campaign May 1864 Lynchburg Campaign May - June 1864 Early's Raid and Operations Against the B&O Railroad June - August 1864 Richmond-Petersburg Campaign June1864 - March 1865 Sheridan's Valley Campaign August - October 1864 Expedition Against Fort Fisher December 1864 Operations Against Fort Fisher and Wilmington Jan - Feb 1865 Sheridan's Expedition to Petersburg March 1865 Appomattox Campaign March - April 1865 Kindle Available Vicksburg: The Campaign That Opened the Mississippi Confederate troops surrendered Vicksburg on July 4, 1863 a crucial port and rail depot for the South was lost Kindle Available The Maps of Gettysburg: The Gettysburg Campaign June 3 - July 13, 1863 The Maps of Gettysburg plows new ground in the study of the campaign by breaking down the entire campaign in 140 detailed original maps. Kindle Available The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government Whether we agree with Jefferson Davis or not, knowledge of his point of view is essential to understanding the causes of the Civil War. The forward by McPherson helps to give balance and explanation. Lower Seaboard Theater and Gulf Approach 1861 - 1865 Operations in Charleston Harbor April 1861 Operations of the Gulf Blockading Squadron October 1861 Operations Against Fort Pulaski April 1862 Expedition to, and Capture of, New Orleans April - May 1862 Operations Against Charleston South Carolina June 1862 Operations Against Tampa Florida June-July 1862 Operations Against Baton Rouge Louisiana July - August 1862 Operations Against the Defenses of Charleston April - September 1863 Taylor's Operations in West Louisiana June - September 1863 Map Atlanta Georgia Campaign May - September 1864 Carolinas Campaign February - March 1865 Blockaders, Refugees, and Contrabands: Civil War on Florida'S Gulf Coast, 1861-1865 Coastal Florida had a refugee crisis as the war progressed. Escaped slaves ("contrabands") sought out the blockaders. Some joined the U.S. Navy. White men and their families sought to avoid conscription or vengeful neighbors/regulators and eventually sought refuge with the blockaders Civil War Exhibits Timeline of the War State Battle Maps Confederate Commanders Civil War Navy Ships Civil War Summary Civil War Picture Album Women of the Civil War Kids Zone Underground Railroad Civil War Submarines Civil War Cooking Recipe 1860 Enfield Civil War Musketoon This piece is a full-size non-firing reproduction of the rifle used in the Civil War. The body is made of European hardwood The Last Confederate The Story of Robert Adams Great historically correct movie of a noble confederate and his undying love of a Yankee girl. Civil War Terror Tales of hidden conspiracies of terror that specifically targeted the civilian populations. Engineers of chemical weapons, new-fangled explosives and biological warfare competed The Civil War: To the Finish: Sherman and the March to the Sea After 3 years of battles, a Union general captured Atlanta and decided to change the course of the war for good. That general was William Tecumseh Sherman The Last Days of the Civil War - Biography: Abraham Lincoln & Robert E. Lee, Civil War Journal: Jefferson Davis In-depth profiles that series--illuminate the personalities at the heart of the conflict: Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis, and Robert E. Lee History Channel Presents The Civil War From Harper's Ferry, Fort Sumter, and First Bull Run to Shiloh, Antietam, and Gettysburg. The most legendary Civil War battles in brilliant detail. A selection of the soldiers and legendary leaders. History Channel Presents Sherman's March In November 1864, Sherman and an army of 60,000 troops began their month-long march from Atlanta to Savannah. Burning crops, destroying bridges and railroads, and laying waste to virtually everything in his path History's Mysteries - Human Bondage The story of Africans forcibly enslaved and shipped to America is a well-known tale; yet, it is just one tragic episode in the saga of world slavery. For nearly 6,000 years of recorded history, conquerors have imprisoned their enemies and forced them to act as laborers Civil War Journal, West Point Classmates - Civil War Enemies, Robert E. Lee Beyond the pages of history and into the personal stories behind the Great Conflict American Experience The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry After Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, the governor of Massachusetts was authorized to raise the first northern black regiment, the Massachusetts 54th colored infantry. Long Road Back to Kentucky: The 1862 Confederate Invasion The often-overlooked Western campaign of the war with a specific emphasis on Kentucky's involvement in the American Civil War. History's Mysteries: Family Feud: The Hatfields And McCoys Millions of dollars worth of timber and coal rich land were at stake, the courts were involved and once the national press got wind of what was happening, the backwoods folk found that their fight was being followed nationwide The Civil War - A Film by Ken Burns Here is the saga of celebrated generals and ordinary soldiers, a heroic and transcendent president and a country that had to divide itself in two in order to become one Sources: United States Military Academy Library of Congress National Park Service Share this page: Tweet More To Explore Untitled Document American Civil War Sesquicentennial Original Works Tennessee Civil War Battle Chattanooga American Civil War Northern Virginia Campaign Map American Civil War Tennessee Civil War Battle Fort Henry American Civil War	You May Like Home American Civil War History Timelines Battle Map Pictures Untitled Document American Civil War Sesquicentennial Original Works Tennessee Civil War Battle Chattanooga American Civil War Northern Virginia Campaign Map American Civil War Tennessee Civil War Battle Fort Henry American Civil War The Seven Days Battle Peninsula Campaign 1862 Map American Civil War March To The Sea General Sherman Atlanta Campaign May September 1864 First Bull Run Manassas Campaign Map American Civil War Maryland Campaign Map Antietam Sharpsburg Civil War Virginia Civil War Battle of Wilderness Grant Overland Campaign Contact & About Privacy Policy