After initial successes at the First Battle of Bull Run, the pro-slavery Confederate forces were slowly being beaten back by the Union soldiers. In the battles of Shiloh and Antietam in late 1861, Union forces emerged victorious, although at great cost in terms of casualties. Thousands of ...
The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Last Updated:Sep 9, 2024•Article History Battle of Gettysburg See all media Also called: War Between the States Date: April 12, 1861 - April 26, 1865 Location: United States Participants: Confederate States of America ...
Battle of Antietam, a decisive engagement on September 17, 1862, in the American Civil War that halted the Confederate invasion of Maryland. President Abraham Lincoln used the costly Union victory as an opportunity to issue the preliminary Emancipation P
The Battle of Fort Sumter (April 12–14, 1861) was the opening engagement of the American Civil War.
The Battle of Mobile Bay (August 5–23, 1864) was a naval engagement of the American Civil War during which Union Admiral David Farragut succeeded in sealing off the port of Mobile, Alabama, from Confederate blockade runners.