<Table> <Tr> <Th> Battle </Th> <Th> Date </Th> <Th> State </Th> <Th> CWSAC </Th> <Th> Outcome </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Fort Sumter </Td> <Td> 000000001861 - 04 - 12 - 0000 April 12 -- 14 , 1861 </Td> <Td> South Carolina </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory : Beauregard takes Charleston Federal fort , first battle of American Civil War . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Sewell 's Point </Td> <Td> 000000001861 - 05 - 18 - 0000 May 18 -- 19 , 1861 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Inconclusive : Union gunboats fight inconclusive battle with Confederate artillery . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Aquia Creek </Td> <Td> 000000001861 - 05 - 29 - 0000 May 29 -- June 1 , 1861 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Inconclusive : Confederate artillery hit by naval bombardment , later withdrawn . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Philippi ( West Virginia ) </Td> <Td> 000000001861 - 06 - 03 - 0000 June 3 , 1861 </Td> <Td> West Virginia ( Virginia at the time ) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory : Union forces rout a small Confederate detachment in Western Virginia . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Big Bethel </Td> <Td> 000000001861 - 06 - 10 - 0000 June 10 , 1861 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory : Union attack on Confederate positions near a church repelled . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Boonville ( Missouri ) </Td> <Td> 000000001861 - 06 - 17 - 0000 June 17 , 1861 </Td> <Td> Missouri </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory : Union forces defeat pro-Confederate governor 's Missouri State Guard . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Hoke 's Run </Td> <Td> 000000001861 - 07 - 02 - 0000 July 2 , 1861 </Td> <Td> West Virginia ( Virginia at the time ) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory : Robert Patterson defeats Jackson 's Confederates but fails to capitalize on his victory . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Carthage </Td> <Td> 000000001861 - 07 - 05 - 0000 July 5 , 1861 </Td> <Td> Missouri </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory : Confederate victory in Missouri during U.S. Civil War . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Rich Mountain </Td> <Td> 000000001861 - 07 - 11 - 0000 July 11 , 1861 </Td> <Td> West Virginia ( Virginia at the time ) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory : Confederate forces under Gen. Robert S. Garnett split in half mid-battle by Union forces under Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan . One half surrenders ; the other escapes . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Blackburn 's Ford </Td> <Td> 000000001861 - 07 - 18 - 0000 July 18 , 1861 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory : Irvin McDowell 's recon - in - force defeated at Manassas . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> First Battle of Bull Run or First Manassas </Td> <Td> 000000001861 - 07 - 21 - 0000 July 21 , 1861 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory : McDowell loses to J.E. Johnston , Beauregard ; Jackson named `` Stonewall '' . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Wilson 's Creek or Oak Hills </Td> <Td> 000000001861 - 08 - 10 - 0000 August 10 , 1861 </Td> <Td> Missouri </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory : Union forces under Nathaniel Lyon and Samuel D. Sturgis lose to Confederates under Sterling Price and Benjamin McCulloch . Lyon is killed . First major battle west of the Mississippi . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Kessler 's Cross Lanes </Td> <Td> 000000001861 - 08 - 26 - 0000 August 26 , 1861 </Td> <Td> West Virginia ( Virginia at the time ) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory : Confederates under John B. Floyd surprise and defeat Union forces under Erastus B. Tyler . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Hatteras Inlet Batteries </Td> <Td> 000000001861 - 08 - 28 - 0000 August 28 -- 29 , 1861 </Td> <Td> North Carolina </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory : Union forces capture two North Carolina forts . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Dry Wood Creek </Td> <Td> 000000001861 - 09 - 02 - 0000 September 2 , 1861 </Td> <Td> Missouri </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory : Union cavalry from Kansas defeated by Missouri State Guard . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Carnifex Ferry </Td> <Td> 000000001861 - 09 - 10 - 0000 September 10 , 1861 </Td> <Td> West Virginia ( Virginia at the time ) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory : Confederates withdraw by night after several hours of fighting . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Cheat Mountain </Td> <Td>
<Table> <Tr> <Th> Battle </Th> <Th> Date </Th> <Th> State </Th> <Th> CWSAC </Th> <Th> Outcome </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Fort Sumter </Td> <Td> 000000001861 - 04 - 12 - 0000 April 12 -- 14 , 1861 </Td> <Td> South Carolina </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory : Beauregard takes Charleston Federal fort , first battle of American Civil War . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Sewell 's Point </Td> <Td> 000000001861 - 05 - 18 - 0000 May 18 -- 19 , 1861 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Inconclusive : Union gunboats fight inconclusive battle with Confederate artillery . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Aquia Creek </Td> <Td> 000000001861 - 05 - 29 - 0000 May 29 -- June 1 , 1861 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Inconclusive : Confederate artillery hit by naval bombardment , later withdrawn . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Philippi ( West Virginia ) </Td> <Td> 000000001861 - 06 - 03 - 0000 June 3 , 1861 </Td> <Td> West Virginia ( Virginia at the time ) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory : Union forces rout a small Confederate detachment in Western Virginia . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Big Bethel </Td> <Td> 000000001861 - 06 - 10 - 0000 June 10 , 1861 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory : Union attack on Confederate positions near a church repelled . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Boonville ( Missouri ) </Td> <Td> 000000001861 - 06 - 17 - 0000 June 17 , 1861 </Td> <Td> Missouri </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory : Union forces defeat pro-Confederate governor 's Missouri State Guard . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Hoke 's Run </Td> <Td> 000000001861 - 07 - 02 - 0000 July 2 , 1861 </Td> <Td> West Virginia ( Virginia at the time ) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory : Robert Patterson defeats Jackson 's Confederates but fails to capitalize on his victory . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Carthage </Td> <Td> 000000001861 - 07 - 05 - 0000 July 5 , 1861 </Td> <Td> Missouri </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory : Confederate victory in Missouri during U.S. Civil War . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Rich Mountain </Td> <Td> 000000001861 - 07 - 11 - 0000 July 11 , 1861 </Td> <Td> West Virginia ( Virginia at the time ) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory : Confederate forces under Gen. Robert S. Garnett split in half mid-battle by Union forces under Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan . One half surrenders ; the other escapes . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Blackburn 's Ford </Td> <Td> 000000001861 - 07 - 18 - 0000 July 18 , 1861 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory : Irvin McDowell 's recon - in - force defeated at Manassas . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> First Battle of Bull Run or First Manassas </Td> <Td> 000000001861 - 07 - 21 - 0000 July 21 , 1861 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory : McDowell loses to J.E. Johnston , Beauregard ; Jackson named `` Stonewall '' . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Wilson 's Creek or Oak Hills </Td> <Td> 000000001861 - 08 - 10 - 0000 August 10 , 1861 </Td> <Td> Missouri </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory : Union forces under Nathaniel Lyon and Samuel D. Sturgis lose to Confederates under Sterling Price and Benjamin McCulloch . Lyon is killed . First major battle west of the Mississippi . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Kessler 's Cross Lanes </Td> <Td> 000000001861 - 08 - 26 - 0000 August 26 , 1861 </Td> <Td> West Virginia ( Virginia at the time ) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory : Confederates under John B. Floyd surprise and defeat Union forces under Erastus B. Tyler . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Hatteras Inlet Batteries </Td> <Td> 000000001861 - 08 - 28 - 0000 August 28 -- 29 , 1861 </Td> <Td> North Carolina </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory : Union forces capture two North Carolina forts . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Dry Wood Creek </Td> <Td> 000000001861 - 09 - 02 - 0000 September 2 , 1861 </Td> <Td> Missouri </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory : Union cavalry from Kansas defeated by Missouri State Guard . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Carnifex Ferry </Td> <Td> 000000001861 - 09 - 10 - 0000 September 10 , 1861 </Td> <Td> West Virginia ( Virginia at the time ) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory : Confederates withdraw by night after several hours of fighting . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Cheat Mountain </Td> <Td>
where was the first battle fought in the civil war
where was the first battle fought in the civil war
Battle of Fort Sumter
Battle of Fort Sumter