The first major battle in the Western Theater of the Civil War was the Battle of Shiloh, fought on April 6â??7, 1862. The Confederate Army ambushed the Union Army near the Tennessee River. Though the initial Confederate attack was successful, the Union army counterattacked the next day and forced the Confederates to retreat.
The first major Civil War battle fought west of the Mississippi River was that of Wilson's Creek, Missouri, fought on August 9, 1861 between a Union Army of about 5,400 men , led by Gen. Lyon and Gen. Sterling Price's Missouri State Guard of 11,600 men.
Lyon was defeated and killed. The Federals lost 223 killed, 721 wounded and 291 missing. The Confederate casualties were 257 killed 900 wounded and 27 missing.
The first battle was Fort Sumter but the first MAJOR battle was First Battle of Bull Run. The South called the first major battle First Battle of Manassas.
Battle of Wilson's Creek
Fort Sumter then First Battle of Bull RunThere are varying opinions on what qualifies as the first battle of the Civil War. Fort Sumter was the first conflict and it led to the Civil War. But the First Battle of Bull Run was the first major land battle of the Civil War.
Antitam was the first major battle in the Civil War.
First Battle of Bull RunThe 1st Bull Run was in fact the first battle of the Civil War. The Attack on Fort Sumter only "led" to the Civil War.
It was the first time actual gunfire was exchanged. As such, it was the first battle of the Civil War.
The Battle at Ft. Sumter.
The first large battle of the US Civil War was fought
The key battles of the Civil War include the First Battle of Bull Run, the Battle of Antietam, and the Peninsular Campaign. Additional major battles were the Battle of Shiloh, the Battle of Gettysburg, and Sherman's March to the Sea.
the first battle of the civil war was the Battle of Fort Sumter.
The first major battle in the US Civil War took place near a stream in Virginia, the the Manasas Junction.This would be the largest battle in the history of the Western Hemisphere. The Confederacy were victors over the Union forces.
Fort Sumter then First Battle of Bull RunThere are varying opinions on what qualifies as the first battle of the Civil War. Fort Sumter was the first conflict and it led to the Civil War. But the First Battle of Bull Run was the first major land battle of the Civil War.
Antitam was the first major battle in the Civil War.
The first major battle of the American Civil War was the First Battle of Bull Run or the First Battle of Manasas (they are the same battle but with a different name)
First Battle of Bull RunThe 1st Bull Run was in fact the first battle of the Civil War. The Attack on Fort Sumter only "led" to the Civil War.
First Battle of Bull Run (First Manassas) : the first major battle of the American Civil War .
It was the first time actual gunfire was exchanged. As such, it was the first battle of the Civil War.
The first major battle of the Civil War was the Battle of Bull Run in Prince William County in Virginia.
The first battle of the Civil War was the First Battle of Bull Run aka The First Battle of Manassas at Manassas. The north fully expected a quick blowout but were amazing defeated by the south.