In early May of 1862, Confederate General Longstreet battled Union General McClellan at the Battle of Williamsburg. For tactical reasons, Longstreet disengaged the battle. Military historians rate this confrontation as inconclusive.
The first pitched battle of the Civil War was the Battle of Williamsburg, also referred to as the Battle of Fort Magruder. The battle occurred on May 5, 1862.
Civil War
There were many battlers during the Civil War. Some includes the Battle of Gettysburg, Battle of Fort Sumter, Battle of Middle Creek, and the Battle of Williamsburg.
Antietam (Sharpsburg)
No. The Battle of Yorktown was the defining battle of the American war for independence from Britain. The Yorktown Battle was part of the American Revolutionary War in 1781 and it was also a battle in the Civil war in 1862.
The Battle of Shiloh, April 1862.
April 6th-7th 1862
The Battle of Antietam (1862)
The Mexican Civil War.
On 15 April 1862.
On 30 March 1862.
Shiloh (Pittsburgh Landing)