the sinking of fort sumpter.
The First major battle was Bull Run, where an expected Union victory was turned into a defeat
One of the first major battles in the civil war was the battle at bull run.
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.
The first major battle of the Civil War was the Battle of Bull Run in Prince William County in Virginia.
Antitam was the first major battle in the Civil War.
The first major battle of the civil war was the First Battle of Bull Run with the Union led by Brigadier General Irvin McDowell and the Confederates led by Brigadier General P.G.T. Beauregard.
First battle of Manassas Also known as "The First Battle of Bull Run"
First Battle of Bull Run (First Manassas) : the first major battle of the American 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)
For the First Bull Run, the Union commander was Major General Irvin McDowell. For the Second Bull Run, Major General John Pope led the Union armies.
It was in hampton roads .
Major General Irwin McDowell was a Union general, commanding US forces in the first major battle of the war, at First Manassas, where he was defeated by the Confederates under Joe Johnston and PTG Beauregard.