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The first major battle of the Civil War took place at the "Battle of Ft. Sumter" in Charlestown County , South Carolina ( about 1 mile from the town of Charlestown ) on April 12 - 13 , 1861 . The last major battle of the Civil War took place at the "Battle of Palmito Ranch" ( also called "Battle of Palmito Hill" ) ; fought on the banks of the Rio Grande , about 12 miles east of Brownsville Texas , May 12 - 13 , 1865 . Of the Civil war , the Union Army had : strength - 2,100,00 , 110,000 killed in action , 360,000 total dead , and 275,200 wounded ; Confederate Army : strength - 1,064,000 , 93,000 killed in action , 260,000 total dead , and 137,000 + wounded . In general , the American Civil War had a strength of 3,164,000 men ..203,000 were killed in action ..620,000 in total killed ..and 412,000 were wounded all together .

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