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Civil War Battles
Battle of Fort Sumter - April 12-14 - South Carolina - Confederate victory.
Battle of Sewell's Point - May 18–19 - Virginia - Inconclusive.
Battle of Aquia Creek - May 29 – June 1 - Virginia - Inconclusive.
Battle of Philippi - June 3 - West Virginia (then Virginia) - Union Victory.
Battle of Big Bethel - June 10 - Virginia - Confederate victory.
Battle of Boonville - June 17 - Missouri - Union victory.
Battle of Cole Camp - June 19 - Missouri - Confederate victory.
Battle of Hoke's Run - July 2 - West Virginia (then Virginia) - Union victory.
Battle of Carthage - July 5 - Missouri - Confederate victory. (First full-scale battle of the war.)
Battle of Rich Mountain - July 11 - West Virginia (then Virginia) - Union victory.
Battle of Blackburn's Ford - July 18 - Virginia - Confederate victory.
First Battle of Bull Run (First Manassas) - July 21 - Virginia - Confederate victory. (First major battle of the Civil War.)
Battle of Wilson's Creek - August 10 - Missouri - Confederate victory. (First major battle west of the Mississippi.)
Battle of Kessler's Cross Lanes - August 26 - West Virginia (then Virginia) - Confederate victory.
Battle of Hatteras Inlet Batteries - August 28–29 - North Carolina - Union victory.
Battle of Dry Wood Creek - September 2 - Missouri - Confederate victory.
Battle of Carnifex Ferry - September 10 - West Virginia (then Virginia) - Union victory.
Battle of Cheat Mountain - September 12–15 - West Virginia (then Virginia) - Union victory.
First Battle of Lexington - September 13–20 - Missouri - Confederate victory. (Battle of the Hemp, or marijuana, Bales.)
Battle of Liberty - September 17 - Missouri - Confederate victory.
Battle of Barbourville - September 19 - Kentucky - Confederate victory.
Battle of Greenbrier River - October 3 - West Virginia (then Virginia) -Inconclusive.
Battle of Santa Rosa Island - October 9 - Florida - Union victory.
Battle of Camp Wildcat - October 21 - Kentucky - Union victory.
Battle of Fredericktown - October 21 -
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