Battles of the Civil War

1st Bull Run The First Battle of Bull Run, referred to as the First Battle of Manassas in the South, was the first major land battle of the American Civil War . This wasn't one of the biggest battles of the war, but it was the formal opening for both sides. Of the 32,500 Confederate soldiers, 1,982 of them became casualties, while the Union counted 2,896 casualties from 35,000 troops. Many thought this would quickly settle the dispute; all it …

…realized that the Confederacy was all but dead, and decided to lay down their own arms. Johnston's army in North Carolina, with which Lee had hoped to combine forces, surrendered to William T. Sherman on April 26. Edmund Kirby Smith surrendered the Confederate Trans-Mississippi Department in May and Stand Watie surrendered the last sizable organized Confederate force on June 23, 1865. Principal Commanders Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885) Union Army Gen. Robert E. Lee (1807-1870) Confederate Army