List of American Civil War battles

of the American Civil War were fought between April 12, 1861, and May 12–13, 1865 in 19 states, mostly Confederate, the District of Columbia, and six territories, as well as naval engagements. Virginia in particular was the site of many major and decisive battles. These battles would change the standing and historical memory of the United States.
For lists of battles organized by campaign and theater, see:

Some battles have more than one name. For instance, the battles known in the North as Battle of Antietam and Second Battle of Bull Run were referred to as the Battles of Sharpsburg and Manassas, respectively, by the South. This was because the North tended to name battles after landmarks, whereas the South named battles after nearby towns.

Battles rated by CWSAC

The American Battlefield Protection Program was established within the United States National Park Service to classify the preservation status of historic battlefield land. In 1993, the Civil War Sites Advisory Commission reported to Congress and the ABPP on their extensive analysis of significant battles and battlefields. Of the estimated 8,000 occasions in which hostilities occurred in the American Civil War, this table and related articles describe the 384 battles that were classified in CWSAC's Report on the Nation's Civil War Battlefields. In addition to the status of battlefield land preservation CWSAC rated the military significance of the battles into four classes, as follows:

Other USA/CSA battles

Other non-Indian wars battles and skirmishes not rated by CWSAC.

Other battles in the American Indian Wars

Other battles and skirmishes, not rated by CWSAC, of the American Indian Wars between either USA or CSA forces and the Apache, Arapaho, Cheyenne, Comanche, Dakota, Kiowa, Navajo, and Shoshone which occurred during the American Civil War – including: the Apache Wars, Colorado War, Dakota War of 1862, Navajo Wars, and Texas–Indian wars.

Date	Battle	State	Outcome
	Siege of Tubac	Arizona	Apache victory. Confederate militia and townspeople flee to Tucson.
	First Battle of Dragoon Springs	Arizona	Apache victory. Westernmost Confederate battle fatalities.
	Second Battle of Dragoon Springs	Arizona	Confederate victory. Livestock recaptured.
–16, 1862	Battle of Apache Pass	Arizona	Apache Wars: Union soldiers fight with Apache warriors.
and 23, 1862	Battles of New Ulm	Minnesota	Dakota War of 1862: Two battles in the Dakota War of 1862.
	Battle of Birch Coulee	Minnesota	Dakota War of 1862: Worst defeat of Union forces during the Dakota War of 1862.
	Battle of Acton	Minnesota	Engagement during the Dakota War of 1862 – a detachment of the 10th Minnesota Infantry Regiment withdraws to the fortified town of Hutchinson, Minnesota.
–14, 1864	Battle of Canyon de Chelly	Arizona	US victory
	First Battle of Adobe Walls	Texas	Texas–Indian wars: Kit Carson fights Kiowa forces to a draw, but manages to destroy their settlement.
	Battle of Dove Creek	Texas	Kickapoo victory: Texas State Militia and CS troops are defeated by Kickapoo Indians.
	Battle of Fort Buchanan	Arizona	Apache victory. Fort Buchanan destroyed.

Troop engagements

This is a chronological summary and record of every engagement between the troops of the Union and of the Confederacy, showing the total losses and casualties in each engagement. It was collated and compiled from the Official Records of the War Department.
This summary has been divided by year:

1861
1862
1863
1864
1865