Battle Index

A note on battle names. The Union and Confederacy sometimes named the same battle differently — the Union often used the nearest body of water or landmark, the Confederacy the nearest town. Antietam/Sharpsburg and Bull Run/Manassas are the best-known examples. This applies to only a minority of engagements, though: most battles, especially the smaller ones, were called by one name on both sides. Where a documented second name exists, it is shown here as “also called.”

The core index follows the 1998 revised National Park Service Civil War Sites Advisory Commission volume. Date ranges reproduce the CWSAC operational dates; popular accounts sometimes use only the principal day of fighting. Location abbreviations describe present-day geography: West Virginia sites dated before June 20, 1863, were then in Virginia; Oklahoma sites were in Indian Territory; North Dakota sites were in Dakota Territory; and Colorado, Idaho, and New Mexico sites were also territorial during the war. Use the search box below to filter by name, location, or year.