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The Civil War at a Glance

Where the Armies Fought

First posted 1998
Last update Apr 29, 2009
More than 10,000 military actions of one kind or another took place during the Civil War. Only a small percentage were big battles like Gettysburg or Vicksburg; most were relatively small affairs, many of them forgotten today. The following breakdown by State shows where most of these events took place.

Virginia 2154 Louisiana 566 Maryland 203
Tennessee 1462 Georgia 549 Florida 168
Missouri 1162 Kentucky 453 Texas 90
Mississippi 772 Alabama 336 Indian Territory 89
Arkansas 771 North Carolina 313California 88
West Virginia 632South Carolina 239New Mexico Territory 75
Pennsylvania ?

National Park Service Battlefield Sites

Fort Sumter, South Carolina, Fort Sumpter National Monument
Fort Pickens, Florida, Gulf Islands National Seashore
First Manassas, Virginia, Manassas National Battlefield Park
Wilson's Creek, Missouri, Wilson's Creek National Battlefield
Fort Donelson, Tennessee, Fort Donelson National Battlefield
Pea Ridge, Arkansas, Pea Ridge National Military Park
Glorieta Pass, New Mexico, Pecos National Historical Park
Shiloh, Tennessee, Shiloh National Military Park
Fort Pulaski, Georgia, Fort Pulaski National Monument
Seven Days Battles, Virginia, Richmond National Battlefield Park
Mechanicsville, Virginia, Richmond National Battlefield Park
Gaines' Mill, Virginia, Richmond National Battlefield Park
Malvern Hill, Virginia, Richmond National Battlefield Park
Second Manassas, Virginia, Manassas National Battlefield Park
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Antietam, Maryland, Antietam National Battlefield
Fredericksburg, Virginia, Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park
Stones River, Tennessee, Stones River National Battlefield,
Chancellorsville, Virginia, Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, Gettysburg National Military Park
Arkansas Post, Arkansas, Arkansas Post National Memorial
Vicksburg, Mississippi, Vicksburg National Military Park
Chickamauga, Georgia, Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
Chattanooga, Tennessee, Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia, Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Brices Cross Roads, Mississippi, Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site
Tupelo, Mississippi, Tupelo National Battlefield
The Wilderness, Virginia, Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park
Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia, Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park
Cold Harbor, Virginia, Richmond National Battlefield Park
Petersburg, Virginia, Petersburg National Battlefield
Monocacy, Maryland, Monocacy National Battlefield
Fort Stevens, District of Columbia, Rock Creek Park
Appomattox Court House, Virginia, Appomattox Court House National Historical Park

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