Troop engagements of the American Civil War, 1863

The following engagements took place in the year 1863 during the American Civil War

American Civil War

The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...

. In the Eastern theater

Eastern Theater of the American Civil War

The Eastern Theater of the American Civil War included the states of Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania, the District of Columbia, and the coastal fortifications and seaports of North Carolina...

, the Union Army of the Potomac

Army of the Potomac

The Army of the Potomac was the major Union Army in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War.-History:The Army of the Potomac was created in 1861, but was then only the size of a corps . Its nucleus was called the Army of Northeastern Virginia, under Brig. Gen...

, commanded by Major General Joseph Hooker, attacked the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia

Army of Northern Virginia

The Army of Northern Virginia was the primary military force of the Confederate States of America in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War, as well as the primary command structure of the Department of Northern Virginia. It was most often arrayed against the Union Army of the Potomac...

commanded by General Robert E. Lee

Robert E. Lee

Robert Edward Lee was a career military officer who is best known for having commanded the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia in the American Civil War....

in the Battle of Chancellorsville

Battle of Chancellorsville

The Battle of Chancellorsville was a major battle of the American Civil War, and the principal engagement of the Chancellorsville Campaign. It was fought from April 30 to May 6, 1863, in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, near the village of Chancellorsville. Two related battles were fought nearby on...

. After stalling Hooker's advance, Lee sent a flanking column lead by Thomas J. Jackson

Stonewall Jackson

around Hooker's left, which attacked a few hours before sunset on May 2nd; this attack and further Confederate attacks the following day forced Hooker to retreat on May 6th. Lee reorganized his army following the campaign and launched an invasion of Union territory in June; Hooker was relieved of command on June 29th, due to continuous disputes with the government over the garrision of Harpers Ferry, and replaced by Major General George Meade. During the Battle of Gettysburg

Battle of Gettysburg

The Battle of Gettysburg , was fought July 1–3, 1863, in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The battle with the largest number of casualties in the American Civil War, it is often described as the war's turning point. Union Maj. Gen. George Gordon Meade's Army of the Potomac...

from July 1st to July 3rd, Meade successfully held off Lee's attacks while inflicting heavy casualties in return. Lee was forced to retreat back to Virginia; Meade followed in close pursuit but was unable to find an opportunity to completely crush the Confederate army. In October, Lee attempted to isolate and destroy Meade during the Bristoe Campaign

Bristoe Campaign

The Bristoe Campaign was a series of minor battles fought in Virginia during October and November 1863, in the American Civil War. Maj. Gen. George G. Meade, commanding the Union Army of the Potomac, began to maneuver in an unsuccessful attempt to defeat Gen. Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern...

but failed in an attack on Union positions at the Battle of Bristoe Station

Battle of Bristoe Station

The Battle of Bristoe Station was fought on October 14, 1863, at Bristoe Station, Virginia, between Union forces under Maj. Gen. Gouverneur K. Warren and Confederate forces under Lt. Gen. A.P. Hill during the Bristoe Campaign of the American Civil War...

on October 14. Pressed by Union authorites, Meade also tried to attack Lee's positions along the Mine Run

Battle of Mine Run

The Battle of Mine Run, also known as Payne's Farm, or New Hope Church, or the Mine Run Campaign , was conducted in Orange County, Virginia, in the American Civil War....

but also failed.

In the Western Theater

Western Theater of the American Civil War

This article presents an overview of major military and naval operations in the Western Theater of the American Civil War.-Theater of operations:...

, simultaneous Union offenses from northern Mississippi and eastern Louisiana resulted in the sieges of Vicksburg and Port Hudson

Siege of Port Hudson

The Siege of Port Hudson occurred from May 22 to July 9, 1863, when Union Army troops assaulted and then surrounded the Mississippi River town of Port Hudson, Louisiana, during the American Civil War....

, both along the Mississippi River. Vicksburg surrendered on July 4th and Port Hudson on July 9th; this resulted in the complete Union control of the Mississippi River and made Ulysseus S. Grant a hero in the North. In central Tennessee, the Union Army of the Cumberland

Army of the Cumberland

The Army of the Cumberland was one of the principal Union armies in the Western Theater during the American Civil War. It was originally known as the Army of the Ohio.-History:...

commanded by Major General William S. Rosecrans maneuvered the Confederate Army of Tennessee

Army of Tennessee

The Army of Tennessee was the principal Confederate army operating between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River during the American Civil War. It was formed in late 1862 and fought until the end of the war in 1865, participating in most of the significant battles in the Western Theater...

, commanded by General Braxton Bragg, towards Chattanooga, Tennessee during the Tullahoma Campaign

Tullahoma Campaign

The Tullahoma Campaign or Middle Tennessee Campaign was fought between June 24 and July 3, 1863, during the American Civil War. The Union Army of the Cumberland, commanded by Maj. Gen. William S...

from late June to early July. In early September, Rosecrans launched another offensive which resulted in the capture of Chattanooga, an important Confederate rail center; however, a few weeks later Bragg, with reinforcements from the Army of Northern Virginia, attacked Rosecrans near the Chickamauga Creek

Battle of Chickamauga

The Battle of Chickamauga, fought September 19–20, 1863, marked the end of a Union offensive in southeastern Tennessee and northwestern Georgia called the Chickamauga Campaign...

and routed much of the Union army, forcing it to retreat back to Chattanooga. Stubborn resistance from the troops of George H. Thomas prevented the Confederates from launching an immediate pursuit. Bragg settled his army into a siege of Chattanooga, almost cutting off all supplies to the Union army. Grant, promoted to command of the Military Division of the Mississippi

Military Division of the Mississippi

The Military Division of the Mississippi was an administrative division of the United States Army during the American Civil War that controlled all military operations in the Western Theater.-History:...

, took command of the Union forces near the city, which was reinforced by the Army of the Tennessee

Army of the Tennessee

The Army of the Tennessee was a Union army in the Western Theater of the American Civil War, named for the Tennessee River. It should not be confused with the similarly named Army of Tennessee, a Confederate army named after the State of Tennessee....

and a detachment from the Army of the Potomac. During the three days from November 23rd to the 26th, Grant launched a series of attacks on the Confederate positions and was able to drive off Bragg's army.

In the Trans-Mississippi Theater

Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War

The Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War was the major military and naval operations west of the Mississippi River. The area excluded the states and territories bordering the Pacific Ocean, which formed the Pacific Coast Theater of the American Civil War.The campaign classification...

, only small battles and skirmishes took place. On January 1st, Confederate forces lead by Major General John Magruder recaptured the port city of Galveston, the only port city which the Confederates were able to recapture during the war. In order to cut off the Trans-Mississippi supply lines to Port Hudson, Major General Nathaniel Banks moved up the Bayou Teche

Bayou Teche Campaign

The Bayou Teche Campaign, or First Bayou Teche Campaign, was a brief military campaign in April and May 1863 during the American Civil War by forces from the Confederate States Army seeking to prevent the Union Army from seizing control of the state of Louisiana...

in Louisiana during April. For the remainder of the summer, Confederate commander Major General Richard Taylor attempted to cut off Banks' supply lines to New Orleans but failed. In September, Union forces tried to invade eastern Texas to counteract the French invasion of Mexico but were defeated at Sabine Pass, losing two gunboats and 350 men while the Confederates suffered no casualties.

January

1st

Galveston II

Battle of Galveston

The Battle of Galveston or the Second Battle of Galveston was a naval and land battle that occurred on January 1, 1863, during the American Civil War when Confederate forces under Maj. Gen. John B...

, Texas

Forces: Confederate District of Texas, Union garrison
Losses: Confederate 50, Union 600

8th

Springfield II, Missouri

Forces: Confederate cavalry from District of Arkansas, Union garrison
Losses: Confederate 240, Union 163

9th to 10th

Arkansas Post, Arkansas

Battle of Fort Hindman

The Battle of Fort Hindman, or the Battle of Arkansas Post, was fought January 9–11, 1863, near the mouth of the Arkansas River at Arkansas Post, Arkansas, as part of the Vicksburg Campaign of the American Civil War.-Background:...

Forces: Confederate Department of the Trans-Mississippi, Union Department of West Tennessee
Losses: Confederate 5,004, Union 1,092

9th to 11th

Hartville

Battle of Hartville

The Battle of Hartville was fought January 9–11, 1863, in Wright County, Missouri, as part of John S. Marmaduke's first expedition into Missouri, during the American Civil War.-Background:...

, Missouri

Forces: Confederate cavalry, Union garrison
Losses: Confederate 329, Union 78

27th to March 3rd

Battle of Fort McAllister (1863), Georgia

Forces: Confederate garrison, Union squadron from South Atlantic Blockading Squadron
Losses: Confederate one, Union none

29th

Bear River

Bear River Massacre

The Bear River Massacre, or the Battle of Bear River and the Massacre at Boa Ogoi, took place in present-day Idaho on January 29, 1863. The United States Army attacked Shoshone gathered at the confluence of the Bear River and Beaver Creek in what was then southeastern Washington Territory. The...

, Idaho

Forces: Union infantry, Shoshoni tribe
Losses: Union 64, Shoshoni 250

February

3rd

Dover

Battle of Dover (1863)

The Battle of Dover, also known as the Second Battle of Fort Donelson, was a battle of the American Civil War, occurring on February 3, 1863, in Stewart County, Tennessee....

, Tennessee

Forces: Confederate cavalry from Army of Tennessee
Army of Tennessee
The Army of Tennessee was the principal Confederate army operating between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River during the American Civil War. It was formed in late 1862 and fought until the end of the war in 1865, participating in most of the significant battles in the Western Theater...

, Union garrison
Losses: Confederate 855, Union 110

March

4th to 5th

Thompson's Station

Battle of Thompson's Station

The Battle of Thompson's Station was a battle of the American Civil War, occurring on March 5, 1863 in Williamson County, Tennessee.In a period of relative inactivity following the Battle of Stones River, a reinforced Union infantry brigade, under Col. John Coburn, left Franklin to reconnoiter...

, Tennessee

Forces: Confederate cavalry, Union infantry
Losses: Confederate 357, Union 1,600

13th to 15th

Fort Anderson

Battle of Fort Anderson

The Battle of Fort Anderson, also known as the Battle of Deep Gully, took place March 13–15, 1863, in Craven County, North Carolina, as part of Confederate Lt. Gen. James Longstreet's Tidewater operations during the American Civil War....

, North Carolina

Forces: Confederate Department of North Carolina, Union garrison
Losses: 7 total

17th

Kelly's Ford

Battle of Kelly's Ford

The Battle of Kelly's Ford, also known as the Battle of Kellysville, took place on March 17, 1863, in Culpeper County, Virginia, as part of the cavalry operations along the Rappahannock River during the American Civil War. It set the stage for Brandy Station and other cavalry actions of the...

, Virginia

Forces: Cavalry from Confederate Army of Northern Virginia
Army of Northern Virginia
The Army of Northern Virginia was the primary military force of the Confederate States of America in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War, as well as the primary command structure of the Department of Northern Virginia. It was most often arrayed against the Union Army of the Potomac...

and Union Army of the Potomac
Army of the Potomac
The Army of the Potomac was the major Union Army in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War.-History:The Army of the Potomac was created in 1861, but was then only the size of a corps . Its nucleus was called the Army of Northeastern Virginia, under Brig. Gen...
Losses: Confederate 80, Union 99

20th

Vaught's Hill

Battle of Vaught's Hill

-References:* *...

, Tennessee

Forces: Confederate and Union cavalry
Losses: Confederate 150, Union 38

25th

Brentwood

Battle of Brentwood

The Battle of Brentwood was a battle of the American Civil War, occurring on March 25, 1863, in Williamson County, Tennessee.Union Lt. Col. Edward Bloodgood held Brentwood, a station on the Nashville & Decatur Railroad, with 400 men on the morning of March 25, 1863, when Confederate Brig. Gen....

, Tennessee

Forces: Confederate cavalry division, Union garrison
Losses: Confederate 3, Union 529

30th to April 20

Washington

Battle of Washington

The Battle of Washington took place from March 30 to April 19, 1863, in Beaufort County, North Carolina, as part of Confederate Lt. Gen. James Longstreet's Tidewater operations during the American Civil War.-Background:...

, North Carolina

Forces: Confederate Department of North Carolina, Union garrison
Losses: 100 total

April

7th

Charleston Harbor I

First Battle of Charleston Harbor

The First Battle of Charleston Harbor was an engagement near Charleston, South Carolina that took place April 7, 1863, during the American Civil War. The striking force was a fleet of nine ironclad warships of the Union Navy, including seven monitors that were improved versions of the original ....

, South Carolina

Forces: Confederate garrison of Fort Sumter, Union South Atlantic Blockading Squadron
Losses: Confederate 14, Union 22

10th

Franklin I, Tennessee

Forces: Confederate and Union cavalry
Losses: Confederate 137, Union 100

12th to 13th

Fort Bisland

Battle of Fort Bisland

-Sources:* Ayres, Thomas, Dark and Bloody Ground : The Battle of Mansfield and the Forgotten Civil War in Louisiana, Cooper Square Press, 2001.* Parrish, T. Michael, Richard Taylor, Soldier Prince of Dixie, University of North Carolina Press, 1992....

, Louisiana

Forces: Confederate District of West Louisiana, Union XIX Corps
Losses: Confederate 450, Union 224

13th to 15th

Suffolk I

Battle of Suffolk (Norfleet House)

The Battle of Suffolk at the Norfleet House Battery took place from April 13 to April 15, 1863, in Suffolk, Virginia, as part of Confederate Lieutenant General James Longstreet's Tidewater operations during the American Civil War....

, Virginia

Forces: Confederate First Corps, Army of Northern Virginia, Union Department of Virginia
Losses: unknown

14th

Irish Bend

Battle of Irish Bend

The Battle of Irish Bend, also known as Nerson's Woods or Franklin, was fought between Union Major General Nathaniel Prentice Banks against Confederate Major General Richard Taylor during Banks's operations against the Bayou Teche region near Franklin, the seat of St...

, Louisiana

Forces: Confederate District of West Louisiana, Union division from XIX Corps
Losses: Confederate unknown, Union 353

17th

Vermillion Bayou

Battle of Vermillion Bayou

The Battle of Vermillion Bayou was fought on April 17, 1863, the third battle in a series of running battles between Union Major General Nathaniel Prentice Banks and Confederate Major General Richard Taylor...

, Louisiana

Forces: Confederate District of West Louisiana, Union XIX Corps
Losses: unknown

19th

Suffolfk II

Battle of Suffolk (Hill's Point)

The Battle of Suffolk at Hill's Point, also known as the Battle of Fort Huger, took place from April 11 to May 4, 1863, in Suffolk, Virginia, as part of Confederate Lt. Gen...

, Virginia

Forces: Confederate First Corps
First Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
The First Corps, Army of Northern Virginia was a military unit fighting for the Confederate States of America in the American Civil War. It was formed in early 1861 and served until the spring of 1865, mostly in the Eastern Theater. The corps was commanded by James Longstreet for much of its...

, Army of Northern Virginia, Union Department of Virginia
Losses: unknown

26th

Cape Girardeau

Battle of Cape Girardeau

The Battle of Cape Girardeau was a military demonstration of the American Civil War, occurring on April 26, 1863 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. The conflict was part of the pursuit of US Brigadier General John McNeil through Southeast Missouri by Confederate Brigadier General John S. Marmaduke...

, Missouri

Forces: Confederate cavalry, Union garrison
Losses: Confederate 325, Union 12

29th

Grand Gulf

Battle of Grand Gulf

The Battle of Grand Gulf was fought on April 29, 1863, during the American Civil War. In the Vicksburg Campaign of Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, Union naval forces under Rear Adm. David D. Porter led seven ironclads in an attack on the Confederate fortifications and batteries at Grand Gulf, downriver...

, Mississippi

Forces: Confederate batteries from Army of Vicksburg, Union Mississippi squadron
Losses: Confederate unknown, Union 80

29th

Snyder's Bluff

Battle of Snyder's Bluff

The Battle of Snyder's Bluff was fought from April 29 to May 1, 1863, during the Vicksburg Campaign of the American Civil War. Union forces under Maj. Gen. William T...

, Mississippi

Forces: Confederate artillery, Union Mississippi squadron
Losses: unknown

30th

Day's Gap

Battle of Day's Gap

The Battle of Day's Gap, fought on April 30, 1863, was the first in a series of American Civil War skirmishes in Cullman County, Alabama, that lasted until May 2, known as Streight's Raid. Commanding the Union forces was Col. Abel Streight; Brig. Gen...

, Alabama

Forces: Confederate and Union cavalry
Losses: Confederate 65, Union 23

May

1st

Port Gibson

Battle of Port Gibson

The Battle of Port Gibson was fought near Port Gibson, Mississippi, on May 1, 1863, between Union and Confederate forces during the Vicksburg Campaign of the American Civil War. The Union Army was led by Maj. Gen. Ulysses S...

, Mississippi

Forces: Confederate Army of Vicksburg, Union Army of the Tennessee
Army of the Tennessee
The Army of the Tennessee was a Union army in the Western Theater of the American Civil War, named for the Tennessee River. It should not be confused with the similarly named Army of Tennessee, a Confederate army named after the State of Tennessee....
Losses: Confederate 787, Union 875

1st to 2nd

Chalk Bluff

Battle of Chalk Bluff

The Battle of Chalk Bluff was a land battle of the American world War that took place in Clay County, Arkansas, and Dunklin County, Missouri, on May 1 and May 2, 1863. Brig. Gen. William Vandever, commanding the 2nd Division of the Union Army of the Frontier, was repulsed in an attempt to prevent...

, Arkansas

Forces: Confederate cavalry, Union infantry
Losses: fewer than 100

1st to 6th

Chancellorsville

Battle of Chancellorsville

, Virginia

Forces: Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, Union Army of the Potomac
Losses: Confederate 13,460, Union 17,304

3rd

Fredericksburg II, Virginia

Forces: Confederate division from Second Corps
Second Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
The Second Corps of the Army of Northern Virginia was a military organization within the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia during much of the American Civil War. It was officially created and named following the Battle of Sharpsburg in 1862, but comprised units in a corps organization for quite...

, Army of Northern Virginia, Union VI Corps and division from II Corps, Army of the Potomac
Losses: Confederate 475, Union 1,100

3rd to 4th

Salem Church

Battle of Salem Church

The Battle of Salem Church, also known as the Battle of Banks' Ford, took place on May 3–4, 1863, in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, as part of the Chancellorsville Campaign of the American Civil War....

, Virginia

Forces: Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, Union VI Corps and division from II Corps, Army of the Potomac
Losses: Confederate 674, Union 1,523

12th

Raymond

Battle of Raymond

The Battle of Raymond was fought on May 12, 1863, near Raymond, Mississippi, during the Vicksburg Campaign of the American Civil War. The bitter fight pitted elements of Union Army Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's Army of the Tennessee against Confederate forces of Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton's...

, Mississippi

Forces: Confederate Army of Vicksburg, Union Army of the Tennessee
Losses: Confederate 442, Union 514

14th

Jackson, Mississippi

Forces: Confederate garrison, Union Army of the Tennessee
Losses: Confederate 850, Union 286

16th

Champion Hill

Battle of Champion Hill

The Battle of Champion Hill, or Bakers Creek, fought May 16, 1863, was the pivotal battle in the Vicksburg Campaign of the American Civil War. Union commander Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and the Army of the Tennessee pursued the retreating Confederate Lt. Gen. John C...

, Mississippi

Forces: Confederate Army of Vicksburg, Union Army of the Tennessee
Losses: Confederate 3,840, Union 2,441

17th

Big Black River Bridge

Battle of Big Black River Bridge

The Battle of Big Black River Bridge, or Big Black, fought May 17, 1863, was part of the Vicksburg Campaign of the American Civil War. Union commander Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and the Army of the Tennessee pursued the retreating Confederate Lt. Gen. John C...

, Mississippi

Forces: Confederate Army of Vicksburg, Union Army of the Tennessee
Losses: Confederate 1,741, Union 276

18th to July 4th

Vicksburg, Mississippi

Forces: Confederate Army of Vicksburg, Union Army of the Tennessee
Losses: Confederate 32,697 (29,495 surrendered), Union 4,835

21st

Plains Store

Battle of Plains Store

The Battle of Plains Store or the Battle of Springfield Road was fought May 21, 1863, in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, during the campaign to capture Port Hudson in the American Civil War. The Union victory closed the last Confederate escape route from Port Hudson.-Background:The 1st...

, Louisiana

Forces: Confederate Department of Mississippi, Union Department of the Gulf
Losses: Confederate 100, Union 150

22nd

Port Hudson

Siege of Port Hudson

, Louisiana

Forces: Confederate garrison, Union Department of the Gulf
Losses: Confederate 7,500, Union 10,000

June

7th

Milliken's Bend

Battle of Milliken's Bend

The Battle of Milliken's Bend, fought June 7, 1863, was part of the Vicksburg Campaign of the American Civil War. Confederate Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton and his army were besieged in Vicksburg, Mississippi, by Union commander Maj. Gen. Ulysses S...

, Louisiana

Forces: Confederate division, Union garrison
Losses: Confederate 185, Union 652

9th

Brandy Station

Battle of Brandy Station

The Battle of Brandy Station, also called the Battle of Fleetwood Hill, was the largest predominantly cavalry engagement of the American Civil War, as well as the largest to take place ever on American soil. It was fought at the beginning of the Gettysburg Campaign by the Union cavalry under Maj....

, Virginia

Forces: Cavalry corps from Army of Northern Virginia, Union Army of the Potomac
Losses: Confederate 515, Union 866

13th to 15th

Winchester II, Virginia

Forces: Confederate Second Corps, Army of Northern Virginia, Union garrison from Middle Department
Middle Department
The Middle Department was an administrative military district created by the United States War Department early in the American Civil War to administer the troops in the Middle Atlantic states....
Losses: Confederate 269, Union 4,443

17th

Aldie

Battle of Aldie

The Battle of Aldie took place on June 17, 1863, in Loudoun County, Virginia, as part of the Gettysburg Campaign of the American Civil War.Maj. Gen. J.E.B. Stuart's cavalry screened Gen. Robert E. Lee's Confederate infantry as it marched north in the Shenandoah Valley behind the sheltering Blue...

, Virginia

Forces: Cavalry from Confederate Army of Northern Virginia and Union Army of the Potomac
Losses: Confederate 119, Union 300

19th

Middleburg

Battle of Middleburg

The Battle of Middleburg took place from June 17 to June 19, 1863, in Loudoun County, Virginia, as part of the Gettysburg Campaign of the American Civil War....

, Virginia

Forces: Cavalry from Confederate Army of Northern Virginia and Union Army of the Potomac
Losses: unknown

Ashby's Gap, Virginia

Forces: Cavalry from Confederate Army of Northern Virginia and Union Army of the Potomac
Losses: unknown

20th to 21st

LaFourche Crossing

Battle of LaFourche Crossing

The Battle of LaFourche Crossing was a battle inLafourche Parish, Louisiana, United States and fought on June 20-21, 1863, during the American Civil War as part of a campaign known as Taylor’s Operations in West Louisiana.-Background:Confederate Major General Richard Taylor sent an expedition...

, Louisiana

Forces: Confederate District of West Louisiana, Union garrison
Losses: Confederate 219, Union 49

21st

Upperville

Battle of Upperville

The Battle of Upperville took place in Loudoun County, Virginia on June 21, 1863 during the Gettysburg Campaign of the American Civil War.-Background:The Union cavalry made a determined effort to pierce Confederate Maj. Gen. J.E.B. Stuart's cavalry screen...

, Virginia

Forces: Cavalry from Confederate Army of Northern Virginia and Union Army of the Potomac
Losses: unknown

24th to 26th

Hoover's Gap

Battle of Hoover's Gap

The Battle of Hoover's Gap was the principal battle fought in the Tullahoma Campaign of the American Civil War.-Background:...

, Tennessee

Forces: Confederate Army of Tennessee, Union Army of the Cumberland
Army of the Cumberland
The Army of the Cumberland was one of the principal Union armies in the Western Theater during the American Civil War. It was originally known as the Army of the Ohio.-History:...
Losses: Confederate unknown, Union 583

28th

Donaldsonville II

Second Battle of Donaldsonville

The Second Battle of Donaldsonville was an American Civil War battle took place on June 28, 1863 in Ascension Parish, Louisiana.-Background:On June 28, 1863, Confederate Brig. Gen. Jean Alfred Mouton ordered Brig. Gen. Tom Green's and Col. James Patrick Major's brigades to take Donaldsonville,...

, Louisiana

Forces: Confederate District of West Louisiana, Union garrison
Losses: Confederate 301, Union 23

Near Fort Rice, North Dakota

Forces: Party of Sioux Indians, Union Department of the Northwest
Losses: Sioux three, Union one

29th

Oyster's Point (Camp Hill), Pennsylvania

Forces: Confederate cavalry brigade, Army of Northern Virginia, Union Department of the Susquehanna
Department of the Susquehanna
The Department of the Susquehanna was a military department created by the United States War Department during the Gettysburg Campaign of the American Civil War...
Losses: Confederate none, Union one wounded

29th to 30th

Goodrich's Landing

Battle of Goodrich's Landing

The Battle of Goodrich's Landing was fought on June 29 and June 30, 1863, between Union and Confederate forces during the American Civil War. The Confederates attacked several Union black regiments that were protecting several captured plantations...

, Louisiana

Forces: Confederate cavalry, Union garrison
Losses: Confederate 6, Union 150

30th

Hanover

Battle of Hanover

The Battle of Hanover took place on June 30, 1863, in Hanover in southwestern York County, Pennsylvania, as part of the Gettysburg Campaign of the American Civil War....

, Pennsylvania

Forces: Cavalry from Confederate Army of Northern Virginia and Union Army of the Potomac
Losses: Confederate 150, Union 200

Sporting Hill

Skirmish of Sporting Hill

The Skirmish of Sporting Hill was a relatively small skirmish during the Gettysburg Campaign of the American Civil War, taking place on June 30, 1863, at various locations in present day Camp Hill, East Pennsboro Township and Hampden Township in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. It is known as the...

, Pennsylvania

Forces: Confederate cavalry brigade, Army of Northern Virginia, Union Department of the Susquehanna
Losses: Confederate 35-45, Union unknown

July

1st to 3rd

Gettysburg

Battle of Gettysburg

, Pennsylvania

Forces: Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, Union Army of the Potomac
Losses: Confederate 22,625, Union 22,813

1st to 2nd

Cabin Creek

Battle of Cabin Creek

The Battle of Cabin Creek took place on July 1, 1863, in Mayes County, Oklahoma during the American Civil War.The First Kansas Colored Infantry led a Union supply train from Fort Scott, Kansas to Fort Gibson, Oklahoma . As Williams approached the Cabin Creek crossing, he was informed that the...

, Oklahoma

Forces: Confederate Cherokees and Texas cavalry, Union infantry
Losses: Confederate 59, Union 21

1st

Hunterstown

Battle of Hunterstown

The Battle of Hunterstown was a minor cavalry engagement in Adams County, Pennsylvania, on July 2, 1863, during the Gettysburg Campaign of the American Civil War...

, Pennsylvania

Forces: Cavalry from Confederate Army of Northern Virginia and Union Army of the Potomac
Losses: unknown

3rd

Fairfield

Battle of Fairfield

The Battle of Fairfield was a cavalry engagement during the Gettysburg Campaign of the American Civil War. It was fought July 3, 1863, near Fairfield, Pennsylvania, concurrently with the Battle of Gettysburg, although it was not a formal part of that battle...

, Pennsylvania

Forces: Confederate cavalry brigade, Army of Northern Virginia, Union 6th U.S. Cavalry Regiment
Losses: Confederate 44, Union 242

4th

Helena

Battle of Helena

The Battle of Helena was a land battle of the American Civil War fought on July 4, 1863, at Helena, Arkansas. Overshadowed by the battles of Gettysburg and Vicksburg, the Battle of Helena secured eastern Arkansas for the Union.- Union forces :...

, Arkansas

Forces: Confederate District of Arkansas, Union garrison
Losses: Confederate 1,636, Union 239

6th

Williamsport

Battle of Williamsport

The Battle of Williamsport, also known as the Battle of Hagerstown or Falling Waters, took place from July 6 to July 16, 1863, in Washington County, Maryland, as part of the Gettysburg Campaign of the American Civil War....

, Maryland

Forces: Cavalry from Confederate Army of Northern Virginia and Union Army of the Potomac
Losses: Confederate 254, Union 400

7th

Funkstown, Maryland

Forces: Cavalry from Confederate Army of Northern Virginia and Union Army of the Potomac
Losses:unknown

8th

Boonsboro

Battle of Boonsboro

The Battle of Boonsboro took place on July 8, 1863, in Washington County, Maryland, as part of the Retreat from Gettysburg during the Gettysburg Campaign of the American Civil War....

, Maryland

Forces: Cavalry from Confederate Army of Northern Virginia and Union Army of the Potomac
Losses: 100 total

9th

Corydon

Battle of Corydon

The Battle of Corydon was a minor engagement that took place July 9, 1863, just south of Corydon, which had been the original capital of Indiana until 1825, and was the county seat of Harrison County. The attack occurred during Morgan's Raid in the American Civil War as a force of 2,500 cavalry...

, Indiana

Forces: Confederate cavalry, Union militia
Losses: Confederate 51, Union 360

10th

Funkstown

Battle of Funkstown

The Second Battle of Funkstown took place near Funkstown, Maryland, on July 10, 1863, during the Gettysburg Campaign of the American Civil War...

, Maryland

Forces: Cavalry from Confederate Army of Northern Virginia and Union Army of the Potomac
Losses: 479 total

10th to 11th

Fort Wagner I, South Carolina

Forces: Confederate garrison of Fort Wagner, Union Department of the South
Losses: Confederate 12, Union 339

12th to 13th

Kock's Plantation

Battle of Kock's Plantation

The Battle of Kock’s Plantation was a battle fought July 12–13, 1863, in Ascension Parish, Louisiana, during the American Civil War...

, Louisiana

Forces: Confederate District of West Louisiana, Union Department of the Gulf
Losses: Confederate 33, Union 465

14th

Falling Waters, Maryland

Forces: Confederate division from Army of Northern Virginia, Union cavalry from Army of the Potomac
Losses: unknown

16th

Grimball's Landing

Battle of Grimball's Landing

The Battle of Grimball's Landing took place in James Island, South Carolina, on July 16, 1863, during the American Civil War. It was a part of the campaign known as Operations Against the Defenses of Charleston.-Battle:...

, South Carolina

Forces: Confederate Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, Union Department of the South
Losses: Confederate 18, Union 46

17th

Honey Springs

Battle of Honey Springs

The Battle of Honey Springs was an American Civil War battle, an important victory for Union forces in their efforts to gain control of the Indian Territory. The battle was also unique in the fact that white soldiers were the minority in both forces...

, Oklahoma

Forces: Confederate division from Trans-Mississippi Department, Union Army of the Border
Army of the Border
The Army of the Border was a Union army during the American Civil War. It was created from units in the Department of Kansas to oppose Sterling Price's Raid in 1864. Samuel R. Curtis was in command of the army throughout its duration.Major General James G...
Losses: Confederate 134, Union 77

18th

Fort Wagner II, South Carolina

Forces: Confederate garrison of Fort Wagner, Union Department of the South
Losses: Confederate 222, Union 1,515

19th

Buffington Island

Battle of Buffington Island

The Battle of Buffington Island, also known as the St. Georges Creek Skirmish, was an American Civil War engagement in Meigs County, Ohio, and Jackson County, West Virginia, on July 19, 1863, during Morgan's Raid. The largest battle in Ohio during the war, Buffington Island contributed to the...

, Ohio

Forces: Confederate cavalry, Union infantry and cavalry
Losses: Confederate 900, Union 25

23rd

Manassas Gap

Battle of Manassas Gap

The Battle of Manassas Gap, also known as the Battle of Wapping Heights, took place on July 23, 1863, in Warren County, Virginia, at the conclusion of General Robert E. Lee's retreat back to Virginia in the final days of the Gettysburg Campaign of the American Civil War...

, Virginia

Forces: Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, Union Army of the Potomac
Losses: 440 total

24th

Big Mound

Battle of Big Mound

The Battle of Big Mound was a United States Army victory over the combined Santee and Teton Sioux forces in the Dakota Territory.-Background:...

, North Dakota

Forces: Union Department of the Northwest, Dakotas (Sisseton and Wahpeton tribes)
Losses: Union 7, Dakotas 80

26th

Salineville

Battle of Salineville

The Battle of Salineville occurred July 26, 1863, near Salineville, Ohio during Morgan's Raid in the American Civil War. It was one of the northernmost military actions involving the Confederate States Army. The decisive Union victory shattered John Hunt Morgan's remaining Confederate cavalry and...

, Ohio

Forces: Confederate cavalry, Union cavalry
Losses: Confederate 364, Union 0

Dead Buffalo

Battle of Dead Buffalo Lake

The battle of Dead Buffalo Lake was fought between United States forces and Sioux Indians of the Dakota Territory.A combined force of Santee and Teton Sioux forces had been defeated at the battle of Big Mound. They fled that battlefield and were chased endlessly by U.S. cavalry...

, North Dakota

Forces: Union Department of the Northwest, Dakota (Sisseton and Yanktonais tribes) and Teton Lakota (Hunkpapa and Blackfeet tibes)
Losses: Union 1, Dakotas and Lakotas 9

28th

Stony Lake

Battle of Stony Lake

The Battle of Stony Lake was the last engagement during Henry Hastings Sibley's campaign against the Santee and Teton Sioux in the Dakota Territory....

, North Dakota

Forces: Union Department of the Northwest, Dakotas and Lakotas tribes
Losses: Union none, Dakotas and Lakotas unknown

August

17th to September 8

Fort Sumter II

Second Battle of Fort Sumter

-References:*...

, South Carolina

Forces: Confederate garrison of Fort Sumter, Union Department of the South
Losses: unknown

21st

Lawrence, Kansas

Forces: Confederate guerrillas, Union civilians
Losses: Confederate none, Union 150

Chattanoga II, Tennessee

Forces: Confederate Army of Tennessee, Union Army of the Cumberland
Losses: unknown

September

1st

Devil's Backbone

Battle of Devil's Backbone

The Battle of Devil's Backbone was a land battle of the American Civil War on September 1, 1863 in Sebastian County, Arkansas....

, Arkansas

Forces: Confederate and Union cavalry
Losses: Confederate 17, Union 14

3rd to 4th

Whitestone Hill

Battle of Whitestone Hill

The Battle of White Stone Hill was a part of the operations against the Sioux in North Dakota in 1863. It took place between the dates of September 3–5, 1863. The principal United States commander was Brig. Gen. Alfred Sully, who faced Chief Inkpaduta of the Sioux. There was 822 total casualties;...

, North Dakota

Forces: Union Department of North Dakota, Dakota tribes
Losses: Union 60, Dakotas 350

5th to 8th

Charleston Harbor II

Second Battle of Charleston Harbor

The Second Battle of Charleston Harbor, also known as the Siege of Charleston Harbor, Siege of Fort Wagner, or Battle of Morris Island, took place during the American Civil War in the late summer of 1863 between a combined Union Army/Navy force and the Confederate defenses of Charleston, South...

, South Carolina

Forces: Confederate garrison of Fort Wagner, Union Department of the South
Losses: Confederate 100, Union 117

8th

Sabine Pass II, Texas

Forces: Confederate company of 1st Texas Heavy Artillery, Union gunboats from West Gulf Blockading Squadron
Losses: Confederate 0, Union 350

10th

Bayou Fourche (Little Rock), Arkansas

Forces: Confederate District of Arkansas, Union Department of Arkansas
Losses: Confederate 64, Union 72

10th to 11th

Davis' Cross Roads, Georgia

Forces: Confederate Army of Tennessee, Union Army of the Cumberland
Losses: unknown

19th to 20th

Chickamauga

Battle of Chickamauga

The Battle of Chickamauga, fought September 19–20, 1863, marked the end of a Union offensive in southeastern Tennessee and northwestern Georgia called the Chickamauga Campaign...

, Georgia

Forces: Confederate Army of Tennessee, Union Army of the Cumberland
Losses: Confederate 18,454, Union 16,179

22nd

Blountville, Tennessee

Forces: Confederate cavalry, Union Army of the Ohio
Losses: Confederate 165, Union 27

29th

Stirling's Plantation

Battle of Stirling's Plantation

The Battle of Stirling's Plantation was an American Civil War battle took place on September 29, 1863 in Pointe Coupeé Parish, Louisiana.-Background:...

, Louisiana

Forces: Confederate District of West Louisiana, Union Department of the Gulf
Losses: Confederate 121, Union 515

October

6th

Baxter Springs, Kansas

Forces: Confederate guerrillas, Union Department of Kansas
Department of Kansas
The Department of Kansas was a Union Army command department in the Trans-Mississippi Theater during the American Civil War. This department existed in three different forms during the war.-1861:...
Losses: Confederate 3, Union 70

10th

Blue Springs

Battle of Blue Springs

The Battle of Blue Springs was a battle of the American Civil War, occurring on October 10, 1863, in Greene County, Tennessee.Maj. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside, commander of the Department of the Ohio, undertook an expedition into East Tennessee to clear the roads and passes to Virginia, and, if...

, Tennessee

Forces: Confederate cavalry, Union Army of the Ohio
Losses: Confederate 216, Union 100

13th

Auburn I, Virginia

Forces: Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, Union Army of the Potomac
Losses: 50 total

14th

Auburn II, Virginia

Forces: Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, Union Army of the Potomac
Losses: 115 total

Bristoe Station

Battle of Bristoe Station

, Virginia

Forces: Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, Union Army of the Potomac
Losses: Confederate 1,380, Union 540

16th to 18th

Fort Brooke

Battle of Fort Brooke

The Battle of Fort Brooke was a minor engagement fought October 16–18, 1863, near Tampa, Florida, during the American Civil War.Two Union Navy ships, USS Tahoma and USS Adela, bombarded Fort Brooke on October 16, 1863, as a diversion, while a landing party under Acting Master T.R...

, Florida

Forces: Confederate garrison, Union East Gulf Blockading Squadron
Losses: Confederate unknown, Union 16

19th

Buckland Mills

Battle of Buckland Mills

The Battle of Buckland Mills, also known as The Buckland Races or Chestnut Hill, was fought on October 19, 1863, between Union and Confederate forces in the American Civil War. Union cavalry led by Brig. Gen. Judson Kilpatrick were caught in a Confederate ambush and defeated.Near Buckland Mills, on...

, Virginia

Forces: Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, Union Army of the Potomac
Losses: 230 total

24th

Washington, Louisiana

Forces: Confederate District of West Louisiana, Union detachment from Army of the Gulf
Losses: unknown

25th

Pine Bluff

Battle of Pine Bluff

The Battle of Pine Bluff was fought on October 25, 1863, between Union and Confederate forces in Arkansas. Union troops under Colonel Powell Clayton, having taken Pine Bluff on September 17, remained in the town with the 5th Kansas Cavalry and the 1st Indiana Cavalry. The Confederates, led by John...

, Arkansas

Forces: Confederate cavalry from District of Arkansas, Union garrison
Losses: Confederate 40, Union 56

28th to 29th

Wauhatchie

Battle of Wauhatchie

-References:* Boatner, Mark Mayo, III. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: McKay, 1988. ISBN 0-8129-1726-X. First published 1959 by McKay.* Cozzens, Peter. The Shipwreck of Their Hopes: The Battles for Chattanooga. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1994. ISBN 0-252-01922-9.* Korn, Jerry, and...

, Tennessee

Forces: Confederate Army of Tennessee, Union Army of the Cumberland
Losses: Confederate 356, Union 216

November

3rd

Collierville

Battle of Collierville

The Battle of Collierville was a battle of the American Civil War, in Shelby County, Tennessee. Four minor battles occurred in 1863 at Collierville, Tennessee, during a three-month period. The two largest battles occurred on October 11 and November 3, 1863. The battle on October 11 was the...

, Tennessee

Forces: Confederate and Union cavalry
Losses: Confederate 95, Union 60

Bayou Bourbeau

Battle of Bayou Bourbeux

The Battle of Bayou Bourbeux also known as the Battle of Grand Coteau was fought in Southwestern Louisiana, west of the town of Grand Coteau, Louisiana during the American Civil War. The engagement was between the forces of Confederate Brigadier General Thomas Green and Union Brigadier General...

, Louisiana

Forces: Confederate cavalry from District of West Louisiana, Union XIII Corps
Losses: Confederate 125, Union 154

6th

Droop Mountain

Battle of Droop Mountain

The Battle of Droop Mountain was a battle in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, that occurred November 6, 1863, during the American Civil War. Confederate forces engaged, but failed to prevent Union forces under Brigadier General W.W. Averell from a rendezvous with other Federal troops in a joint...

, West Virginia

Forces: Confederate Department of Southwest Virginia, Union Department of West Virginia
Losses: Confederate 275, Union 140

7th

Rappahannock Station, Virginia

Forces: Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, Union Army of the Potomac
Losses: Confederate 2,041, Union 461

16th

Campbell's Station

Battle of Campbell's Station

The Battle of Campbell's Station was a battle of the Knoxville Campaign of the American Civil War, occurring on November 16, 1863, at Campbell's Station, , Knox County, Tennessee....

, Tennessee

Forces: Confederate First Corps, Army of Northern Virginia, Union Army of the Ohio
Army of the Ohio
The Army of the Ohio was the name of two Union armies in the American Civil War. The first army became the Army of the Cumberland and the second army was created in 1863.-History:...
Losses: Confederate 570, Union 400

23rd to 25th

Chattanooga III, Tennessee

Forces: Confederate Army of Tennessee, Union Military Division of the Mississippi
Military Division of the Mississippi
The Military Division of the Mississippi was an administrative division of the United States Army during the American Civil War that controlled all military operations in the Western Theater.-History:...
Losses: Confederate 6,667, Union 5,815

26th to December 2nd

Mine Run

Battle of Mine Run

The Battle of Mine Run, also known as Payne's Farm, or New Hope Church, or the Mine Run Campaign , was conducted in Orange County, Virginia, in the American Civil War....

, Virginia

Forces: Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, Union Army of the Potomac
Losses: Confederate 795, Union 1,633

27th

Ringgold Gap

Battle of Ringgold Gap

The Battle of Ringgold Gap was fought November 27, 1863, in northwest Georgia during the American Civil War. The Confederate victory by Maj. Gen...

, Georgia

Forces: Confederate Army of Tennessee, Union Military Division of the Mississippi
Losses: Confederate 221, Union 507

29th

Fort Sanders

Battle of Fort Sanders

The Battle of Fort Sanders was the decisive engagement of the Knoxville Campaign of the American Civil War, fought in Knoxville, Tennessee, on November 29, 1863. Assaults by Confederate Lt. Gen. James Longstreet failed to break through the defensive lines of Union Maj. Gen...

, Tennessee

Forces: Confederate Army of Tennessee, Union Army of the Ohio
Losses: Confederate 800, Union 15

December

14th

Bean's Station, Tennessee

Forces: Confederate First Corps, Army of Northern Virginia, Union Army of the Ohio
Losses: Confederate 222, Union 115

29th

Mossy Creek

Battle of Mossy Creek

The Battle of Mossy Creek was a minor battle of the American Civil War, occurring on December 29, 1863, in Jefferson County, Tennessee.Union Brig. Gen. Samuel D...

, Tennessee

Forces: Confederate First Corps, Army of Northern Virginia, Union Army of the Ohio
Losses: Confederate unknown, Union 151

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