One of three major Civil War battles involving at least 100,000 engaged forces, the Battle of Resaca in northwestern Georgia – along an important transportation route of the Western & Atlantic ...

The Battle of Gettysburg saw excessive heat and a severe thunderstorm, likely piling on the casualties to the biggest battle ...

Long considered the major turning point in the Civil War, the Union's victory in the three-day battle not only ended Lee's hopes of invading the north, it gave President Abraham Lincoln a needed ...

Here is a list of the major battles the Springfield-based 10th Massachusetts Regiment fought during their three years of service in the Civil War which ended 150 years ago in June of 1864.

Of the hundreds of battles fought during the Civil War, four were fought on Kansas soil, and at least two dozen skirmishes were fought in Kansas. But four stand out as major sites.

Other Civil War sites. A major battle happened at Fort Fisher near Kure Beach in December 1864-January 1865. Other fights happened at New Bern, Plymouth, Washington, Roanoke Island and Elizabeth City.

May 1864 was one of the bloodiest months in U.S. military history, with three major Civil War battles – each involving more than 100,000 engaged forces – taking place in northern Virginia and ...