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 | 1865-06-22 | CSS Shenandoah fires last shots | The Shenandoah fired the last shot of the American Civil War, across the bow of a whaler in waters off the Aleutian Islands. | Read about 'CSS Shenandoah fires last shots' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'CSS Shenandoah fires last shots' | |
| 1865-02-11 | 1865-02-22 | Battle of Wilmington | The Battle of Wilmington closed the last major port of the Confederate States on the Atlantic coast. Wilmington had served as a major port for blockade-runners, carrying tobacco, cotton, and other goods to places such as Britain, the Bahamas, and Bermuda. | Read about 'Battle of Wilmington' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Battle of Wilmington' |
| 1865-01-13 | 1865-01-15 | Fort Fisher | Sometimes referred to as the "Gibraltar of the South" and the last major coastal stronghold of the Confederacy, Fort Fisher had tremendous strategic value during the war. | Read about 'Fort Fisher' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Fort Fisher' |
| 1864-08-02 | 1864-08-23 | Battle of Mobile Bay | This Union victory, together with the capture of Atlanta, was a significant boost for Abraham Lincoln's bid for re-election. | Read about 'Battle of Mobile Bay' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Battle of Mobile Bay' |
| 1864-05-05 | Albemarle Sound | An inconclusive clash between the CSS Albemarle and a larger Union fleet at the mouth of Albemarle Sound. The union ships failed to damage the ironclad Albemarle with cannon, but caused significant damage when USS Sassacus rammed her. | Read about 'Albemarle Sound' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Albemarle Sound' | |
| 1864-04-12 | 1864-04-13 | Blair's Landing | Union troops led by Brig. Gen. Thomas Kilby Smith defended a badly need convoy of supplies and gunboats from Confederate attacks. | Read about 'Blair's Landing' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Blair's Landing' |
| 1863-10-28 | 1863-10-29 | Brown's Ferry | In pontoon boats, Union troops floated down the Tennessee River to land at Brown's Ferry on the west side of the River. They fought their way to high ground and dug in with abatis. | Read about 'Brown's Ferry' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Brown's Ferry' |
| 1863-10-16 | 1863-10-18 | Fort Brooke | 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 Harris disembarked at Ballast Point and marched 14 miles to the Hillsborough River to capture several... | Read about 'Fort Brooke' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Fort Brooke' |
| 1863-09-08 | Sabine Pass II | Has often been credited as the most one-sided Confederate victory during the conflict | Read about 'Sabine Pass II' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Sabine Pass II' | |
| 1863-05-01 | Port Gibson | Grant forces confederate forces under general Bowen to abandon the formidable defenses at Grand Gulf. Union gunboats, investigating the nature of the explosion of the magazine, arrived and took Grand Gulf without a shot. | Read about 'Port Gibson' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Port Gibson' |
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