Civil War Battles of 1861
Civil War Battles of 1861
CHRONOLOGICAL SUMMARY AND RECORD
Of Every Engagement Between the Troops of the Union
and the Confederacy in the American Civil War During
the year of 1861
Collated and Compiled from the Official Records of the
War Department
APRIL, 1861
12-Bombardment of Fort Sumter, S.C.
No Reported Casualties
15-Evacuation of Fort Sumter, S.C.
U.S.A.- 1 Killed, 3 Wounded
C.S.A.- Casualties Not Reported
19-Riots in Baltimore, MD
U.S.A.- 4 Killed, 30 Wounded
C.S.A.- 9 Killed, 0 Wounded
MAY, 1861
10-Camp Jackson, MD
U.S.A.- Casualties Not Reported
C.S.A.- 0 Killed, 659 Wounded
Riots in St. Louis, MO
U.S.A.- 4 Killed, 0 Wounded
C.S.A.- 27 Killed, 0 Wounded
JUNE, 1861
1-Fairfax Court House, VA
U.S.A.- 1 Killed, 4 Wounded
C.S.A.- 1 Killed, 14 Wounded
3-Philippi, W.VA
U.S.A.- 0 Killed, 2 Wounded
C.S.A.- 0 Killed, 19 Wounded
10-Big Bethel, VA
U.S.A.- 10 Killed, 34 Wounded
C.S.A.- 1 Killed, 7 Wounded
11-Romney, W.VA
U.S.A.- 0 Killed, 1 Wounded
C.S.A.- 2 Killed, 1 Wounded
17-Vienna, VA
U.S.A.- 5 Killed, 6 Wounded
C.S.A.- 9 Killed, 0 Wounded
Boonville, MO
U.S.A.- 2 Killed, 19 Wounded
C.S.A.- 14 Killed, 20 Wounded
18-Camp Cole, MO
U.S.A.- 15 Killed, 25 Wounded
C.S.A.- 4 Killed, 20 Wounded
26-Patterson Creek, VA -or-
Kelly's Island, VA
U.S.A.- 1 Killed, 1 Wounded
C.S.A.- 7 Killed, 2 Wounded
27-Matthia's Point, VA -NAVAL-
U.S.A.- 1 Killed, 1 Wounded
C.S.A.- Casualties Not Reported
JULY, 1861
1-Falling Waters, MD -or-
Martinsburg, MD
U.S.A.- 0 Killed, 15 Wounded
C.S.A.- 31 Killed, 50 Wounded
5-Carthage, MO
U.S.A.- 13 Killed, 31 Wounded
C.S.A.- 30 Killed, 125 Wounded
45 Missing or Captured
Newport News, VA
U.S.A.- 0 Killed, 6 Wounded
C.S.A.- 0 Killed, 3 Wounded
6-Middle Creek Fork, W.VA -or-
Buckhannon W.VA
U.S.A.- 1 Killed, 6 Wounded
C.S.A.- 7 Killed, 0 Wounded
7-Great Falls, VA
U.S.A.- 2 Killed, 0 Wounded
C.S.A.- 12 Killed, 0 Wounded
8-Laurel Hill, W.VA -or-
Bealington, W.VA
U.S.A.- 2 Killed, 6 Wounded
C.S.A.- Casualties Not Reported
10-Monroe Station, MO
U.S.A.- 3 Killed, 0 Wounded
C.S.A.- 4 Killed, 20 Wounded
75 Missing or Captured
11-Rich Mountain, VA
U.S.A.- 11 Killed, 35 Wounded
C.S.A.- 60 Killed, 140 Wounded
100 Missing or Captured
12-Barboursville, W.VA -or-
Red House, W.VA
U.S.A.- 1 Killed, 0 Wounded
C.S.A.- 10 Killed, 0 Wounded
Beverly, W.VA
U.S.A.- Casualties Not Reported
C.S.A.- 0 Killed, 0 Wounded
600 Missing or Captured
14-Carrick's Ford, W.VA
U.S.A.- 13 Killed, 40 Wounded
C.S.A.- 20 Killed, 10 Wounded
50 Missing or Captured
16-Millsville, MO -or-
Wentzville, MO
U.S.A.- 7 Killed, 1 Wounded
C.S.A.- 7 Killed, 0 Wounded
17-Fulton, MO
U.S.A.- 1 Killed, 15 Wounded
C.S.A.- Casualties Not Reported
Scarrytown, W.VA
U.S.A.- 9 Killed, 38 Wounded
C.S.A.- Casualties Not Reported
Martinsburg, MO
U.S.A.- 1 Killed, 1 Wounded
C.S.A.- Casualties Not Reported
Bunker Hill, VA
U.S.A.- Casualties Not Reported
C.S.A.- 4 Killed, 0 Wounded
18-Blackburn's Ford, VA
U.S.A.- 19 Killed, 48 Wounded
C.S.A.- 15 Killed, 53 Wounded
19-Parkersville, MO
U.S.A.- 1 Killed, 0 Wounded
C.S.A.- 14 Killed, 0 Wounded
21-Bull Run, VA -or-
Manassas, VA
U.S.A.- 481 Killed,1011 Wounded
1400 Missing or Captured
C.S.A.- 269 Killed,1483 Wounded
Bri.Gen. Bee Killed
Bri.Gen. Barton Killed
22-Forsyth, MO
U.S.A.- 0 Killed, 3 Wounded
C.S.A.- 5 Killed, 10 Wounded
24-Blue Mills, MO
U.S.A.- 1 Killed, 12 Wounded
C.S.A.- Casualties Not Reported
26-Lane's Prairie, MO
U.S.A.- 0 Killed, 12 Wounded
C.S.A.- 1 Killed, 3 Wounded
27-Fort Fillmore, NM
U.S.A.- 0 Killed, 0 Wounded
400 Missing or Captured
C.S.A.- Casualties Not Reported
AUGUST, 1861
2-Dug Springs, MO
U.S.A.- 4 Killed, 37 Wounded
C.S.A.- 40 Killed, 41 Wounded
3-Messila, NM
U.S.A.- 3 Killed, 8 Wounded
C.S.A.- 12 Killed, 0 Wounded
5-Athens, MO
U.S.A.- 3 Killed, 8 Wounded
C.S.A.- 14 Killed, 14 Wounded
7-Hampton, VA
U.S.A.- Casualties Not Reported
C.S.A.- 3 Killed, 6 Wounded
8-Lovettsville, VA
U.S.A.- Casualties Not Reported
C.S.A.- 1 Killed, 5 Wounded
10-Wilson's Creek, MO -or-
Springfield, MO
U.S.A.- 223 Killed, 721 Wounded
291 Missing or Captured
Bri.Gen. Lyon Killed
C.S.A.- 265 Killed, 800 Wounded
30 Missing or Captured
Potosi, MO
U.S.A.- 1 Killed, 0 Wounded
C.S.A.- 2 Killed, 3 Wounded
11-Brunswick, MO
U.S.A.- 1 Killed, 7 Wounded
C.S.A.- Casualties Not Reported
19-Charlestown, MO -or-
Bird's Point, MO
U.S.A.- 1 Killed, 6 Wounded
C.S.A.- 40 Killed, 0 Wounded
20-Hawks Nest, W.VA
U.S.A.- 0 Killed, 3 Wounded
C.S.A.- 1 Killed, 3 Wounded
26-Cross Lanes, W.VA -or-
Summerville, W.VA
U.S.A.- 5 Killed, 40 Wounded
200 Missing or Captured
C.S.A.- Casualties Not Reported
27-Ball's Cross Roads, VA
U.S.A.- 1 Killed, 2 Wounded
C.S.A.- Casualties Not Reported
28-Fort Hatteras, NC
to U.S.A.- 1 Killed, 2 Wounded
29-C.S.A.- 5 Killed, 51 Wounded
715 Missing or Captured
29-Lexington, MO
U.S.A.- Casualties Not Reported
C.S.A.- 8 Killed, 0 Wounded
31-Munson's Hill, VA
U.S.A.- 2 Killed, 2 Wounded
C.S.A.- Casualties Not Reported
SEPTEMBER, 1861
1-Bennett's Mills, MO
U.S.A.- 1 Killed, 3 Wounded
C.S.A.- Casualties Not Reported
2-Dallas, MO
U.S.A.- 2 Killed, 0 Wounded
C.S.A.- Casualties Not Reported
Dry Wood, MO -or-
Fort Scott, MO
U.S.A.- 4 Killed, 9 Wounded
C.S.A.- Casualties Not Reported
Beher's Mill, VA
U.S.A.- Casualties Not Reported
C.S.A.- 3 Killed, 5 Wounded
10-Carnifex Ferry, VA
U.S.A.- 16 Killed, 102 Wounded
C.S.A.- Casualties Not Reported
11-Lewinsville, VA
U.S.A.- 6 Killed, 8 Wounded
C.S.A.- Casualties Not Reported
12-Black River, MO
U.S.A.- Casualties Not Reported
C.S.A.- 5 Killed, 0 Wounded
12-Cheat Mountain, W.VA
to U.S.A.- 9 Killed, 12 Wounded
13-C.S.A.- 0 Killed, 80 Wounded
13-Boonville, MO
U.S.A.- 1 Killed, 4 Wounded
C.S.A.- 12 Killed, 30 Wounded
14-Pensacola, FL -NAVAL-
U.S.A.- 3 Killed, 15 Wounded
C.S.A.- Casualties Not Reported
15-Prichard's Mills, VA -or-
Darnstown, VA
U.S.A.- 1 Killed, 0 Wounded
C.S.A.- 8 Killed, 75 Wounded
12-Lexington, MO
to U.S.A.- 42 Killed, 108 Wounded
20- 1024 Missing or Captured
C.S.A.- 26 Killed, 75 Wounded
17-Morristown, MO
U.S.A.- 2 Killed, 6 Wounded
C.S.A.- 7 Killed, 0 Wounded
Blue Mills, MO
U.S.A.- 11 Killed, 39 Wounded
C.S.A.- 10 Killed, 60 Wounded
18-Barboursville, W.VA
U.S.A.- 1 Killed, 1 Wounded
C.S.A.- 7 Killed, 0 Wounded
21-Papinsville, MO -or-
Osceola, MO
U.S.A.- 17 Killed, 0 Wounded
C.S.A.- Casualties Not Reported
22-Eliott's Mills, MO -or-
Camp Crittenden, MO
U.S.A.- 1 Killed, 5 Wounded
C.S.A.- Casualties Not Reported
23-Romney, W.VA -or-
Hanging Rock, W.VA
U.S.A.- 3 Killed, 50 Wounded
C.S.A.- 35 Killed, 0 Wounded
25-Chapmansville, W.VA
U.S.A.- 4 Killed, 9 Wounded
C.S.A.- 20 Killed, 50 Wounded
26-Lucas Bend, KY
U.S.A.- Casualties Not Reported
C.S.A.- 4 Killed, 0 Wounded
29-Camp Advance, VA -or-
Munson's Hill, VA
U.S.A.- 9 Killed, 25 Wounded
69th.PA fires into the 71st.PA
OCTOBER, 1861
3-Greenbriar, W.VA
U.S.A.- 8 Killed, 32 Wounded
C.S.A.- 100 Killed, 75 Wounded
4-Alamosa, NM -or-
Fort Craig, NM
U.S.A.- Casualties Not Reported
C.S.A.- 11 Killed, 30 Wounded
Buffalo Hill, KY
U.S.A.- 20 Killed, 0 Wounded
C.S.A.- 50 Killed, 0 Wounded
8-Hillsborough, KY
U.S.A.- 3 Killed, 2 Wounded
C.S.A.- 11 Killed, 29 Wounded
9-Santa Rosa, FL
U.S.A.- 14 Killed, 29 Wounded
C.S.A.- 0 Killed, 350 Wounded
12-Cameron, MO
U.S.A.- 1 Killed, 4 Wounded
C.S.A.- 8 Killed, 0 Wounded
Upton Hill, KY
U.S.A.- Casualties Not Reported
C.S.A.- 5 Killed, 3 Wounded
Bayles Cross Roads, LA
U.S.A.- 0 Killed, 4 Wounded
C.S.A.- Casualties Not Reported
13-Beckwith Farm, MO -or-
Bird's Point, MO
U.S.A.- 2 Killed, 5 Wounded
C.S.A.- 1 Killed, 2 Wounded
West Glaze, MO -or-
Henrytown, MO
U.S.A.- Casualties Not Reported
C.S.A.- 62 Killed, 0 Wounded
15-Big River Bridge, MO -or-
Potosi, MO
U.S.A.- 1 Killed, 6 Wounded
33 Missing or Captured
C.S.A.- 5 Killed, 4 Wounded
Lime Creek, MO
U.S.A.- Casualties Not Reported
C.S.A.- 63 Killed, 40 Wounded
16-Bolivar Heights, VA
U.S.A.- 4 Killed, 7 Wounded
C.S.A.- Casualties Not Reported
Warsaw, MO
U.S.A.- Casualties Not Reported
C.S.A.- 3 Killed, 0 Wounded
17-Fredericktown, MO -or-
to Ironton, MO
21-U.S.A.- 6 Killed, 60 Wounded
C.S.A.- 0 Killed, 200 Wounded
19-Big Hurricane Creek, MO
U.S.A.- 2 Killed, 14 Wounded
C.S.A.- 14 Killed, 0 Wounded
21-Balls Bluff, VA -or-
Harrison's Landing, VA
U.S.A.- 223 Killed, 226 Wounded
Brig.Gen. E.D.Baker Killed
C.S.A.- 36 Killed, 264 Wounded
445 Missing or Captured
22-Buffalo Mills, MO
U.S.A.- Casualties Not Reported
C.S.A.- 17 Killed, 0 Wounded
23-West Liberty, KY
U.S.A.- 0 Killed, 2 Wounded
C.S.A.- 10 Killed, 5 Wounded
Hodgeville, KY
U.S.A.- 0 Killed, 3 Wounded
C.S.A.- 3 Killed, 5 Wounded
25-Zagonyl's Charge -or-
Springfield, MO
U.S.A.- 18 Killed, 37 Wounded
C.S.A.- 0 Killed, 106 Wounded
26-Romney, W.VA -or-
Mill Creek Mills, W.VA
U.S.A.- 2 Killed, 15 Wounded
C.S.A.- 20 Killed, 15 Wounded
50 Missing or Captured
27-Plattsburg, MO
U.S.A.- Casualties Not Reported
C.S.A.- 8 Killed, 0 Wounded
Spring Hill, MO
U.S.A.- 0 Killed, 5 Wounded
C.S.A.- Casualties Not Reported
29-Woodbury, KY -or-
Morgantown, KY
U.S.A.- 0 Killed, 1 Wounded
C.S.A.- Casualties Not Reported
NOVEMBER, 1861
1-Renick, MO
U.S.A.- 0 Killed, 14 Wounded
C.S.A.- Casualties Not Reported
6-Santa Fe, MO
U.S.A.- 2 Killed, 6 Wounded
C.S.A.- Casualties Not Reported
4-Belmont, MO
U.S.A.- 90 Killed, 173 Wounded
235 Missing or Captured
C.S.A.- 261 Killed, 427 Wounded
271 Missing or Captured
Galveston Harbour, TX -NAVAL-
U.S.A.- 1 Killed, 8 Wounded
C.S.A.- 0 Killed, 3 Wounded
Port Royal, SC
U.S.A.- 8 Killed, 23 Wounded
C.S.A.- 11 Killed, 39 Wounded
9-Piketown, KY -or-
Fry Mountain, KY
U.S.A.- 4 Killed, 26 Wounded
C.S.A.- 18 Killed, 45 Wounded
200 Missing or Captured
10-Guyandott, W.VA
U.S.A.- 7 Killed, 20 Wounded
C.S.A.- 3 Killed, 10 Wounded
Gauley Bridge, W.VA
U.S.A.- 2 Killed, 16 Wounded
C.S.A.- Casualties Not Reported
11-Little Blue, MO
U.S.A.- 7 Killed, 9 Wounded
C.S.A.- Casualties Not Reported
12-Occoquan Creek, VA
U.S.A.- 7 Killed, 9 Wounded
C.S.A.- Casualties Not Reported
17-Cyprus Bridge, KY
U.S.A.- 10 Killed, 15 Wounded
C.S.A.- Casualties Not Reported
18-Palmyra, MO
U.S.A.- Casualties Not Reported
C.S.A.- 3 Killed, 5 Wounded
19-Wirt Court House, W.VA
U.S.A.- Casualties Not Reported
C.S.A.- 1 Killed, 5 Wounded
23-Fort Pickens, FL -or-
Pensacola, FL
U.S.A.- 5 Killed, 7 Wounded
C.S.A.- 5 Killed, 93 Wounded
24-Lancaster, MO
U.S.A.- 1 Killed, 2 Wounded
C.S.A.- 13 Killed, 0 Wounded
26-Little Blue, MO
U.S.A.- 1 Killed, 1 Wounded
C.S.A.- 2 Killed, 0 Wounded
29-Black Walnut Creek, MO -or-
Sedalia, MO
U.S.A.- 0 Killed, 15 Wounded
C.S.A.- 17 Killed, 0 Wounded
DECEMBER, 1861
3-Salem, MO
U.S.A.- 6 Killed, 10 Wounded
C.S.A.- 16 Killed, 20 Wounded
4-Anandale, VA
U.S.A.- 1 Killed, 0 Wounded
C.S.A.- 7 Killed, 0 Wounded
Dunksburg, MO
Citizens Defend Town
C.S.A.- 7 Killed, 10 Wounded
11-Bertrand, MO
U.S.A.- 0 Killed, 1 Wounded
C.S.A.- Casualties Not Reported
13-Camp Allegheny, W.VA -or-
Buffalo Mountain, W.VA
U.S.A.- 20 Killed, 107 Wounded
C.S.A.- 20 Killed, 96 Wounded
17-Rowlett's Station, KY -or-
Mumfordsville, KY
U.S.A.- 10 Killed, 22 Wounded
C.S.A.- 33 Killed, 50 Wounded
18-Milford, MO -or-
Shawnee Mound, MO
U.S.A.- 2 Killed, 8 Wounded
C.S.A.-1300 Missing or Captured
20-Drainsville, VA
U.S.A.- 7 Killed, 61 Wounded
C.S.A.- 43 Killed, 143 Wounded
21-Hudson, MO
U.S.A.- 0 Killed, 5 Wounded
C.S.A.- 10 Killed, 0 Wounded
22-Newmarket Bridge, VA -or-
Newport News, VA
U.S.A.- 0 Killed, 6 Wounded
C.S.A.- 10 Killed, 20 Wounded
24-Wadesburg,MO
U.S.A.- 0 Killed, 6 Wounded
C.S.A.- Casualties Not Reported
28-Sacramento, KY
U.S.A.- 1 Killed, 8 Wounded
C.S.A.- 30 Killed, 0 Wounded
Mt. Zion, MO
U.S.A.- 5 Killed, 63 Wounded
C.S.A.- 25 Killed, 150 Wounded
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