The first battle was indeed Fort Sumter, but two Federals died during the surrender ceremony when their cannon blew up. Bull Run (AKA Battle of Mananas) was the 3rd battle of the war after the Battle of Rich Mountain where 40 Union soldier were killed and 140 Rebels. They were the first direct casualties including the first officer killed.
If the shelling of Fort Sumter is considered the first battle, then the second battle of any consequence was the First Battle of Bull Run on July 21st 1861.
However, if we consider any engagement between the opposing forces, then the engagement at Sewell's Point would be the second. It occurred May 18th and 19th, 1861. It was a minor battle near Norfolk City, Virginia, where two northern gun boats exchanged artillery fire with Confederate shore batteries at Sewell's Point.
In the US Civil War, Virginia ranked first in the number of battles fought. Tennessee ranked second. It should be noted that many large battles were fought in a pattern that began in the middle of Tennessee and moved southeast into Georgia.
the 3rd battle of the civil war was the battle of Shiloh April 6-7,1862
The battle of Philippi.
WAR 2
Gettysburg. And the bloodiest one-day battle was Antietam.
The Second Battle of Newbury, which occurred during the English Civil War, was fought between the Parliamentarians and the Royalists. The result of the battle was indecisive.
It was in hampton roads .
the seven days battle or the 1st and second battle of bull run.
The Second Battle of Deep Bottom was a US Civil War battle that took place between August 14 to the 20th in 1864. There Union forces drove back a Union assault in Virginia.
Gettysburg. And the bloodiest one-day battle was Antietam.
During the Civil War the battle of bull run was the second battle in the war.
Wison's Creek
No Gettysburg happened two years after the war started. It was the second Confederate invasion of the North.
The Second Battle of Newbury, which occurred during the English Civil War, was fought between the Parliamentarians and the Royalists. The result of the battle was indecisive.
It was in hampton roads .
the seven days battle or the 1st and second battle of bull run.
Wilson's Creek.
Fort Sumter, South Carolina was the first. The second battle was the Battle of Bull Run.
The Second Battle of Deep Bottom was a US Civil War battle that took place between August 14 to the 20th in 1864. There Union forces drove back a Union assault in Virginia.
The battle of Chickmauga was the second bloodiest battle, with a total 34,624 casualties.
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