Civil War Battle Count (by State/Location)

(Updated 30 January 2013)

Reference:
A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion – Volume 2 by Frederick Dyers

Summarized Totals

Campaigns:

29

Battles:

76

Engagements:

310

Combats:

46

Actions:

1,026

Assaults:

29

Skirmishes:

6,337

Operations:

299

Sieges:

26

Raids:

64

Expeditions:

727

Reconnaissances:

252

Scouts:

434

Affairs:

639

Occupations:

82

Captures:

79

Total:

10,455

Tabular Format

Notes to abbreviations:

Enage. = Engagements
Recon. = Reconnaissances

State
/
Territory

Campaigns

Battles

Enage.

Combats

Actions

Assaults

Skirmishes

Operations

Sieges

Raids

Expeditions

Recon.

Scouts

Affairs

Occupations

Captures

Total

Alabama

1


5


32

1

207

11

3

3

17

8

13

23

10

2

336

Arizona Territory







11




7


1

4

1


24

Arkansas


5

13


35

1

525

14

1


76

8

62

26


5

771

California







62

5



9


4

7

1


88

Colorado Territory



1




18

2



2


4

4



31

Dakota Territory



2


11


16

5



7


2

2



45

District of Columbia





1


2










3

Florida


1

11


12


67

5


2

25

2


34

4

5

168

France





1












1

Georgia

2

6

21

31

86

3

331

11

3

5

5

14

8

15

2

6

549

Idaho Territory







5

1



5






11

Illinois








1






2



3

Indian Territory



6


14


54

6



2

1

1

5



89

Indiana







7



1

1



1



10

Kansas



1


5


35

3



7


10

5



66

Kentucky


2

6


40


309

18

1

5

20

8

9

25

7

3

453

Louisiana

3

1

19


48

2

330

19

1

3

69

6

12

40

7

6

566

Maryland

1

4

1


21


145

4


1

7

3


10

5

1

203

Mexico







2







2



4

Minnesota





8


2







3



13

Mississippi

1

4

25


57

4

538

21

3

5

60

15

5

24

4

6

772

Missouri


2

11


48


707

52

1

5

77

8

128

114

4

5

1,162

N. Carolina


5

12


24

1

170

6

3

3

44

12

4

19

3

7

313

N. Mexico Territory



3


3


34

6



9


11

9



75

Nebraska Territory





2


11

4



1


8

1



27

Nevada Territory







4




7


1

4



16

New York














1



1

Ohio



1


3


14







1



19

Oregon Territory







5

1



3






9

Pennsylvania


1



8


22







1



32

S. Carolina

1


16


33

4

109

3

1

1

26

8


31

6


239

Tennessee

6

7

19


184

3

912

32

5

10

101

41

69

51

6

16

1,462

Texas



2


9


18

6



4

1


42

4

4

90

Utah Territory



1




7




6






14

Virginia

12

38

118

15

294

10

1,212

50

3

11

101

107

57

104

14

8

2,154

W. Virginia

2


16


47


446

13

1

9

26

10

25

28

4

5

632

Washington Territory











3



1



4

Total

29

76

310

46

1,026

29

6,337

299

26

64

727

252

434

639

82

79

10,455

List Format

Alabama

Campaigns:

1

Engagements:

5

Actions:

32

Assaults:

1

Skirmishes:

207

Operations:

11

Sieges:

3

Raids:

3

Expeditions:

17

Reconnaissances:

8

Scouts:

13

Affairs:

23

Occupations:

10

Captures:

2

Total:

336

Arizona Territory

Skirmishes:

11

Expeditions:

7

Scouts:

1

Affairs:

4

Occupations:

1

Total:

24

Arkansas

Battles:

5

Engagements:

13

Actions:

35

Assaults:

1

Skirmishes:

525

Operations:

14

Sieges:

1

Expeditions:

76

Reconnaissances:

8

Scouts:

62

Affairs:

26

Captures:

5

Total:

771

California

Skirmishes:

62

Operations:

5

Expeditions:

9

Scouts:

4

Affairs:

7

Occupations:

1

Total:

88

Colorado Territory

Engagements:

1

Skirmishes:

18

Operations:

2

Expeditions:

2

Scouts:

4

Affairs:

4

Total:

31

Dakota Territory

Engagements:

2

Actions:

11

Skirmishes:

16

Operations:

5

Expeditions:

7

Scouts:

2

Affairs:

2

Total:

45

District of Columbia

Actions:

1

Skirmishes:

2

Total:

3

Florida

Battles:

1

Engagements:

11

Actions:

12

Skirmishes:

67

Operations:

5

Raids:

2

Expeditions:

25

Reconnaissances:

2

Affairs:

34

Occupations:

4

Captures:

5

Total:

168

France

Assaults:

1

Totals:

1

Georgia

Campaigns:

2

Battles:

6

Engagements:

21

Combats:

31

Actions:

86

Assaults:

3

Skirmishes:

331

Operations:

11

Sieges:

3

Raids:

5

Expeditions:

5

Reconnaissances:

14

Scouts:

8

Affairs:

15

Occupations:

2

Captures:

6

Total:

549

Idaho Territory

Skirmishes:

5

Operations:

1

Expeditions:

5

Total:

11

Illinois

Operations:

1

Affairs:

2

Total:

3

Indian Territory

Engagements:

6

Actions:

14

Skirmishes:

54

Operations:

6

Expeditions:

2

Reconnaissances:

1

Scouts:

1

Affairs:

5

Total:

89

Indiana

Skirmishes:

7

Raids:

1

Expeditions:

1

Affairs:

1

Total:

10

Kansas

Engagements:

1

Actions:

5

Skirmishes:

35

Operations:

3

Expeditions:

7

Scouts:

10

Affairs:

5

Total:

66

Kentucky

Battles:

2

Engagements:

6

Actions:

40

Skirmishes:

309

Operations:

18

Sieges:

1

Raids:

5

Expeditions:

20

Reconnaissances:

8

Scouts:

9

Affairs:

25

Occupations:

7

Captures:

3

Total:

453

Louisiana

Campaigns:

3

Battles:

1

Engagements:

19

Actions:

48

Assaults:

2

Skirmishes:

330

Operations:

19

Sieges:

1

Raids:

3

Expeditions:

69

Reconnaissances:

6

Scouts:

12

Affairs:

40

Occupations:

7

Captures:

6

Total:

566

Maryland

Campaigns:

1

Battles:

4

Engagements:

1

Actions:

21

Skirmishes:

145

Operations:

4

Raids:

1

Expeditions:

7

Reconnaissances:

3

Affairs:

10

Occupations:

5

Captures:

1

Total:

203

Mexico

Skirmishes:

2

Affairs:

2

Total:

4

Minnesota

Actions:

8

Skirmishes:

2

Affairs:

3

Total:

13

Mississippi

Campaigns:

1

Battles:

4

Engagements:

25

Actions:

57

Assaults:

4

Skirmishes:

538

Operations:

21

Sieges:

3

Raids:

5

Expeditions:

60

Reconnaissances:

15

Scouts:

5

Affairs:

24

Occupations:

4

Captures:

6

Total:

772

Missouri

Battles:

2

Engagements:

11

Actions:

48

Skirmishes:

707

Operations:

52

Sieges:

1

Raids:

5

Expeditions:

77

Reconnaissances:

8

Scouts:

128

Affairs:

114

Occupations:

4

Captures:

5

Total:

1,162

North Carolina

Battles:

5

Engagements:

12

Actions:

24

Assaults:

1

Skirmishes:

170

Operations:

6

Sieges:

3

Raids:

3

Expeditions:

44

Reconnaissances:

12

Scouts:

4

Affairs:

19

Occupations:

3

Captures:

7

Total:

313

New Mexico Territory

Engagements:

3

Actions:

3

Skirmishes:

34

Operations:

6

Expeditions:

9

Scouts:

11

Affairs:

9

Total:

75

Nebraska Territory

Actions:

2

Skirmishes:

11

Operations:

4

Expeditions:

1

Scouts:

8

Affairs:

1

Total:

27

Nevada Territory

Skirmishes:

4

Expeditions:

7

Scouts:

1

Affairs:

4

Total:

16

New York

Affairs:

1

Total:

1

Ohio

Engagements:

1

Actions:

3

Skirmishes:

14

Affairs:

1

Total:

19

Oregon Territory

Skirmishes:

5

Operations:

1

Expeditions:

3

Total:

9

Pennsylvania

Battles:

1

Actions:

8

Skirmishes:

22

Affairs:

1

Total:

32

South Carolina

Campaigns:

1

Engagements:

16

Actions:

33

Assaults:

4

Skirmishes:

109

Operations:

3

Sieges:

1

Raids:

1

Expeditions:

26

Reconnaissances:

8

Affairs:

31

Occupations:

6

Total:

239

Tennessee

Campaigns:

6

Battles:

7

Engagements:

19

Actions:

184

Assaults:

3

Skirmishes:

912

Operations:

32

Sieges:

5

Raids:

10

Expeditions:

101

Reconnaissances:

41

Scouts:

69

Affairs:

51

Occupations:

6

Captures:

16

Total:

1,462

Texas

Engagements:

2

Actions:

9

Skirmishes:

18

Operations:

6

Expeditions:

4

Reconnaissances:

1

Affairs:

42

Occupations:

4

Captures:

4

Total:

90

Utah Territory

Engagements:

1

Skirmishes:

7

Expeditions:

6

Total:

14

Virginia

Campaigns:

12

Battles:

38

Engagements:

118

Combats:

15

Actions:

294

Assaults:

10

Skirmishes:

1,212

Operations:

50

Sieges:

3

Raids:

11

Expeditions:

101

Reconnaissances:

107

Scouts:

57

Affairs:

104

Occupations:

14

Captures:

8

Total:

2,154

West Virginia

Campaigns:

2

Engagements:

16

Actions:

47

Skirmishes:

446

Operations:

13

Sieges:

1

Raids:

9

Expeditions:

26

Reconnaissances:

10

Scouts:

25

Affairs:

28

Occupations:

4

Captures:

5

Total:

632

Washington Territory

Expeditions:

3

Affairs:

1

Total:

4