The casual student of the Battle of Gettysburg may not realize that the famous battle was only the climax of a campaign that lasted over a month. While armies moved north on their collision course from Virginia to Pennsylvania, elements of the overall forces clashed at various points. Below is a list of those battles and skirmishes. For more in-depth information on the whole campaign, please refer to our Recommended Reading page. For a summary, click the name of the action you're interested in below. 

A

• Battle of Aldie

B

• Battle of Boonsboro
• Battle of Brandy Station

C

• Battle of Carlisle
• Corbit's Charge

E

• Early's raids in Pennsylvania

F

• Battle of Fairfax Court House (June 1863)
• Battle of Fairfield
• Battle of Franklin's Crossing
• Battle of Funkstown

G

• Battle of Gettysburg

H

• Battle of Hanover
• Battle of Hunterstown

L

• Skirmish of Littlestown

M

• Battle of Manassas Gap
• Battle of Middleburg
• Fight at Monterey Pass

R

• Retreat from Gettysburg

S

• Skirmish of Sporting Hill

U

• Battle of Upperville

W

• Battle of Williamsport
• Second Battle of Winchester