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American Civil War: Aftermath (view source)
Revision as of 18:58, September 4, 2007
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== '''1861''' ==
== '''1861''' ==
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| March 4 || [[Abraham Lincoln]] is inaugurated as President
| March 4 || [[Abraham Lincoln]] is inaugurated as [[President]]
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| April 12 || Civil War begins when [[Confederacy|Confederates]] attack [[Fort Sumter]], [[South Carolina]]
| April 12 || Civil War begins when [[Confederacy|Confederates]] attack [[Fort Sumter]], [[South Carolina]]
== '''1863''' ==
== '''1863''' ==
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| January 1 || [[President Lincoln]] issues [[Emancipation Proclamation]]
| January 1 || [[Abraham Lincoln|President Lincoln]] issues [[Emancipation Proclamation]]
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| May 2-4 || [[Battle of Chancellorsville]], [[Virginia]]
| May 2-4 || [[Battle of Chancellorsville]], [[Virginia]]
| July 4 || Union forces win siege of [[Vicksburg]], [[Mississippi]]
| July 4 || Union forces win siege of [[Vicksburg]], [[Mississippi]]
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| September 19-20 || Battle of [[Chickamauga]], [[Georgia]]
| September 19-20 || [[Battle of Chickamauga]], [[Georgia]]
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| November 19 || [[Abraham Lincoln|President Lincoln]] delivers [[Gettysburg Address]] to dedicate battlefield.
| November 19 || [[Abraham Lincoln|President Lincoln]] delivers [[Gettysburg Address]] to dedicate battlefield.
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| November 23-25 || Battle of [[Chattanooga]], [[Tennessee]]
| November 23-25 || [[Battle of Chattanooga]], [[Tennessee]]
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| March 9 || [[Ulysses S. Grant|Gen. Grant]] becomes General-in-Chief of Union armies
| March 9 || [[Ulysses S. Grant|Gen. Grant]] becomes General-in-Chief of Union armies
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| May 5-6 || Battle of the [[Wilderness]], [[Virginia]]
| May 5-6 || [[Battle of the Wilderness]], [[Virginia]]
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| May 8-12 || Battle of [[Spotsylvania]], [[Virginia]], Court House
| May 8-12 || [[Battle of Spotsylvania]], [[Virginia]], Court House
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| June 15-18 || Battle of [[Petersburg]], [[Virginia]]
| June 15-18 || [[Battle of Petersburg]], [[Virginia]]
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| July 11-12|| [[Confederacy|Confederate]] raid under [[Jubal Early|Gen. Jubal Early]] almost reaches [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]]
| July 11-12|| [[Confederacy|Confederate]] raid under [[Jubal Early|Gen. Jubal Early]] almost reaches [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]]
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| July 30 || Battle of the Crater, [[Petersburg]], [[Virginia]]
| July 30 || [[Battle of the Crater]], [[Petersburg]], [[Virginia]]
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| August 5 || Naval battle of [[Mobile Bay]], [[Alabama]]
| August 5 || Naval battle of [[Mobile Bay]], [[Alabama]]
| November 15 || [[William Tecumseh Sherman|Sherman]] begins his [[March to the Sea]]
| November 15 || [[William Tecumseh Sherman|Sherman]] begins his [[March to the Sea]]
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| December 15-16 || Battle of [[Nashville]], [[Tennessee]]
| December 15-16 || [[Battle of Nashville]], [[Tennessee]]
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| December 21 || [[William Tecumseh Sherman|Sherman]] occupies [[Savannah]], [[Georgia]]
| December 21 || [[William Tecumseh Sherman|Sherman]] occupies [[Savannah]], [[Georgia]]