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Civil War Calendar
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Major battles at
Petersburg are
fought on this day
in June, 1864
The Second
Battle of
Kernstown is
fought on this day
in July, 1864.
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Emancipation
Proclamation
goes into effect
on this day in
January of 1863.
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Lincoln assassin
John Wilkes
Booth is killed in
rural Virginia.
The Battle of
Pigeon’s Ranch,
in New Mexico,
occurred on this
day in March,
1862.
Calendar Questions
Confederate General Robert E. Lee was born on this day in January 1807.
Confederate General Jeb Stuart is killed at Yellow Tavern on this day in May 1864.
Confederate forces are defeated at Gettysburg on this day in July 1863.
Robert E. Lee surrenders his Army of Northern Virginia on this day in April 1865.
The Ironclads Monitor and Merrimac square off in the James River in April on this day in 1862.
Union forces score a major victory at Shiloh Church in April on this day in 1862.
The disastrous Union Peninsula Campaign comes to an end after the Battle of Seven Pines in
May on this day in 1862.
President Lincoln announces the Emancipation Proclamation, five days after the Battle of
Antietam in September on this day in 1862.
Admiral David Farragut and Union forces take New Orleans in May on this day in 1862. 29
Confederate forces score a major victory at the First Battle of Bull Run in July on this day in
1861.
The Mississippi town of Vicksburg falls in July on this day in 1863.
Union forces are routed at Chickamauga in September on this day in 1863.
Union forces avenge Chickamauga and defeat the Confederates at Missionary Ridge
(Chattanooga) in November on this day in 1863.
Pres. Lincoln delivers his Gettysburg Address in November on this day in 1863.
Union forces retreat at the Second Battle of Bull Run in June on this day in 1862.
President Lincoln dies from an assassin’s bullet in April on this day in 1865.
Confederate President Jefferson Davis is finally captured in May on this day in 1865.
Confederate General A.P. Hill is killed on this day in April of 1865.
Union forces take Fort Donelson, Tennessee on this day in February, 1862. Here, Ulysses S.
Grant earns the nickname “Unconditional Surrender Grant.”
On this day in May 1864, the Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse begins, the deadliest battle of
Grant’s Overland Campaign.
On this day in June, 1862, Confederate forces prove victorious over the Union Army in the Battle
of Gaines Mill, part of McClellan’s Peninsula Campaign.
On this day in April 1865, Secretary of State William H. Seward is nearly murdered in his home by
would-be assassin and Confederate sympathizer Louis Powell.
Union forces suffer a terrible setback on this day in December of 1862 with the defeat at
Fredericksburg, Virginia.
Radical abolitionist John Brown and conspirators are cornered and captured at Harper’s Ferry
on this day in October of 1859.
The Battle of the Wilderness, part of Grant’s Overland Campaign, began on this day in May of
1864.
On this day in April of 1861, Confederate General P.G.T Beauregard demanded the immediate
surrender of Union forces inside Fort Sumter, South Carolina
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Emancipation
Proclamation
goes into effect
on this day in
January of 1863
Confederate
General A.P. Hill
is killed on this
day in April of
1865.
Confederate
forces are
defeated at
Gettysburg on
this day in July
1863
The Mississippi
town of Vicksburg
falls in July on
this day in 1863.
The Battle of the
Wilderness, part
of Grant’s
Overland
Campaign, began
on this day in
May of 1864.
The Ironclads
Monitor and
Merrimac square
off in the James
River in April on
this day in 1862.
Union forces
score a major
victory at Shiloh
Church in April on
this day in 1862.
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On this day in
May 1864, the
Battle of
Spotsylvania
Courthouse
begins, the
deadliest battle of
Grant’s Overland
Campaign.
Robert E. Lee
surrenders his
Army of Northern
Virginia on this
day in April 1865.
Confederate
President
Jefferson Davis is
finally captured in
May on this day
in 1865.
On this day in
April of 1861,
Confederate
General
Beauregard
demanded the
surrender of
Union forces
inside Fort
Sumter, South
Carolina
Confederate
General Jeb
Stuart is killed at
Yellow Tavern on
this day in May
1864.
Union forces
suffer a terrible
setback on this
day in December
of 1862 with the
defeat at
Fredericksburg,
Virginia.
On this day in
April 1865,
Secretary of
State William H.
Seward is nearly
murdered in his
home by wouldbe assassin and
Confederate
sympathizer
Louis Powell.
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President Lincoln
dies from an
assassin’s bullet
in April on this
day in 1865.
Union forces take
Fort Donelson,
Tennessee on
this day in
February, 1862.
Here, Ulysses S.
Grant earns the
nickname
“Unconditional
Surrender Grant.”
Confederate
General Robert
E. Lee was born
on this day in
January 1807
Radical
abolitionist John
Brown and
conspirators are
cornered and
captured at
Harper’s Ferry on
this day in
October of 1859.
Pres. Lincoln
delivers his
Gettysburg
Address in
November on this
day in 1863.
Union forces are
routed at
Chickamauga in
September on
this day in 1863.
Confederate
forces score a
major victory at
the First Battle of
Bull Run in July
on this day in
1861.
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President Lincoln
announces the
Emancipation
Proclamation, five
days after the
Battle of Antietam
in September on
this day in 1862.
Major battles at
Petersburg are
fought on this day
in June, 1864
The Second
Battle of
Kernstown is
fought on this day
in July, 1864.
Union forces
avenge
Chickamauga
and defeat the
Confederates at
Missionary Ridge
(Chattanooga) in
November on this
day in 1863.
Lincoln assassin
John Wilkes
Booth is killed in
rural Virginia.
On this day in
June, 1862,
Confederate
forces prove
victorious in the
Battle of Gaines
Mill.
The Battle of
Pigeon’s Ranch,
in New Mexico,
occurred on this
day in March,
1862.
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Admiral David
Farragut and
Union forces take
New Orleans in
May on this day in
1862.
Union forces
retreat at the
Second Battle of
Bull Run in June
on this day in
1862.
The disastrous
Union Peninsula
Campaign comes
to an end after
the Battle of
Seven Pines in
May on this day
in 1862.