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| Battle of Antietam Burnside, Ambrose |  |
| 17th Sep Antietam Unionist General at the battle of Antietam |
| Battle of Antietam Lee, Robert Edward | |
| 17th Sep Antietam A tactical stalemate but strategically very important for the Unionists |
| 17th Sep Antietam Robert Lee's plan to convert Maryland to the Confederate cause is defeated |
| 17th Sep Antietam The battle paves the way for Lincoln's Proclamation of Emancipation |
| 17th Sep Antietam The Confederates lose 2,700 dead & 9,000 wounded |
| Battle of Antietam Lincoln, Abraham | |
| 17th Sep Antietam The Battle paves the way for Lincoln's Proclamation of Emancipation |
| 17th Sep Antietam Victory persuades the British not to recognize the Confederacy |
| Battle of Antietam McClelland, George | |
| 17th Sep Antietam Robert Lee's plan to convert Maryland to the Confederate cause is defeated |
| Battle of Antietam McClellan, George Brinton | |
| 17th Sep Antietam Blocks the Confederates under General Lee on Maryland & Washington DC |
| 17th Sep Antietam The Unionists lose 2,100 dead & 9,500 wounded |
| Battle of Antietam Sumner, Charles | |
| 17th Sep Antietam Unionist General at the battle of Antietam |
| Battle of Bull Run, 2nd Stuart, James Ewell Brown | |
| Boston Distinguishes himself in charge of the entire Confederate cavalry |
| Battle of Chance'ville Jackson, Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" | |
| 2nd May Chance'ville Helps defeat Unionists under General Hooker |
| 2nd May Chance'ville Killed at the battle of Chancellorsville by one of his own soldiers in the confusion |
| Battle of Fort Donelson Grant, Hiram Ulysses | |
| Fort Donelson Captures Fort Donelson for the Union |
| Battle of Fort Henry Foote, Andrew | |
| Fort Henry Captures Fort Henry for the Union |
| Battle of Fredericksburg Burnside, Ambrose Everett | |
| 13th Dec Fredericksburg Fails to capture Fredericksburg |
| 13th Dec Fredericksburg Leads the Northern army of 113,000 defended by Jackson with 75,000 |
| Battle of Fredericksburg Jackson, Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" | |
| 13th Dec Fredericksburg Burns ide leads a Northern army of 113,000 but fails to capture Fredericksburg |
| 13th Dec Fredericksburg Fredericksburg is defended by Jackson with a southern army of 75,000 |
| Battle of Fredericksburg Stuart, James Ewell Brown | |
| 13th Dec Fredericksburg Supports Jackson at Fredericksburg |
| Battle of Manassas, 2nd Lee, Robert Edward | |
| 30th Aug Manassas Union forces from Washington are stopped from reaching Richmond |
| Battle of New Orleans Farragut, David | |
| New Orleans New Orleans surrenders to Union forces led by David Farragut |
| Battle of Seven Day's Battle Stuart, James Ewell Brown | |
| Richmond Fights in the Battle of Seven Days |
| Battle of Seven Days Lee, Robert Edward | |
| Richmond Defends Richmond, Virginia, the Confederate capital against General McClelland |
| Richmond Drives away more than 105,000 Union troops from Richmond |
| Battle of Shiloh Grant, Hiram Ulysses | |
| 7th April Shiloh Grant defeats Confederate troops led by Johnston who is killed |
| Battle of Shiloh Lee, Robert Edward | |
| 6th April Shiloh An indecisive battle |
| Battle of Vicksburg, 1st Lee, Robert Edward | |
| Vicksburg Lee fails to capture Vicksburg |
| Campaign Peninsular Stuart, James Ewell Brown | |
| Gains valuable information about Union deployments for General Lee |
| Leads a cavalry division around the Union Army |
| Capture of Fort Donelson Grant, Hiram Ulysses | |
| Fort Donelson Captures Fort Donelson for the Union |
| Capture of Fort Henry Foote, Andrew | |
| Fort Henry Captures Fort Henry for the Union |
| Commander Northern Virginia Lee, Robert Edward | |
| Virginia Leads the army of Northern Virginia |
| Commander North Virginia Lee, Robert Edward | |
| Virginia Appointed Commander of the army of North Virginia |
| Death of Jackson, Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson, Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" | |
| 2nd May Chance'ville Killed at the battle of Chancellorsville by one of his own soldiers in the confusion |
| Election Garfield, James Abram | |
| 19th Sep Elected to the United States House of Representatives |
| Government Lincoln, Abraham | |
| 1st Jan Washington Says "the old south must be destroyed and replaced by new propositions & ideas" |
| 1st Jan Washington Signed by Lincoln proclaiming the freedom of slaves |
| 1st Jan Washington The "Proclamation of Emancipation" is signed by Lincoln |
| Major Stuart, James Ewell Brown | |
| Appointed Major-General |
| Patent Gatling Gun Gatling, Richard Jordan | |
| Patents the gatling gun |
| Proclamation of Emancipation Lincoln, Abraham | |
| 1st Jan Washington The "Proclamation of Emancipation" is signed by Lincoln |
| Siege of Chambersburg Stuart, James Ewell Brown | |
| Chambersburg Raids as far as Chambers burg, Pennsylvania, & captues 1,200 mounts |
| Siege of New Orleans Farragut, David | |
| New Orleans New Orleans surrenders to Union forces led by David Farragut |
| Siege of Richmond Lee, Robert Edward | |
| Richmond Defends Richmond, Virginia, the Confederate capital against General McClelland |
| Siege of Vicksburg Grant, Hiram Ulysses | |
| Vicksburg 1st Unionist attempt to capture Vicksburg fails |
