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| Battle of Brandy Station Stuart, James Ewell Brown |  |
| 9th June Brandyation Stuart's lines are attacked by General Pleasanton but hold out |
| 9th June Brandyation The only purely cavalry battle of the war |
| Battle of Chattanooga Grant, Ulysses Simpson | |
| 25th Nov Chattanooga Union troops capture Missionary Ridge during the battle of Chattanooga |
| Battle of Cold Harbor Lee, Robert Edward | |
| 1st June Cold Harbor 1-12 June, sees General Lee delay General Grant's advance into Virginia |
| Battle of Gettysburg Grant, Ulysses Simpson | |
| 1st July Gettysburg 1-4 July, Union victory marking the turning point of the war |
| Battle of Vicksburg, 2nd Lee, Robert Edward | |
| Vicksburg Lee captures Vicksburg at the 2nd attempt |
| Battle of Vicksburg Grant, Hiram Ulysses | |
| 4th July Vicksburg Vicksburg surrenders to the Unionists under Grant |
| Capture of Atlanta Sherman, William Tecumseh | |
| 1st Sep Atlanta Marches the Unionists through Georgia & takes Atlanta 1 Sept & Savannah 22 Dec |
| Capture of Savannah Sherman, William Tecumseh | |
| 22nd Dec Savanah Marches the Unionists through Georgia & takes Atlanta 1 Sept & Savannah 22 Dec |
| Capture of Vicksburg Grant, Ulysses Simpson | |
| 4th July Vicksburg Captures Vicksburg |
| Capture of Vicksburg Lee, Robert Edward | |
| Vicksburg Captures Vicksburg at the 2nd attempt |
| Death of Jackson, Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson, Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" | |
| 10th May Accidentally killed by one of his soldier's bullets |
| Invasion of Georgia Sherman, William Tecumseh | |
| Georgia Marches the Unionists through Georgia & takes Atlanta 1 Sept & Savannah 22 Dec |
| Proclamation of Emancipation Lincoln, Abraham | |
| 1st Jan Washington The Proclamation of Emancipation frees the slaves & assures British & French neutrality |
| Siege of Atlanta Sherman, William Tecumseh | |
| 1st Sep Atlanta Marches the Unionists through Georgia & takes Atlanta 1 Sept & Savannah 22 Dec |
| Siege of Savannah Sherman, William Tecumseh | |
| 22nd Dec Savanah Marches the Unionists through Georgia & takes Atlanta 1 Sept & Savannah 22 Dec |
| Siege of Vicksburg Grant, Hiram Ulysses | |
| 22nd May Vicksburg A Confederate communications centre 235 miles North of New Orleans |
| 22nd May Vicksburg Takes command of the siege |
| 4th July Vicksburg Accepts Confederate surrender under Lt-General Pemberton |
| 4th July Vicksburg Vicksburg surrenders to the Unionists under Grant |
| Siege of Vicksburg McCleland, John | |
| Jan Vicksburg Attempts to capture Vicksburg but fails |
| 22nd May Vicksburg Fails for a 2nd time to capture Vicksburg, Grant takes personal command of the siege |
| Siege of Vicksburg Pemberton, John | |
| 4th July Vicksburg Surrenders Vicksburg to the Unionists with 25,000 & 90 guns |
| Siege of Vicksburg Pemberton, John Clifford | |
| 4th July Vicksburg Surrenders Confederate forces to the Union forces under General Grant |
| Slavery Lincoln, Abraham | |
| 1st Jan Washington "The emancipation proclamation", frees slaves & assures British & French neutrality |
| 1st Jan Washington The Proclamation of Emancipation frees the slaves & assures British & French neutrality |
| Surrender Confederates Grant, Hiram Ulysses | |
| 4th July Vicksburg Accepts Confederate surrender under Lt-General Pemberton |
