American Civil War timeline
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Battle of Hoover's Gap
Description: Following the Battle of Stones River, Maj. Gen. William S. Rosecrans, commanding the Army of the Cumberland, remained in the... Read more
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Henry Thomas Harrison's Espionage Prompts Battle of Gettysburg
Career as a Confederate spy In November 1861, Harrison was discharged from the Militia and eventually became a spy for CSA Secretary of War,... Read more
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Second Battle of Donaldsonville
Other Names: None Location: Ascension Parish Campaign: Taylor’s Operations in West Louisiana (1863) Date(s): June 28, 1863 Principal... Read more
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Battle of Goodrich's Landing - Confederates Drive Union Black Regiments off Plantations
Description: After Union forces began occupying the Louisiana river parishes, thousands of escaped slaves flocked to them. The Federals, therefore,... Read more
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Skirmish of Sporting Hill
The Skirmish of Sporting Hill was a relatively small skirmish during the Gettysburg Campaign of the American Civil War, taking place on June 30,... Read more
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Battle of Hanover
Description: Maj. Gen. J.E.B. Stuart’s cavalry, which was riding north to get around the Union army, attacked a Union cavalry regiment, driving... Read more
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Union cavalry delays J.E.B. Stuart's Confederates at the Battle of Hanover
Union cavalry under H. Judson Kilpatrick engages Confederates under J.E.B. Stuart at Hanover, Pennsylvania, during the Gettysburg Campaign. After a... Read more
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Battle of Carlisle
The Battle of Carlisle was a relatively small, but strategically important skirmish during the Gettysburg Campaign of the American Civil War,... Read more
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Battle of Cabin Creek - Union Forces Maintain Indian Territory Presence
Description: Col. James M. Williams of the First Kansas Colored Infantry led a Union supply train from Fort Scott, Kansas, to Fort Gibson, Oklahoma... Read more
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Battle of Gettysburg, Day 1
The Battle of Gettysburg, fought in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, was the battle with the largest number of casualties in the... Read more
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Battle Of Gettysburg - Day 2
On July 2, 1863, the lines of the Battle of Gettysburg, now in its second day, were drawn in two sweeping parallel arcs. The Confederate and Union... Read more
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Battle of Hunterstown
The Battle of Hunterstown was a minor cavalry engagement in Adams County, Pennsylvania, on July 2, 1863, during the Gettysburg Campaign of the... Read more
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Battle Of Gettysburg - Day 3
General Lee wished to renew the attack on Friday, July 3, using the same basic plan as the previous day: Longstreet would attack the Federal left,... Read more
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Battle of Fairfield
The Battle of Fairfield was a cavalry engagement during the Gettysburg Campaign of the American Civil War. It was fought July 3, 1863, near... Read more
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Fight at Monterey Pass
The Fight at Monterey Pass (or Gap) was an American Civil War military engagement beginning the evening of July 4, 1863, during the Retreat from... Read more
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Battle of Helena - Union Captures Eastern Arkansas
Description: Lt. Gen. Theophilus Holmes’s troops attacked Helena in an attempt to relieve pressure on Vicksburg. Although the Rebels had more... Read more
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Battle of Tebbs Bend
The Battle of Tebbs' Bend (or Tebbs Bend or Green River) was fought on July 4, 1863, near the Green River in Taylor County, Kentucky during... Read more
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Battle of Lebanon
The Battle of Lebanon occurred July 5, 1863, in Lebanon, Kentucky, during Morgan's Raid in the American Civil War. Confederate troops under Brig.... Read more
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Battle of Williamsport - Lee's Army Constructs Bridge
The Battle of Williamsport, also known as the Battle of Hagerstown or Falling Waters, took place from July 6 to July 16, 1863, in Washington... Read more
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Battle of Corydon
Other Names: None Location: Harrison Campaign: Morgan’s Raid in Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio (July 1863) Date(s): July 9, 1863 Principal... Read more
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Battle of Boonsboro
Description: On July 8, the Confederate cavalry, holding the South Mountain passes, fought a rearguard action against elements of the Union 1st and... Read more
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Battle of Funkstown
The Second Battle of Funkstown (more commonly simply referred to as the Battle of Funkstown) took place near Funkstown, Maryland, on July 10, 1863,... Read more
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First Battle of Fort Wagner
Description: On July 10, Union artillery on Folly Island together with Rear Adm. John Dahlgren’s fleet of ironclads opened fire on Confederate... Read more
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Battle of Grimball's Landing
Other Names: Secessionville, James Island Location: City of Charleston and James Island Campaign: Operations against Defenses of Charleston... Read more
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Battle of Honey Springs
Description: Union and Confederate troops had frequently skirmished in the vicinity of Honey Springs Depot. The Union commander in the area, Maj.... Read more