TODAY IN CIVIL WAR HISTORY
February 5
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Gettysburg
Robert E. Lee
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Fort Sumter
Virginia vs Monitor

MILITARY & POLITICAL

    1862
  • Operations against Fort Henry (February 2-6) Tennessee Battle Summary

    1863
  • Skirmish in Pope County. Arkansas
  • Bombardment of Fort McAllister (Feb. 1-Mar. 3) Georgia
  • Bombardment of Fort McAllister (January 27-February 28). Georgia
  • Passage Vicksburg Batteries by the Union fleet (February 2-5) Mississippi
  • Skirmish at Bear Creek in Johnson County. Missouri
  • Expedition from Newbern to Plymouth (Feb. 1-10). North Carolina
  • Skirmish at Olive Branch Church. Virginia
  • Skirmish at Morrisville. Virginia

    1864
  • Skirmish at Crooked Cerek. Arkansas
  • Operations about Fort Boles (Feb. 1-20). Idaho
  • Skirmish at Jackson. Mississippi
  • Skirmish at Clinton. Mississippi
  • Skirmish at Baker's Creek. Mississippi
  • Skirmish at Cape Girardeau. Missouri
  • Skirmish at Quallatown. North Carolina
  • Union Expedition to Quallatown (January 21-February 7). North Carolina
  • Skirmish at Winchester. Virginia
  • Skirmish at Aldie. Virginia
  • Skirmish at Smithville. West Virginia

    1865
  • Action at Braddock's Farm near Welaka. Florida
  • Expedition up Yazoo River (Feb. 1-Mar. 8). Mississippi
  • Skirmish at Duncanville. South Carolina
  • Skirmish at Combahee Ferry. South Carolina
  • Carolinas Campaign (Jan. 1-April 29, 1865). South Carolina & North Carolina MORE
  • Action at Mud Springs (February 4-6) Tennessee
  • Skirmish at McMinnville. Tennessee
  • Battle of Hatcher's Run (February 5-7). Virginia Battle Summary
  • Scout to Brentsville (Feb. 1-7). Virginia
  • Battle of Dabney's Mills or Hatcher's Run or Armstrong's Mills or Rowanty Creek or Vaughan Road (February 5-7). Virginia
  • Siege of Petersburg and Richmond (June 16, 1864-April 2, 1865). Virginia
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