Today in Civil War History January 1

TODAY IN CIVIL WAR HISTORY
January 1

TIMELINES

Robert E. Lee
Abraham Lincoln
Fort Sumter

MILITARY & POLITICAL

1862

Artillery duel between U. S. forces at Fort Pickens & Confederate forces at Fort Barrancas and Fort McRea Florida
James Mason and John Slidell leave Massachusetts for England on board the HMS Rinaldo. Massachusetts
Action at the Coosaw River. South Carolina
Action at Port Royal Ferry. South Carolina

1863

President Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation. MORE
Affair at Helena. Arkansas
Operations against Morgan (Dec. 22, 1862-Jan 2, 1863). Kentucky
John Hunt Morgan's Raid (Dec. 22, 1862-Jan. 2, 1863). Kentucky
Skirmish at Bath Springs. Mississippi
Grant's Campaign in Central Mississippi (Oct. 31, 1862-Jan. 10, 1863). Mississippi
Union Operations against Nathan Bedford Forrest (Dec. 18, 1862-Jan. 3, 1863). Mississippi
Sherman's Operations against Vicksburg (Dec. 20, 1862-Jan 2, 1963). Mississippi
Operations against Marmaduke (Dec. 31, 1862-Jan. 25, 1863). Missouri
Skirmish near Clifton. Tennessee
Skirmish at Lavergne. Tennessee
Action at Stewart's Creek. Tennessee
Battle of Stone's River or Murfreesboro (Dec. 31, 1862-Jan. 2, 1863). Tennessee
Carter's Raid into East Tennessee & Southwest Virginia (Dec. 20, 1862-Jan. 5, 1863). Tennessee
Stone's River or Murfreesboro Campaign (Dec. 26, 1862-Jan. 3, 1863). Tennessee
Battle of Galveston. Texas MORE
Battle of Galveston. Texas MORE

1864

1865

Skirmish at Bentonville. Arkansas
Operations at Hermitage Plantation near Morganza (Dec. 14-Jan. 5). Louisiana
Carolinas Campaign (Jan. 1-April 29, 1865). South Carolina & North Carolina MORE
Siege of Petersburg and Richmond (June 16, 1864-April 2, 1865). Virginia

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