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Robert E. Lee
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Fort Sumter

MILITARY & POLITICAL
    1861
  • Fort Washington, Maryland, reinforced by US Marines. Maryland
  • The first effort for Fort Sumter relief sails from New York Harbor. New York
    1862
  • Battle of Hancock (January 5-6). Maryland
  • Bombardment of Hancock. Maryland
    1863
  • Expedition against Arkansas Post (Jan 4-17, 1863). Arkansas
  • Grant's Campaign in Central Mississippi (Oct. 31, 1862-Jan. 10, 1863). Mississippi
  • Operations against Marmaduke (Dec. 31, 1862-Jan. 25, 1863). Missouri
  • Skirmish at Lytle's Creek. Tennessee
  • Union troops Occupy Murfreesboro. Tennessee
  • Skirmish on the Shelbyville Pike. 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
  • Skirmish at Cub Run. Virginia
  • Skirmish at Moorefield. West Virginia
    1864
  • Action at Fort Sumner. New Mexico
  • Action at Pecos River. New Mexico
  • Skirmish at Lawrence's Mill. Tennessee
    1865
  • 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
  • Expedition from Fort Monroe, Virginia, to Fort Fisher, North Carolina (Jan. 3 - Jan. 15). Virginia & North Carolina
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