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Robert E. Lee
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MILITARY & POLITICAL
    1861
  • Florida troops take possession of Barrancas Barracks, Fort Barrancas, Fort McRea, and the Pensacola Navy Yard. Captain James Armstrong, commanding the Navy Yard, was taken prisoner. Florida
  • Florida troops demand the surrender of Fort Pickens to Florida authorities-the demand is refused. Florida
    1863
  • Skirmish at Frog Bayou. Arkansas
  • Skirmish at Helena. Arkansas
  • Skirmish at Lick Creek. Arkansas
  • Expedition against Arkansas Post (Jan 4-17, 1863). Arkansas
  • The Third Session of the First Confederate Congress convenes in Richmond, Virginia. Confederate States of America
  • Operations against Marmaduke (Dec. 31, 1862-Jan. 25, 1863). Missouri
  • Affair at Ashland. Tennessee
    1864
  • Skirmish at Marshall. Kentucky
  • Skirmish at Mayfield. Kentucky
  • Skirmish near Mossy Creek. Tennessee
  • Skirmish at Ellis Ford. Virginia
  • Raid on the Northern Neck (Jan 12-14). Virginia
    1865
  • Affair at Sugar Loaf Prairie. Arkansas
  • 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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