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Robert E. Lee
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MILITARY & POLITICAL
    1861
  • Georgia State troops seize Oglethorpe Barracks in Savannah, and Fort Jackson. Georgia
  • Louisiana leaves the Union, becoming the sixth state to secede Louisiana
    1862
  • A second "stone fleet" was sunk in Charleston Harbor to try and block its use by the Confederacy. South Carolina
    1863
  • Skirmish at Mulberry Springs. Arkansas
  • Skirmish at Township. Florida
  • Skirmish in Powell County. Kentucky
  • Expedition from Beaufort up the St. Mary's River in Georgia and Florida (Jan. 26-Feb. 1). South Carolina
  • Skirmish at Bear Run. Utah
  • Skirmish at Fairfax Court House. Virginia
  • Skirmish at Grove Church. Virginia
  • Skirmish at Morrisville. Virginia
  • Skirmish at Middleburg. Virginia
    1864
  • Battle of Athens. Alabama
  • Skirmish at Caddo Gap. Arkansas
  • Affair in the San Andres Mountains. New Mexico
  • Union Expedition to Quallatown (January 21-February 7). North Carolina
  • Skirmish at Flat Creek. Tennessee
  • Skirmish at Knoxville. Tennessee
  • Skirmish at Muddy Creek. Tennessee
  • Skirmish at Seviersville. Tennessee
    1865
  • Skirmish at Paint Rock. Alabama
  • Skirmish at Moore's Ranch. Colorado
  • Skirmish at Pocotaligo. South Carolina
  • 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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