TODAY IN CIVIL WAR HISTORY
February 22
February 22
TIMELINES
Robert E. Lee
Abraham Lincoln
Fort Sumter
MILITARY
& POLITICAL
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1863
- Bombardment of Fort McAllister (Feb. 1-Mar. 3) Georgia
- Bombardment of Fort McAllister (January 27-February 28). Georgia
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1864
- Battle of Okolona. Mississippi Battle Summary
- Skirmish at Union. Mississippi
- Occupation of Yazoo City (Feb. 9-Mar. 6). Mississippi
- Skirmish at Circlesville. Virginia
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1865
- Expedition up Yazoo River (Feb. 1-Mar. 8). Mississippi
- Battle of Wilmington (February 12-22). North Carolina MORE
- Carolinas Campaign (Jan. 1-April 29, 1865). South Carolina & North Carolina MORE
- Skirmish near Greenville. Tennessee
- Siege of Petersburg and Richmond (June 16, 1864-April 2, 1865). Virginia
BIRTHS
- Charles M. Thurston Union General (1798)
- James Barnet Fry Union General (1827)
- Robert A. Cameron Union General (1828)
- Hylan Benton Lyon Confederate General (1836)
DEATHS
- John Jacob Astor III Union Staff Officer (1890)
- William Lewis Cabell Confederate General (1911)