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Robert E. Lee
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MILITARY & POLITICAL
    1861
  • U.S troops abandon Fort Quitman. Texas
    1862
  • Siege of Fort Macon (March 23-April 26). North Carolina
  • Occupation of Edisto Island. South Carolina
  • Siege of Island No. 10 (March 15-April 8). Tennessee Battle Summary
  • Cumberland Gap Campaign. Tennessee
  • Affair at San Luis Pass. Texas
  • Siege of Yorktown (April 5 - May 4, 1862). Virginia
  • Skirmish at Lee's Mill. Virginia
  • Skirmish on the Warwick Road. Virginia
  • Skirmish on the Yorktown Road. Virginia
    1863
  • Skirmish at New Carhage. Louisiana
  • Battle of Washington (March 30-April 20). North Carolina MORE
  • Engagement at Rodman's Point (April 4-5). North Carolina
  • Skirmish at Davis' Mill. Tennessee
  • Skirmish at Mud River. Virginia
    1864
  • Skirmish at Roseville. Arkansas
  • Skirmish at Stone's Farm. Arkansas
  • Skirmish at Whitely's Mills. Arkansas
  • Skirmish at Mark's Mill. Arkansas
  • Skirmish at Quicksand Creek. Kentucky
  • Red River Campaign (March 10-May 22). Louisiana
  • Skirmish at Natchitoches. Louisiana
  • Affair at Blount's Creek. Mississippi
  • Cavalry Operations West Tennessee and Kentucky against Nathan Bedford Forrest (March 16-April 14). Tennessee & Kentucky
    1865
  • Campaign against Mobile (March 17-April 12). Alabama Battle Summary
  • Siege of Spanish Fort (March 26-April 8). Alabama MORE
  • Siege of Fort Blakeley (April 2-9). Alabama
  • Wilson's Raid (March 22-April 24). Alabama & Georgia
  • Carolinas Campaign (Jan. 1-April 29, 1865). South Carolina & North Carolina MORE
  • Stoneman's Raid (March 21-April 25). Tennessee, Virginia, North Carolina
  • Expedition from Deep Bottom to near Weldon, North Carolina. Virginia
  • Appomattox Campaign (March 29-April 9). Virginia
  • Skirmishes at Amelia Springs (April 4-5). Virginia
  • Engagement at Amelia Springs. Virginia
  • Skirmish at Payne's Cross Roads. Virginia
  • President Abraham Lincoln visits the captured capital of the Confederacy, Richmond, Virginia. Virginia
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