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MILITARY & POLITICAL
    1862
  • Affair at St. Andrews Bay. Florida
  • Skirmish at Foy's Plantation. North Carolina
  • Skirmish near Newport. North Carolina
  • Siege of Fort Macon (March 23-April 26). North Carolina
  • Raid on Georgia State Railroad (April 7-12). Tennessee
  • Battle of Shiloh (April 6-7). Tennessee Battle Summary
  • Siege of Island No. 10 (March 15-April 8). Tennessee Battle Summary
  • Cumberland Gap Campaign. Tennessee
  • Skirmish at Columbia Furnace. Virginia
  • Siege of Yorktown (April 5 - May 4, 1862). Virginia
    1863
  • Skirmish at Bayou Vidal. Louisiana
  • Skirmish at Dunbar's Plantation. Louisiana
  • Skirmish at Deer Creek. Mississippi
  • Battle of Washington (March 30-April 20). North Carolina MORE
  • Skirmish on Folly Island. South Carolina
  • Engagement at Fort Sumter. South Carolina
  • Wheeler's Raid on the Louisville & Nashville and Nashville & Chattanooga Railroads (April 7-11). Tennessee
  • Skirmish at Green Springs Run. West Virginia
  • Skirmish at Burlington. West Virginia
  • Skirmish at Going's Ford. West Virginia
  • Skirmish at Purgitsville. West Virginia
    1864
  • Skirmish at Woodall's Bridge. Alabama
  • Skirmish at Prairie Grove. Arkansas
  • Skirmish at Rhea's Mills. Arkansas
  • Skirmish at the Swamps of Little River. Arkansas
  • Skirmish at Little River. Arkansas
  • Skirmish at the Arkansas River. Arkansas
  • Skirmish at Bushy Creek. Kentucky
  • Skirmish at Pleasant Hill. Louisiana
  • Skirmish at Port Hudson. Louisiana
  • Skirmish at Wilson's Plantation. Louisiana
  • Red River Campaign (March 10-May 22). Louisiana
  • Skirmish at the foot of Sierra Bonito. New Mexico
  • Skirmish at Harney Lake Valley. Oregon
  • Skirmish at Liberty. Tennessee
  • Cavalry Operations West Tennessee and Kentucky against Nathan Bedford Forrest (March 16-April 14). Tennessee & Kentucky
    1865
  • Skirmish at the Cahawba River. Alabama
  • Skirmish at Fike's Ferry. Alabama
  • 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
  • Engagement at Farmville. Virginia
  • Skirmish at Prince Edward's Court House. Virginia
  • Battle of High Bridge (April 6-7). Virginia Battle Summary
  • Expedition from Deep Bottom to near Weldon, North Carolina. Virginia
  • Appomattox Campaign (March 29-April 9). Virginia
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