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Robert E. Lee
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Fort Sumter

MILITARY & POLITICAL
    1862
  • Robert Latimer McCook, Union General, dies.
  • Skirmish at Fort Anderson. California
  • Battle of Kirksville (August 6-9). Missouri
  • Action at Kirksville. Missouri
  • Skirmish at Rickett's Hill. Tennessee
  • Smirmish at Salem. Tennessee
  • Skirmish at Tazewell. Tennessee
  • Skirmish at Beech Creek. West Virginia
  • Skirmish at Pack's Ferry. West Virginia
    1863
  • Steele's Expedition against Little Rock (August 1-September 14). Arkansas
  • Affair at Ball Town. Missouri
  • Skirmish at Fairfax Court House. Virginia
  • Skirmish at Cacapon Mountain West Virginia
  • Skirmish at Moorefield. West Virginia
    1864
  • Affair at Decatur. Alabama
  • Skirmish on the Summerville Road. Alabama
  • Operations in Mobile Bay (August 2-23). Alabama
  • Siege of Fort Gaines (August 3-8) Alabama
  • Skirmish at Bull Creek. Arkansas
  • Siege of Atlanta (July 22-August 25). Georgia
  • Combat at Utoy Creek (August 5-7). Georgia
  • Atlanta Campaign (May 1-September 6). Georgia
  • Skirmish at Cross Bayou. Louisiana
  • Skirmish at Indian Village. Louisiana
  • Skirmish at Plaquemine. Louisiana
  • Siege of Petersburg and Richmond (June 16, 1864-April 2, 1865). Virginia
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