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CIVIL WAR TIMELINE

This is a list of several events and battles that took place during the Civil War.

November 6, 1860...................................	Abraham Lincoln elected 16th President.
December 20, 1860.................................	South Carolina secedes from the Union.
December 26, 1860.................................	Federal garrison transfers from Fort Moultrie to Fort Sumter.
January 9, 1861.......................................	Mississippi secedes, Star of the West fired upon.
January 10, 1861.....................................	Florida secedes.
January 11, 1861.....................................	Alabama secedes.
January 19, 1861.....................................	Georgia secedes.
January 26, 1861.....................................	Louisiana secedes.
January 29, 1861.....................................	Kansas admitted to the Union as the 34th state.
February 1, 1861.....................................	Texas secedes.
February 4, 1861.....................................	Seceded states convene in Montgomery, Alabama. Virginia Peace Convention in Washington.
February 8, 1861.....................................	Confederate States establish provisional government.
February 9, 1861.....................................	Jefferson Davis elected provisional President of Confederacy.
April 12, 1861.........................................	Bombardment of Fort Sumter, War begins.
April 13, 1861.........................................	Fort Sumter surrenders.
April 15, 1861.........................................	Lincoln calls for 75,000 militia.
April 17, 1861.........................................	Virginia secedes.
April 18, 1861.........................................	Union burns Harper's Ferry Arsenal in Virginia.
April 19, 1861.........................................	Union Naval Blockade of the Confederacy announced. Civilians and Union troops clash in Baltimore.
April 20, 1861.........................................	Union evacuates Norfolk Navy Yard, Virginia.
April 29, 1861.........................................	Maryland rejects secession.
May 6, 1861............................................	Arkansas and Tennessee secede. Confederacy recognizes state of war with U.S.
May 10, 1861..........................................	Civilians and Union troops clash in Saint Louis.
May 13, 1861..........................................	Federal troops occupy Baltimore. Britain declares neutrality.
May 18, 1861..........................................	First Union offensive action, ships engage Sewell's Point batteries in Virginia.
May 20, 1861..........................................	North Carolina secedes. Confederate capital moved to Richmond.
May 24, 1861..........................................	Union troops take Alexandria, Virginia.
May 29 - June 10, 1861...........................	Dorothea Dix appointed Superintendent of Nurses for Union Army.
June 3, 1861............................................	Battle of Philippi in western Virginia.
June 10, 1861..........................................	Battle of Big Bethel, Virginia.
June 17, 1861..........................................	Battle of Boonville, Missouri.
July 5, 1861.............................................	Battle of Carthage, Missouri.
July 11, 1861...........................................	Battle of Rich Mountain in western Virginia.
July 13, 1861...........................................	Battle of Carrick's Ford in western Virginia.
July 18, 1861...........................................	Battle of Blackburn's Ford in western Virginia.
July 21, 1861...........................................	Battle of First Manassas, also known as Bull Run, Virginia.
July 26, 1861...........................................	Union evacuates Fort Fillmore in New Mexico Territory.
August 2, 1861........................................	Federal Congress passes income tax to help finance the War.
August 3, 1861........................................	Federal Congress authorizes construction of one or more armored ships.
August 10, 1861......................................	Battle of Wilson's Creek, Missouri.
August 28, 1861......................................	Confederate Fort Hatteras in North Carolina surrenders.
August 30, 1861......................................	Union Major General John C. Fremont issues unauthorized emancipation proclamation in Saint Louis.
September 3, 1861..................................	Confederates enter Kentucky.
September 6, 1861..................................	Federals capture Paducah, Kentucky.
September 10, 1861................................	Battle of Carnifex Ferry in western Virginia.
September 11 - 15, 1861.........................	Confederate Cheat Mountain Campaign in western Virginia.
September 12 - 20, 1861.........................	Confederate Siege of Lexington, Missouri.
October 4, 1861......................................	Confederate government signs treaties with the Shawnee, Seneca, and Cherokee Indian tribes.
October 12, 1861....................................	C.S.S. Manassas, an ironclad ram, forces U.S.S. Richmond aground. U.S.S. Saint Louis, first ironclad gunboat, launched in Missouri.
October 21, 1861....................................	Battle of Ball's Bluff, Virginia.
November 1, 1861...................................	Major General George B. McClellan appointed General-in-Chief of Union Armies, Lieutenant General Winfield Scott retires.
November 6, 1861...................................	Jefferson Davis elected President of the Confederacy.
November 7, 1861...................................	Battle of Port Royal, South Carolina. Battle of Belmont, Missouri.
November 8 - December 26, 1861..........	The Trent Affair between the U.S., C.S.A. and Britain.
December 13, 1861.................................	Battle of Camp Alleghany in western Virginia.
December 20, 1861.................................	Battle of Dranesville, Virginia.
January 15, 1862.....................................	Edwin M. Stanton becomes U.S. Secretary of War.
January 19, 1862.....................................	Battle of Mill Springs, Kentucky.
January 27, 1862.....................................	Lincoln issues War Order No. 1.
January 30, 1862.....................................	U.S.S. Monitor, first turreted ironclad, launched on Long Island, New York.
February 6, 1862.....................................	Union takes Fort Henry, Tennessee.
February 8, 1862.....................................	Battle of Roanoke Island, North Carolina.
February 16, 1862...................................	Union takes Fort Donelson, Tennessee.
February 21, 1862...................................	Battle of Valverde, New Mexico Territory.
February 25, 1862...................................	Federals occupy Nashville.
March 7 - 8, 1862...................................	Battle of Pea Ridge, Arkansas.
March 8 - 9, 1862...................................	Battle of Hampton Roads, Virginia.
March 14, 1862.......................................	Union captures New Madrid, Missouri and New Bern, North Carolina.
March 17 - July 2, 1862...........................	Peninsula Campaign.
March 23 - June 9, 1862..........................	Jackson's Valley Campaign. First Battle of Kernstown, Virginia.
March 26, 1862.......................................	Battle of Apache Canyon, New Mexico Territory.
March 28, 1862.......................................	Battle of Glorieta, New Mexico Territory.
April 5 - May 4, 1862..............................	Union Siege of Yorktown, Virginia.
April 6 - 7, 1862......................................	Battle of Shiloh, also known as Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee.
April 7, 1862...........................................	Island #10 in Missouri falls to Union.
April 11, 1862.........................................	Fort Pulaski, Georgia falls to Union.
April 12, 1862.........................................	Great Locomotive Chase in Georgia.
April 24, 1862.........................................	Union Fleet runs Forts Jackson and Saint Philip below New Orleans.
April 25, 1862.........................................	Fort Macon, North Carolina falls to Union. New Orleans occupied by Union.
May 5, 1862............................................	Battle of Williamsburg, Virginia.
May 8, 1862............................................	Battle of McDowell, Virginia.
May 10, 1862..........................................	Federals occupy Norfolk Battle of Plum Rum Bend, Tennessee.
May 11, 1862..........................................	C.S.S. Virginia or Merrimack scuttled off Norfolk.
May 15, 1862..........................................	Battle of Drewry's Bluff, Virginia.
May 23, 1862..........................................	Battle of Front Royal, Virginia.
May 25 1862...........................................	Battle of First Winchester, Virginia.
May 30, 1862..........................................	Corinth, Mississippi falls to Union.
May 31 - June 1, 1862.............................	Battle of Seven Pines, also known as Fair Oaks, Virginia.
June 3 - 5, 1862.......................................	Confederates evacuate Fort Pillow, Tennessee.
June 6, 1862............................................	Battle of Memphis, Tennessee.
June 8, 1862............................................	Battle of Cross Keys, Virginia.
June 9, 1862............................................	Battle of Port Republic, Virginia.
June 12 - 15, 1862...................................	Stuart's Ride around McClellan.
June 16, 1862..........................................	Battle of Secessionville, South Carolina.
June 19, 1862..........................................	Slavery prohibited in U.S. Territories.
June 25, 1862..........................................	Battle of Oak Grove begins Seven Days Battles in Virginia.
June 26, 1862..........................................	Battle of Mechanicsville, also known as Beaver Dam Creek, Virginia.
June 27, 1862..........................................	Battle of Gaines' Mill, Virginia.
June 28, 1862..........................................	Union Fleet runs Vicksburg, Mississippi.
June 29, 1862..........................................	Battle of Savage's Station, Virginia.
June 30, 1862..........................................	Battle of Frayser's Farm, Virginia.
July 1, 1862.............................................	Battle of Malvern Hill, Virginia.
July 2, 1862.............................................	Lincoln signs Morrill Act, providing for land-grant colleges with a military tactics curriculum.
July 15, 1862...........................................	C.S.S. Arkansas engages Union Fleet near Vicksburg.
July 16, 1862...........................................	Federal Congress creates rank of rear admiral, David Farragut promoted to it for victory at New Orleans.
July 17, 1862...........................................	Lincoln signs second Confiscation Act enabling blacks to serve in armed forces.
July 22, 1862...........................................	Lincoln presents Emancipation Proclamation to Cabinet.
July 23, 1862...........................................	Major General Henry W. Halleck appointed General-in-Chief of Union Armies.
August 5, 1862........................................	Battle of Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
August 6, 1862........................................	C.S.S. Arkansas scuttled in Louisiana.
August 9, 1862........................................	Battle of Cedar Mountain, Virginia.
August 17 - 25, 1862...............................	Sioux Uprising in Minnesota.
August 23, 1862......................................	Federal War Department authorizes enlistment of up to 5,000 black soldiers.
August 28 - 30, 1862...............................	Battle of Second Manassas, also known as Second Bull Run, Virginia.
August 30, 1862......................................	Battle of Richmond, Kentucky.
September 1, 1862..................................	Battle of Chantilly, Virginia.
September 13, 1862................................	Lee's "Lost Order", Special Orders No. 191, found by Federals.
September 14, 1862................................	Battle of South Mountain, Maryland. Battle of Crampton's Gap, Maryland.
September 15, 1862................................	Harper's Ferry falls to Confederates.
September 17, 1862................................	Battle of Antietam, also known as Sharpsburg, Maryland. Battle of Munfordville, Kentucky.
September 19, 1862................................	Battle of Iuka, Mississippi.
September 22, 1862................................	Lincoln announces Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation.
October 3 - 4, 1862.................................	Battle of Corinth, Mississippi.
October 8, 1862......................................	Battle of Perryville, Kentucky.
October 10 - 11, 1862.............................	Stuart Raids Chambersburg, Pennsylvania.
December 7, 1862...................................	Battle of Prairie Grove, Arkansas.
December 13, 1862.................................	Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia.
December 20, 1862.................................	Confederates raid Holly Springs, Mississippi.
December 29, 1862.................................	Battle of Chickasaw Bayou, Mississippi.
December 31, 1862.................................	U.S.S. Monitor sinks off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina.
December 31, 1862 - January 2, 1863.....	Battle of Stones River, also known as Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
January 1, 1863.......................................	Lincoln announces Emancipation Proclamation.
January 11, 1863.....................................	Arkansas Post, also known as Fort Hindman, Arkansas taken by Union.
January 19 - 22, 1863..............................	Burnside's "Mud March" fails.
January 31, 1863.....................................	Confederate ironclads disrupt Charleston blockade in South Carolina.
February 3, 1863.....................................	U.S. rejects French mediation.
March 3, 1863.........................................	Lincoln signs Draft Act.
March 11, 1863.......................................	Union Yazoo Pass Expedition blocked at Fort Pemberton, Mississippi.
March 14, 1863.......................................	Union Fleet runs Port Hudson, Louisiana.
March 17, 1863.......................................	Battle of Kelly's Ford, Virginia.
March 29 - July 4, 1863...........................	Vicksburg Campaign and Siege.
April 2, 1863...........................................	Richmond "Bread Riot."
April 7, 1863...........................................	Union ironclads attack Fort Sumter and Charleston.
April 16, 1863.........................................	Union Fleet runs Vicksburg.
April 17 - May 2, 1863............................	Grierson's Union cavalry raids Mississippi. Marmaduke's Confederate cavalry raids Missouri.
May 1, 1863............................................	Battle of Port Gibson, Mississippi.
May 1 - 4, 1863......................................	Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia.
May 10, 1863..........................................	Lieutenant General Jackson dies in Virginia.
May 12, 1863..........................................	Battle of Raymond, Mississippi.
May 14, 1863..........................................	Battle of Jackson, Mississippi.
May 16, 1863..........................................	Battle of Champion's Hill, Mississippi.
May 17, 1863..........................................	Battle of Big Black River Bridge, Mississippi.
May 18 - July 4, 1863..............................	Union Siege of Vicksburg.
May 19, 1863..........................................	First Union assault on Vicksburg.
May 21 - July 8, 1863..............................	Union Siege of Port Hudson, Louisiana.
May 22, 1863..........................................	Second Union assault on Vicksburg.
May 27, 1863..........................................	First Union assault on Port Hudson, Louisiana.
June 7, 1863............................................	Battle of Milliken's Bend, Louisiana.
June 9, 1863............................................	Battle of Brandy Station, Virginia.
June 14, 1863..........................................	Battle of Second Winchester, Virginia. Second Union assault on Port Hudson, Louisiana.
June 15, 1863..........................................	Stephenson's Depot, part of the Battle of Second Winchester, Virginia.
June 20, 1863..........................................	West Virginia admitted to the Union as the 35th state.
June 23 - July 7, 1863..............................	Union Tullahoma Campaign in Tennessee.
July 1 - 3, 1863........................................	Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
July 3, 1863.............................................	Pickett's Charge, part of the Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
July 4, 1863.............................................	Vicksburg surrenders.
July 8, 1863.............................................	Port Hudson surrenders in Louisiana.
July 8 - 26, 1863......................................	Morgan's cavalry raid north of the Ohio River.
July 10 - September 6, 1863....................	Union Siege of Battery Wagner, Charleston, South Carolina.
July 11, 1863...........................................	First Union assault on Battery Wagner, South Carolina.
July 13 - 16, 1863....................................	New York City Draft Riots.
July 18, 1863...........................................	Second Union assault on Battery Wagner, South Carolina.
July 26, 1863...........................................	Sam Houston, American and Texas patriot, statesman, and opponent of Secession dies in Texas. John Hunt Morgan captured in Ohio.
August 17 - 23, 1863...............................	Union heavy bombardment of Fort Sumter and Battery Wagner, South Carolina.
August 21, 1863......................................	Quantrill's Confederate raiders sack Lawrence, Kansas.
September 3 - 5, 1863.............................	U.S.-British crisis averted over "Laird Rams."
September 6, 1863..................................	Confederates evacuate Battery Wagner, South Carolina.
September 8, 1863..................................	Engagement at Sabine Pass, Texas.
September 9, 1863..................................	Confederates evacuate Chattanooga, Tennessee.
September 10, 1863................................	Little Rock, capital of Arkansas, falls.
September 15, 1863................................	Lincoln, due to "state of rebellion," suspends legal right to habeas corpus.
September 19 - 20, 1863.........................	Battle of Chickamauga, Georgia.
September 22 - October 1863.................	Shelby's Confederate cavalry raids Arkansas and Missouri.
September 25 - October 2, 1863.............	XI and XII Corps of the Army of the Potomac move West.
October 5, 1863......................................	C.S.S. David attacks U.S.S. New Ironsides at Charleston.
October 9 - 22, 1863...............................	Confederate Bristoe, Virginia Campaign.
October 14, 1863....................................	Battle of Bristoe Station, Virginia.
October 16, 1863....................................	Union Military District of the Mississippi created.
October 27, 1863....................................	Union opens "Cracker Line" to Chattanooga.
October 27 - November 5, 1863.............	Second major bombardment of Fort Sumter.
November 6, 1863...................................	Engagement at Droop Mountain, West Virginia.
November 7, 1863...................................	Battle of Rappahannock Station, Virginia.
November 17 - December 4, 1863..........	Confederate Siege of Knoxville.
November 19, 1863.................................	Lincoln's Gettysburg Address.
November 23 - 25, 1863.........................	Battle of Chattanooga, Tennessee.
November 24, 1863.................................	Battle of Lookout Mountain, Tennessee.
November 25, 1863.................................	Battle of Missionary Ridge, Tennessee.
November 26 - December 2, 1863..........	Union Mine Run Campaign in Virginia.
November 29, 1863.................................	Battle of Fort Sanders, Tennessee.
November 30 - December 2, 1863..........	Lieutenant General William J. Hardee relieves General Braxton Bragg.
December 8, 1863...................................	Lincoln issues Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction.
December 16 - 27, 1863..........................	General Joseph E. Johnston succeeds Lieutenant General Hardee.
February 3 - 14, 1864..............................	Sherman's Meridian Campaign in Mississippi.
February 9, 1864.....................................	109 Union prisoners escape Libby Prison, Richmond, largest escape of the War.
February 17, 1864...................................	C.S.S. H.L. Hunley sinks U.S.S. Housatonic off Charleston.
February 20, 1864...................................	Battle of Olustee, Florida.
February 22, 1864...................................	Battle of Okolona, Mississippi.
March 1, 1864.........................................	Union cavalry raid on Richmond.
March 9 - 12, 1864.................................	Ulysses S. Grant promoted to Lieutenant General and made General-in-Chief of Union Armies. Major General Halleck named chief of staff. Major General Sherman commands the Military Division of the Mississippi.
March 10 - May 22, 1864.......................	Union Red River Campaign in Louisiana.
April 8, 1864...........................................	Battle of Sabine Crossroads, also known as Mansfield, Louisiana.
April 9, 1864...........................................	Battle of Peasant Hill, Louisiana.
April 12, 1864.........................................	Confederacy takes Fort Pillow, Tennessee.
April 17 - 20, 1864..................................	Battle of Plymouth, North Carolina.
April 19, 1864.........................................	C.S.S. Albemarle sinks U.S.S. Smithfield at Plymouth, North Carolina.
April 30, 1864.........................................	Battle of Jenkin's Ferry, Arkansas.
May 5 - 6, 1864......................................	Battle of the Wilderness, Virginia.
May 7 - September 2, 1864.....................	Sherman's Atlanta Campaign.
May 7 - 15, 1864....................................	Battle of Rocky Face Ridge, Georgia.
May 8 - 21, 1864....................................	Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia.
May 9, 1864............................................	Battle of Cloyd's Mountain, Virginia.
May 11, 1864..........................................	Battle of Yellow Tavern, Virginia.
May 13 - 15, 1864..................................	Battle Resaca, Georgia.
May 15, 1864 - March 2, 1865...............	1864 Shenandoah Valley Campaign in Virginia.
May 15, 1864..........................................	Battle of New Market, Virginia.
May 16, 1864..........................................	Battle of Drewry's Bluff, Virginia.
May 23 - 26, 1864..................................	Battle of North Anna River, Virginia.
May 25 - 29, 1864..................................	Battle of New Hope Church, Georgia. Battle of Pickett's Mill, Georgia. Battle of Dallas, Georgia.
May 31 - June 3, 1864.............................	Battle of Cold Harbor, Virginia.
June 5, 1864............................................	Battle of Piedmont, Virginia.
June 8, 1864............................................	President Lincoln nominated for second term in Baltimore. National Union Convention calls for "unconditional surrender" of Confederate armies and constitutional amendment to abolish slavery.
June 10, 1864..........................................	Battle of Brice's Crossroads, Mississippi.
June 11 - 12, 1864...................................	Battle of Trevilian Station, Virginia.
June 14, 1864..........................................	Army of the Potomac begins crossing James River in Virginia. Battle of Pine Mountain Georgia, Lieutenant General Leonidas Polk dies.
June 15, 1864 - April 2, 1865..................	Petersburg Campaign and Siege in Virginia.
June 18, 1864 - April 2, 1865..................	Union Siege of Petersburg.
June 19, 1864..........................................	U.S.S. Kearsarge sinks C.S.S. Alabama off Cherbourg, France.
June 27, 1864..........................................	Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia.
July 4, 1864.............................................	Reconstruction Controversy, Lincoln pocket-vetoes Wade-Davis bill.
July 8, 1864.............................................	Lincoln supports constitutional amendment abolishing slavery.
July 9, 1864.............................................	Battle of Monocacy, Maryland.
July 11, 1864...........................................	Battle of Fort Steven's, District of Colombia.
July 14 - 15, 1864....................................	Battle of Tupelo, Mississippi.
July 17 - 18, 1864....................................	General John Bell Hood relieves General Johnston in Georgia.
July 20, 1864...........................................	Battle of Peachtree Creek, Georgia.
July 22, 1864...........................................	Battle of Atlanta, Georgia.
July 24, 1864...........................................	Second Battle of Kernstown, Virginia.
July 28, 1864...........................................	Battle of Ezra Church, Georgia.
July 30, 1864...........................................	Union explodes Petersburg Mine and Battle of the Crater in Virginia.
July 30 - 31, 1864....................................	Confederate cavalry burns Chambersburg, Pennsylvania.
August 5, 1864........................................	Battle of Mobile Bay, Alabama.
August 18 - 19, 1864...............................	Battle of the Weldon Railroad, Virginia.
August 25, 1864......................................	Battle of Reams' Station, Virginia.
August 31, 1864......................................	Democrats nominate Major General McClellan for president in Chicago.
August 31 - September 1, 1864...............	Battle of Jonesboro, Georgia.
September 2, 1864..................................	Atlanta surrenders.
September 4, 1864..................................	Confederate raider John Hunt Morgan dies in Tennessee.
September 7 - 20, 1864...........................	Sherman orders civilian evacuation of Atlanta.
September 17, 1864................................	Major General Fremont withdraws from Presidential Election of 1864.
September 19, 1864................................	Third Battle of Winchester, also known as Opequon Creek, Virginia.
September 22, 1864................................	Battle of Fisher's Hill, Virginia.
September 29, 1864................................	Battle of New Market Heights, Virginia. Battle Peebles Farm, Virginia. Battle of Fort Harrison, also known as Chaffin's Farm, Virginia.
October 5, 1864......................................	Battle of Allatoona, Georgia.
October 7, 1864......................................	C.S.S. Florida captured by U.S.S. Wachusett off Bahia, Brazil.
October 9, 1864......................................	Battle of Tom's Brook, Virginia.
October 19, 1864....................................	Battle of Cedar Creek, also known as Belle Grove, Virginia.
October 23, 1864....................................	Battle of Westport, Missouri.
October 27, 1864....................................	Battle of Burgess' Mill, Virginia.
November 4 - 5, 1864.............................	Confederates bombard Johnsonville, Tennessee.
November 8, 1864...................................	Lincoln reelected president.
November 14 - December 22, 1864........	Sherman's March to the Sea.
November 29, 1864.................................	Federal army escapes at Spring Hill in Tennessee. Sand Creek Massacre in Colorado Territory.
November 30, 1864.................................	Battle of Franklin, Tennessee.
December 13, 1864.................................	Union takes Fort McAllister, Georgia.
December 15 - 16, 1864..........................	Battle of Nashville, Tennessee.
December 21, 1864.................................	Union occupies Savannah, Georgia.
December 23 - 25, 1864..........................	First Union attacks on Fort Fisher, North Carolina.
January 13 - 15, 1865..............................	Second Union attack and fall of Fort Fisher, North Carolina.
January 19 - April 26, 1865.....................	Sherman's Carolinas Campaign.
January 31, 1865.....................................	General Lee appointed General-in-Chief of Confederate Armies. U.S. House of Representatives passes 13th Amendment.
February 3, 1865.....................................	Hampton Roads Peace Conference in Virginia fails.
February 5 - 7, 1865................................	Battle of Hatcher's Run, Virginia.
February 6, 1865.....................................	Major General John C. Breckinridge named Confederate Secretary of War.
February 17, 1865...................................	Union takes Columbia, South Carolina.
February 22 - 25, 1865............................	Union takes Wilmington, North Carolina.
March 2, 1865.........................................	Battle of Waynesboro, Virginia.
March 8 - 10, 1865.................................	Battle of Kinston, North Carolina.
March 11, 1865.......................................	Union takes Fayettville, North Carolina.
March 13, 1865.......................................	Confederacy recruits black soldiers.
March 16, 1865.......................................	Battle of Averasboro, North Carolina.
March 19 - 21, 1865...............................	Battle of Bentonville, North Carolina.
March 22 - April 2, 1865.........................	Union Selma Campaign in Alabama.
March 25, 1865.......................................	Battle of Fort Stedman, Virginia.
March 25 - April 12, 1865.......................	Union Siege of Mobile, Alabama.
March 27, 1865.......................................	Lincoln, Grant, Sherman, and Porter confer at City Point, Virginia.
March 29 - 9, 1865.................................	Appomattox Campaign in Virginia.
March 31, 1865.......................................	Battle of Dinwiddie Court House, Virginia. Battle of White Oak Road Virginia.
April 1, 1865...........................................	Battle of Five Forks, Virginia.
April 2, 1865...........................................	Confederate Government evacuates Richmond. Selma, Alabama falls.
April 3, 1865...........................................	Union occupies Richmond and Petersburg, Virginia.
April 3 - 4, 1865......................................	Lincoln visits Petersburg and Richmond.
April 6, 1865...........................................	Battle of Sailors, also known as Sayler's Creek, Virginia.
April 7, 1865...........................................	Battle of High Bridge, Virginia.
April 9, 1865...........................................	Battle of Appomattox, Virginia. Battle of Fort Blakely, Alabama. Lee surrenders Army of Northern Virginia at Appomattox Court House, Virginia.
April 12, 1865.........................................	Mobile, Alabama surrenders.
April 14, 1865.........................................	Abraham Lincoln shot by John Wilkes Booth in Washington, DC.
April 15, 1965.........................................	President Lincoln dies; Andrew Johnson assumes presidency.
April 26, 1865.........................................	Johnston surrenders to Sherman in North Carolina. John Wilkes Booth captured and shot in Virginia.
April 27, 1865.........................................	Sultana Disaster near Memphis on the Mississippi.
May 4, 1865............................................	Taylor surrenders to Canby in Alabama.
May 10, 1865..........................................	Jefferson Davis captured in Georgia. President Johnson proclaims armed resistance at an end.
May 12 - 13, 1865..................................	Battle of Palmito Ranch, Texas.
May 23, 1865..........................................	Army of the Potomac passes in review in Washington, DC.
May 24, 1865..........................................	Sherman's army passes in review in Washington, DC.
May 26, 1865..........................................	Army of Trans-Mississippi surrenders in New Orleans.
May 29, 1865..........................................	President Johnson issues Amnesty Proclamation.
June 23, 1865..........................................	Naval Blockade of the South ended. Cherokee Brigadier General Stand Watie surrenders Indian battalion in Oklahoma Territory.
June 30, 1865..........................................	Lincoln conspirators convicted.
July 7, 1865.............................................	Execution of Lincoln conspirators in Washington DC.
November 6, 1865...................................	C.S.S. Shenandoah surrenders to British at Liverpool, England.
December 18, 1865.................................	13th Amendment added to U.S. Constitution.
July 25, 1866...........................................	Ulysses S. Grant promoted to full general.
August 20, 1866......................................	President Andrew Johnson declares insurrection at an end throughout the whole of the United States of America.

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