Civil War

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1860

• November 6 - Abraham Lincoln elected President. Slave states call conventions to consider secession.

• December 20 - South Carolina secedes from the Union. Within the next six weeks, Alabama, Texas, Mississippi, Florida, Louisiana and Georgia follow suit.

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• February 4 - Seceded states hold convention in Montgomery, Alabama.
• February 8 - Constitution of Confederate States of America adopted.
• February 9 - Jefferson Davis is Confederacy's first President.
• February 18 - Inauguration of Jefferson Davis.

• March 4 - Inauguration of Abraham Lincoln.

• April 8 - Union fleet departs New York to resupply Fort Sumter, South Carolina.
• April 12 - Fort Sumter attacked by Confederates.
• April 13 - Fort Sumter surrenders.
• April 15 - Lincoln calls for 75,000 militiamen and a special session of Congress for July 4. Robert E. Lee declines command of Union Army.
• April 17 - Virginia secedes. North Carolina, Arkansas and Tennessee follows within 5 weeks. General Lee resigns from U.S. Army and accepts command of Virginia forces.
• April 19 - President Lincoln issues Proclamation of Blockade against Confederate ports.

• May 18-19 - Battle of Sewell's Point, VA.
• May 29-June 1 - Battle of Aquia Creek, VA.

• June 3 - Battle of Philippi, WV.
• June 10 - Battle of Big Bethel, VA.
• June 17 - Battle of Booneville, MO

• July 4 - President Lincoln addresses Congress. Congress authorizes a call for 500,000 soldiers.
• July 5 - Battle of Carthage, MO
• July 11 - Battle of Rich Mountain, WV.
• July 18 - Battle of Blackburn's Ford, VA.
• July 21 - First Battle of Manassas, VA.
• July 27 - President Lincoln replaces General Irvin McDowell as Commander of the Dept. of the Potomac with George B. McClellan.

• August 10 - Battle of Wilsons Creek, MO.
• August 26 - Battle of Kessler's Cross Lanes, WV.
• August 28-29 - Battle of Hatteras Inlet Batteries, NC.

• September 2 - Battle of Dry Wood Creek, MO.
• September 10 - Battle of Carnifex Ferry, WV
• September 12-15 - Battle of Cheat Mountain, WV.
• September 11 - General John C. Fremont's unauthorized proclamation of emancipation voided by President Lincoln.
• September 13-20 - First Battle of Lexington, MO.
• September 17 - Battle of Liberty, MO.
• September 19 - Battle of Barbourville, KY.

• October 3 - Battle of Greenbrier River, WV.
• October 9 - Battle of Santa Rosa Island, FL.
• October 21 - Battle of Camp Wildcat, KY; Battle of Fredericktown, MO; Battle of Ball's Bluff, VA.
• October 25 - First Battle of Springfield, MO.

• November 1 - President Lincoln names McClellan commander of all Union forces.
• November 7 - Battle of Belmont, MO.
• November 8 - Union Navy seizes two Confederate officials enroute to Britain. Britain demands their release and threatens war. President Lincoln eventually orders their release.
• November 8-9 - Battle of Ivy Mountain, KY.
• November 19 - Battle of Round Mountain, OK.

• December 9 - Battle of Chusto-Talasah, OK.
• December 13 - Battle of CAmp Allegheny, WV.
• December 17 - Battle of Rowlett's Station, OK.
• December 20 - Battle of Dranesville, VA.
• December 26 - Battle of Chustenahlah, OK.

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• January 3 - Battle of Cockpit Point, VA.
• January 5-6 - Battle of Hancock, MD.
• January 8 - Battle of Roan's Tan Yard, MO.
• January 10 - Battle of Middle Creek, KY.
• January 19 - Battle of Mill Springs, KY.
• January 31 - General War Order No. 1, calling for a general advance by all Union forces by February 22, is issued by President Lincoln.

• February 6 - Ulysses S. Grant captures Fort Henry, Tennessee for the Union. Battle of Fort Henry, TN.
• February 7-8 - Battle of Roanoake Island, NC.
• February 11-16 - Battle of Fort Donelson, TN.
• February 20-21 - Battle of Valverde, NM.
• February 22 - Jefferson Davis inaugurated President of the Confederacy for a six-year term.
• February 25 - Union forces capture Nashville.
• February 28 - Battle of New Madrid/Island #10, MO.

• March 6-8 - Battle of Pea Ridge, AR.
• March 8-9 - Two Union wooden ships sunk by Confederate Merrimac which then battles Union Monitor to a draw in battle of Hampton Roads, VA.
• March 14 - Battle of New Berne, NC.
• March 23 - First Battle of Kernstown, VA.
• March 23-Arpil 26 - Battle of Fort Macon, NC.
• March 26-28 - Battle of Glorieta Pass, NM.
• March - President Lincoln temporarily takes direct command of Union forces.

• April 5-May 4 - Battle of Yorktown, VA.
• April 6-7 - Battle of Shiloh, TN.
• April 10-11 - Battle of Fort Pulaski, GA.
• April 16 - Conscription enacted by Confederacy.
• April 16-28 - Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip, LA.
• April 19 - Battle of South Mills, NC.
• April 25 - Union navy takes New Orleans.
• April 29-June 10 - Battle of Corinth, MS.

• May 5 - Battle of Williamsburg, VA.
• May 7 - Battle of Eltham's Landing, VA.
• May 8 - Battle of McDowell, VA.
• May 15 - Battle of Drewry's Bluff, VA.
• May 23 - Battle of Front Royal, VA.
• May 25 - First Battle of Winchester, VA.
• May 27 - Battle of Hanover Court House, VA.
• May 31-June 1 - Battle of Seven Pines, VA.

• June 1 - Robert E. Lee takes command of the Army of Northern Virginia.
• June 5 - Battle of Tranter's Creek, NC.
• June 6 - Battle of Memphis, TN.
• June 7-8 - Battle of Chattanooga, TN.
• June 8 - Battle of Cross Keys, VA.
• June 9 - Battle of Port Republic, VA.
• June 16 - Battle of Secessionville, SC.
• June 17 - Battle of St. Charles, AR.
• June 25 - Battle of Oak Grove, VA.
• June 25-July 1 - Union forces driven away from Richmond during Seven Days Battles.
• June 26 - Battle of Beaver Dam Creek, VA.
• June 27 - Battle of Gaines' Mill, VA.
• June 27-28 - Battle of Garnett's and Golding's Farms, VA.
• June 29 - Battle of Savage's Station, VA.
• June 30 - Battles of Glendale and White Oak Swamp, VA.
• June 30-July 1 - Battle of Tampa, FL.

• July 1 - Battle of Malvern Hill, VA.
• July 2 - Battle of Hoke's Run, WV.
• July 7 - Battle of Hill's Plantation, AR.
• July 11 - President Lincoln hands over command of Union forces to General Henry W. Halleck.
• July 13 - Battle of Murfreesboro, TN.

• August 5 - Battle of Baton Rouge, LA.
• August 6-9 - Battle of Kirksville, MO.
• August 9 - First Battle of Donaldsonville, LA; Battle of Cedar Mountain, VA.
• August 11 - First Battle of Independence, MO.
• August 15-16 - Battle of Lone Jack, MO.
• August 20-22 - Battle of Fort Ridgely, MN.
• August 22-25 - First Battle of Rappahannock Station, VA.
• August 25-27 - Manassas Stations Operations, VA.
• August 28 - Battle of Thoroughfare Gap, VA.
• August 29-30 - Second Battle of Manassas, VA; Battle of Richmond, KY.

• September 1 - Battle of Chantilly, VA.
• September 4 - Robert E. Lee invades Maryland, heading for Harpers Ferry. Union Army pursues.
• September 12-15 - Battle of Harpers Ferry, WV.
• September 14 - Battle of South Mountain, MD.
• September 14-17 - Battle of Munfordville, KY.
• September 16-18 - Battle of Antietam.
• September 19 - Battle of Iuka, MS.
• September 19-20 - Battle of Shepherdstown, WV.
• September 22 - President Lincoln issues preliminary Emancipation Proclamation.
• September 23 - Battle of Wood Lake, MN.
• September 24-25 - First Battle of Sabine Pass, TX.
• September 30 - First Battle of Newtonia, MO.

• October - President Lincoln visits General McClellan at Antietam.
• October 1-2 - Battle of St. John's Bluff, FL.
• October 3-4 - Second Battle of Corinth, MS.
• October 4 - Battle of Galveston, TX.
• October 5 - Battle of Hatchie's Bridge, TN.
• October 8 - Battle of Perryville, KY.
• October 22 - Battle of Old Fort Wayne, OK.
• October 27 - Battle of Georgia Landing, LA.

• November 7 - President Lincoln names General Ambrose E. Burnside to replace McClellan as Army of Potomac commander. Battle of Clark's Mill, MO.
• November 28 - Battle of Cane Hill, AR.

• December 7 - Battle of Prairie Grove, AR; Battle of Hartsville, TN.
• December 11-15 - First Battle of Battle of Fredericksburg, VA.
• December 14 - Battle of Kinston, NC.
• December 16 - Battle of White Hall, NC.
• December 17 - Battle of Goldsborough Bridge, NC.
• December 19 - Battle of Jackson, TN.
• December 26-29 - Battle of Chickasaw Bayou, MS.
• December 31 - Battle of Parker's Crossroads, TN.
• December 31-January 2 - Battle of Stones River, TN.

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1863

• January 1 - Lincoln issues final Emancipation Proclamation. Second Battle of Galveston, TX.
• January 8 - Second Battle of Springfield, MO.
• January 9-11 - Battle of Arkansas Post, AR; Battle of Hartville, MO.
• January 25 - General Burnside replaced as Commander of the Army of the Potomac by General Joseph Hooker.
• January 29 - General Grant placed in command of the Army of the West and ordered to capture Vicksburg. Battle of Bear River, ID.

• February 3 - Battle of Dover, TN.

• March 3 - Union enacts the draft. First Battle of Fort McAllister, GA.
• March 5 - Battle of Thompson's Station, TN.
• March 13-15 - Battle of Fort Anderson, NC.
• March 17 - Battle of Kelly's Ford, VA.
• March 20 - Battle of Vaught's Mill, TN.
• March 25 - Battle of Brentwood, TN.
• March 30-April 20 - Battle of Washington, NC.

• April 7 - First Battle of Charleston Harbor, SC.
• April 10 - Battle of Franklin, TN.
• April 11-May 4 - Battle of Suffolk/Hill's Point, VA.
• April 12-13 - Battle of Fort Bisland, LA.
• April 13-15 - Battle of Suffolk/Norfleet House Battery, VA.
• April 14 - Battle of Irish Bend, LA.
• April 17 - Battle of Vermillion Bayou, LA.
• April 26 - Battle of Cape Girardeau, MO.
• April 29 - Battle of Grand Gulf, MS.
• April 29-May 1 - Battle of Snyder's Bluff, MS.
• April 30 - Battle of Day's Gap, AL.
• April 30-May 6 - Battle of Chancellorsville, VA.

• May 1 - Battle of Port Gibson, MS.
• May 3 - Battle of Second Battle of Fredericksburg, VA.
• May 3-4 - Battle of Salem Church, VA.
• May 10 - Confederate General Stonewall Jackson dies.
• May 12 - Battle of Raymond, MS.
• May 14 - Battle of Jackson, MS.
• May 15 - Confederacy approves General Lee's plan to invade Pennsylvania.
• May 16 - Battle of Champion Hill, MS.
• May 17 - Battle of Big Black River Bridge, MS.
• May 18-July 4 - Siege of Vicksburg, MS.
• May 21 - Battle of Plains Store, LA.
• May 21-July 9 - Battle of Port Hudson, LA.

• June 6 - Lee's army moves north to invade Pennsylvania.
• June 7 - Battle of Milliken's Bend, LA.
• June 9 - Battle of Brandy Station, VA.
• June 13 - Second Battle of Winchester, VA.
• June 16 - Confederate units cross the Potomac.
• June 17 - Battle of Aldie, VA.
• June 17-19 - Battle of Middleburg, VA.
• June 20-21 - Battle of LaFourche Crossing, LA.
• June 21 - Battle of Upperville, VA.
• June 24-26 - Battle of Hoover's Gap, TN.
• June 25 - Jeb Stuart's cavalry raids in rear of Union army.
• June 28 - George G. Meade replaces Joseph Hooker as commander of the Army of the Potomac. Second Battle of Donaldsonville, LA.
• June 29-30 - Battle of Goodrich's Landing, LA.
• June 30 - Battle of Hanover, PA.

• July 1-2 - Battle of Cabin Creek, OK.
• July 1-3 - Battle of Gettysburg, PA.
• July 4 - Confederates retreat to Virginia; Vicksburg surrenders to Union Army. Battle of Helena, AR.
• July 6-16 - Battle of Williamsport, MD.
• July 8 - Battle of Boonsboro, MD.
• July 9 - Battle of Corydon, IN.
• July 10-11 - First Battle of Fort Wagner, SC.
• July 12-13 - Battle of Kock's Plantation, LA.
• July 13-16 - New York City draft riots.
• July 16 - Battle of Grimball's Landing, SC.
• July 17 - Battle of Honey Springs, OK.
• July 18-September 7 - Second Union assault on Fort Wagner, SC.
• July 19 - Battle of Buffington Island, OH.
• July 23 - Battle of Manassas Gap, VA.
• July 24-25 - Battle of Big Mound, ND.
• July 26 - Battle of Salineville, OH; Battle of Dead Buffalo Lake, ND.
• July 28 - Battle of Stony Lake, ND.

• August 10 - President Lincoln meets with abolitionist Fredrick Douglass.
• August 17-23 - Federal bombardment of Fort Sumter.
• August 21 - Pro-Confederate William C. Quantrill's raiders slaughter 182 men and boys in Lawrence, Kansas. Battle of Chattanooga, TN.

• September 1 - Battle of Devil's Backbone, AR.
• September 3-5 - Battle of Whitestone Hill, ND.
• September 7-8 - Federal storming party repulsed at Fort Sumter.
• September 8 - Second Battle of Sabine Pass, TX.
• September 10 - Battle of Bayou Fourche, AR.
• September 18-20 - Battle of Chickamauga, GA.
• September 22 - Battle of Blountsville, TN.
• September 29 - Battle of Stirling's Plantation, LA.

• October 6 - Battle of Baxter Springs, KS.
• October 10 - Battle of Blue Springs, TN.
• October 13 - Battle of Auburn, VA.
• October 15 - Second Battle of Auburn, VA; Battle of Bristoe Station, VA.
• October 16 - President Lincoln appoints General Grant commander of all Union operations in Western Theater.
• October 16-18 - Battle of Fort Brooke, FL.
• October 19 - Battle of Buckland Mills, VA.
• October 25 - Battle of Pine Bluff, AR.
• October 28-29 - Battle of Wauhatchie, TN.

• November 3 - Battle of Collierville, TN.
• November 6 - Battle of Droop Mountain, WV.
• November 7 - Second Battle of Rappahannock Station, VA.
• November 16 - Battle of Campbell's Station, TN.
• November 19 - Lincoln's Gettysburg Address.
• November 23-25 - Battle of Chattanooga, TN.
• November 23-December 2 - Battle of Mine Run, VA.
• November 27 - Battle of Ringgold Gap, GA.
• November 29 - Battle of Fort Sanders, TN.

• December 14 - Battle of Bean's Station, TN.
• December 29 - Battle of Mossy Creek, TN.

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1864

• January 17 - Battle of Dandridge, TN.
• January 26 - Battle of Athens, AL.
• January 27 - Battle of Fair Garden, TN.

• February 6-7 - Battle of Morton's Ford, VA.
• February 13 - Battle of Middle Boggy Depot, OK.
• February 14-20 - Battle of Meridian, MS.
• February 20 - Battle of Olustee, FL.
• February 22 - Battle of Okolona, MS.
• February 22-27 - First Battle of Dalton, GA.

• March 2 - Battle of Walkerton, VA.
• March 9 - General Grant named commander of all Union armies. General Sherman replaces Grant in the west.
• March 14 - Battle of Fort DeRussy, LA.
• March 25 - Battle of Paducah, KY.

• April 3-4 - Battle of Elkin's Ferry, AR.
• April 8 - Battle of Mansfield, LA.
• April 9 - Battle of Pleasant Hill, LA.
• April 9-13 - Battle of Prairie D'Ane, AR.
• April 12 - Battle of Fort Pillow, TN.
• April 12-13 - Battle of Blair's Landing, LA.
• April 17-20 - Battle of Plymouth, NC.
• April 18 - Battle of Poison Spring, AR.
• April 23 - Battle of Monett's Ferry, LA.
• April 25 - Battle of Marks' Mills, AR.
• April 30 - Battle of Jenkin's Ferry, AR.

• May 4 - Massive campaign involving all Union armies begins.
• May 5 - Battle of Albemarle Sound, NC.
• May 5-6 - Battle of Wilderness, VA.
• May 6-7 - Battle of Port Walthall Junction, VA.
• May 7 - General Sherman begins his Atlanta campaign.
• May 7-13 - Battle of Rocky Face Ridge, GA.
• May 8-12 - Battle of Spotsylvania, VA
• May 9 - Battles of Cloyd's Mountain and Swift Creek, VA..
• May 10 - Battles of Chester Station and Cove Mountain, VA.
• May 11 - Battle of Yellow Tavern, VA.
• May 12-16 - Battle of Proctor's Creek, VA.
• May 13-15 - Battle of Resaca, GA.
• May 15 - Battle of New Market, VA.
• May 16 - Battle of Mansura, LA.
• May 17 - Battle of Adairsville, GA.
• May 18 - Battle of Yellow Bayou, LA.
• May 20 - Battle of Ware Bottom Church, VA.
• May 23-26 - Battle of North Anna, VA.
• May 24 - Battle of Wilson's Warf, VA.
• May 25-26 - Battle of New Hope Church, GA.
• May 26-June 1 - Battle of Dallas, GA.
• May 27 - Battle of Pickett's Mill, GA.
• May 28 - Battle of Haw's Shop, VA.
• May 28-30 - Battle of Totopotomoy Creek, VA.
• May 30 - Battle of Old Church, VA.
• May 31-June 12 - Battle of Cold Harbor, VA.

• June 5-6 - Battle of Piedmont, VA.
• June 6 - Battle of Old River Lake, AR.
• June 9 - Battles of Petersburg and first Ream's Station, VA.
• June 9-July 3 - Battle of Marietta, GA.
• June 10 - Battle of Brice's Crossroads, MS.
• June 11-12 - Battle of Cynthiana, KY; Battle of Trevilian Station, VA.
• June 15 - Siege of Petersburg begins when Union forces miss an opportunity to capture Petersburg and cut the Confederate rail lines.
• June 17-18 - Battle of Lynchburg, VA.
• June 21-24 - Battle of Jerusalem Plank Road, VA.
• June 22 - Battle of Kolb's Farm, GA.
• June 24 - Battle of St. Mary's Church, VA.
• June 25 - Battle of Staunton River Bridge, VA.
• June 27 - Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, GA.
• June 28 - Battle of Sappony Church, VA.

• July 9 - Battle of Monocay, MD.
• July 11-12 - Battle of Fort Stevens, DC.
• July 14-15 - Battle of Tupelo, MS.
• July 17-18 - Battle of Cool Spring, VA.
• July 20 - Battle of Peachtree Creek, GA; Battle of Rutherford's Farm, VA.
• July 24 - Second Battle of Kernstown, VA.
• July 27-29 - First Battle of Deep Bottom, VA.
• July 28 - Battle of Ezra Church, GA.
• July 28-29 - Battle of Killdeer Mountain, ND.
• July 30 - Battle of Crater, VA.

• August 1 - Battle of Folck's Mill, MD.
• August 2-23 - Battle of Mobile Bay, AL.
• August 5-7 - Battle of Utoy Creek, GA.
• August 7 - Battle of Moorefield, WV.
• August 13-20 - Second Battle of Deep Bottom, VA.
• August 14-15 - Second Battle of Dalton, GA.
• August 16 - Battle of Guard Hill, VA.
• August 18-21 - Battle of Glove Tavern, VA.
• August 20 - Battle of Lovejoy's Station, GA.
• August 21 - Battle of Memphis, TN; Battle of Summit Point, WV.
• August 25 - Second Battle of Ream's Station, VA.
• August 25-29 - Battle of Smithfield Crossing, WV.
• August 29 - George B. McClellan nominated by Democrats to run against President Lincoln.
• August 31-September 1 - Battle of Jonesborough, GA.

• September 2 - Atlanta surrenders to General Sherman.
• September 3-4 - Battle of Berryville, VA.
• September 10-11 - Battle of Davis' Crossroads, GA.
• September 19 - Battle of Opequon, VA.
• September 21-22 - Battle of Fisher's Hill, VA.
• September 27 - Battle of Fort Davidson, MO.
• September 29-30 - Battle of Chaffin's Farm/New Market Heights, VA.
• September 30-October 2 - Battle of Peeble's Farm, VA.

• October 2 - First Battle of Saltville, VA.
• October 5 - Battle of Allatoona, GA.
• October 7 - Battle of Darbytown and New Market Heights, VA.
• October 9 - Battle of Tom's Brook, VA.
• October 13 - Battle of Darbytown Road, VA.
• October 15 - Battle of Glasgo, MO.
• October 19 - Second Battle of Lexington, MO; Battle of Cedar Creek, VA.
• October 21 - Battle of Little Blue River, MO.
• October 22 - Second Battle of Independence, MO.
• October 22-23 - Battle of Byram's Ford, MO.
• October 23 - Battle of Westport, MO.
• October 25 - Battle of Marais des Cygnes, KS; Battle of Mine Creek, KS.
• October 26-29 - Battle of Decatur, AL.
• October 27-28 - Battle of Boydton Plank Road, VA; Battle of Fair Oaks and Darbytown Road, VA.
• October 28 - Second Battle of Newtonia, MO.

• November 4-5 - Battle of Johnsonville, TN.
• November 8 - Lincoln re-elected President.
• November 11-13 - Battle of Bull's Gap, TN.
• November 15 - General Sherman begins march to the sea.
• November 22 - Battle of Griswoldville, GA.
• November 24-29 - Battle of Columbia, TN.
• November 28 - Battle of Buck Head Creek, GA.
• November 29 - Battle of Spring Hill, TN.
• November 29-30 - Battle of Sand Creek, CO.
• November 30 - Battle of Franklin, TN; Battle of Honey Hill, SC.

• December 4 - Battle of Waynesborough, GA.
• December 5-7 - Battle of Murfreesboro, TN.
• December 7-27 - First Battle of Fort Fisher, NC.
• December 13 - Second Battle of Fort McAllister, GA.
• December 15-16 - Confederate Army of Tennessee destroyed in Battle of Nashville.
• December 17-18 - Battle of Marion, VA.
• December 20 - Second Battle of Saltville, VA.
• December 21 - General Sherman reaches Savannah.

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1865

• January 13-15 - Second Battle of Fort Fisher, NC.
• January 31 - Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution approved by Congress.

• February 1 - General Sherman begins march through the Carolinas.
• February 3 - President Lincoln meets with Confederate Vice President Alexander Stephens in an unsuccessful peace conference. Battle of Rivers' Bridge, SC.
• February 5-7 - Battle of Hatcher's Run, VA.
• February 12-22 - Battle of Wilmington, NC.

• March 2 - Battle of Waynesboro, VA.
• March 6 - Battle of Natural Bridge, FL.
• March 7-10 - Battle of Wyse Fork, NC.
• March 16 - Battle of Averasborough, NC.
• March 19-21 - Battle of Bentonville, NC.
• March 20 - Battle of Monroe's Crossroads, NC
• March 25 - Battle of Fort Stedman, VA. General Lee begins his last offensive by attacking Grant at Petersburg.
• March 27-April 8 - Battle of Spanish Fort, AL.
• March 29 - Battle of Lewis's Farm, VA.
• March 31 - Battles of Dinwiddie Court House and White Oak Road, VA.

• April 1 - Battle of Five Forks, VA.
• April 2 - Richmond and Petersburg fall. Battle of Selma, AL. Battle of Sutherland's Station, VA.
• April 2-9 - Battle of Fort Blakely, AL.
• April 3 - Battle of Namozine, VA.
• April 5 - Battle of Amelia Springs, VA.
• April 6 - Battles of Rice's Station and Sailor's Creek, VA.
• April 6-7 - Battle of High Bridge, VA.
• April 7 - Battle of Cumberland Church, VA.
• April 8 - Battle of Appomattox Station, VA.
• April 9 - Lee surrenders at Appomattox.
• April 14 - President Lincoln shot by John Wilkes Booth.
• April 15 - President Lincoln dies.
• April 18 - General Johnston surrenders to Sherman near Durham, North Carolina.
• April 26 - John Wilkes Booth killed in Virginia.

• May 12-13 - Battle of Palmito Ranch, TX.
• May - Civil war ends and nation is reunited with surrender of remaining Confederate armies.

• December 18 - Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution is ratified.

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