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Eastern Theater |
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1861 |
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February |
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March |
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Abraham Lincoln inaugurated |
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April |
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May |
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July |
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George B. McClellan
Commander of |
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November |
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1862 |
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February |
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March |
Peninsular Campaign begins |
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April |
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David Farragut takes |
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June |
Seven Days’ Battles begin |
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Robert E. Lee assumes Confederate
command |
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July |
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Union command to Henry
Halleck |
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August |
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September |
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Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation issued |
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October |
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November |
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Union command to Ambrose
Burnside |
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December |
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1863 |
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January |
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Final Emancipation Proclamation Joseph Hooker heads Army of
Potomac |
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March |
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Draft instituted in North |
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May |
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June |
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George Meade heads Army of
Potomac |
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July |
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August |
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Quantrill’s raid at |
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September |
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October |
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U.S. Grant heads western
armies |
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November |
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1864 |
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March |
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Grant takes overall command |
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May |
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June |
Siege of Petersburg begins |
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August |
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September |
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October |
Sheridan v. Early in |
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November |
“March to the Sea” begins |
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December |
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1865 |
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February |
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Peace conference at Hampton
Roads |
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April |
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