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1864 January 14 Battle of Cosby Creek, Tennessee. [1] General Sherman begins his march to the South. [1] January 16 Heavy fighting takes place near Dandridge, Tennessee. [1] January 17 General Longstreet's command ends heavy fighting at Dandridge, Tennessee. [1] January 27 Battle of Fair Gardens, Tennessee. [1] Civil War skirmish at Kelly's Ford, Virginia. [1] January 28 Battle of New Bern, North Carolina. [1] January 29 Battle of Moorefield, West Virginia (Rosser's Raid). [1] February 1 Battle of Yazoo River, Mississippi. [1] February 2 Cruise of CSS Florida. [1] February 3 Sherman's march through Georgia. [1] February 4 Skirmish at Big Black River Bridge, Mississippi. [1] February 5 Federals occupy Jackson, Mississippi. [1] February 6 Skirmish at Barnett's Ford, Virginia. [1] February 7 Federal troops occupy Jacksonville, Florida. [1] February 13 Meridian Campaign fighting at Chunky Creek and Wyatt, Mississippi. [1] February 16 Battle of Mobile, Alabama - operations by Union Army. [1] February 17 Confederate submarine "HL Hunley" sinks Union ship "Housatonic" (first submarine to sink an enemy ship). [1] February 20 Civil War Battle of Olustee, Florida. [1] February 21 Battle at Okolona, Mississippi. [1] February 22 Battle at Dalton, Georgia. [1] Second and last day of Battle of Okolona, Mississippi. [1] Skirmish at Calfkiller Creek (Sparta), Tennessee. [1] February 24 Battle of Tunnel Hill, Georgia (Buzzard's Roost). [1] February 27 Near Andersonville, Georgia, rebels open a new prisoner-of-war camp "Camp Sumter". [1] Sixth and last day of Battle at Dalton, Georgia (about 600 casualties). [1] February 28 Raid at Kilpatrick's, Richmond. [1] Skirmish at Albemarle County, Virginia (Burton's Ford). [1] March 9 Ulysses S Grant is appointed commander of Union Army. [1] March 10 Grant is named commander of the Union armies. [1] Red River campaign, Louisiana. [1] March 11 Skirmish at Calfkiller Creek (Sparta), Tennessee. [1] March 14 Union troops occupy Fort de Russy, Louisiana. [1] March 15 Red River Campaign - Union forces reach Alexandria, Louisiana. [1] March 21 Battle at Henderson's Hill (Bayou Rapids), Louisiana. [1] March 23 Encounter at Camden, Arkansas. [1] March 25 Battle of Paducah, Kentucky (Forrest's raid). [1] March 29 Union General Steeles troops reach Arkadelphia, Arkansas. [1] March 30 Skirmish at Mount Elba, Arkansas. [1] April 2 Skirmish at Crump's Hill (Piney Woods), Louisiana. [1] Skirmish at Spoonville/Antoine, Arkansas. [1] April 3 Skirmish at Okolona, Arkansas. [1] April 4 Skirmish at Elkin's Ford (Little Missouri River), Arkansas. [1] April 8 Battle of Mansfield, Louisiana; Federals routed by General Richard Taylor. [1] April 9 Battle of Pleasant Hill, Louisiana, 2870 casualities. [1] April 12 Battle of Blair's Landing, Louisiana. [1] Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest captures Fort Pillow, Tennessee. [1] April 15 General Steeles' Union troops occupies Camden, Arkansas. [1] April 17 Battle of Plymouth, North Carolina. [1] Grant suspends prisoner-of-war exchanges. [1] April 18 Battle of Poison Springs, Arkansas (Camden Expedition). [1] April 19 Naval Engagement at Cherbourg, France: USS Kearsage versus CSS Alabama. [1] April 22 Joseph Gilbert Totten, US Union General-Major, dies at age 76. [1] April 23 Battle of Cane River, Louisiana (Red River Expedition, Monett's Ferry). [1] April 25 Battle of Marks' Mill, Arkansas (Camden Expedition). [1] April 29 Skirmish at Jenkins' Ferry, Arkansas, begins. [1] April 30 Battle of Jenkins' Ferry, Arkansas; General William Read Scurry is killed. [1] May 1 Atlanta campaign, Georgia. [1] Battle at Alexandria, Louisiana (Red River Campaign). [1] Wilderness campaign. [1] May 3 Third day in Battle at Alexandria, Louisiana: Confederate assault. [1] May 4 General Grant's Army at Potomac attacks at Rappahannock. [1] Ulysses S Grant crosses Rapidan and begins his duel with Robert E Lee. [1] May 5 Alexander Hays, US Union-general-major, dies in battle at age 44. [1] John Marshall Jones, Confederate Brigadier-General, dies in battle at age 43. [1] Leroy A Stafford, US Confederate Brigadier-General, dies in battle at age 42. [1] Atlanta Campaign - Five days fighting begins at Rocky Face Ridge. [1] Battle between Confederate and Union ships at mouth of Roanoke. [1] Battle of Wilderness, Virginia (Germanna Ford, Wilderness Tavern). [1] May 6 Henry Livermore Abbott, US Union Brigadier-General, dies in battle. [1] Micah Jenkins, Confederate Brigadier-General (friendly fire), dies at age 28. [1] Battle of Port Walthall Junction, Virginia. [1] Battle of Wilderness - General Longstreet seriously injured. [1] General Sherman begins advance to Atlanta, Georgia. [1] May 7 Battle of Wilderness ends (total losses: USA-17,666; CSA-7,500). [1] Skirmish at Port Walthall Junction, Virginia (Drewry's Bluff). [1] May 8 James Samuel Wadsworth, General-Major (Union), dies in battle at age 56. [1] Actions at Stony Creek/Nottoway Bridge, Virginia (Drewry's Bluff). [1] Atlanta Campaign: severe fighting near Dalton. [1] Battle of Antietam, Virginia (Spotslyvania Court House, Laurel Hill). [1] May 9 "Uncle" John Sedgwick, US Union general-major, dies in battle at age 50. [1] Thomas Donnely Doubleday, US Union Colonel, dies in an accident. [1] Battle of Cloyd's Mount and Swift Creek, Virginia (Drewery's Bluff, Fort Darling). [1] Battle of Dalton, Georgia. [1] Skirmish at Ware Bottom Church, Virginia. [1] May 10 James Clay Rice, lawyer/Union Brigadier-General, dies in battle at age 34. [1] Thomas Greeley Stevenson, Union Brigadier-General, dies at about age 27. [1] Battles at Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia. [1] Skirmish at Ny River, Virginia. [1] May 11 General J E B Stuart is mortally wounded in Battle of Yellow Tavern Virginia (Sheridan's Raid, South Anna Bridge). [1] May 12 Abner Monroe Perrin, Confederate Brigadier-General, dies in battle at age 37. [1] J.E.B. Stuart, Confederate General, dies at age 31. [1] Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse, Virginia. [1] Battle of Todd's Tavern, Virginia (Sheridan's Raid). [1] Butler attacks Drewry's Bluff on James River (Fort Darling). [1] US Union colonel Emory Upton (24) promoted to Brigadier-General. [1] May 13 Junius Daniel, Confederate Brigadier-General, dies at age 35. [1] Atlanta Campaign - Battle of Resaca, Georgia. [1] May 14 William N Green Jr, Union Brigadier-General, dies. [1] Battle of Reseca, Atlanta, Georgia(second day). [1] May 15 Battle of New Market, Virginia. [1] Battle of Resaca, Georgia (third day). [1] Skirmish at Marksville (Avoyelles) (Red River Campaign). [1] May 16 Atlanta Campaign - battle of Resaca, ends (since May 13). [1] Battle of Bermuda Hundred, Virginia. [1] Last battles at Drewry's Bluff, Virginia (6,666 casualties). [1] May 17 Battle of Adairsville, Georgia; Union forces Confederates to retreat. [1] May 18 James Byron Gordon, Confederate Brigadier-General, dies at age 41. [1] Battle of Yellow Bayou, Louisiana (Bayou de Glaize, Old Oaks). [1] May 19 Battle of Port Walthall Junction, Virginia (Bermuda Hundred). [1] Last engagement in series of battles known as Spotsylvania. [1] Skirmish at Cassville, Georgia. [1] May 20 Battle at Ware Bottom Church, Virginia; 1,400 killed or injured. [1] Spotsylvania - campaign ends after 10,920 killed/injured person. [1] May 21 General David Hunter takes command of Department of West Virginia. [1] May 22 Battle of North Anna River, Virginia (Totopotamy River, Haw's Shop, Hanovertown). [1] May 23 Battle of Dallas, Georgia. [1] Battle of North Anna, Virginia, first of three days of fighting. [1] May 25 Battle of New Hope Church, Georgia. [1] May 26 Skirmish along the Totopotomoy Creek, Virginia. [1] May 27 Skirmish at Salem Church (Haw's Shop), Virginia. [1] May 28 Henry H Giesy, US Union-Brigadier-General, dies in battle. [1] May 30 James Barbour Terrill, US attorney/Confederate Brigadier-General, dies at age 26. [1] Battle of Bethesda Church, Virginia. [1] Cavalry fight at Old Church (Totopotomoy Creek), Virginia. [1] May 31 Raid at Morgan's, Kentucky. [1] June 1 Battle of Cold Harbour, Virginia. [1] June 2 Battle of Cold Harbour, day two. [1] June 3 Battle of Cold Harbour continues. [1] June 5 General William E "Grumble" Jones killed at Piedmont. [1] June 14 Battle of Pine Mount, General Leonidas Polk killed in action. [1] June 15 Battle for Petersburg begins as General Grant assaults Confederate line. [1] Robert E Lee's home area (Arlington, Virginia) becomes a military cemetery. [1] June 16 Siege of Petersburg and Richmond begins. [1] June 18 At Petersburg, Grant ends four days of assaults. [1] June 19 CSS "Alabama" sunk by USS "Kearsarge" off Cherbourg, France. [1] June 25 Petersburg Campaign - Federals begin digging tunnels under Rebel lines. [1] June 27 Atlanta Campaign - Battle of Kennesaw Mountain. [1] July 2 General Early and Confederate forces reach Winchester. [1] July 17 CSA President Davis replaces General Joe Johnston with John Bell Hood. [1] July 20 Battle of Peachtree Creek - Atlanta Campaign. [1] July 22 Battle of Atlanta - Hood attacks Sherman and suffers terrible losses. [1] July 28 Atlanta Campaign - Battle of Ezra Church. [1] August 4 Land and naval action at Brazos Santiago, Texas. [1] August 5 Battle of Mobile Bay, Alabama; Admiral David Farragut orders "Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!". [1] August 6 Rebels evacuate Fort Powell, Mobile Bayd. [1] August 15 Off New England coast, CSS Tallahassee captures six yankee schooners. [1] August 18 Petersburg Campaign - Battle of Weldon Railroad day one of three days. [1] August 23 Fall of Fort Morgan at Mobile, Alabama. [1] August 25 Petersburg Campaign - Battle of Ream's Station. [1] August 31 Atlanta Campaign - Battle of Jonesborough. [1] September 2 Union General William T Sherman captures Atlanta. [1] September 19 Third Battle of Winchester, Virginia. [1] October 5 Battle of Allatoona, one-third of Union troops die repulsing the South. [1] October 19 Approx 25 Confederates make surprise attack on Saint Albans, Vermont. [1] Battle of Cedar Creek, Virginia, Union beats back Confederate attackers. [1] October 23 Battle of Westport, Missouri. [1] Union General Samuel R Curtis defeats Confederate General Stirling Price. [1] November 11 Sherman's troops destroy Rome, Georgia. [1] November 15 Sherman burns Atlanta, Georgia. [1] November 16 Union General William T Sherman begins march to the sea. [1] November 25 Confederate plot to burn New York City fails. [1] November 30 Battle of Franklin, Tennessee. [1] December 1 Raid at Stoneman: Knoxville, Tennessee, to Saltville, Virginia. [1] Skirmish at Millen Brutal, Georgia. [1] December 2 Archibald Gracie Jr, Confederate Brigadier-General, dies in battle at age 31. [1] Skirmish at Rocky Creek Church, Georgia. [1] December 3 Skirmish at Thomas' Station, Georgia. [1] December 4 Battle of Waynesborough, Brier Creek, Georgia. [1] December 6 Battle of Deveaux's Neck, South Carolina. [1] December 7 Skirmish at Ebenezer Creek/Cypress Swamp, Georgia. [1] December 10 General Sherman's armies reach Savannah and twelve day siege begins. [1] December 13 Battle of Fort McAllister, Georgia. [1] December 15 Battle of Nashville, Tennessee. [1] Raid on Stoneman: Abingdon and Glade Springs, Virginia. [1] December 16 Battle of Nashville ends after 4400 casualities. [1] December 17 Battle of Franklin, Tennessee. [1] December 20 Battle of Fort Fisher, North Carolina. [1] December 21 General Sherman conquers Savannah. [1] December 24 Battle of Gordonsville, Virginia. [1] December 28 Battle of Egypt Station, Mississippi. [1]