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782 [1] The battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip (April 18–28, 1862) was the decisive battle for possession of New Orleans in the American Civil War. The two Confederate forts on the Mississippi River south of the city were attacked by a Union Navy fleet. As long as the forts could keep the Federal forces from moving on the city, it was ...
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The Confederate forces also took six of the Union guns. Canby’s troops remained strong in the region. While Sibley and his soldiers had won the battle, both the troops and the supplies were severely weakened. In the Battle of Valverde, 150 soldiers were wounded in battle, 36 soldiers were killed in battle, and 43 soldiers were wounded but ...
Union: Decisive battle for possession of New Orleans. April 19, 1862: Battle of South Mills: North Carolina: D: Inconclusive: Confederates thwart attempt to destroy a canal. April 25 – May 1, 1862: Capture of New Orleans: Louisiana: B: Union: Union forces capture city. April 29 – May 30, 1862: Siege of Corinth: Mississippi: A: Union
The Siege of Vicksburg (May 18 – July 4, 1863) was the final major military action in the Vicksburg campaign of the American Civil War.In a series of maneuvers, Union Major General Ulysses S. Grant and his Army of the Tennessee crossed the Mississippi River and drove the Confederate Army of Mississippi, led by Lieutenant General John C. Pemberton, into the defensive lines surrounding the ...
Johnston County, NC | Mar 19 - 21, 1865. From March 19-21, 1865, Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston and what remained of the Confederate army attacked and were defeated by Union General William T. Sherman’s army in the Battle of Bentonville, the last large-scale battle of the Civil War.
The Civil War remains the bloodiest conflict in American history. Follow the events as they unfold — from the firing on Fort Sumter, to the single bloodiest day at Antietam, to the Confederate surrenders at Appomattox Court House and Bennett Place.
