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Facts

Date June 25, 1862 - July 1, 1862
Location Richmond • United States
Participants Confederate States of America • United States
Context American Civil War • Peninsular Campaign

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Timeline

Fort Sumter
Battle of Fort Sumter
April 12, 1861 - April 14, 1861
Winchester, Battle of
Shenandoah Valley campaigns
July 1861 - March 1865
First Battle of Bull Run
First Battle of Bull Run
July 21, 1861
Vicksburg, Mississippi
Vicksburg Campaign
1862 - 1863
Mississippi Valley Campaign
February 1862 - July 1863
Fort Donelson, Battle of
Battle of Fort Donelson
February 13, 1862 - February 16, 1862
Battle of the Monitor and Merrimack
Battle of the Monitor and Merrimack
March 9, 1862
Shiloh, Battle of
Battle of Shiloh
April 6, 1862 - April 7, 1862
Seven Days' Battles: Union field hospital
Seven Days’ Battles
June 25, 1862 - July 1, 1862
American Civil War: Second Battle of Bull Run
Second Battle of Bull Run
August 29, 1862 - August 30, 1862
Battle of Antietam: Confederate dead
Battle of Antietam
September 17, 1862
Battle of Fredericksburg
Battle of Fredericksburg
December 13, 1862
Battle of Chancellorsville
Battle of Chancellorsville
April 30, 1863 - May 5, 1863
American Civil War: Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of Gettysburg
July 1, 1863 - July 3, 1863
Storming Fort Wagner
Second Battle of Fort Wagner
July 18, 1863
Wood engraving depicting the Fort Pillow Massacre.
Fort Pillow Massacre
April 12, 1864
American Civil War: Atlanta Campaign
Atlanta Campaign
May 1864 - September 1864
wounded soldiers at the Battle of the Wilderness
Battle of the Wilderness
May 5, 1864 - May 7, 1864
American Civil War: Spotsylvania Court House
Battle of Spotsylvania Court House
May 8, 1864 - May 19, 1864
Grant at Cold Harbor
Battle of Cold Harbor
May 31, 1864 - June 12, 1864
Petersburg campaign: ruins of the Richmond & Petersburg Railroad bridge
Petersburg Campaign
June 1864 - April 9, 1865
Early, Jubal A.
Battle of Monocacy
July 9, 1864
ruins of an Atlanta depot
Battle of Atlanta
July 22, 1864
Battle of the Crater
Battle of the Crater
July 30, 1864
Battle of Mobile Bay
Battle of Mobile Bay
August 5, 1864 - August 23, 1864
Nashville, Tennessee
Battle of Nashville
December 15, 1864 - December 16, 1864
Battle of Five Forks
Battle of Five Forks
April 1, 1865
Appomattox Court House surrender
Battle of Appomattox Court House
April 9, 1865

Key People

Robert E. Lee
Robert E. Lee
Confederate general
George B. McClellan
George B. McClellan
United States general
Jeb Stuart
Jeb Stuart
Confederate officer
Hill, A.P.
A. P. Hill
Confederate general

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