C A L E N D A R OF T H E C V L W A R IN C L UD IN G E V E R" M I L I TA R" A N D N A V A L E N GAG E M E N T ( E "C E PT THE L L K I R I H T-HE C SI O C O I O S MA EST S M S ES) , S E ES N N V E N T NS , A L I A L L FO P PR ES I D E NT I N O M N T I O N S , C A S R T ROO S , P PE A C E N E GO TIAT KON S, I M O RTAN T AR M " A N D H M O V E M E N TS , O T E R E V E N TS ’ O P L IN T E RE ST h P R IC E , 10 C E N T S B O S T O N P R E SS O F R O C K W E L L A N D C H UR C HIL L 1 8 9 0 JAN A " U R . — E ’ 2 6 . E 1 . Mason and Slidell sailed for ngland , mancipation proclamation ’ t oo k ff 63 . e ect ; Galveston captured by Magruder , Sloop of war San Jacinto ’ fi 65 . lost o Florida , ’ . E 1 2 . Gov llis of North Carolina seized government property , 6 . Battle of ’ ’ 6 . Stone River or Murfreesboro ended , 3 — ’ ’ 6 1 . M oo r fi e ld . 3 . Florida state convention , Slight action at e , V a . , 63 A o ‘ ’ V . 64 . tion at Jonesville , a , — 4 . National fast day by presidential proclamation , not observed in the ’ ’ ’ 1 . 63 . South , 6 Bragg abandoned Murfreesboro , ’ N . 63 . E n d 5 . Confederate for t captured on Little River , C , at Vicksburg ’ ’ 64 . of Grierson s raid , - 6 . Kirby Smith put in command of confederate troops west of the Missis ’ 4 sippi River , 6 . — ’ A 6 1 . a . 7 . labama and Mississippi conventions , Battle of Blue Gap , V , ’ ’ 62 . 65 . Indians attacked Julesburg , Col , ’ T 6 1 . 8 . Secretary hompson , of the Interior department , resigned , Action ’ . 63 . at Springfield , Mo , Loyal mass meeting in New Orleans to form free state ’ 64 . government, Gen B F Butler removed from command of the army of the ’ James , 65 . d 8 4 1 5 9 . Mississippi secede , to ; Star of the West fired upon at Charleston , ’ ’ 63 . 6 1 . men exchanged , Confederate government conscripted every man ’ T . 64 . in Cleveland , enn , ’ . a 62 7 6 1 . 1 0 . Florida seceded , to , B ttle of Middle Creek , Ky Senators ’ 2 . Johnson and Polk expelled from the United States senate , 6 Cavalry fight at ’ 64 . Strawberry Plain , — d 6 1 39 T T r e 1 1 . Alabama sece ed , to ; Secretary homas , of the reasury , signed ; the governor o f Louisiana seized government property ; New York ’ . 6 1 . H pledged its whole support to the national government , Battle at Fort ind ’ ’ 63 . T . man , Ark Longstreet , with men , fortified at Bull s Gap , enn ; meeting in New York to aid people in Savannah ; F . P . Blair , sr . , arrived in ’ 64 . Richmond on a peace mission , ’ —" H 63 . 1 2 . Confederate raid on olly Springs , Miss . , Gen Marston raided ’ 4 . successfully in Virginia , 6 — ’ . 1 . 1 3 . Pensacola navy yard surrendered by Com Armstrong , 6 Simon ’ E . 2 G . Cameron resigned as secretary of war , and dwin M Stanton was appointed , ’ 65 . Second attack on Fort Fisher , — 1 4 . Gunboat Queen of the West captured in the Red River by the confed ’ 3 . e r a t e s ; battle of Bayou T eche , La . , 6 — ’ r k 6 3 . 1 5 . M 0 und City , A burned to clear out guerillas , Fort Fisher ’ 5 ca ptured 6 . — h ’ 1 6 . T e Crittenden compromise defeated by Clark s substitute that the ’ n 6 1 . constitution w a s good enough , and that s eces sion ought to be put dow , ’ ’ a 63 64 . Pirate O r e t o e s c a p e d from Mobile , , Magazine exploded at Fort Fisher , 2 CA LEN DA R OF TH E CIVIL WA R . d N . W O F P Blair , sr , returne . to ashington ; Forts Caswell and Campbell , , ’ 5 . evacuated and blown up by the confederates , 6 — ’ ’ 63 . 4 N . A T 6 . 1 7 . Pollockville , O , taken , ction near Bainbridge , enn , ’ ff 65 . Monitor Patapsco sunk o Charleston by confederate torpedo , h 1 8 . T e Massachusetts legislature pledged its whole support to the govern ’ w 6 1 . T ment ; Virginia appropriated for defence , o blockade run ’ 65 . ners captured by Admiral Porter , - 2 8 9 . H . 1 9 . Georgia seceded , 0 to 8 , A H Stephens and erschel V Johnson ’ Z llic tf e r K . o o voting no , 6 1 . Battle of Mills Springs , y , , confederate com ’ 62 . mander , killed , ’ ’ 64 . 2 0 . Gen . Woodbury s expedition ( Union ) to Ponta Rosa , F P , ’ 65 . Blair , sr . , went to Richmond the second time , ’ - fi r s n e e o 6 1 . 2 l . A labama congressmen resigned ; J Davis left the senate , ’ 63 . Fitz John Porter dismissed from the service , ’ h n n a a a c k 3 . 2 2 . Burnside failed to cross the R pp o , 6 — ’ 1 2 3 . Georgia congressmen resigned , 6 . Stone fleet sunk in Charleston ’ ’ 2 ni V 4 . 6 . 6 harbor , Successful U on raids in irginia and North Carolina , ’ 1 ’ 6 . T . 63 . 2 4 . Augusta arsenal seized by the state , Battle of Woodbury , enn , R hodd T Gen . y , confederate , driven across the ennessee with loss of trains and ’ 64 . H in supplies , oliday in Louisiana to celebrate the abolition of slavery ’ T 65 . Louisiana , Maryland , ennessee , and Missouri , ‘ ’ 63 . 2 5 . Organization of the first colored volunteers at P ort Royal, Maj ’ h 64 . v Burroughs , guerilla , s ot while escaping from Fortress Monroe , Sa annah ’ . 65 . meeting to thank New York ; Gen Lee issued a call to arms , ’ - i 1 1 3 1 7 61 . H 2 6 . Lou siana seceded , to , ooker succeeded Burnside in com ’ 63 . mand of the Potomac army, Debate in the confederate house on enlisting ’65 negroes , . — ’ t M c A llis te r a . 63 . 2 7 . Bombardmen of Fort , G , Union cavalry victory at ’ 64 . Sevierville , Blair returned from second peace mission ; confederates fired ’ a . 65 . Savannah , G , — ’ T . T 6 1 . 2 8 . exas convention , Large meeting at Nashville , enn , to restore ’ 4 n 6 . e state government , Confederate house passed bill for employment of ’ 65 . groes , 2 9 . Gen . Banks promulgated emancipation proclamation at New Orleans , ’ ’ 4 63 . Confederate attack on Cumberland Gap defeated , 6 . — ’ 1 . 3 0 . Floyd indicted for malfeasance and conspiracy , 6 Union supply ’ 4 . H V a 6 A . T . H train captured near Petersburg , , Stephens , Gen R M unter , ’ ’ and Judge Campbell came within Grant s lines as peace commissioners , 65 . T 3 1 . hree ironclads attacked Charleston blockaders , one sunk ; attack on ’ - a 3 . in United States troops in Indian arresting deserters , 6 Lee made general ’ chief of the confederate armies ; thirteenth amendment adopted , 65 . C A M M WA R OF THE C QL H H M R . 3 FE BR A R" U . — - 1 , New Orleans mint and custom house seized ; secession of T exas sub ’ m itte d 1 66 7 6 1 . M c A llis t r to popular vote , to , Second attack on Fort e , Ga . , ’ 63 . T . Battle of Cumberland Iron Works , enn Lincoln ordered draft of ’ 4 . men on March 1 0, 6 Secretary Seward left Washington to meet confederate ’ 65 . peace commissioners at Fortress Monroe , ’ 3 6 . 2 . Queen of the West ran the Vicksburg blockade , Gen Scammon and ff ’ 4 sta captured by confederates on the steamship Levi , 6 . Lincoln met confed e r a t e peace commi ssioners at Fortress Monroe ; gold at 4400 premium at Rich ’ 65 . mond, — T he E n 3 . steamer Nashville ordered out of Southampton ( g ) harbor ; Sen ’ 2 . ator Bright of Indiana expelled from the United States senate , 6 Confeder ’ 3 . ate attack on Donelson defeated , 6 Sherman , with men , crossed the ’ 64 . Big Black and reached Bolton , — ’ 4 . Delegates at Montgomery , Ala . , to form a confederate government , 6 1 . Governor - general of Canada signed the bill to prevent confederate raids across ’ 65 . the border , — ’ ’ . 3 . E 4 6 6 . 5 . Skirmish on Bear Creek , Mo , xpedition l eft Port Royal , ’ ’ V . Battle of Hatcher s Run , a , 65 — ’ 62 . H . 6 . Fort enry captured by Grant and Foote , Col Cushman (confeder ’ - T . 63 . ate cotton burner) captured near Ripley , enn , Army of the Potomac reconnoitred in force toward Orange Court - House ; Sherman moved south from ’ ’ 64 . Vicksburg , Battle of fifth corps and Gregg s cavalry with confederates ’ 65 . (Union victory) , ’ 7 . Montgomery convention adopted provisional constitution , 6 1 . Battle of ’ n 2 . Roa oke Island , 6 — i ’ 8 . Un ted States arsenal at Little Rock surrendered , 61 . Confederate ’ — 64 . E 2 1 2 meeting at Dalton and Decatur , lectoral votes counted in congress , ’ 2 1 c 65 . for Lincoln and Johnson , and for Mc lellan and Pendleton , — ff H . 9 . Je erson Davis and A . Stephens elected provisional president and ’ - 1 . vice president of the confederacy , 6 Gen Rosecrans ordered the summary ’ ’ 63 . execution of confederates in Union uniform , Action at Morgan s Mill , ’ 4 .