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| April 18, 1847 | Battle of Cerro Gordo | |
| George McClellan | ||
| Mexican American War | ||
| April 18, 1861 | Robert E. Lee is offered command of the United States Army | Virginia |
| Robert E. Lee | ||
| April 18, 1861 | Troops begin to arrive in Washington, D. C. | |
| Washington D. C. | ||
| April 18, 1861 | Federal forces withdraw from Harpers Ferry | West Virginia Virginia |
| Harpers Ferry | ||
| April 18, 1862 | Federal fleet begins a 5-day bombardment of Fort Jackson and Fort St. Philip | Louisiana |
| Battle of New Orleans | ||
| April 18, 1864 | Battle of Poison Spring
Sterling Price [CS] and John Marmaduke [CS] raid US supply wagons heading for Grand Ecore to relieve Nathaniel Banks [US] failed expedition. After heavy fighting the federals were forced to withdraw |
Arkansas |
| Red River Campaign | ||
| Sterling Price | ||
| Nathaniel Banks | ||
| April 18, 1864 | General P. G. T. Beauregard is ordered to take command of the Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia. | Virginia |
| P. G. T. Beauregard | ||
| April 18, 1865 | Sherman and Johnston reach agreement on the surrender of all remaining armies in the Confederacy. | |
| William Tecumseh Sherman | ||
| Joseph E. Johnston |
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