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| August 17, 1861 | George Thomas appointed brigadier general of volunteers, Army of the Cumberland. | |
| George Thomas | ||
| August 17, 1862 | J. E. B. Stuart assumes command of the cavalry of the Army of Northern Virginia | |
| Army of Northern Virginia | ||
| J. E. B. Stuart | ||
| August 17, 1863 | In an impressive display of firepower, Federal batteries begin heavy shelling of Confederate positions ringing Charleston Harbor including Fort Sumter. Using Parrott rifled cannon including the 200 pound Swamp Angel, the artillery is deadly accurate and easily breaches Sumter, but no assault is forthcoming. Although the initial attack is the heaviest, Federal assaults continue off and on until September, 1864. | South Carolina |
| Fort Sumter | ||
| Siege of Charleston | ||
| August 17, 1864 | General John Bankhead Magruder appointed commander of Confederate forces in Arkansas | Arkansas |
| John Magruder |
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Siege of Petersburg | Virginia |
| Robert E. Lee | ||
| P. G. T. Beauregard | ||
| Army of Northern Virginia | ||
| Ulysses S. Grant | ||
| Siege of Petersburg | ||
| April 12, 1861 May 10, 1865 |
The American Civil War | |
| The Civil War | ||
| August 3, 1864 August 23, 1864 |
Battle of Mobile Bay | Alabama |
| David Farragut | ||
| Gordon Granger | ||
| Battle of Mobile Bay | ||
| July 16, 1862 September 1, 1862 |
Northern Virginia Campaign - sometimes just called the Virginia Campaign. | Virginia |
| Northern Virginia Campaign |
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