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| May 1, 1845 | Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass is published | |
| Frederick Douglass | ||
| May 1, 1861 | Robert E. Lee orders Stonewall Jackson to remove the weapons and equipment from the arsenal at Harpers Ferry | West Virginia Virginia |
| Harpers Ferry | ||
| Robert E. Lee | ||
| Stonewall Jackson | ||
| May 1, 1862 | Infantry under Benjamin Butler [US] begin entering the city of New Orleans | Louisiana |
| Battle of New Orleans | ||
| Benjamin Butler | ||
| May 1, 1863 May 4, 1863 |
Battle of Chancellorsville
General "Fighting Joe" Hooker's Army of the Potomac is defeated by Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia as it crosses the Rappahannock on the way to Richmond Union: 17,268 Confederate: 12,821 |
Virginia |
| Robert E. Lee | ||
| Joseph Hooker | ||
| Bloodiest Civil War battles | ||
| Stonewall Jackson | ||
| Army of Northern Virginia | ||
| Army of the Potomac | ||
| Lafayette McLaws | ||
| Chancellorsville | ||
| John Reynolds | ||
| Darius Couch | ||
| George Stoneman | ||
| May 1, 1863 | "Stainless Banner" becomes the second Confederate Flag | |
| Flags of the Civil War | ||
| May 1, 1863 May 2, 1863 |
Battle of Chalk Bluff | Arkansas |
| May 1, 1863 | Skirmishing increased in eastern Alabama as Col. Abel Streight moved towards Rome | Alabama |
| Raid on Rome, Georgia | ||
| May 1, 1863 | In a rally intended to be a reaction to Burnside's General Order 38, Clement Vallandigham criticizes Abraham Lincoln for not ending the Civil War, which he characterized as "wicked and cruel." | |
| Clement Vallandigham | ||
| May 1, 1864 | Federal troops return to Alexandria. Heavy skirmishing will continue for days. | Louisiana |
| Red River Campaign |
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