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| May 3, 1861 | General Winfield Scott orders troops to seize Arlington Heights, overlooking Washington D. C. | Virginia |
| Winfield Scott | ||
| Washington D. C. | ||
| May 3, 1863 | Nathan Bedford Forrest ends Abel Streight's Raid on Rome, Georgia, in heavy skirmishing at Cedar Bluffs, Alabama. | Alabama Georgia |
| Nathan Bedford Forrest | ||
| Raid on Rome, Georgia | ||
| May 3, 1863 | Second Battle of Fredericksburg
John Sedgwick drives Jubal Early south past the city of Fredericksburg. The following day, as Early prepares to counterattack he finds the city empty. Sedgwick had followed the river west to aid the Army of the Potomac at Chancellorsville |
Virginia |
| Jubal Anderson Early | ||
| John Sedgwick | ||
| Chancellorsville | ||
| May 3, 1863 May 4, 1863 |
Battle of Salem Church
Battle of Banks Ford Wilcox's Brigade of Early's Division stops the Union IV Army Corps with a position around rural Salem Church. Sedgwick decided to withdraw to the north when Lee reinforces Wilcox with two divisions and Early moves on Sedgwick's rear. |
Virginia |
| John Sedgwick | ||
| Jubal Anderson Early | ||
| Chancellorsville | ||
| May 3, 1863 | Frederick Steele returns to Little Rock, marking the end of the Red River Campaign | Arkansas |
| May 3, 1865 | Joseph "Joe" Brown, Governor of Georgia, calls a meeting of the state legislature when word reaches him of Joe Johnston's surrender. | Georgia |
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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 | ||
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