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| November 2, 1863 | President Lincoln is invited to make a few remarks at the dedication of the National Cemetery in Gettysburg | Pennsylvania |
| Abraham Lincoln | ||
| November 4, 1863 | Braxton Bragg orders James Longstreet to Knoxville to operate against Ambrose Burnside. Longstreet is the last of the generals that complained to Jefferson Davis about Bragg. | Tennessee |
| Braxton Bragg | ||
| James Longstreet | ||
| Siege of Knoxville | ||
| November 6, 1863 | Battle of Droop Mountain
General William Averill [US] defeats General John Echols [CS] |
West Virginia |
| November 7, 1863 | Battle of Rappahanock Station
Battle of Kelly's Ford George Meade, re-armed and re-supplied, crosses the Rappahannock and begins advancing on the Army of Northern Virginia. Although only two engagements were large enough to be called battles, heavy skirmishing marked the day. |
Virginia |
| George Meade | ||
| November 7, 1863 | Fort Sumter again falls under heavy shelling. It will last until November 10. | South Carolina |
| Siege of Charleston | ||
| November 8, 1863 | Bragg appoints Major General John Breckinridge to command Harvey Hill's corps. | |
| John Breckinridge | ||
| November 9, 1863 | President Abraham Lincoln goes to a play, The Marble Heart. John Wilkes Booth stars. | |
| Abraham Lincoln | ||
| November 11, 1863 | Benjamin Butler [US] returns to active duty, commanding the Department of Virginia and North Carolina | |
| Benjamin Butler | ||
| November 12, 1863 | In response to former Louisiana Congressman Benjamin Flanders, Lincoln states "...the act of secession is legally nothing and needs no repealing." | Louisiana |
| Abraham Lincoln | ||
| November 12, 1863 | Following a couple of quiet days, federal shelling of Fort Sumter resumes. | South Carolina |
| Siege of Charleston | ||
| November 15, 1863 | Moving east from the Mississippi, General William Tecumseh Sherman arrives in Stevenson, Alabama with four divisions. Sherman then confers with Grant in Chattanooga. | Alabama Tennessee |
| William Tecumseh Sherman | ||
| Ulysses S. Grant | ||
| November 16, 1863 | Battle of Campbell's Station, Knoxville
Ambrose Burnside [US] withdraws following an attack by James Longstreet [CS]. |
Tennessee |
| Ambrose Burnside | ||
| James Longstreet | ||
| Siege of Knoxville | ||
| November 17, 1863 December 4, 1863 |
Siege of Knoxville | Tennessee |
| James Longstreet | ||
| Ambrose Burnside | ||
| Siege of Knoxville | ||
| November 18, 1863 | President Abraham Lincoln, William Seward and Frank Blair, along with diplomats, foreign visitors, a military guard and a Marine band leave Washington D. C. on a "special" 4-car train organized by the B&O Railroad | Pennsylvania |
| Abraham Lincoln | ||
| William Seward | ||
| November 19, 1863 | At the dedication of the National Cemetery in Gettysburg President Lincoln delivers a two-minute speech. Immediately following the speech he calls it a "flat failure." The speech is known today as the Gettysburg Address | Pennsylvania |
| Gettysburg Address [Full Text] | ||
| Abraham Lincoln | ||
| Civil War National Cemeteries | ||
| November 20, 1863 | Federals began heavy bombardment of Fort Sumter. It will continue, off and on, through December 4. | South Carolina |
| Siege of Charleston | ||
| November 22, 1863 | Completely unaware of the federal build-up in Chattanooga, Braxton Bragg detaches Buckner's Corps and orders him to join Longstreet in Knoxville. | Tennessee |
| Braxton Bragg | ||
| Simon Bolivar Buckner | ||
| November 23, 1863 | Action at Orchard Knob, Chattanooga | Tennessee |
| Ulysses S. Grant | ||
| Battles for Chattanooga | ||
| George Thomas | ||
| Philip Sheridan | ||
| November 24, 1863 | Battle of Lookout Mountain
Battle Above the Clouds Joseph Hooker [US] engages forces under Carter Stevenson [CS] on the slopes of Lookout Mountain |
Tennessee Georgia |
| Ulysses S. Grant | ||
| Battles for Chattanooga | ||
| Joseph Hooker | ||
| Braxton Bragg | ||
| November 25, 1863 | Battle of Missionary Ridge, Chattanooga
Three Union armies attacked the Army of Tennessee atop Missionary Ridge, east of downtown Chattanooga. Patrick Cleburne stopped William Tecumseh Sherman from the north, although outnumbered 10 to 1. Joe Hooker was seriously delayed by burnt bridges and failed to hit the southern end of Bragg's line near Rossville, Georgia. Thomas' Army of the Cumberland struck the center, breaking Bragg's line and forcing a retreat. Sheridan, ordered to pursue, was stopped dead in his tracks by William Hardee's rear guard action. |
Tennessee Georgia |
| Ulysses S. Grant | ||
| Battles for Chattanooga | ||
| Braxton Bragg | ||
| John Breckinridge | ||
| George Thomas | ||
| Philip Sheridan | ||
| Army of the Cumberland | ||
| William Tecumseh Sherman | ||
| Patrick Cleburne | ||
| Joseph Hooker | ||
| William Hardee | ||
| Army of Tennessee | ||
| November 26, 1863 | Battle of Ringgold Gap
Patrick Cleburne's [CS] rear guard action against Joseph Hooker [US] following the defeat at Missionary Ridge gives Braxton Bragg time to establish a line in Dalton, GA |
Georgia |
| Battles for Chattanooga | ||
| Patrick Cleburne | ||
| Joseph Hooker | ||
| Braxton Bragg | ||
| November 26, 1863 | George Meade crosses the Rapidan River attempting to turn Lee's right flank, starting the Mine Run Campaign | Virginia |
| Mine Run Campaign | ||
| November 27, 1863 | General John Hunt Morgan [CS] escapes from the Ohio State Penitentiary | |
| John Hunt Morgan | ||
| November 27, 1863 | General William French [US] 5th Corps is attacked by Edward Johnson [CS] and his Confederate division near Payne Farm. | Virginia |
| Mine Run Campaign | ||
| November 28, 1863 | In Dalton, Georgia, Braxton Bragg telegraphs his resignation to President Davis | Georgia |
| Braxton Bragg | ||
| Jefferson Davis | ||
| Army of Tennessee | ||
| November 28, 1863 | Ulysses S. Grant orders William Tecumseh Sherman to advance on Knoxville and relieve Ambrose Burnside | Tennessee |
| Ambrose Burnside | ||
| Siege of Knoxville | ||
| Ulysses S. Grant | ||
| William Tecumseh Sherman | ||
| November 29, 1863 | Battle of Fort Sanders (earlier known as Ft. Loudon or Loudoun) | Tennessee |
| Battle of Fort Sanders | ||
| Lafayette McLaws | ||
| Ambrose Burnside | ||
| Siege of Knoxville | ||
| November 29, 1863 | General G. K. Warren, ordered to move to Lee's right flank, arrives at his position late and decides to dig in and wait until morning. | Virginia |
| Mine Run Campaign | ||
| November 30, 1863 | President Davis accepts Bragg's resignation and appoints William Hardee in temporary command of the Army of Tennessee | Tennessee |
| Jefferson Davis | ||
| Braxton Bragg | ||
| William Hardee | ||
| Army of Tennessee | ||
| November 30, 1863 | G. K. Warren [US] decides not to attack the reinforced Rebel line near Mine Run. | Virginia |
| Mine Run Campaign |
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