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American Civil War: Battle of Peachtree Creek: Near Atlanta, Georgia, Confederate forces led by General John Bell Hood…
American Civil War: In the Battle of Atlanta, Confederate General John Bell Hood leads an unsuccessful attack on…
American Civil War: Battle of Kernstown: Confederate General Jubal Early defeats Union troops led by General George…
American Civil War: In the Battle of Ezra Church, Confederate troops make a third unsuccessful attempt under General…
American Civil War: Battle of the Crater: Union forces attempt to break Confederate lines at Petersburg, Virginia by…
American Civil War: The Battle of Mobile Bay begins at Mobile Bay near Mobile, Alabama, Admiral David Farragut leads a…
After Uruguay's governing Blanco Party refuses Brazil's demands, José Antônio Saraiva announces that the Brazilian…
American Civil War: Battle of Gainesville: Confederate forces defeat Union troops near Gainesville, Florida.
American Civil War: Battle of Globe Tavern: Union forces try to cut a vital Confederate supply-line into Petersburg,…
Twelve nations sign the First Geneva Convention, establishing the rules of protection of the victims of armed conflicts.
American Civil War: The Union Navy captures Fort Morgan, Alabama, thus breaking Confederate dominance of all ports on…
American Civil War: During the Vicksburg Campaign, gunboats commanded by acting Rear Admiral David Dixon Porter run down
American Civil War: Grierson's Raid begins: Troops under Union Army Colonel Benjamin Grierson attack central Mississippi
A 65-man French Foreign Legion infantry patrol fights a force of nearly 2,000 Mexican soldiers to nearly the last man in
American Civil War: The Battle of Chancellorsville between Robert E
American Civil War: During the Vicksburg campaign, Union forces under Ulysses S
American Civil War: Stonewall Jackson is wounded by friendly fire while returning to camp after reconnoitering during th
American Civil War: The Battle of Chancellorsville ends with a major defeat of the Union's Army of the Potomac under Jos
American Civil War: Battle of Raymond: Two divisions of James B
American Civil War: During the Vicksburg campaign, Union forces drive Confederates under Joseph E