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American Civil War Maryland Campaign: General Robert E. Lee takes the Army of Northern Virginia, and the war, into the…
American Civil War: The Army of Northern Virginia crosses the Potomac River at White's Ford in the Maryland Campaign.
American Civil War: Union soldiers find a copy of Robert E. Lee's battle plans in a field outside Frederick, Maryland.…
American Civil War: The Battle of South Mountain, part of the Maryland Campaign, is fought.
American Civil War: Confederate forces capture Harpers Ferry, Virginia.
American Civil War: George B. McClellan's Army of the Potomac halts the first invasion of the North by Robert E. Lee…
American Civil War: The Allegheny Arsenal explosion in Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania results in the single largest…
American Civil War: The Allegheny Arsenal explosion in Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania results in the single largest…
American Civil War: Union troops under William Rosecrans defeat a Confederate force commanded by Sterling Price.
Taiping Rebellion: The Ever Victorious Army defeats Taiping forces at the Battle of Cixi.
American Civil War: The two-day Second Battle of Corinth begins as Confederate forces under General Earl Van Dorn…
American Civil War: The two-day Second Battle of Corinth ends in a Union victory, with General William Rosecrans…
American Civil War: The Confederate invasion of Kentucky is halted at the Battle of Perryville.
American Civil War: Confederate troops conduct a raid on Chambersburg, Pennsylvania.
The state of Virginia's secession convention votes to secede from the United States; Virginia later becomes the eighth s
American Civil War: Baltimore riot of 1861: A pro-Secession mob in Baltimore attacks United States Army troops marching
American President Abraham Lincoln suspends the writ of habeas corpus
Maryland in the American Civil War: Maryland's House of Delegates votes not to secede from the Union