1841 events
American Civil War: General Sherman's frontal assault against the Confederate Army of Tennessee failed, but did not stop
American Civil War: Confederate forces under Jubal Early began an unsuccessful attempt to capture Washington, D.C..
American Civil War: Confederate forces unsuccessfully attacked Union troops at the Battle of Atlanta.
José Antônio Saraiva announced that the Brazilian military would exact reprisals after Uruguay's governing Blanco…
American Civil War: At the Battle of Globe Tavern, Union forces attempted to sever the Weldon Railroad during the…
Under the leadership of Henry Dunant and the International Committee of the Red Cross, twelve European states signed…
Confederate forts at Grand Gulf survived a bombardment by Union gunboats, preventing Ulysses S
American Civil War: The Confederates were routed in the Battle of Raymond, a small battle that had an inordinately large
American Civil War: Union troops captured Jackson, the capital of Mississippi
American Civil War: At the Battle of Big Black River Bridge in Mississippi, Union forces under John A
American Civil War: Union and Confederate forces fought the Battle of Brandy Station, the largest cavalry engagement to
Confederate forces were defeated by the Union Army on the last day of the Battle of Gettysburg (pictured), a turning…
American Civil War: Confederate forces failed in an attempt to recapture the Union-occupied Helena, Arkansas.
Four days of rioting began in New York City in response to laws passed by the U.S. Congress to draft men to fight in…
Four days of rioting began in New York City in response to laws passed by the U.S. Congress to draft men to fight in…
The New Zealand Wars resumed as British forces led by General Duncan Cameron began the invasion of the Waikato.
American Civil War: Led by Colonel Robert Gould Shaw, the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, one of the first…
General John S. Marmaduke fatally wounded his Confederate Army colleague Lucius M. Walker in a formal duel in Arkansas.
American Civil War: The Little Rock campaign ended with the Union Army capturing Little Rock, Arkansas.