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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…
American Civil War: Confederate forces captured Glasgow, Missouri, although it had little long-term benefit as Price's…
American Civil War: Despite incurring nearly twice as many casualties as the Confederates, the Union army emerged…
American Civil War: During Price's Missouri Expedition, Union troops defeated Sterling Price's Confederate army in…
American Civil War: Nathan Bedford Forrest led a cavalry division in an attack on a Union Army supply base at…
American Civil War: Union army general William Tecumseh Sherman (pictured) began his March to the Sea, inflicting…
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…