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c. December 31 to January 3-Battle of Stone River or Murfreesboro', Tenn. -Federals victorious. 1863 January 1-Emancipation Proclamation i ued by President Lincoln. January 11-Battle of Fort Hindman or Arkansas Post.-Federals vic torious. February 24-Arizona Territory formed. February 25-National Bank Act goes into operation. March 3-Idaho Territory formed. April 7-Ft. Sumter, S. C., bombarded by U. S. squadron under Dupont: unsucce ful. May 1-Battle of Port Gibson, Mi .-Federals under McClernand vic torious. May 2-3-Battle of Chancellorsville, Va. -Confederates under Lee vic torious. May 3-4-Second battle of Fred ericks burg, Va. Confederates victorious. May 12-Battle of Raymond, Mi .-Federals under McPherson vic to rio us. May 17-Battle of Big Black River, Mi .-Federals victorious. June-Maryland and Pennsylvania invaded by Confederates under Lee. June 19-West Virginia the twenty-second state admitted into the Union. July 1-3-Battle of Gettysburg, Pa.-Meade and Lee. Confederates under Lee retreated.-50,000 men lost. IMG:content-1550.png:[blocks in formation] September 10-Little Rock, Ark., occupied by Steele. September 19-20-Battle of Chick am aug a, Ga. Confederates under Bragg victorious.-Federals lost 16,000 men. November 23-25-Battles of Chattanooga and Lookout Mountain.-Fed- erals defeat Confederates under Bragg. December 4-Battle of Knoxville, Tenn. -Confederates under Long street raised the siege. 1864 February 14-Sherman's raid from Vicksburg. March 12-Banks' Red River expedition. April 8-Battle of Mans field or Sabine Cro -roads.-Federals under Banks defeated. April 9-Battle of Pleasant Hill, La.-Banks victorious. April 13-Battle of Fort Pillow, Tenn.-Captured by Confederates under For rest. Federal Negro troops ma acred. May 5-Bermuda Hundred taken and intrenched by Federals under Butler. May 5-7-Battles of the Wilderne .-Between Grant and Lee.-Lee fell back to the South. -30,000 men lost. May 7-Sherman's march through Georgia, with 110,000 men, began from Chattanooga, Tenn. May 10-Battle of Spot sylvan i a Court-house, Va.-Lee retreated.- 20,000 men lost. May 13-15-Battle of Resaca, Ga.-Sherman defeated Confederates under Joseph E. Johnson. May 15-Battle of Newmarket, Va.-Federals under Sigel defeated. May 23-27-Battles of North Anna, Va.-Federals victorious.-Lee fell back. May 26-Montana Territory formed. May 25-28-Battle of Dallas, Ga.-Federals under Sherman victorious. June 1-3-Battle of Cold Harbor, Va.-Federals under Grant repulsed by Lee. June 16-18-Battle of Petersburg, Va.-Grant repulsed by Confederates under Lee. -10,000 men lost. June 18-Siege of Petersburg, Va., by Federal army under Grant, began. June 19-The C. S. S. Alabama, Com. Raphael Semmes, sunk by the U. S. S. Kearsage off Cherbourg, France. June 27-Battle of Kenesaw Mountain, Ga.-Federals under Sherman repulsed. July 9-Battle of Monocacy, Md. - Confederates under Jubal A. Early defeated by Wallace. July 22-28-Battles at Atlanta, Ga.-Sherman victorious. July 30-Battle of Petersburg. -Explosion of the "Crater."-Federal charge repulsed. August 5-Battle of Mobile Bay, Ala.-Federal fleet under Farragut vic- torious. August 25-Battle of Ream's Station, Weldon Railroad, Va.-Federals under Hancock repulsed. August 31 and September 1-Battle of Jonesboro', Ga.-Federals under Sherman victorious. September 2-Atianta, Ga., captured and partly destroyed by Sherman. September 19-Battle of Winchester, Va.-Federals under Sheridan vic- torious. September 22-Battle of Fisher's Hill, Va.-Federals under Sheridan victorious. October 31-Nevada the twenty-third State admitted into the Union. November 30-Battle of Franklin, Tenn.-Federals under Schofield victorious. December 15-16-Battle of Nashville, Tenn.-Federals under Thomas victorious. December 22-Savannah, Ga., taken by Sherman's army. 1865 January 15-Fort Fisher, N. C., captured by Federal fleet and army under Porter and Terry. February 17-Columbia, S. C., surrendered to Federals under Sherman February 18-Charleston, S. C., occupied by Federals.