Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-06-20
HISTORY AT a GLANCE.
A Table Showing the Dates of Important
Events From S6I to 1865.
1891

First bloodshed in war, April 10.
Battle of Big Bethel, Va, June TO-
Battle of Bull Run, Va, July q.
General Lyon killed. August 10.
Port Royal, S. c., taken November T.
Seizure of Mason and Siddell, No
vember S.
1862.
Fort Henry taken. February T.
Roanoke Island, n. c., taken Feb
ruary s.
Fort Donelson, Tenn, taken Feb
ruary 16
Battle of Pea Ridge, Ark, March z.
Battle of Monitor and Merrimac,
March 9.
General Albert S. Johnston killed.
April 6.
Battle of Shiloh, April 6, z.
Island No. 10 captured, April Z.
New Orleans captured, April z.
Beaufort, n. c., captured, April 25.
Yorktown, Va. taken May 4
Norfolk, Va, surrendered. May 10.
Corinth, Miss, taken May 80.
Battle of Seven Pines, Va, May 81.
Memphis, Tenn, surrendered, June g.
Seven days battles, June % to July L.
Battle Cedar Mountain, August g.
Second battle of Bull Run. August
29, 80.
Battle of Richmond, KY, August 80
Generals Kearney and Stevens killed,
September l.
Battle of Chantilly, Va, September 1.
Battle of South Mountain, Md, Sep
TENDER, II.
Harper's Ferry surrendered Septem-
Der ID.
Battle of Antietam, Md. September
z.
Battle of Iuka, Miss, September 10.
Battle of Corinth. Miss. October t.
Battle of Perryville Ky. October s.
Rosecrans succeeded Buell. October
80
Battle of Fredericksburg, Va, De-
cember Is.
First attack on Vicksburg, December
80
Battle of Murfreesboro, December 81,
1862; January ?. 1868.
1868.
Emancipation proclamation, January
Arkansas Post taken, January IL.
General Hooker succeeds General
Burnside, January 26.
Fort Sumter, S. c., bombarded by
feet, April Z.
Grants campaign before Vicksburg.
May LII.
Battle of Charlottesville, Va, May
%.
''Stonewalr' JAG, IN shot, May 2
West Virginia ar lifted to the Union,
July 10.
Battle of Gettysburg, Pa, July 1-3.
Ficksburg, Miss, surrendered July 4.
Port Hudson surrendered, July 8.
Draft riot in New York City, July
IS, 16
Mississippi river open to Gulf, July
II.
Quantrelrs massacre at Lawrence
Kas-. August p.
Fort Wagner, S. c., taken Septem-
Der z.
Battle of Cumberland Gap, Tenn,
September 8.
Battle OF Chickamauga, Ga. Septem-
Der 1920.
Brigadier-General Lyle killed, Sep
TENDER 20.
Battle of Chattanooga, November "a
%.
Siege of Knoxville, Tenn, raised
December 1.
1861
Battle of Oulstee. Fla, February 20
Fort de Russy captured. March IL
Fort Pillow, Tenn, captured April
-
Butler landed at Bermuda Hundred.
May ).
Battle OF Wilderness. Va, May So
General Sedgwicl killed. May g.
Battle OF Spottsyivania May SIP.
Battle of Resaca, May Ills.
Battle of Newmarket. May ID.
Battle OF Dallas. May 25-2S.
Battle OF Goa Harbor, June 3.
Battle of Lost Mountain, June 15-17
Fight between Kearsage and Ala
bama, June l6.
Battle of KenHesaw Mountain, June
q.
Battle of Monocacy. Md. July 9.
Battle before Atlanta, Ga, July 20,
%, and 2S.
Chambersburg, Pa, burned July 80.
Mine explosion at Petersburg, Va,
July 30.
Farragut entered Mobile Bay, Au-
gust )
Weldon railroad taken, August Is.
Atlanta, Ga. taken. September ?.
Battle of Winchester, Va. Septem-
Der l6
Battle of Fishers Hill. September 20
Battle of Cedar Creek, Va, October
10
Nevada admitted to the Union. Oc-
tober 81.
Battle of Franklin, Tenn, Novem-
Der 20
Fort McAllister, Ga, taken Decem-
Der Is.
Battle of Nashville, Tenn, Decem-
Der 1916.
Fort Fisher, \. c., taken January Is.
Columbia, S. c., taken February IL.
Charleston. S c., taken February Is.
Battles of Ayersboro and Bentonville.
March 1918.
Attack on Fort Steedman, Va, March