Request a brochure Civil War Encyclopedia Blue and Gray Trail Civil War in Georgia On the Blue and Gray Trail Civil War by state Today in the Civil War Battles Images Places Feature Stories Links Search Who we are	April 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Civil War Timeline Chronology for April 11 Yesterday    Tomorrow January  February  March  April  May  June  July   August  September  October  November  December   April 11, 1803 Tallyrand offers the United States Louisiana. Afraid that Napoleon might withdraw the offer, James Monroe and Robert Livingston negotiate a treaty without Jefferson's approval   Louisiana Purchase April 11, 1861 Confederates demand the surrender of Fort Sumter South Carolina   Fort Sumter   P. G. T. Beauregard April 11, 1862 Halleck assumes personal command of the forces at Pittsburg Landing, the Army of the Tennessee and the Army of the Ohio   Henry Halleck   Army of the Tennessee   Army of the Ohio April 11, 1862 General Fitz-John Porter [US] decides to ride in an observation balloon alone when inventor Thaddeus Lowe takes a sick-day. In flight, the balloon tether breaks, and Porter nearly crosses into enemy territory. A last minute change in wind direction returned him to Union lines.   Fitz-John Porter April 11, 1863 Col. Abel Streight leaves Nashville, Tennessee on a raid of Rome, GA Georgia Tennessee   Raid on Rome, Georgia April 11, 1865 Confederate government withdraws to North Carolina Ongoing on this day: April 12, 1861 May 10, 1865 The American Civil War   The Civil War April 10, 1862 April 11, 1862 Battle of Fort Pulaski Quincy Gillmore uses rifled cannon to effectively end the use of palisaded forts world-wide Georgia   Fort Pulaski   Quincy A. Gillmore April 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 January  February  March  April  May  June  July   August  September  October  November  December   Yesterday     Tomorrow The best search in Civil War History
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