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 25 Yesterday    Tomorrow January  February  March  April  May  June  July   August  September  October  November  December   April 25, 1846 United States troops, sent to the disputed portion of the Texas border to provoke an incident, are attacked by Mexican troops, precipitating the Mexican-American War Texas   Mexican American War   William Hardee April 25, 1861 New York's 7th Regiment arrives in Washington, having built a railroad around Baltimore to bypass the city.   Washington D. C. April 25, 1861 In a daring nighttime operation Illinois troops steam from Alton to St. Louis and remove 10,000 muskets with the help of federal troops in the armory Missouri Illinois April 25, 1861 General Edwin Vose Sumner relieves Albert Sidney Johnston as Commander, Department of the Pacific California   Albert Sidney Johnston   Edwin Vose Sumner April 25, 1862 After a duel with Confederate ships at English Turn, Commadore Farragut's fleet weighs anchor at New Orleans and demands the surrender of the largest city and most important port in the South. By the time Farragut arrives the city was partially on fire. Louisiana   David Farragut   Battle of New Orleans April 25, 1862 George Thomas promoted to major general   George Thomas April 25, 1862 General John C. Parke [US] bombards Fort Macon, near Beaufort, following a month-long siege of the fort. Colonel Moses White had no choice but to surrender. North Carolina Ongoing on this day: April 12, 1861 May 10, 1865 The American Civil War   The Civil War 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
Web The Blue and Gray Trail The Blue and Gray Trail | The Civil War in Georgia | On the Blue and Gray Trail Battles | Places | Events by year | Events by date | Feature Stories | Bookstore | Links | Who We Are |