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December 16
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1862
In a Republican caucus Senators vote 13-11 support a resolution calling for the resignation of William Seward.
1862 Cabinet Crisis
William Seward
December 16
,
1863
Joe Johnston ordered to take command of the Army of Tennessee in Dalton
Georgia
Joseph E. Johnston
Army of Tennessee
December 16
,
1866
A fire in the Philadelphia ship-yard accidently destroys a number of ships used during the Civil War
USS New Ironsides
Ongoing on this day:
June 15
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1864
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1865
Siege of Petersburg
Virginia
Robert E. Lee
P. G. T. Beauregard
Army of Northern Virginia
Ulysses S. Grant
Siege of Petersburg
April 12
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1861
May 10
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1865
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1864
December 16
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1864
Battle of Nashville
Tennessee
John Bell Hood
George Thomas
Nashville Campaign
December 11
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1862
December 20
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1862
Commonly known as the Goldsboro Expedition, the Union Army in North Carolina under John G. Foster pushes into the state in an attempt to sever railroad supply lines to Virginia.
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