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Civil War Timeline Chronology for July 26
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July 26 , 1861
George McClellan appointed commander, Army of the Potomac, replacing Irvin McDowell. Some sources give the date as July 27, the day he received the orders
George McClellan
Army of the Potomac
Irvin McDowell
July 26 , 1863
John Crittenden dies, Frankfurt, KY
John Crittenden
July 26 , 1863
John Hunt Morgan is captured at New Lisbon, Ohio. Most of his command had already been apprehended
Ohio
John Hunt Morgan
July 26 , 1864
W. T. Sherman appoints O. O. Howard commander of the Army of the Tennessee
William Tecumseh Sherman
Atlanta Campaign
Army of the Tennessee
July 26 , 1864
General George Stoneman leaves from Kennesaw Mountain to raid Macon, Georgia
Georgia
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