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	June 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 June 14 Yesterday    Tomorrow January  February  March  April  May  June  July   August  September  October  November  December   June 14, 1861 Joe Johnston begins to withdraw from Harpers Ferry by blowing up the 800-foot B&O trestle over the Potomac River   Harpers Ferry   Joseph E. Johnston   Baltimore and Ohio Railroad June 14, 1863 Nathaniel Banks orders a ground assault against Port Hudson but fails to breach the walls. Louisiana   Nathaniel Banks June 14, 1864 While inspecting his lines, Leonidas Polk is killed at Pine Mountain by an artillery blast ordered by William Tecumseh Sherman. Georgia   Leonidas Polk   Atlanta Campaign   Generals Who Died In the Civil War   William Tecumseh Sherman June 14, 1864 The U. S. S. Kearsarge weighs anchor off the coast of France near Cherbourg, waiting for the Alabama June 14, 1876 June 16, 1876 The three-day Republican Convention in Cincinnati, Ohio (Hayes home state) shifted its support from front runner James Blaine to Rutherford B. Hayes on the second ballot. Ohio   Election of 1876   Rutherford B. Hayes Ongoing on this day: April 12, 1861 May 10, 1865 The American Civil War   The Civil War May 26, 1863 July 4, 1863 Siege of Vicksburg Date of the start of siege varies from May 18 - May 26. Mississippi   Ulysses S. Grant   William Tecumseh Sherman   John A. McClernand   James McPherson May 27, 1863 July 9, 1863 Siege of Port Hudson After attempting to storm the walls of Port Hudson, Nathaniel Banks digs in for a siege. Louisiana   Nathaniel Banks June 13, 1863 June 15, 1863 Battle of Winchester Ordered to withdraw because of the approach of the Army of Northern Virginia, Major General Robert Milroy [US] tried to hold his position in Winchester. By afternoon on the 14th, he realized his mistake and decided to withdraw that evening. Dick Ewell [CS] ordered a division to camp north of the town to prevent such a move and Milroy found himself trapped. Confederates captured or killed the 6000 men in the city. Virginia   Richard Ewell June 11, 1861 June 25, 1861 First session of the Second Wheeling Convention West Virginia   Second Wheeling Convention June 12, 1862 June 15, 1862 J. E. B. Stuart "rides around the Union Army," raiding supplies and battling small groups of Yankess during the Peninsula Campaign. Virginia   J. E. B. Stuart   Peninsula Campaign   Stuart's Ride Around McClellan   John Mosby June 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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