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March 26
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1862
Moving along the Santa Fe Trail, Confederates engaged a group of Colorado volunteers at Johnson's Ranch. Federal forces withdraw to Glorietta.
March 26
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1863
West Virginia voters overwhelmingly approve the new state constitution
West Virginia
March 26
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1864
Major General James Birdseye McPherson assumes command of the Army of the Tennessee
Army of the Tennessee
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Siege of Petersburg
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The American Civil War
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The Battle of New Madrid / Island No. 10
After withdrawing from New Madrid Confederates control Island No. 10, blocking shipping on the Mississippi. Over 5,000 Confederate soldiers on the island surrender to Major General John Pope on April 8.
John Pope
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