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October 11
,
1861
William S. Rosecrans assumes command of the Federal Department of Western Virginia
West Virginia
William S. Rosecrans
October 11
,
1863
Heavy skirmishing breaks out across a wide front in Virginia as the Army of Northern Virginia and the Army of the Potomac clash between the Rappahannock and Rapidan Rivers.
Virginia
Army of the Potomac
Army of Northern Virginia
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June 15
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1864
April 2
,
1865
Siege of Petersburg
Virginia
Robert E. Lee
P. G. T. Beauregard
Army of Northern Virginia
Ulysses S. Grant
Siege of Petersburg
April 12
,
1861
May 10
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1865
The American Civil War
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October 9
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1862
October 12
,
1862
J. E. B. Stuart "rides around McClellan's Army" for a second time
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J. E. B. Stuart
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