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On the third day, the infamous Pickett's Charge marked the end of the Confederates hope for a victory The bloodiest three days in American history Pennsylvania   Bloodiest Civil War battles   Robert E. Lee   John Bell Hood   James Longstreet   George Meade   Army of Northern Virginia   Army of the Potomac   J. E. B. Stuart   Lafayette McLaws   Winfield Scott Hancock   George Armstrong Custer   Battle of Gettysburg   Richard Ewell   George Pickett   John Reynolds July 1, 1863 General John Reynolds is killed west of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Less than a month earlier, Abraham Lincoln had offered him command of the Army of the Potomac   Generals Who Died In the Civil War   John Reynolds July 3, 1863 John Pemberton, commander of Confederate forces at Vicksburg asks Ulysses S. Grant for terms. Grant demands an unconditional surrender. Pemberton refuses. Late in the evening, Grant offers excellent terms and Pemberton accepts. Mississippi   Ulysses S. Grant   Second Vicksburg Campaign July 4, 1863 Morgan's men run into a contigent of federal troops in Columbus, Kentucky Kentucky   John Hunt Morgan July 4, 1863 Ulysses S. Grant accepts the surrender of the second Confederate Army he has defeated, at Vicksburg Mississippi   Ulysses S. Grant   Second Vicksburg Campaign July 4, 1863 The West Virginia flag is introduced. This is the final Union flag of the Civil War West Virginia   Flags of the Civil War July 6, 1863 Rear Admiral Samuel Du Pont, South Atlantic Blockading Squadron, is relieved of duty over the lack of ability of the Navy to make headway against the fortifications of Charleston, according to Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles. He is replaced by John Dahlgren.   Siege of Charleston July 7, 1863 Federal troops sack Brierfield, the plantation home of Jefferson Davis Mississippi   Jefferson Davis July 7, 1863 Braxton Bragg completes his withdrawal from Tullahoma to Chattanooga Tennessee   Braxton Bragg   Tullahoma Campaign July 8, 1863 July 9, 1863 After crossing the Ohio River on captured steamboats, Morgan and his men loot Mauckport and Corydon Indiana   John Hunt Morgan July 8, 1863 Port Hudson is surrendered, giving the Union control of the Mississippi Mississippi July 9, 1863 July 16, 1863 Battle of Jackson Mississippi   William Tecumseh Sherman   Joseph E. Johnston July 10, 1863 July 11, 1863 Battle of Fort Wagner South Carolina   Quincy A. Gillmore   P. G. T. Beauregard July 10, 1863 Federal forces complete an amphibious landing on Morris Island near the entrance to Charleston Harbor. They will fortify the position over the next 3 weeks South Carolina   Quincy A. Gillmore   Siege of Charleston July 13, 1863 After several days of plundering Indiana, John Hunt Morgan crosses into Ohio   John Hunt Morgan July 13, 1863 Battle of Yazoo City Mississippi July 13, 1863 Battle of Donaldsonville Louisiana July 13, 1863 July 16, 1863 Draft riots, New York City New York   New York City draft riots July 14, 1863 Battle of Falling Waters Maryland July 17, 1863 In Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma) 65 miles west of Fort Smith, Federal forces defeat Confederates in the battle of Honey Springs July 18, 1863 The 54th Massachusetts, comprised primarily of free blacks from Massachusetts and Pennsylvania, attack Battery Wagner in Charleston Harbor, losing 30% of their men and forcing Quincey Gillmore to lay siege to the city. The film "Glory" is based on this action. South Carolina   Quincy A. Gillmore   Siege of Charleston July 19, 1863 Daniel Harvey Hill replaces William Hardee in command of the Second Corps of the Army of Tennessee   William Hardee   Daniel Harvey Hill July 19, 1863 While crossing the Ohio River into Kentucky at Buffington Island, John Hunt Morgan's raiders stumble onto a fortified position. Federals manage to kill or wound 120 and capture 700 men and most of the rest return to Ohio to find an alternate crossing. Ohio Kentucky   John Hunt Morgan July 25, 1863 Department of East Tennessee, comprised of 17,800 men under Simon Bolivar Buckner, is merged into Braxton Bragg's Department of Tennessee. Major General Buckner is assign command of a corps.   Braxton Bragg   Simon Bolivar Buckner 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 January, 1863 May, 1863 September, 1863 February, 1863 June, 1863 October, 1863 March, 1863 July, 1863 November, 1863 April, 1863 August, 1863 December, 1863 Civil War Navidater Century 1700's 1800's 1900's 2000's Decade 1800's 1810's 1820's 1830's 1840's 1850's 1860's 1870's 1880's 1890's Year 1860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 The best search in Civil War History
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