August 9, 1863 – Confederate President Jefferson Davis tried to regroup after the disastrous loss of the Mississippi River. Following the devastating surrenders of Vicksburg
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The Battle of Shiloh: Day One
April 6, 1862 – The most terrible battle of the war to date began as the Confederate Army of Mississippi swarmed upon unsuspecting Federals in
Prelude to Battle in Tennessee
March 25, 1862 – Federals advanced deep into western Tennessee this month as Confederates gathered in northern Mississippi to counterattack. By this month, the Confederate
The Fall of Nashville
February 24, 1862 – Federal forces invaded Tennessee and seized the first Confederate state capital of the war. The Federal capture of Fort Donelson opened
The Fall of Fort Donelson
February 16, 1862 – Federals scored their greatest victory of the war up to this time, generating a new northern military hero. Late on the
The Fort Donelson Campaign
February 7, 1862 – Brigadier General Ulysses S. Grant began planning to follow the victory at Fort Henry by capturing a much stronger Confederate fort.