The Civil War at a GlanceThe Western Theatre, 1863 | First posted 1998 Last update Apr 29, 2009 |
To relieve the beleaguered Federal troops, the Union government rushes reinforcements to Chattanooga, names Grant to command in the West, and replaces Rosecrans with Maj. Gen. George H. Thomas. In several battles around Chattanooga between October and November, Grant's armies defeat Bragg's troops, forcing them to retreat to Dalton, Georgia, where Bragg is succeeded in command by Gen. Joseph E. Johnston. The two-week siege of Union-occupied Knoxville by Lt. Gen. James Longstreet's Confederate troops ends December 3 with the approach of a relief column led by General Sherman. Charleston, under attack much of the year, enters the third winter of the war battered but unconquered.
Jan 1 - 2 | Battle of Stones River, Tenn., continued |
Jan 1 | Battle of Galveston, Tex. |
Jan 9 - 11 | Battle of Arkansas Post, Ark. |
Mar 29 - Jul 4 Grant's Second Vicksburg Campaign, Miss. | |
Apr 11 - May 3 | Streight's Raid, Tenn. - La. |
Apr 16 - 22 | Union fleet passes Vicksburg river batteries |
Apr 17 - May 2 | Grierson's Raid, Tenn. - Miss. - La. |
Apr 29 | Battle of Grand Gulf |
May 1 | Battle of Port Gibson |
May 12 | Battle of Raymond |
May 14 | Battle of jackson |
May 16 | Battle of Champion Hill |
May 17 | Battle of Big Black River Bridge |
Jun 7 | Battle of Milliken's Bend, La. |
Apr 7 | Federal Ironclads attack Charleston, S.C. |
May 21 - Jul 9 | Siege and surrender of Port Hudson, La. |
Jun 23 - Jul 4 Tullahoma Campaign, tenn. | |
Jul 2 - 26 | Morgan's Raid, Ky. - Ind. - Ohio |
Jul 10 - 16 | Siege of Jackson, Miss. |
Jul 11 & 18 | Assaults on fort Wagner, Charleston, S.C. |
Jul 17 | Battle of Honey Springs (Elk Creek), Indian Territory |
Aug - Sep Chickamauga Camping, ga. | |
Sep 18 - 20 | Battle of Chickamauga |
Sep 8 | Battle of Sabine Pass, tex. |
Oct - Nov Chattanooga Campaign, Tenn. | |
Oct 28 - 29 | Wauhatchie Night Attack |
Nov 23 - 25 | Battle of Chattanooga |
Nov - Dec Knoxville Campaign, Tenn. | |
Nov 17 - Dec - 4 | Siege of Knoxville |
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