President Abraham Lincoln signs legislation prohibiting slavery in the territories of the United States. The law read simply: Be it enacted by the Senate and
Booknote: Theater of a Separate War
From the UNC Press web site: Though its most famous battles were waged in the East at Antietam, Gettysburg, and throughout Virginia, the Civil War
June 17, 1862 – Braxton Bragg replaces Beauregaard
Braxton Bragg replaces Beauregaard as commander of the Western Theater for the Confederacy. General Braxton Bragg
June 13, 1861 – Lincoln signs legislation for the United States Sanitary Commission
President Lincoln signs legislation forming the United States Sanitary Commission, a civilian organization whose aim is to provide care for the sick & wounded in
Siege of Petersburg begins June 18, 1864
June 18- the ten-month Union seige of Petersburg (VA) begins. Grant is reluctant is to make all-out assaults after his losses at Spotsylvania and Cold
June 8/9, 1862 – Jackson’s Shenandoah Valley Campaign comes to a close
C.S.A. General Stonewall Jackson’s Shenandoah Valley Campaign comes to a close with victories at Cross Keys and Port Republic. This campaign kept Union forces distracted
