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"
America has no north, no south, no east, no west. The
sun rises over the hills and sets over the mountains,
the compass just points up and down, and we can laugh
now at the absurd notion of there being a north and a
south. We are one and undivided."
....Sam Watkins, 1st Tennessee
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CIVIL
WAR TIMELINE
1861
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February
9 |
Tennessee
voters reject seccession |
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June
8 |
Tennessee
secedes from the Union |
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September 29 |
Skirmish
at Travisville, first military action in Tennessee |
1862
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January
19 |
Battle
of Fishing Creek |
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February
6 |
Battle
of Fort Henry |
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February
12-16 |
Battle
of Fort Donelson |
| February
23 |
Confederate
evacuation of Nashville |
| April
6-7 |
Battle
of Shiloh |
| April
8 |
Battle
of Island Number 10 |
| June
6 |
Battle
of Memphis |
| October
5 |
Battle
Davis Bridge |
| December
31 |
Battle
of Parker's Crossroads |
| Dec.
31 - Jan. 3 |
Battle
of Stones River |
1863
| March
4-5 |
Battle
of Thompson's Station |
| June
23-July 8 |
Tullahoma
Campaign |
| September
19-20 |
Battle
of Chickamauga |
| November
24 |
Battle
of Lookout Mountain |
| November
25 |
Battle
of Missionary Ridge |
| November
29 |
Battle
of Fort Sanders |
1864
|
April
12 |
Battle
of Fort Pillow |
| November
4 |
Battle
of Johnsonville |
| November
29 |
Battle
of Spring Hill |
| November
30 |
Battle
of Franklin |
| December
15-16 |
Battle
of Nashville |
1865
| April
26 |
Army
of Tennessee surrendered near Greensboro, NC |
| May
9 |
Forrest's
Cavalry Corps surrenders |
1866
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July
24 |
Tennessee
is readmitted to the Union |
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