05/19/1862
Maryland slaveholders meet President Lincoln to complain about non-enforcement of Fugitive Slave Act
04/27/1863
- 04/30/1863
The Army of the Potomac concentrates on Chancellorsville in preparation for an attack on Lee
05/01/1863
Union and Confederate armies collide near Chancellorsville in Spotsylvania County, Virginia
05/02/1863
"Stonewall" Jackson's flanking movement seizes the initiative in the Battle of Chancellorsville
05/03/1863
Lee's Army of Northern Virginia forces back entrenched Union forces at the Battle of Chancellorsville
05/05/1863
- 05/06/1863
The beaten Union Army retreats across the Rappahannock, ending the Battle of Chancellorsville
06/30/1863
The leading First Corps of the Army of the Potomac camps four miles west of Gettysburg
07/01/1863
Attack of Confederate infantry on dismounted Union cavalry begins the collision of armies at Gettysburg
07/01/1863
General John Reynolds killed in action within two hours of battle commencing at Gettysburg
05/06/1864
In Spotsylvania County, Virginia, the Battle of the Wilderness continues for a second bloody day
05/07/1864
In Spotsylvania County, Virginia, the Battle of the Wilderness ends and Union maneuvering continues
