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| Battle of Atlanta Sherman, William Tecumseh |  |
| Atlanta Sherman captures Atlanta |
| Battle of Opequon Creek Early, Jubal | |
| 19th Sep Opequon Creek Defeated by Confederates under General Philip Sheridan near Winchester, Virginia |
| 19th Sep Opequon Creek Removes the Shenandoah Valley from the remainder of the war |
| Battle of Opequon Creek Sheridan, Philip | |
| 19th Sep Opequon Creek Leads Union victory over General Early in Virginia |
| 19th Sep Opequon Creek Removes the Shenandoah Valley from the remainder of the war |
| Brigadier General Hayes, Rutherford Birchard | |
| Appointed Brigadier-General |
| Capture of Atlanta Sherman, William Tecumseh | |
| Atlanta Sherman captures Atlanta |
| Death of Stuart, James Ewell Brown Stuart, James Ewell Brown | |
| 11th May Death of James Ewell Brown, killed in battle |
| General McClellan, George Brinton | |
| Stands as an unsuccessful Presidential candidate against Abraham Lincoln |
| Government Lincoln, Abraham | |
| Re-elected President of the USA on a National Union ticket with a large majority |
| 7th June Nominated for the Presidency |
| 7th June Washington The Republicans nominate Abraham Lincoln for a 2nd term |
| Siege of Richmond Stuart, James Ewell Brown | |
| 11th May Richmond Killed in battle as the Confederates are driven from Richmond |