Pictorial history of the war for the Union, volume 2 (of 2)Front matterReading editionChapter navigation188 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterPICTORIAL HISTORY OF THE WAR FOR THE UNION. A COMPLETE AND RELIABLE History of the War FROM ITS COMMENCEMENT TO ITS CLOSE: GIVING A GRAPHIC PICTURE OF ITS ENCOUNTERS, THRILLING INCIDENTS, FRIGHTFUL SCENES, HAIR BREADTH ESCAPES, INDIVIDUAL DARING, DESPERATE CHARGES, PERSONAL ANECDOTES, ETC., GLEANED FROM EYE-WITNESSES OF, AND PARTICIPANTS IN, THE TERRIBLE SCENES DESCRIBED—A TRUTHFUL LIVING REFLEX OF ALL MATTERS OF INTEREST CONNECTED WITH THIS THE MOST GIGANTIC OF HUMAN STRUGGLES. TOGETHER WITH A COMPLETE CHRONOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF THE WAR.INDEX TO ILLUSTRATIONS. VOLUME II.PORTRAITS.THE WAR FOR THE UNION.THE MARCH TO WHITE HOUSE.GENERAL M’CLELLAN AND THE GOVERNMENT.STONEWALL JACKSON’S RAID: RETREAT OF GEN. BANKS.THE INVESTMENT AND OCCUPATION OF CORINTH. May 12–30, 1862.OCCUPATION OF NORFOLK, VA.DESTRUCTION OF THE MERRIMAC.THE BATTLE OF HANOVER COURT-HOUSE. May 23, 1862.BATTLE OF FAIR OAKS, VA. May 31 and June 1.THE BATTLE OF SEVEN PINES. June 1, 1862.THE BATTLE OF CROSS-KEYS. June 8, 1862.THE SEVEN DAYS’ BATTLES.EVACUATION OF PENSACOLA. May 9, 1862.CAPTURE OF FORTS PILLOW AND RANDOLPH: OCCUPATION OF MEMPHIS. June 4–6, 1862.MOVEMENTS OF M’CLELLAN.BATTLE OF SOUTH MOUNTAIN, MD. September 14, 1862.SURRENDER OF HARPER’S FERRY. September 15, 1862.BATTLE OF ANTIETAM. September 17, 1862.M’CLELLAN’S ARMY ON THE POTOMAC. October 1–26, 1862.OPERATIONS IN KENTUCKY. June to September, 1862.BATTLE OF RICHMOND, KY. August 30, 1862.BRAGG’S INVASION—BATTLE OF MUNFORDSVILLE, KY. September 14–16, 1862.BATTLE OF PERRYVILLE, KY. October 8, 1862.BATTLE OF IUKA, MISS. September 19, 1862.BATTLE OF CORINTH, MISS. October 3 and 4, 1862.GENERAL BURNSIDE TAKES COMMAND OF THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC. November 10, 1862.OPERATIONS IN TENNESSEE. BATTLE OF MURFREESBORO’. December 31, 1862.NORTH CAROLINA AT THE CLOSE OF 1862.BATTLE OF POCOTALICO BRIDGE, S. C. October 23, 1862.BATTLE OF BATON ROUGE, LA. August 5, 1862.OPERATIONS IN MISSOURI.NAVAL OPERATIONS IN 1862.BATTLE OF DRURY’S BLUFF. May 15, 1862.NAVAL OPERATIONS ON THE MISSISSIPPI. May to December, 1862.HOOKER’S CAMPAIGN IN VIRGINIA. January 26, 1863.GENERAL STONEMAN’S CAVALRY RAID. May 1, 1863.HOOKER’S ADVANCE.BATTLE OF CHANCELLORSVILLE, VA. May 1–4, 1863.SKETCH OF THE LIFE OF STONEWALL JACKSON. Born January 24, 1824—Died May 10, 1863.THE REBEL INVASION.BATTLE OF WINCHESTER. June 14, 1863.CAPTURE OF MARTINSBURG. June 14, 1863.ATTACK ON CARLISLE, PA. July 1, 1863.BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG. July 1–3, 1863.THE VICKSBURG CAMPAIGN.CAPTURE OF FORT HINDMAN, ARKANSAS. January 10–11, 1863.PASSING THE VICKSBURG BATTERIES. April 16–22, 1863.CAPTURE OF GRAND GULF, MISS. April 29-May 3, 1863.BOMBARDMENT OF HAINES’ BLUFF.CAPTURE OF PORT GIBSON, MISS. May 1, 1863.GRIERSON’S RAID. April 17–May 2, 1863.BATTLE OF RAYMOND, MISS. May 12, 1863.CAPTURE OF JACKSON, MISS. May 14, 1863.BATTLE OF BAKER’S CREEK, OF CHAMPION HILL, MISS. May 16, 1863.BATTLE OF BIG BLACK BRIDGE, MISS. May 17, 1863.CAPTURE OF HAINES’S BLUFF. May 18, 1863.BOMBARDMENT AND ASSAULT OF VICKSBURG. May 19–23, 1863.THE BATTLE AT HELENA, ARKANSAS. July 4, 1863.MORGAN’S RAID IN INDIANA, KENTUCKY, AND OHIO. July 3 to July 26, 1863.THE DRAFT RIOTS IN NEW YORK CITY. July 13–15, 1863.OPERATIONS IN TENNESSEE, IN 1863.BATTLE OF FORT DONELSON, TENN.BATTLE NEAR FRANKLIN, TENN. March 5, 1863.COLONEL STREIGHT’S EXPEDITION INTO GEORGIA. May 3, 1863.THE BATTLE OF CHICKAMAUGA.OPERATIONS IN NORTH CAROLINA IN 1863.THE EXPEDITION AGAINST ROCKY MOUNT, N. C. July 24, 1863.OPERATIONS IN SOUTH CAROLINA IN 1863.THE ATTACK ON FORT SUMTER. April 7, 1863.CAPTURE OF THE REBEL IRONCLAD ATLANTA. June 17.SIEGE OF CHARLESTON. Commenced July 3, 1863.THE ATTACK ON MORRIS ISLAND.THE ASSAULT ON FORT WAGNER. July 11, 1863.BOMBARDMENT OF FORT SUMTER. August 17–23, 1863.OPERATIONS IN ARKANSAS—CAPTURE OF LITTLE ROCK.OPERATIONS IN SOUTHERN VIRGINIA, DURING 1863.THE SIEGE OF SUFFOLK. April 11-May 3, 1863.SIEGE OF KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE. November 17-December 6, 1863.OPERATIONS IN TENNESSEE. September 20-December 31, 1863.BATTLE OF LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN. November 24, 1863.SHERMAN’S ADVANCE AGAINST MISSION RIDGE. November 24, 1863.BATTLE OF MISSIONARY RIDGE. November 25, 1863.BATTLE OF RINGGOLD, GA. November 28, 1863.DEPARTMENT OF THE GULF IN 1863.OPERATIONS ON THE TECHE AND ATCHAFALAYA RIVERS, LA. April 13–20, 1863.BATTLE OF IRISH BEND, LA. April 13, 1863.ATTACK ON PORT HUDSON, LA. May 27, 1863.ASSAULT ON PORT HUDSON, LA. June 14, 1863.NAVAL OPERATIONS IN 1863.THE FIELD OF OPERATIONS IN 1864.SHERMAN’S EXPEDITION AGAINST MERIDIAN, MISS. February 3, 1864.GENERAL SMITH’S EXPEDITION FROM MEMPHIS, TENN. February 11, 1864.THE RED RIVER EXPEDITION. March 10-May 16, 1864.BATTLE OF SABINE CROSS-ROADS. April 8, 1864.BATTLE OF PLEASANT HILL, LA. April 9, 1864.OPERATIONS IN GEORGIA—BATTLE OF TUNNEL HILL. February 22, 1864.THE RECONNAISSANCE AND BATTLE AT ROCKY FACE RIDGE. February 25, 1864.THE CAPTURE OF UNION CITY, TENN. March 25, 1864.THE ATTACK OF PADUCAH, KY. March 26, 1864.THE CAPTURE OF FORT PILLOW, TENN. April 12, 1864.OPERATIONS IN FLORIDA IN 1864.BATTLE OF OLUSTEE. February 20, 1864.BATTLE AT BACHELOR’S CREEK, N. C. February 1, 1864.CAPTURE OF PLYMOUTH, N. C. April 19, 1864.DESTRUCTION OF THE ALBEMARLE.CAPTURE OF FORT FISHER, AND WILMINGTON, N. C. December 24, 1864-January 22, 1865.KILPATRICK’S CAVALRY RAID TOWARD RICHMOND. February 28-March 5, 1864.OPERATIONS IN ARKANSAS IN 1864.INVASION OF MISSOURI. September, 1864.OPERATIONS IN GEORGIA.CAPTURE OF ROME, GA. May 19, 1864.THE BATTLES OF KENESAW MOUNTAIN. June 14, 1864.BATTLE OF LITTLE KENESAW. June 24, 1864.BATTLE BEFORE ATLANTA, GA. July 22, 1864.THE CAVALRY EXPEDITIONS.THE SIEGE OF ATLANTA.HOOD’S CAMPAIGN IN ALABAMA AND TENNESSEE.BATTLE OF ALLATOONA, GA.THE BURNING OF ROME, GA. November 11, 1864.THE DESTRUCTION OF ATLANTA. November, 1864.THE BATTLE OF FRANKLIN, TENN. November 30, 1864.THE BATTLE OF NASHVILLE, TENN. December 15–17, 1864.CONTINUATION OF THE SIEGE OF CHARLESTON IN 1864.OPERATIONS IN MIDDLE AND WESTERN VIRGINIA IN 1864.BATTLE OF PIEDMONT, VA. June 5, 1864.BATTLE OF OPEQUAN CREEK, VA. September 19, 1864.BATTLE OF FISHER’S HILL, VA. September 21, 1864.BATTLE OF CEDAR CREEK, VA. October 19, 1864.BATTLE OF MORRISTOWN, TENNESSEE. November 13, 1864.STONEMAN’S RAID INTO WESTERN VIRGINIA. December 12–20, 1864.EXPEDITIONS AT THE CLOSE OF 1864.REBEL PRIVATEERS—THE ALABAMA, THE FLORIDA, AND THE SHENANDOAH.THE ST. ALBANS RAID. October 19, 1864.ADVANCE OF THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC. May 3, 1864.THE BATTLE OF THE WILDERNESS. May 5–7, 1864.BATTLE OF SPOTTSYLVANIA. May 8–12, 1864.BATTLE OF COAL HARBOR. June 1–3, 1864.GENERAL GRANT’S CHANGE OF BASE.OPERATIONS ON JAMES RIVER, VA. May 4–10, 1864.BATTLE AT FORT DARLING, VA. May 12–16, 1864.ASSAULTS OF PETERSBURG, VA. June 8–18, 1864.WELDON RAILROAD, NEAR PETERSBURG VA. June 22–23, 1864.ENGAGEMENTS AT REAMS’S STATION, STONY CREEK, ETC. June 22–29, 1864.SHERMAN’S MARCH FROM ATLANTA TO SAVANNAH November 16 to December 22, 1804.THE CAPTURE OF FORT MC ALLISTER, GA. December 13, 1864.THE CAPTURE OF SAVANNAH. December 21, 1864.GRAND NAVAL COMBAT IN MOBILE BAY.SHERMAN’S MARCH FROM SAVANNAH TO GOLDSBORO’, N. C. January to March, 1865.BATTLE OF AVERASBORO’. March 15–16, 1865.BATTLE OF BENTONSVILLE. March 20, 1864.THE OCCUPATION OF CHARLESTON, S. C. February 18, 1865.GENERAL SCHOFIELD’S MARCH TO GOLDSBORO’.THE SIEGE OF PETERSBURG, VA.EXPLOSION OF PLEASANTS’ MINE, AND BATTLE BEFORE PETERSBURG. July 29, 1864.THE DUTCH GAP CANAL.THE WAR SUMMER OF 1864.BATTLES ALONG THE WELDON RAILROAD.THE BATTLE OF REAMS’S STATION. August 28, 1864.BATTLE OF CHAPIN’S BLUFF. September 28, 1864.ARMY OF THE JAMES.THE BATTLES OF HATCHER’S RUN. October 27, 1864-February 5–7, 1865.CLOSE OF THE CAMPAIGN. BATTLE OF FIVE FORKS, VA. April 1–3, 1865.SHERIDAN’S EXPEDITION IN THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY, VA. February 27-March 19, 1865.EXPEDITION AGAINST ST. MARKS, FLA. March 4–12, 1865.STONEMAN’S EXPEDITION IN NORTH CAROLINA. March 20-April 13, 1865.GENERAL WILSON’S EXPEDITION IN ALABAMA. March 22-April 20, 1865.CAPTURE OF MOBILE AND THE REBEL FLEET. April 12-May 4, 1865.EVACUATION OF RICHMOND AND PETERSBURG, VA. SURRENDER OF GENERAL LEE.RICHMOND. Surrendered April 3, 1865.SURRENDER OF GENERAL LEE, AND HIS ENTIRE ARMY. April 9, 1865.SKETCH OF THE REBEL GENERAL LEE.ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT LINCOLN. Night of April 14, 1865.NATIONAL LAMENTATION. FUNERAL OF THE PRESIDENT.SKETCH OF THE LIFE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN. Born February 12, 1809. Died April 15, 1865.THE ATTEMPT TO ASSASSINATE SECRETARY SEWARD. April 14, 1865.THE INAUGURATION OF PRESIDENT JOHNSON.THE CLOSE OF SHERMAN’S CAMPAIGN. SURRENDER OF GENERAL JOHNSTON.THE BIRKENHEAD RAMS.THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION. By the President of the United States of America. January 1, 1863.PROCLAMATION.CHRONOLOGY.CHRONOLOGY. (continued 2)CHRONOLOGY. (continued 3)CHRONOLOGY. (continued 4)Beginning of this editionNext chapter →PICTORIAL HISTORY OF THE WAR FOR THE UNION. A COMPLETE AND RELIABLE History of the War FROM ITS COMMENCEMENT TO ITS CLOSE: GIVING A GRAPHIC PICTURE OF ITS ENCOUNTERS, THRILLING INCIDENTS, FRIGHTFUL SCENES, HAIR BREADTH ESCAPES, INDIVIDUAL DARING, DESPERATE CHARGES, PERSONAL ANECDOTES, ETC., GLEANED FROM EYE-WITNESSES OF, AND PARTICIPANTS IN, THE TERRIBLE SCENES DESCRIBED—A TRUTHFUL LIVING REFLEX OF ALL MATTERS OF INTEREST CONNECTED WITH THIS THE MOST GIGANTIC OF HUMAN STRUGGLES. TOGETHER WITH A COMPLETE CHRONOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF THE WAR.All chapters and sections (188)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsPICTORIAL HISTORY OF THE WAR FOR THE UNION. A COMPLETE AND RELIABLE History of the War FROM ITS COMMENCEMENT TO ITS CLOSE: GIVING A GRAPHIC PICTURE OF ITS ENCOUNTERS, THRILLING INCIDENTS, FRIGHTFUL SCENES, HAIR BREADTH ESCAPES, INDIVIDUAL DARING, DESPERATE CHARGES, PERSONAL ANECDOTES, ETC., GLEANED FROM EYE-WITNESSES OF, AND PARTICIPANTS IN, THE TERRIBLE SCENES DESCRIBED—A TRUTHFUL LIVING REFLEX OF ALL MATTERS OF INTEREST CONNECTED WITH THIS THE MOST GIGANTIC OF HUMAN STRUGGLES. TOGETHER WITH A COMPLETE CHRONOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF THE WAR.Sections2Volume 2 · Other sectionsPORTRAITS.THE WAR FOR THE UNION.THE MARCH TO WHITE HOUSE.GENERAL M’CLELLAN AND THE GOVERNMENT.STONEWALL JACKSON’S RAID: RETREAT OF GEN. BANKS.THE INVESTMENT AND OCCUPATION OF CORINTH. May 12–30, 1862.OCCUPATION OF NORFOLK, VA.DESTRUCTION OF THE MERRIMAC.THE BATTLE OF HANOVER COURT-HOUSE. May 23, 1862.BATTLE OF FAIR OAKS, VA. May 31 and June 1.THE BATTLE OF SEVEN PINES. June 1, 1862.THE BATTLE OF CROSS-KEYS. June 8, 1862.THE SEVEN DAYS’ BATTLES.EVACUATION OF PENSACOLA. May 9, 1862.CAPTURE OF FORTS PILLOW AND RANDOLPH: OCCUPATION OF MEMPHIS. June 4–6, 1862.MOVEMENTS OF M’CLELLAN.BATTLE OF SOUTH MOUNTAIN, MD. September 14, 1862.SURRENDER OF HARPER’S FERRY. September 15, 1862.BATTLE OF ANTIETAM. September 17, 1862.M’CLELLAN’S ARMY ON THE POTOMAC. October 1–26, 1862.OPERATIONS IN KENTUCKY. June to September, 1862.BATTLE OF RICHMOND, KY. August 30, 1862.BRAGG’S INVASION—BATTLE OF MUNFORDSVILLE, KY. September 14–16, 1862.BATTLE OF PERRYVILLE, KY. October 8, 1862.BATTLE OF IUKA, MISS. September 19, 1862.BATTLE OF CORINTH, MISS. October 3 and 4, 1862.GENERAL BURNSIDE TAKES COMMAND OF THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC. November 10, 1862.OPERATIONS IN TENNESSEE. BATTLE OF MURFREESBORO’. December 31, 1862.NORTH CAROLINA AT THE CLOSE OF 1862.BATTLE OF POCOTALICO BRIDGE, S. C. October 23, 1862.BATTLE OF BATON ROUGE, LA. August 5, 1862.OPERATIONS IN MISSOURI.NAVAL OPERATIONS IN 1862.BATTLE OF DRURY’S BLUFF. May 15, 1862.NAVAL OPERATIONS ON THE MISSISSIPPI. May to December, 1862.HOOKER’S CAMPAIGN IN VIRGINIA. January 26, 1863.GENERAL STONEMAN’S CAVALRY RAID. May 1, 1863.HOOKER’S ADVANCE.BATTLE OF CHANCELLORSVILLE, VA. May 1–4, 1863.SKETCH OF THE LIFE OF STONEWALL JACKSON. Born January 24, 1824—Died May 10, 1863.THE REBEL INVASION.BATTLE OF WINCHESTER. June 14, 1863.CAPTURE OF MARTINSBURG. June 14, 1863.ATTACK ON CARLISLE, PA. July 1, 1863.BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG. July 1–3, 1863.THE VICKSBURG CAMPAIGN.CAPTURE OF FORT HINDMAN, ARKANSAS. January 10–11, 1863.PASSING THE VICKSBURG BATTERIES. April 16–22, 1863.CAPTURE OF GRAND GULF, MISS. April 29-May 3, 1863.BOMBARDMENT OF HAINES’ BLUFF.CAPTURE OF PORT GIBSON, MISS. May 1, 1863.GRIERSON’S RAID. April 17–May 2, 1863.BATTLE OF RAYMOND, MISS. May 12, 1863.CAPTURE OF JACKSON, MISS. May 14, 1863.BATTLE OF BAKER’S CREEK, OF CHAMPION HILL, MISS. May 16, 1863.BATTLE OF BIG BLACK BRIDGE, MISS. May 17, 1863.CAPTURE OF HAINES’S BLUFF. May 18, 1863.BOMBARDMENT AND ASSAULT OF VICKSBURG. May 19–23, 1863.THE BATTLE AT HELENA, ARKANSAS. July 4, 1863.MORGAN’S RAID IN INDIANA, KENTUCKY, AND OHIO. July 3 to July 26, 1863.THE DRAFT RIOTS IN NEW YORK CITY. July 13–15, 1863.OPERATIONS IN TENNESSEE, IN 1863.BATTLE OF FORT DONELSON, TENN.BATTLE NEAR FRANKLIN, TENN. March 5, 1863.COLONEL STREIGHT’S EXPEDITION INTO GEORGIA. May 3, 1863.THE BATTLE OF CHICKAMAUGA.OPERATIONS IN NORTH CAROLINA IN 1863.THE EXPEDITION AGAINST ROCKY MOUNT, N. C. July 24, 1863.OPERATIONS IN SOUTH CAROLINA IN 1863.THE ATTACK ON FORT SUMTER. April 7, 1863.CAPTURE OF THE REBEL IRONCLAD ATLANTA. June 17.SIEGE OF CHARLESTON. Commenced July 3, 1863.THE ATTACK ON MORRIS ISLAND.THE ASSAULT ON FORT WAGNER. July 11, 1863.BOMBARDMENT OF FORT SUMTER. August 17–23, 1863.OPERATIONS IN ARKANSAS—CAPTURE OF LITTLE ROCK.OPERATIONS IN SOUTHERN VIRGINIA, DURING 1863.THE SIEGE OF SUFFOLK. April 11-May 3, 1863.SIEGE OF KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE. November 17-December 6, 1863.OPERATIONS IN TENNESSEE. September 20-December 31, 1863.BATTLE OF LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN. November 24, 1863.SHERMAN’S ADVANCE AGAINST MISSION RIDGE. November 24, 1863.BATTLE OF MISSIONARY RIDGE. November 25, 1863.BATTLE OF RINGGOLD, GA. November 28, 1863.DEPARTMENT OF THE GULF IN 1863.OPERATIONS ON THE TECHE AND ATCHAFALAYA RIVERS, LA. April 13–20, 1863.BATTLE OF IRISH BEND, LA. April 13, 1863.ATTACK ON PORT HUDSON, LA. May 27, 1863.ASSAULT ON PORT HUDSON, LA. June 14, 1863.NAVAL OPERATIONS IN 1863.THE FIELD OF OPERATIONS IN 1864.SHERMAN’S EXPEDITION AGAINST MERIDIAN, MISS. February 3, 1864.GENERAL SMITH’S EXPEDITION FROM MEMPHIS, TENN. February 11, 1864.THE RED RIVER EXPEDITION. March 10-May 16, 1864.BATTLE OF SABINE CROSS-ROADS. April 8, 1864.BATTLE OF PLEASANT HILL, LA. April 9, 1864.OPERATIONS IN GEORGIA—BATTLE OF TUNNEL HILL. February 22, 1864.THE RECONNAISSANCE AND BATTLE AT ROCKY FACE RIDGE. February 25, 1864.THE CAPTURE OF UNION CITY, TENN. March 25, 1864.THE ATTACK OF PADUCAH, KY. March 26, 1864.THE CAPTURE OF FORT PILLOW, TENN. April 12, 1864.OPERATIONS IN FLORIDA IN 1864.BATTLE OF OLUSTEE. February 20, 1864.BATTLE AT BACHELOR’S CREEK, N. C. February 1, 1864.CAPTURE OF PLYMOUTH, N. C. April 19, 1864.DESTRUCTION OF THE ALBEMARLE.CAPTURE OF FORT FISHER, AND WILMINGTON, N. C. December 24, 1864-January 22, 1865.KILPATRICK’S CAVALRY RAID TOWARD RICHMOND. February 28-March 5, 1864.OPERATIONS IN ARKANSAS IN 1864.INVASION OF MISSOURI. September, 1864.OPERATIONS IN GEORGIA.CAPTURE OF ROME, GA. May 19, 1864.THE BATTLES OF KENESAW MOUNTAIN. June 14, 1864.BATTLE OF LITTLE KENESAW. June 24, 1864.BATTLE BEFORE ATLANTA, GA. July 22, 1864.THE CAVALRY EXPEDITIONS.THE SIEGE OF ATLANTA.HOOD’S CAMPAIGN IN ALABAMA AND TENNESSEE.BATTLE OF ALLATOONA, GA.THE BURNING OF ROME, GA. November 11, 1864.THE DESTRUCTION OF ATLANTA. November, 1864.THE BATTLE OF FRANKLIN, TENN. November 30, 1864.THE BATTLE OF NASHVILLE, TENN. December 15–17, 1864.CONTINUATION OF THE SIEGE OF CHARLESTON IN 1864.OPERATIONS IN MIDDLE AND WESTERN VIRGINIA IN 1864.BATTLE OF PIEDMONT, VA. June 5, 1864.BATTLE OF OPEQUAN CREEK, VA. September 19, 1864.BATTLE OF FISHER’S HILL, VA. September 21, 1864.BATTLE OF CEDAR CREEK, VA. October 19, 1864.BATTLE OF MORRISTOWN, TENNESSEE. November 13, 1864.STONEMAN’S RAID INTO WESTERN VIRGINIA. December 12–20, 1864.EXPEDITIONS AT THE CLOSE OF 1864.REBEL PRIVATEERS—THE ALABAMA, THE FLORIDA, AND THE SHENANDOAH.THE ST. ALBANS RAID. October 19, 1864.ADVANCE OF THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC. May 3, 1864.THE BATTLE OF THE WILDERNESS. May 5–7, 1864.BATTLE OF SPOTTSYLVANIA. May 8–12, 1864.BATTLE OF COAL HARBOR. June 1–3, 1864.GENERAL GRANT’S CHANGE OF BASE.OPERATIONS ON JAMES RIVER, VA. May 4–10, 1864.BATTLE AT FORT DARLING, VA. May 12–16, 1864.ASSAULTS OF PETERSBURG, VA. June 8–18, 1864.WELDON RAILROAD, NEAR PETERSBURG VA. June 22–23, 1864.ENGAGEMENTS AT REAMS’S STATION, STONY CREEK, ETC. June 22–29, 1864.SHERMAN’S MARCH FROM ATLANTA TO SAVANNAH November 16 to December 22, 1804.THE CAPTURE OF FORT MC ALLISTER, GA. December 13, 1864.THE CAPTURE OF SAVANNAH. December 21, 1864.GRAND NAVAL COMBAT IN MOBILE BAY.SHERMAN’S MARCH FROM SAVANNAH TO GOLDSBORO’, N. C. January to March, 1865.BATTLE OF AVERASBORO’. March 15–16, 1865.BATTLE OF BENTONSVILLE. March 20, 1864.THE OCCUPATION OF CHARLESTON, S. C. February 18, 1865.GENERAL SCHOFIELD’S MARCH TO GOLDSBORO’.THE SIEGE OF PETERSBURG, VA.EXPLOSION OF PLEASANTS’ MINE, AND BATTLE BEFORE PETERSBURG. July 29, 1864.THE DUTCH GAP CANAL.THE WAR SUMMER OF 1864.BATTLES ALONG THE WELDON RAILROAD.THE BATTLE OF REAMS’S STATION. August 28, 1864.BATTLE OF CHAPIN’S BLUFF. September 28, 1864.ARMY OF THE JAMES.THE BATTLES OF HATCHER’S RUN. October 27, 1864-February 5–7, 1865.CLOSE OF THE CAMPAIGN. BATTLE OF FIVE FORKS, VA. April 1–3, 1865.SHERIDAN’S EXPEDITION IN THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY, VA. February 27-March 19, 1865.EXPEDITION AGAINST ST. MARKS, FLA. March 4–12, 1865.STONEMAN’S EXPEDITION IN NORTH CAROLINA. March 20-April 13, 1865.GENERAL WILSON’S EXPEDITION IN ALABAMA. March 22-April 20, 1865.CAPTURE OF MOBILE AND THE REBEL FLEET. April 12-May 4, 1865.EVACUATION OF RICHMOND AND PETERSBURG, VA. SURRENDER OF GENERAL LEE.RICHMOND. Surrendered April 3, 1865.SURRENDER OF GENERAL LEE, AND HIS ENTIRE ARMY. April 9, 1865.SKETCH OF THE REBEL GENERAL LEE.ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT LINCOLN. Night of April 14, 1865.NATIONAL LAMENTATION. FUNERAL OF THE PRESIDENT.SKETCH OF THE LIFE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN. Born February 12, 1809. Died April 15, 1865.THE ATTEMPT TO ASSASSINATE SECRETARY SEWARD. April 14, 1865.THE INAUGURATION OF PRESIDENT JOHNSON.THE CLOSE OF SHERMAN’S CAMPAIGN. SURRENDER OF GENERAL JOHNSTON.THE BIRKENHEAD RAMS.THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION. By the President of the United States of America. January 1, 1863.PROCLAMATION.CHRONOLOGY.CHRONOLOGY. (continued 2)CHRONOLOGY. (continued 3)CHRONOLOGY. (continued 4)Transcriber’s Note:◇New original cover art included with this eBook is granted to the public domain.◇PICTORIAL HISTORY OF THE WAR FOR THE UNIONPICTORIAL HISTORY OF THE WAR FOR THE UNION. A COMPLETE AND RELIABLE History of the War FROM ITS COMMENCEMENT TO ITS CLOSE: GIVING A GRAPHIC PICTURE OF ITS ENCOUNTERS, THRILLING INCIDENTS, FRIGHTFUL SCENES, HAIR BREADTH ESCAPES, INDIVIDUAL DARING, DESPERATE CHARGES, PERSONAL ANECDOTES, ETC., GLEANED FROM EYE-WITNESSES OF, AND PARTICIPANTS IN, THE TERRIBLE SCENES DESCRIBED—A TRUTHFUL LIVING REFLEX OF ALL MATTERS OF INTEREST CONNECTED WITH THIS THE MOST GIGANTIC OF HUMAN STRUGGLES. 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