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concerning letters of marque, prizes, and prize goods.”
May 7, 1861.
Tennessee entered into military league with the
Confederate States.
May 7, 1861.
Arlington Heights, Va., occupied by
Virginia troops.
May 7, 1861.
Virginia admitted as a member of the
Confederate States of America.
May 9, 1861.
Exchange of shots between U. S. steamer
Yankee and the batteries at
Gloucester Point, Va.
May 10, 1861.
Major-General Robert E. Lee assigned to command of Confederate forces in
Virginia.
May 10, 1861.
Camp Jackson,
St. Louis, Mo., captured by U. S. forces under
Captain Nathaniel Lyon.
May 11, 1861.
Riot in
St. Louis, Mo.
May 11, 1861.
Brig.-General W. S. Harney, U. S. Army, resumed command of the Department of the West.
May 13, 1861.
Brig.-General Ben. McCulloch, C. S. Army, assigned to command in the
Indian Territory.
May 13, 1861.
Baltimore occupied by
General Butler.
May 13, 1861.
Major-General G. B. McClellan, U. S. Army, assigned to command of the Department of Ohio, including a portion of
West Virginia.
May 15, 1861.
Brig.-General J. E. Johnston, C. S. Army, assigned to command near
Harper's Ferry, Va.
May 15, 1861.
Brevet Major-General George Cadwalader, Pennsylvania Militia, superseded
General Butler in the Department of Annapolis.
May 17, 1861.
Acts passed by Confederate Congress providing, upon certain conditions, for the admission of
North Carolina and
Tennessee as members of the
Confederate States of America.
May 18, 1861.
Naval attack on batteries at
Sewell's Point, Va.
May 20, 1861.
Ordinance of secession adopted in
North Carolina.
May 21, 1861.
Brig.-General M. L. Bonham, C. S. Army, assigned to command on the “Alexandria line,”
Va.
May 21, 1861.
Colonel J. B. Magruder, Provisional Army of
Virginia, assigned to command at
Yorktown.
May 21, 1861.
Convention between
General Harney, U. S. Army, and
General Sterling Price, Missouri State Guard, with a view to the preservation of order in the
State.
May 22, 1861.
Brig.-General B. F. Butler assigned to command at
Fort Monroe, Va.
May 23, 1861.
Demonstration against
Hampton, Va.
May 23, 1861.
Brig.-General Benj. Huger, Virginia Volunteers, assigned to command at
Norfolk, Va.
May 24, 1861.
Resolutions of mediation and neutrality adopted in
Kentucky.
May 24, 1861.
Union troops advanced into
Virginia and occupied
Arlington Heights and
Alexandria.
May 26-30, 1861.
Union troops advanced from the
Ohio River and occupied
Grafton, West Virginia.
May 27-29, 1861.
Union troops advanced from
Fort Monroe and occupied Newport News,
Va.
May 28, 1861.
Brig.-General Irvin McDowell, U. S. Army, assumed command of the Department of Northeastern Virginia.
May 31, 1861.
Brig.-General Nathaniel Lyon superseded
General W. S. Harney in command of the Department of the West.
May 31, 1861.
Naval attack on batteries at
Aquia Creek, Va.
June 1, 1861.
Skirmishes at Arlington Mills and Fairfax Court House, Va.
June 2, 1861.
Brig.-General Beauregard superseded
General Bonham in command on the “Alexandria line.”
June 3, 1861.
Action at
Philippi, W. Va.
June 5, 1861.
Naval attack on batteries at
Pig Point, Va.
June 6, 1861.
Brig.-General Henry A. Wise, C. S. Army, ordered to command in the
Kanawha Valley,
W. Va.
June 6, 1861.
Virginia State military and naval forces transferred to the
Confederate States.
June 7, 1861.
Confederate reconnoissance from
Yorktown to Newport News,
Va.
June 8, 1861.
Brig.-General R. S. Garnett, C. S. Army, assigned to command in
Northwestern Va.
June 10, 1861.
Engagement at Big Bethel, or Bethel Church,
Va.
June 10, 1861.
Brig.-General Beauregard in command of all Confederate forces in Prince William,
Fairfax, and
Loudoun counties,
Va.
June 11, 1861.
Maj.-General Cadwalader superseded by
Maj.-General Banks in Department of Annapolis.
June 13, 1861.
Descent of Union troops upon
Romney, W. Va.
June 15, 1861.
Harper's Ferry, Va., evacuated by Confederate forces.
June 17, 1861.
Engagement at
Booneville, Mo.
June 17, 1861.
Action at Camp Cole, Mo.
June 17, 1861.
Action at
Vienna, Va.
July 2, 1861.
General Patterson's command crossed the
Potomac.
at
Williamsport.
July 2, 1861.
Advance of
General George H. Thomas's command, and engagement at
Falling Waters, Va.
July 5, 1861.
Engagement near
Carthage, Mo.
July 8, 1861.
Brig.-General Henry H. Sibley, C. S. Army, ordered to
Texas to expel Union forces from
New Mexico.
July 9, 1861.
Skirmish at
Vienna, Va.
July 10, 1861.
Skirmish at
Laurel Hill, W. Va.
July 11, 1861.
Engagement at
Rich Mountain, W. Va.
July 13, 1861.
Major-General Leonidas Polk, C. S. Army, assumed command of Department No. 2, with headquarters at
Memphis.
July 13, 1861.
Action at Carrick's Ford, W. Va.
July 13, 1861.
Surrender of
Pegram's Confederate forces in
Western Virginia.
July 14, 1861.
Brig.-General H. R. Jackson ordered to command of Confederate forces in
Western Va.
July 15, 1861.
Military forces, stores, etc., of
Arkansas transferred to the
Confederate States.
July 16, 1861.
Union advance toward
Manassas, Va.
July 17, 1861.
Confederate army retired to the lint of
Bull Run, Va.
July 17, 1861.
Skirmish at Fairfax Court House, Va.
July 18, 1861.
Skirmish at Mitchell's Ford, Va.
July 18, 1861.
Action at Blackburn's Ford, Va.
July 18-21, 1861.
Confederate forces from the Shenandoah Valley, under
General Joseph E. Johnston, reinforced the army of
General Beauregard at
Manassas, Va.
July 20, 1861.
Brig.-General William W. Loring, C. S. Army, assigned to command of “Northwestern army” (
Western Virginia).
July 21, 1861.
Battle of Bull Run, or
Manassas, Va. 
