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Jun 19, 1862 -- United States Congress made slavery illegal in all U.S. territories.
Sept 13, 1862 -- Lee's Order #191, revealing Confederate strategy, was found by Union soldiers on Best Farm.
Sept 14, 1862 -- Union forces pushed back Confederates at the Battle of South Mountain, Maryland.
Sept 17, 1862 -- Confederate and union forces fought to a tactical draw at the Battle of Antietam, Maryland.
Sept 22, 1862 -- President Lincoln issued a preliminary Emancipation Proclamation that freed all slaves in rebelling states.
Oct 3-4, 1862 -- Union victory at the Battle of Corinth, Mississippi.
Dec 11-13, 1862 -- Confederate victory at the Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia.
Jan 1, 1863 -- The Emancipation Proclamation declared slaves free in all areas governed by the United States.
Mar 3, 1863 -- The first Conscription Act drafted males between ages 20 and 45 to serve in the US military.
May 1-4, 1863 -- Confederate victory at the Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia. |