Civil War Timeline
1861
February 9 Tennessee voters reject seccession
June 8 Tennessee secedes from the Union
September 29 Skirmish at Travisville, first military action in Tennessee
1862
January 19 Battle of Fishing Creek February 6 Battle of Fort Henry
February 12 – 16 Battle of Fort Donelson
February 23 Confederate Evacuation of Nashville
April 6-7 Battle of Shiloh
April 8 Battle of Island Number 10
June 6 Battle of Memphis
October 5 Battle Davis Bridge
December 31 Battle of Parker’s Crossroads
Dec. 31 – Jan. 3 Battle of Stones River
1863
March 4 – 5 Battle of Thompson’s Station
June 23 – July 8 Tullahoma Campaign
September 19 – 20 Battle of Chickamauga
November 24 Battle of Lookout Mountain
November 25 Battle of Missionary Ridge
November 29 Battle of Fort Sanders 1864
April 12 Battle of Fort Pillow
November 4 Battle of Johnsonville
November 29 Battle of Spring Hill
November 30 Battle of Franklin
December 15 -16 Battle of Nashville
1865
April 26 Army of Tennessee surrendered near Greensboro, NC
May 9 Forrest’s Cavalry Corps surrenders 1866
July 24 Tennessee is readmitted to the Union