Event Lower Seaboard Theatre

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Encompassed major military and naval operations that occurred near the coastal areas of the Southeastern United States: in Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, and Texas, as well as southern part of the Mississippi River.

Chronology

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  • October 1861: Santa Rosa Island (Florida) is occupied by the union.
  • March 1865: Battle of Fort Myers: Even though the attack had been repelled, Fort Myers was abandoned by its garrison in early March. Southernmost land battle in Florida of the war.
  • March 1865: Union troop maneuver preceding the Battle of Natural Bridge. Confederate victory in Florida prevents the capture of Tallahassee.
  • November 1861: Confederate troop maneuver preceding the Battle of Santa Rosa Island. Union forces repel Confederate attempt to capture island.
  • January 1864: Fort Myers, a strategic location during the Seminole Indian Wars, was abandoned until Union soldiers, led by General John Newton, reoccupied it in December 1863 during the Civil War. This move was part of the Union's efforts to establish control over key points in Florida.
  • September 1864: Battle of Marianna. Union cavalry raid into Florida panhandle.
  • April 1862: 28 gunboats commanded by Union Commodore Samuel Dupont occupied Fort Clinch at Fernandina Beach.
  • April 1862: 28 gunboats commanded by Union Commodore Samuel Dupont occupied Fort Clinch at Fernandina Beach.
  • June 1864: Camp Milton was a Confederate stronghold during the American Civil War. It was captured by Union forces on June 2, 1864.
  • April 1862: 28 gunboats commanded by Union Commodore Samuel Dupont occupied Fort Clinch at Fernandina Beach.
  • March 1862: The Union captured St. Augustine.
  • March 1865: Union troop maneuver preceding the Battle of Natural Bridge. Confederate victory in Florida prevents the capture of Tallahassee.
  • April 1865: Union troop retreat after the Battle of Natural Bridge.
  • January 1864: Fort Myers, a strategic location during the Seminole Indian Wars, was abandoned until Union soldiers, led by General John Newton, reoccupied it in December 1863 during the Civil War. This move was part of the Union's efforts to establish control over key points in Florida.
  • April 1862: 28 gunboats commanded by Union Commodore Samuel Dupont occupied Fort Clinch at Fernandina Beach.
  • April 1862: Battle of Fort Pulaski. Union blockade closes Savannah, Georgia. Parrott rifle makes masonry forts obsolete.
  • October 1862: Battle of Georgia Landing. Confederate forces fled to Labadieville.
  • April 1862: Two days before the city surrendered in April 1862, Moore and the legislature abandoned Baton Rouge as the state capital, relocating to Opelousas in May.
  • October 1861: Santa Rosa Island (Florida) is occupied by the union.
  • April 1862: Battle of Fort Pulaski. Union blockade closes Savannah, Georgia. Parrott rifle makes masonry forts obsolete.
  • April 1862: Battle of Fort Pulaski. Union blockade closes Savannah, Georgia. Parrott rifle makes masonry forts obsolete.
  • June 1864: Camp Milton was a Confederate stronghold during the American Civil War. It was captured by Union forces on June 2, 1864.
  • March 1865: Battle of Fort Myers: Even though the attack had been repelled, Fort Myers was abandoned by its garrison in early March. Southernmost land battle in Florida of the war.
  • October 1862: Battle of Georgia Landing. Confederate forces fled to Labadieville.
  • October 1862: Battle of Georgia Landing. Confederate forces fled to Labadieville.
  • March 1862: The Union captured St. Augustine.
  • March 1862: The Union captured St. Augustine.
  • March 1862: The Union captured St. Augustine.
  • October 1862: Battle of Georgia Landing. Confederate forces fled to Labadieville.
  • November 1861: Battle of Port Royal. Union fleet under S. F. Du Pont capture Confederate forts at Hilton Head, South Carolina.
  • November 1861: Battle of Port Royal. Union fleet under S. F. Du Pont capture Confederate forts at Hilton Head, South Carolina.
  • April 1862: Battle of Fort Pulaski. Union blockade closes Savannah, Georgia. Parrott rifle makes masonry forts obsolete.
  • November 1861: Confederate troop maneuver preceding the Battle of Santa Rosa Island. Union forces repel Confederate attempt to capture island.
  • April 1865: Union troop retreat after the Battle of Natural Bridge.
  • September 1864: Battle of Marianna. Union cavalry raid into Florida panhandle.
  • April 1862: Two days before the city surrendered in April 1862, Moore and the legislature abandoned Baton Rouge as the state capital, relocating to Opelousas in May.

1. New Orleans Expedition

Was a military campaign of the Union culminationg in the capture of New Orleans, the major port of the Confederates, during the American Civil War.

  • May 1862: Union forces under General Butler occupy New Orleans, Louisiana.
  • April 1862: Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip. Decisive battle for possession of New Orleans. Union victory.
  • April 1862: Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip. Decisive battle for possession of New Orleans. Union victory.
  • May 1862: Union forces under General Butler occupy New Orleans, Louisiana.

2. Operations in West Louisiana

Were a series of military operations in western Louisiana during the American Civil War.

  • April 1863: Taylor retreated from the Teche region, and Banks was able to capture the Confederate fort at Butte a la Rose and Alexandria.
  • April 1863: Battle of Fort Bisland. Confederate forces retreat from Fort Bisland.
  • April 1863: Battle of Vermillion Bayou. Confederate Richard Taylor, being vastly outnumbered, retreats after an artillery skirmish.
  • April 1863: Battle of Vermillion Bayou. Confederate Richard Taylor, being vastly outnumbered, retreats after an artillery skirmish.
  • April 1863: Battle of Irish Bend. Confederate Richard Taylor retreats from Fort Bisland.
  • April 1863: Battle of Irish Bend. Confederate Richard Taylor retreats from Fort Bisland.
  • April 1863: Battle of Vermillion Bayou. Confederate Richard Taylor, being vastly outnumbered, retreats after an artillery skirmish.
  • April 1863: Battle of Irish Bend. Confederate Richard Taylor retreats from Fort Bisland.
  • April 1863: Taylor retreated from the Teche region, and Banks was able to capture the Confederate fort at Butte a la Rose and Alexandria.
  • April 1863: Battle of Fort Bisland. Confederate forces retreat from Fort Bisland.
  • April 1863: Battle of Irish Bend. Confederate Richard Taylor retreats from Fort Bisland.
  • April 1863: Battle of Fort Bisland. Confederate forces retreat from Fort Bisland.
  • April 1863: Battle of Fort Bisland. Confederate forces retreat from Fort Bisland.
  • April 1863: Battle of Vermillion Bayou. Confederate Richard Taylor, being vastly outnumbered, retreats after an artillery skirmish.

3. Siege of Port Hudson

Was the final engagement in the Union campaign to recapture the Mississippi River in the American Civil War.

  • May 1863: Battle of Plains Store. Union victory.
  • May 1863: Battle of Plains Store. Union victory.

4. Union Invasion of Florida

Was a military invasion of Florida by the Union during the American Civil War.

  • February 1864: In 1864, during the American Civil War, Union forces led by General Truman Seymour were defeated by Confederate troops commanded by General Joseph Finegan in Jacksonville, Florida. The Union forces were forced to retreat back to their fortifications in the city.
  • March 1864: Union troop retreat after the Battle of Olustee.
  • February 1864: Union troop maneuver preceding the Battle of Olustee. Confederate victory.
  • March 1864: Union troop retreat after the Battle of Olustee.
  • March 1864: Union troop retreat after the Battle of Olustee.
  • February 1864: Union troop maneuver preceding the Battle of Olustee. Confederate victory.
  • March 1864: Union troop retreat after the Battle of Olustee.
  • February 1864: Union troop maneuver preceding the Battle of Olustee. Confederate victory.
  • February 1864: In 1864, during the American Civil War, Union forces led by General Truman Seymour were defeated by Confederate troops commanded by General Joseph Finegan in Jacksonville, Florida. The Union forces were forced to retreat back to their fortifications in the city.
  • February 1864: Union troop maneuver preceding the Battle of Olustee. Confederate victory.
  • February 1864: In 1864, during the American Civil War, Union forces led by General Truman Seymour were defeated by Confederate troops commanded by General Joseph Finegan in Jacksonville, Florida. The Union forces were forced to retreat back to their fortifications in the city.
  • February 1864: In 1864, during the American Civil War, Union forces led by General Truman Seymour were defeated by Confederate troops commanded by General Joseph Finegan in Jacksonville, Florida. The Union forces were forced to retreat back to their fortifications in the city.

Selected Sources

  • Fredriksen, J.C. (2010): Chronology of American Military History - Volume 1, Facts On File, p.437
  • Fredriksen, J.C. (2010): Chronology of American Military History - Volume 1, Facts On File, p.456
  • Fredriksen, J.C. (2010): Chronology of American Military History - Volume 1, Facts On File, p.465
  • List of American Civil War battles. Wikipedia. Retrieved on 31 March 2024 on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_American_Civil_War_battles