Historical Events for April 1862
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Events 1 - 21 of 21
1st - Shenandoah Valley campaign, Jackson's Battle of Woodstock, VA
4th - Battle of Yorktown (US Civil War) begins
4th - US begins Peninsular Campaign aimed at capturing Richmond during US Civil War
5th - Siege of Yorktown VA
6th - Battle of Shiloh, Union defeats Confederacy in SW Tennessee
7th - Grant defeats Confederates at Battle of Shiloh, Tenn, Island #10 falls
8th - John D Lynde patents aerosol dispenser
11th - Rebels surrender Ft Pulaski, Georgia-Rebels surrender
12th - James Andrews steals Confederate train (General) at Kennesaw, GA
12th - Union troops occupy Fort Pulaski Georgia
14th - Battle of Ft Pillow TN
16th - Slavery abolished in District of Columbia
16th - US Confederate Congress approves conscription act for all white males (18-35 years)
18th - Battle of Ft Jackson, Ft St Philip & New Orlean's, LA
20th - The first pasteurization test completed by Louis Pasteur and Claude Bernard.
21st - Congress establishes US Mint in Denver, Co
21st - Ellen Price Wood's "East Lynne, premieres in Boston
25th - Battle of New Orleans LA - US Admiral Farragut occupies New Orleans
29th - 100,000 federal troops prepare to march into Corinth, Miss
Bacteriologist Louis Pasteur
29th - New Orleans fell to Union forces during US Civil War
30th - Swift Run Gap, WV skirmishes
