11	State Military Board created.
	18	Georgia secedes from the Union.

13-16

Battle of Fort Donelson, TN.

	7	Battle of Pea Ridge (Elkhorn Tavern), AR.
	28	Battle at Glorieta Pass, NM.

6-7

Battle of Shiloh (Pittsburg Landing), TN.

	10	Battle of the Nueces
	16	Union begins prolonged bombardment of Corpus Christi with "whiskey bombs."
	29-30	Battle of Second Manassas (Bull Run), VA.

	2	Martial law repealed in Texas. New Confederate conscription law raises the age limit to include all males from 18 to 45.
	17	Battle of Antietam (Sharpsburg), MD.

5

Union forces capture Galveston. John B. Magruder arrives to command Confederate troops in Texas. Commodore William B. Renshaw occupies Galveston with the US fleet.

	14	A. J. Hamilton named Federal Military Governor of Texas.
	20	Matagorda Island shelled by US Navy.

	24	Federal troops occupy Galveston.
	31	Battle of Stones River, TN