Breadcrumb Home Today in History Today in History Month January February March April May June July August September October November December « Previous April 1 1823 Next » Civil War | Biography Simon Bolivar Buckner, Confederate Lieutenant General during the Civil War, was born Learn more about April 1 1823 « Previous April 1 1865 Next » Civil War | Battle Battle of Five Forks Learn more about April 1 1865 « Previous April 2 1865 Next » Civil War | Battle The Third Battle of Petersburg, also known as the Petersburg Breakthrough Learn more about April 2 1865 « Previous April 2 1865 Next » Civil War | Battle Battle of Fort Blakeley, fought from April 2-9, started Learn more about April 2 1865 « Previous April 2 1865 Next » Civil War | Heritage Site Battle of Selma Learn more about April 2 1865 « Previous April 2 1865 Next » Civil War | Biography A. P. Hill, Confederate Lieutenant General during the Civil War, died Learn more about April 2 1865 « Previous April 3 1842 Next » Civil War | Heritage Site Ulric Dahlgren, Union Colonel during the Civil War, was born Learn more about April 3 1842 « Previous April 3 1864 Next » Civil War | Battle Battle of Elkin’s Ferry, fought from April 3-4, started Learn more about April 3 1864 « Previous April 3 1865 Next » Civil War | Article Richmond and Petersburg are occupied by Federals Learn more about April 3 1865 « Previous April 4 1792 Next » Civil War | Biography Thaddeus Stevens, American lawyer and politician, was born Learn more about April 4 1792 « Previous April 4 1802 Next » Civil War | Biography Dorothea Dix, Superintendent of Army Nurses during the Civil War and, was born Learn more about April 4 1802 « Previous April 4 1818 Next » Article The US Congress adopts the flag with 13 stripes and 20 stars, representing the states Learn more about April 4 1818 « Previous April 4 1841 Next » War of 1812 | Biography William Henry Harrison, American Brigadier General during the War of 1812 and 9th President of the United States, died Learn more about April 4 1841 « Previous April 4 1864 Next » Civil War | Battle Battle of Elkin’s Ferry, fought from April 3-4, ended Learn more about April 4 1864 « Previous April 4 1901 Next » Civil War | Biography George Thomas “Tige” Anderson, Confederate Brigadier General during the Civil War, died Learn more about April 4 1901 « Previous April 5 1614 Next » Article Pocahontas marries John Rolfe Learn more about April 5 1614 « Previous April 5 1764 Next » Rev War | Primary Source The Sugar Act was passed by Great Britain to tax sugar and other goods to pay for the Seven Years War Learn more about April 5 1764 « Previous April 5 1839 Next » Civil War | Biography Robert Smalls, former slave, sailor, and Congressman, was born Learn more about April 5 1839 « Previous April 5 1862 Next » Civil War | Battle Siege of Yorktown, which lasted from April 5 to May 4, started Learn more about April 5 1862 « Previous April 6 1862 Next » Civil War | Biography Albert Sidney Johnston, Confederate General during the Civil War, died Learn more about April 6 1862 « Previous April 6 1862 Next » Civil War | Battle Battle of Shiloh, also known as Pittsburg Landing, fought from April 6-7, started Learn more about April 6 1862 « Previous April 6 1865 Next » Civil War | Battle Battle of Sailor's Creek, also known as Sayler's Creek Learn more about April 6 1865 « Previous April 6 1865 Next » Civil War | Battle Battle of High Bridge, fought from April 6-7, started Learn more about April 6 1865 « Previous April 7 1862 Next » Civil War | Battle Battle of Shiloh, also known as Pittsburg Landing, fought from April 6-7, started Learn more about April 7 1862 « Previous April 7 1865 Next » Civil War | Battle Battle of High Bridge, fought from April 6-7, ended Learn more about April 7 1865 « Previous April 7 1865 Next » Civil War | Battle Battle of Cumberland Church, also known as Farmville Learn more about April 7 1865 « Previous April 8 1862 Next » Civil War | Battle Map Battle of Fallen Timbers Learn more about April 8 1862 « Previous April 8 1864 Next » Civil War | Battle Battle of Mansfield, also known as Sabine Crossroads Learn more about April 8 1864 « Previous April 8 1865 Next » Civil War | Battle Battle of Appomattox Station Learn more about April 8 1865 « Previous April 9 1864 Next » Civil War | Battle Battle of Prairie D’Ane, fought from April 9-13, started Learn more about April 9 1864 « Previous April 9 1865 Next » Civil War | Battle Lee surrenders to Grant at Appomattox Court House Learn more about April 9 1865 « Previous April 9 1865 Next » Civil War | Battle Battle of Fort Blakeley, fought from April 2-9, ended Learn more about April 9 1865 « Previous April 10 1827 Next » Civil War | Biography Lewis “Lew” Wallace, Union Major General during the Civil War, was born Learn more about April 10 1827 « Previous April 10 1862 Next » Civil War | Battle Battle of Fort Pulaski, fought from April 10-11, started Learn more about April 10 1862 « Previous April 10 1865 Next » Civil War | Primary Source Robert E. Lee gives final address to troops Learn more about April 10 1865 « Previous April 11 1862 Next » Civil War | Battle Battle of Fort Pulaski, fought from April 10-11, ended Learn more about April 11 1862 « Previous April 12 1776 Next » Rev War | Heritage Site North Carolina is the first colony to authorize its delegates to vote for independence with the Halifax Resolves Learn more about April 12 1776 « Previous April 12 1861 Next » Civil War | Battle The Battle of Fort Sumter, fought from April 12-14, started Learn more about April 12 1861 « Previous April 12 1864 Next » Civil War | Article Capture of Fort Pillow, Tennessee, by Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest Learn more about April 12 1864 « Previous April 12 1865 Next » Civil War | Battle The city of Mobile, Alabama surrenders to a Union army expedition eight months after the Battle of Mobile Bay Learn more about April 12 1865 « Previous April 13 1743 Next » Rev War | Biography Thomas Jefferson, Founding Father and Third President of the United States, was born Learn more about April 13 1743 « Previous April 13 1864 Next » Civil War | Battle Battle of Prairie D’Ane, fought from April 9-13, ended Learn more about April 13 1864 « Previous April 14 1780 Next » Rev War | Battle Battle of Monck's Corner Learn more about April 14 1780 « Previous April 14 1861 Next » Civil War | Battle The Battle of Fort Sumter, fought from April 12-14, ended Learn more about April 14 1861 « Previous April 14 1865 Next » Civil War | Article The United States flag was raised over Fort Sumter, South Carolina Learn more about April 14 1865 « Previous April 14 1865 Next » Civil War | Heritage Site Abraham Lincoln is shot at Ford's Theatre by John Wilkes Booth Learn more about April 14 1865 « Previous April 15 1741 Next » Rev War | Biography Charles Willson Peale, American painter and soldier, was born Learn more about April 15 1741 « Previous April 15 1781 Next » Rev War | Battle Siege of Fort Watson, which lasted from April 15-23, started Learn more about April 15 1781 « Previous April 15 1865 Next » Civil War | Biography Abraham Lincoln, Sixteenth President of the United States, died Learn more about April 15 1865 « Previous April 16 1862 Next » Article Slavery was abolished in the District of Columbia Learn more about April 16 1862 « Previous April 17 1790 Next » Rev War | Biography Benjamin Franklin, Delegate from Pennsylvania to the Continental Congress, Ambassador to France, died Learn more about April 17 1790 « Previous April 17 1861 Next » Civil War | Primary Source Virginia adopts an Ordinance of Secession and schedules a referendum for May 23 Learn more about April 17 1861 « Previous April 18 1865 Next » Civil War | Primary Source Sherman and J. Johnston sign an armistice at Durham Station, North Carolina Learn more about April 18 1865 « Previous April 19 1775 Next » Rev War | Battle Battles of Lexington and Concord Learn more about April 19 1775 « Previous April 19 1861 Next » Civil War | Article President Lincoln declares a blockade of Southern ports Learn more about April 19 1861 « Previous April 20 1769 Next » Biography Chief Pontiac, Ottawa War Chief, died Learn more about April 20 1769 « Previous April 21 1775 Next » Rev War | Article The Gunpowder Incident Learn more about April 21 1775 « Previous April 21 1863 Next » Civil War | Article Generals Jones and Imboden begin Confederate raid on the B&O Railroad, Virginia (now West Virginia) Learn more about April 21 1863 « Previous April 21 1865 Next » Civil War | Article Lincoln’s funeral train leaves D.C. Learn more about April 21 1865 « Previous April 22 1778 Next » Rev War | Biography John Paul Jones leads American raid on Whitehaven, England Learn more about April 22 1778 « Previous April 23 1781 Next » Rev War | Battle Siege of Fort Watson, which lasted from April 15-23, ended Learn more about April 23 1781 « Previous April 23 1791 Next » Civil War | Biography James Buchanan, Fifteenth President of the United States, was born Learn more about April 23 1791 « Previous April 23 1813 Next » Biography Stephen A. Douglas, American educator and politician, was born Learn more about April 23 1813 « Previous April 24 1862 Next » Civil War | Article Federal fleet passes forts below New Orleans, Louisiana Learn more about April 24 1862 « Previous April 25 1777 Next » Rev War | Battle Battle of Ridgefield, also known as Compo Hill, fought from April 25-28, started Learn more about April 25 1777 « Previous April 25 1781 Next » Rev War | Battle Battle of Hobkirk Hill, also known as the Second Battle of Camden Learn more about April 25 1781 « Previous April 26 1865 Next » Civil War | Biography John Wilkes Booth was captured and killed in the Garrett Barn, Port Royal, Virginia Learn more about April 26 1865 « Previous April 26 1865 Next » Civil War | Article General Joseph Johnston surrenders to General William T. Sherman at Durham Station, North Carolina Learn more about April 26 1865 « Previous April 27 1813 Next » War of 1812 | Biography Zebulon Pike, American Brigadier General during the War of 1812, died Learn more about April 27 1813 « Previous April 27 1813 Next » War of 1812 | Battle Battle of York Learn more about April 27 1813 « Previous April 27 1822 Next » Civil War | Biography Ulysses S. Grant, General-In-Chief during the Civil War and Eighteenth President of the United States, was born Learn more about April 27 1822 « Previous April 27 1865 Next » Civil War | Article Explosion of the riverboat Sultana Learn more about April 27 1865 « Previous April 28 1758 Next » Rev War | Biography James Monroe, 5th President of the United States, was born Learn more about April 28 1758 « Previous April 28 1777 Next » Rev War | Battle Battle of Ridgefield, also known as Compo Hill, fought from April 25-28, ended Learn more about April 28 1777 « Previous April 28 1905 Next » Civil War | Biography Fitzhugh Lee, Confederate Major General during the Civil War, died Learn more about April 28 1905 « Previous April 29 1862 Next » Civil War | Battle Siege of Corinth, which lasted from April 29 - May 30, started Learn more about April 29 1862 « Previous April 30 1863 Next » Civil War | Battle Battle of Hog Mountain (Crooked Creek) Learn more about April 30 1863 « Previous April 30 1863 Next » Civil War | Battle Battle of Chancellorsville, which lasted from April 30 to May 6, started Learn more about April 30 1863 Month January February March April May June July August September October November December
Civil War | Biography Simon Bolivar Buckner, Confederate Lieutenant General during the Civil War, was born Learn more about April 1 1823
Civil War | Battle The Third Battle of Petersburg, also known as the Petersburg Breakthrough Learn more about April 2 1865
Civil War | Battle Battle of Fort Blakeley, fought from April 2-9, started Learn more about April 2 1865
Civil War | Biography A. P. Hill, Confederate Lieutenant General during the Civil War, died Learn more about April 2 1865
Civil War | Heritage Site Ulric Dahlgren, Union Colonel during the Civil War, was born Learn more about April 3 1842
Civil War | Battle Battle of Elkin’s Ferry, fought from April 3-4, started Learn more about April 3 1864
Civil War | Biography Thaddeus Stevens, American lawyer and politician, was born Learn more about April 4 1792
Civil War | Biography Dorothea Dix, Superintendent of Army Nurses during the Civil War and, was born Learn more about April 4 1802
Article The US Congress adopts the flag with 13 stripes and 20 stars, representing the states Learn more about April 4 1818
War of 1812 | Biography William Henry Harrison, American Brigadier General during the War of 1812 and 9th President of the United States, died Learn more about April 4 1841
Civil War | Battle Battle of Elkin’s Ferry, fought from April 3-4, ended Learn more about April 4 1864
Civil War | Biography George Thomas “Tige” Anderson, Confederate Brigadier General during the Civil War, died Learn more about April 4 1901
Rev War | Primary Source The Sugar Act was passed by Great Britain to tax sugar and other goods to pay for the Seven Years War Learn more about April 5 1764
Civil War | Biography Robert Smalls, former slave, sailor, and Congressman, was born Learn more about April 5 1839
Civil War | Battle Siege of Yorktown, which lasted from April 5 to May 4, started Learn more about April 5 1862
Civil War | Biography Albert Sidney Johnston, Confederate General during the Civil War, died Learn more about April 6 1862
Civil War | Battle Battle of Shiloh, also known as Pittsburg Landing, fought from April 6-7, started Learn more about April 6 1862
Civil War | Battle Battle of Sailor's Creek, also known as Sayler's Creek Learn more about April 6 1865
Civil War | Battle Battle of High Bridge, fought from April 6-7, started Learn more about April 6 1865
Civil War | Battle Battle of Shiloh, also known as Pittsburg Landing, fought from April 6-7, started Learn more about April 7 1862
Civil War | Battle Battle of Cumberland Church, also known as Farmville Learn more about April 7 1865
Civil War | Battle Battle of Mansfield, also known as Sabine Crossroads Learn more about April 8 1864
Civil War | Battle Battle of Prairie D’Ane, fought from April 9-13, started Learn more about April 9 1864
Civil War | Battle Battle of Fort Blakeley, fought from April 2-9, ended Learn more about April 9 1865
Civil War | Biography Lewis “Lew” Wallace, Union Major General during the Civil War, was born Learn more about April 10 1827
Civil War | Battle Battle of Fort Pulaski, fought from April 10-11, started Learn more about April 10 1862
Civil War | Primary Source Robert E. Lee gives final address to troops Learn more about April 10 1865
Civil War | Battle Battle of Fort Pulaski, fought from April 10-11, ended Learn more about April 11 1862
Rev War | Heritage Site North Carolina is the first colony to authorize its delegates to vote for independence with the Halifax Resolves Learn more about April 12 1776
Civil War | Battle The Battle of Fort Sumter, fought from April 12-14, started Learn more about April 12 1861
Civil War | Article Capture of Fort Pillow, Tennessee, by Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest Learn more about April 12 1864
Civil War | Battle The city of Mobile, Alabama surrenders to a Union army expedition eight months after the Battle of Mobile Bay Learn more about April 12 1865
Rev War | Biography Thomas Jefferson, Founding Father and Third President of the United States, was born Learn more about April 13 1743
Civil War | Battle Battle of Prairie D’Ane, fought from April 9-13, ended Learn more about April 13 1864
Civil War | Battle The Battle of Fort Sumter, fought from April 12-14, ended Learn more about April 14 1861
Civil War | Article The United States flag was raised over Fort Sumter, South Carolina Learn more about April 14 1865
Civil War | Heritage Site Abraham Lincoln is shot at Ford's Theatre by John Wilkes Booth Learn more about April 14 1865
Rev War | Biography Charles Willson Peale, American painter and soldier, was born Learn more about April 15 1741
Rev War | Battle Siege of Fort Watson, which lasted from April 15-23, started Learn more about April 15 1781
Civil War | Biography Abraham Lincoln, Sixteenth President of the United States, died Learn more about April 15 1865
Rev War | Biography Benjamin Franklin, Delegate from Pennsylvania to the Continental Congress, Ambassador to France, died Learn more about April 17 1790
Civil War | Primary Source Virginia adopts an Ordinance of Secession and schedules a referendum for May 23 Learn more about April 17 1861
Civil War | Primary Source Sherman and J. Johnston sign an armistice at Durham Station, North Carolina Learn more about April 18 1865
Civil War | Article President Lincoln declares a blockade of Southern ports Learn more about April 19 1861
Civil War | Article Generals Jones and Imboden begin Confederate raid on the B&O Railroad, Virginia (now West Virginia) Learn more about April 21 1863
Rev War | Biography John Paul Jones leads American raid on Whitehaven, England Learn more about April 22 1778
Rev War | Battle Siege of Fort Watson, which lasted from April 15-23, ended Learn more about April 23 1781
Civil War | Biography James Buchanan, Fifteenth President of the United States, was born Learn more about April 23 1791
Biography Stephen A. Douglas, American educator and politician, was born Learn more about April 23 1813
Civil War | Article Federal fleet passes forts below New Orleans, Louisiana Learn more about April 24 1862
Rev War | Battle Battle of Ridgefield, also known as Compo Hill, fought from April 25-28, started Learn more about April 25 1777
Rev War | Battle Battle of Hobkirk Hill, also known as the Second Battle of Camden Learn more about April 25 1781
Civil War | Biography John Wilkes Booth was captured and killed in the Garrett Barn, Port Royal, Virginia Learn more about April 26 1865
Civil War | Article General Joseph Johnston surrenders to General William T. Sherman at Durham Station, North Carolina Learn more about April 26 1865
War of 1812 | Biography Zebulon Pike, American Brigadier General during the War of 1812, died Learn more about April 27 1813
Civil War | Biography Ulysses S. Grant, General-In-Chief during the Civil War and Eighteenth President of the United States, was born Learn more about April 27 1822
Rev War | Biography James Monroe, 5th President of the United States, was born Learn more about April 28 1758
Rev War | Battle Battle of Ridgefield, also known as Compo Hill, fought from April 25-28, ended Learn more about April 28 1777
Civil War | Biography Fitzhugh Lee, Confederate Major General during the Civil War, died Learn more about April 28 1905
Civil War | Battle Siege of Corinth, which lasted from April 29 - May 30, started Learn more about April 29 1862
Civil War | Battle Battle of Chancellorsville, which lasted from April 30 to May 6, started Learn more about April 30 1863
