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1861:

US arsenal in Little Rock, Arkansas, seized by state troops

US ordnance at Napoleon, Arkansas, seized by state troops

1864:

Skirmish at Gaddo Gap, Arkansas

Affair at Wall Hill and Skirmish at Holly Springs, Mississippi

Skirmish at Springfield, Missouri

1865:

Skirmishes near Lewisbirg and near Madison, Arkansas

Skirmish at Waterloo, Alabama

Primary sources for the "Daily Dispatch" feature is:
Official Records of the War of the Rebellion
A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion ; by Frederick Dyer;
The Civil War Day By Day: An Almanac 1861-1865 by E. B. Long with Barbara Long;
National Archives Guide Index


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Six Weapons Used for the First Time in the U.S. Civil War
1. Machine gun
2. Landmine
3. Observation balloon
4. Anti-balloon gun
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