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Monthly Archives: January 2009
January 30 – This day in the Civil War
1816 US Major General Nathanial P. Banks US Major General Nathanial P. Banks was born in Waltham, MA. Receiving only a minimal education, he would later apprentice as a mechanic. After editing several newspapers, he would end up studying law, being … Continue reading
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January 29 – This day in the Civil War
1861 Kansas enters the Union as a free state. Since 1854, it was unknown whether Kansas would become a free state – or a slave state. With the passing of the Kansas-Nebraska Act, states entering the Union would decide, by … Continue reading
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January 28 – This day in the Civil War
1828 Confederate Major General Thomas C. Hindman was born, in Knoxville, TN. He would find himself present when Arkansas voted 65-5 to secede from the United States. Hindman would raise ten companies of Arkansas volunteers by June 1861. He would … Continue reading
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January 27 – This day in the Civil War
1826 CS Lieutenant General Richard Taylor was born at the family estate near Louisville, Kentucky. Taylor was the son of Mexican War general, and president, Zachary Taylor. With the outbreak of sectional hostilities, Taylor would become an aide to CS general … Continue reading
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Sharpshooters – Murder or Accepted Terms of Engagement?
The American Civil War ushered in a new age of fighting. Much has been written about how rifled muskets caused more lethal woundings, at a longer range. Additionally, much has been written about the early battlefield tactics, and how they … Continue reading
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January 26 – This day in the Civil War
1814 US Brigadier General Rufus King was born in New York City. His grandfather was a delegate, from Massachusetts, to the Continental Congress, and would be involved in the Constitutional Convention. King would graduate from Columbia University. He would later … Continue reading
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January 25 – This day in the Civil War
1863 US Major General Ambrose Burnside is relieved of command, of the Army of the Potomac. After Burnside’s defeat at Fredericksburg, in December 1862, and the “Mud March,” in January, Lincoln had had enough. His replacement was Joseph Hooker, who … Continue reading
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The death of private James R. Montgomery
James R Montgomery¹ was born, in the late 1830′s, in Madison, Mississippi. The son of Allen, and Ellen, he was the second of eight children. With the outbreak of sectional hostilities, young James entered the army, enlisting in the 17th Mississippi … Continue reading
28th Ohio Infantry
The 28th Ohio Infantry regiment was largely recruited in Cincinnati, and Hamilton County (Cincinnati area), in June 1861. They would be mustered into service at Camp Dennison, Ohio on July 6, 1861. Organized and commanded by Colonel Augustus Moor, they … Continue reading
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January 22 – This day in the Civil War
1863 US Major General Ambrose Burnside ends the “Mud March.” Conceived as a means of reviving his reputation – with his troops and the civilian authorities, Burnside attempted to march a portion of his army up the banks of the Rappahannock … Continue reading
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