Today In History
A Day in the History of the Civil War
Today is Friday, September 1, 2023.
Birthdays
1798 Richard Delafield, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1873
1824 Isaac Hardin Duval, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1902
1829 James Conner, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1883
Events
1861 Grant assumes command of Federal forces at Cape Girardeau MI
1861 Skirmish at Boone Court House WV & Blue Creek WV
1862 Battle at Chantilly (Ox Hill) Virginia (2100 casualties)
1862 Federal tax levied on tobacco
1863 RR & ferry connection between SF & Oakland inaugurated
1863 Federal troops reconquer Fort Smith Arkansas
1863 6th Ohio Cavalry ambush at Barbees Crossroads Virginia
1864 2nd day of battle at Jonesboro Georgia, about 3,000 casualties
1864 Battle of Petersburg VA
1864 Skirmish at Hood evacuated confederates from Atlanta GA
1865 Joseph Lister performs 1st antiseptic surgery
That's all for today
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