Today In History
A Day in the History of the Civil War
Today is Friday, July 26, 2024.
Birthdays
1801 John Drake Sloat, Ret Major General Comm (Union Navy), died in 1867
1820 John Marshall Jones, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1864
Events
1863 Battle of Salineville OH, John Hunt Morgan & 364 troops surrender
1864 -31] Riot at McCook's to Lovejoy Station GA, US600 CS---
1864 -31] Riot at Stoneman's to Macon GA, US1000 CS---
1864 Battle at Ezra Chapel (Church), Georgia [Hood's Third Sortie]
1865 Patrick Francis Healy is 1st black awarded PhD (Louvain Belgium)
That's all for today
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