Today In History
A Day in the History of the Civil War
Today is Wednesday, May 31, 2023.
Birthdays
1810 Horatio Seymour, Gov (Union), died in 1886
1818 John Albion Andrew, Gov (Union), died in 1867
1837 William Henry Fitzhugh "Rooney" Lee, Major General (Confederate Army)
1837 Stephen Dodson Ramseur, Mjr General (Confederate Army), died in 1864
Events
1861 Gen Beauregard is given command of Confederate Alexandria Line
1861 Mint at New Orleans closes
1862 Battle of Seven Pines VA (Fair Oaks)
1864 Raid at Morgan's Kentucky
That's all for today
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