Today In History
A Day in the History of the Civil War
Today is Saturday, February 6, 2021.
Birthdays
1818 William Maxwell Evarts, (Union), died in 1901
1830 Marcellus Monroe Crocker, Brig gen (Union volunteers), died in 1865)
1832 John Brown Gordon, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1904
1833 James Ewell Brown "JEB" Stuart, Major General (Confederate Army)
1834 William Dorsey Pender, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1863
Events
1861 1st meeting of Provisional Congress of Confederate States of America
1862 Ulysses S Grant begins military campaign in Mississippi
1862 Naval Engagement at Tenn River-USS Conestago vs CSS Appleton Belle
1862 Gen Ulysses S Grant captures Fort Henry in Tennessee
1864 -7] Skirmish at Barnett's Ford Virginia
1865 2nd day of battle at Dabney's Mills (Hatcher's Run)
1865 Robert E Lee appointed Confederate General in Chief
That's all for today
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