Today in History:

Today In History

A Day in the History of the Civil War

Today is Monday, September 9, 2024.

Birthdays


1809 William Radford, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1890
1817 Speed Smith Fry, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1892
1819 Martin Luther Smith, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1866
1826 Thomas John Lucas, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1908
1834 William MacRae, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1882

Events


1861 Sally Tompkins is only Confederate Army female commissioned officer
1862 Lee splits his army & sends Jackson to capture Harpers Ferry
1863 Battle of Cumberland Gap, TN

That's all for today

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