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Albert Sidney Johnston
... with influenza. His father died in October, 1832 and his brother died in ... defend Utah from the army. With October came winter, and Johnston dec

Alexander Stephens
... better after Taylor was inaugurated. In October, 1849, the Georgia legislature authorized a ... the election; he died in late October. Pieces of t

Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
... a preview to coming events on October 17, 1859. A. J. Phelps wired ... on the Virginia border. In early 1862 Nathaniel Banks pushed into the Shena

Battle of New Orleans
... During the last half of April, 1862, the Confederacy would lose the one ... support of the federal government. In October, 1861, Confederate Presi

Central Army of Kentucky
... Kentucky, headquartered in Bowling Green. On October 4, 1861, Buckner reported a large ... the rail hub in late March, 1862, the Central Army was

Confederate Invasion of Kentucky
Invasion of Kentucky In July, 1862, Braxton Bragg and E. Kirby Smith ... Confederacy. As early as August 14, 1862, Don Carlos Buell was receiving repo

First Vicksburg Campaign
... major objectives of the war. On mdy:October 16, 1862 Grant issued General Order 1, taking ... his Louisville, Kentucky supply line. On md:October

Fort Pulaski
... amphibious force left Hampton Roads on October 29, 1861. The Naval portion of ... could withstand any federal onslaught. In 1862 the fort was cons

George Armstrong Custer
... illness, returning to duty in February, 1862. In early March, he was ordered ... Longstreet to withdraw. On May 24, 1862 Custer forded the Chickah

George McClellan
... Young Napoleon or America's Napoleon. By October, the hope of some had turned ... politicians demanded Winfield Scott's retirement. On October 31,

George Meade
... before he resigned his commission on mdy:October 26, 1836. Strangely, he returned to ... action. About the middle of June, 1862, McCall's Division

George Thomas
... to their Rebel entrenchments. In September, 1862, General Thomas rejected an offer to ... of the Cumberland. On December 31, 1862, Thomas held the

Harpers Ferry
... successfully assaulted the Federal arsenal on md:October 16 and encouraged slaves to join ... in September, and three times in October. One of the

James Archer
... Woods (McPherson Woods). He died on October 24, 1864 as a result of ... the day after Fort Sumter). That October, he assumed command (as a "brigad

John Floyd
... James Buchanan on many occasions. On mdy:October 17, 1859, word had reached Floyd ... to Fort McHenry (Baltimore, state:Maryland) on mdy:October 1

Joseph Hooker
... sailed through Congress. Scott's resignation on mdy:October 31, 1861 was probably the best ... Battle of Ball's Bluff. In my:April, 1862 Joe Hooke

Leonidas Polk
... Mississippi, Cumberland and Tennessee Rivers. On md:October 31 Polk asked for relief from ... and Henry Halleck. In early January, 1862 Grant once

Official Records
... and Arizona. Jun 11, 1861-Feb. 1, 1862. Chapter XII - Operations in Kentucky ... Southeastern Virginia. Aug. 1, 1861-Jan. 11, 1862. Volume V. 1881

P. G. T. Beauregard
... At the end of the summer, 1862, "Peter" Beauregard was on his way ... arrived in Charleston on mdy:September 15, 1862, was noticeably different th

Robert Barnwell Rhett
... forts. Wisely, the governor refused. That October, in an election for a state ... ended his political career in June, 1862. Following his retireme

Robert E. Lee
... would be the Union Army in year:1862. Joined by a trustworthy slave, Lee ... and support. Nonetheless, work continued until October, 1840, when th

Salmon P. Chase
... running out of cash early in 1862. In response, Chase asked for the ... Tender Act which Congress passed in 1862. This gave the Secretary of the .

The Great Locomotive Chase
... Confederate Army. In the spring of 1862, the quiet of North Georgia ... to take Huntsville on April 11, 1862, which he did, and wait for ... to Co

Trent Affair
... at Charleston, state:South Carolina early in October, 1861 as the start of a ... them out of Charleston Harbor on mdy:October 10, 1861 in an effor

William Farrar Smith
... Campaign when it began in March, 1862. John Magruder proved to be a ... promoted to Major General in July, 1862 by George McClellan. Congress, how

William Hardee
... and made him a captain on mdy:October 21, 1844. When Taylor's command became ... in Bowling Green on February 7, 1862, and determined that if site