Today in History:

Today In History

A Day in the History of the Civil War

Today is Tuesday, April 30, 2024.

Birthdays


1805 William Kerley Strong, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1867
1830 Davis Tillson, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1895

Events


1861 President Lincoln ordered Federal Troops to evacuate Indian Territory
1862 Swift Run Gap, WV skirmishes
1864 Battle of Jenkin's Ferry, Arkansas; Gen W R Scurry is killed
1864 New York becomes 1st state to charge a hunting license fee
1865 -5/1] Gen Shermans "Haines's Bluff" at Snyder's Mill, Virginia

That's all for today

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