Today in History:

Today In History

A Day in the History of the Civil War

Today is Tuesday, May 21, 2024.

Birthdays


1796 Reverdy Johnson, rep (Union), died in 1876
1822 Mosby Monroe Parsons, Brig General (Confederate Army) died in 1865
1822 Dabney Herndon Maury, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1900
1825 George Lafayette Beal, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)
1835 Newton Martin Curtis, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)

Events


1861 NC is 10th state to secede from Union
1861 Richmond, Va is designated Confederate Capital
1863 Siege on Port Hudson, Louisiana begins
1864 GEN David Hunter takes command of Dept of West Virginia

That's all for today

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