Today In History
A Day in the History of the Civil War
Today is Monday, June 17, 2024.
Birthdays
1817 Thomas Maley Harris, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1906
1823 John Henry Hobart Ward, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1903
1830 Rochard Montgomery Gano, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1913
Events
1861 Battle of Boonville, MI-Brig General Lyon defeats Confederate forces
1863 Travelers Insurance Co of Hartford chartered (1st accident insurer)
1863 Naval Engagement at Warsaw Sound GA-USS Weehawken vs CSS Atlanta
1863 Battle of Aldie, Confederates fail to drive back Union in Virginia
1863 Battle at Middleburg Virginia
1864 -18] Confederate troops pull back out Solves/lost Mt, Georgia
1864 640m long ponton bridge over James River Virginia finished
1864 General John B Hood replaces General Johnston
1864 Skirmish at Mud Creek/Noyes's (Nose) Creek, Georgia
That's all for today
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