Today In History
A Day in the History of the Civil War
Today is Monday, July 22, 2024.
Birthdays
1820 Louis Powell Harvey, Governor (Union), died in 1862
1822 John George Walker, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1893
1822 Hamilton Prioleau Bee, Brig General (Confederate Army) died in 1897
1830 William Sooy Smith, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1916
1834 Daniel McCook Jr, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1864
Events
1864 Battle of Atlanta-Hood attacks Sherman, 8449 conf, 3641 US die
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