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  • 1855 U. S. Army Ordinance Board recommends the adoption of the .58 caliber 1855 Springfield Rifle and the hollow base Minié Ball (or bullet) to Secretary of War Jefferson Davis. This would be the most common firearm caliber during the Civil War.

    1860 Southern Democrats hold a convention in Richmond where they select John C. Breckinridge as their nominee for President.

    1862 Battle of Mechanicsville [CS]/ Battle of Beaver Dam Creek [US]

    The Battle of Beaver Dam Creek Summary & Facts | Civilwar.org

    Major General John Pope assumes command of all Union forces in the state of Virginia with the exception of the Army of the Potomac. This is simply called the Army of Virginia

    1863 Major General Jubal Early’s division passes through Gettysburg on his way to York, PA

    Pennsylvania militia forces begin concentrating in the York-Harrisburg-Carlisle-Hanover area.

    Rear Admiral Andrew H. Foote dies in New York City
    “Loyalty to country ALWAYS. Loyalty to government, when it deserves it.”
    Mark Twain

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    • 1862 The Battle of Gaines' Mill/First Cold Harbor

      The Battle of Gaines' Mill Summary & Facts | Civilwar.org

      1863 Joseph Hooker's continuing fight with Edward Stanton and Abraham Lincoln accelerates to a head.

      1864 The Wilson-Kautz Raid troopers continue to trudge towards the southern end of the Union line. They are aiming for a place called Reams' station.


      The Battle of Kennesaw Mountain Sherman is bloodily repulsed but Schofield's success on the Southern flank forces Johnston to abandon the strong Kennesaw Mountain line.

      The Battle of Kennesaw Mountain Summary & Facts | Civilwar.org

      The Bloody Cost of Attacking – Sherman Strikes Kennesaw Mountain | Civil War Daily Gazette



      This song by Bobby Horton is supposed to tell the story of Sam Watkins of the 1st Tennessee who's diary became "Company Aytch", the quintessential story of a Confederate private. Sums up the battle well. The reference to a peckerwood....there was a legend that the sound of a woodpecker was a spirit knocking on the door of the great beyond....in other words, someone was about to die. To hear a woodpecker before a battle was considered a bad omen. It seemed to play more in the Western than Eastern theater.
      Last edited by Albany Rifles; 27 Jun 14,, 16:39.
      “Loyalty to country ALWAYS. Loyalty to government, when it deserves it.”
      Mark Twain

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      • 1862. Battle of Garnett & Goldings Farm

        Flag Officer David Farragut runs his deep water fleet past Vicksburg's guns.

        1863 Joseph Hooker's offer to resign is accepted. George G Meade is elevated from corps command to take command of the Army of the Potomac.

        Judson Kilpatrick appointed commander 3rd Division Cavalry Corps AOP

        Jubal Earley's division captures York, PA

        1864 US Congress rescinds the Fugitive Slave Law.
        “Loyalty to country ALWAYS. Loyalty to government, when it deserves it.”
        Mark Twain

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        • 1862 The Seven Day's Battles continue with the Battle of Savage's Station.

          Battle of Savage's Station - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

          In the fighting brigadier general Richard Griffith is killed by an ill served charge against Union artillery.

          1864 In the aftermath of his Southern flank being turned, Joe Johnston's continued retreat towards Atlanta is met by dismay and impatience in Richmond. His days in comamdn would be numbered.

          No Doubt He is Outnumbered – Richmond Losing Patience with Johnston (Again) | Civil War Daily Gazette
          “Loyalty to country ALWAYS. Loyalty to government, when it deserves it.”
          Mark Twain

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          • 1862 Battle of Frayser's Farm/White Oak Swamp/Glendale Robert E. Lee's last chance to cut the Army of the Potomac in two fails. George McClellan withdraws to Malvern Hill.

            1863 Advanced units (2 brigades under Buford) of the Army of the Potomac occupy Gettysburg.

            Army of Northern Virginia Major General Henry Heth orders a brigade under James J. Pettigrew to march to Gettysburg to investigate reports of a large quantity of footwear and a militia muster in the city.

            June 30, 1864 Salmon P. Chase resigns as Secretary of the Treasury

            The Shoe Pinches and Chase Resigns | Civil War Daily Gazette

            1865 Andrew Johnson names Benjamin F. Perry provisional governor of South Carolina

            Conspirators in the assassination of President Lincoln are convicted by a military tribunal
            “Loyalty to country ALWAYS. Loyalty to government, when it deserves it.”
            Mark Twain

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            • Judson Kilpatrick appointed commander 3rd Division Cavalry Corps AOP
              Was Kill-cavalry as terrible as his nickname suggests?
              All those who are merciful with the cruel will come to be cruel to the merciful.
              -Talmud Kohelet Rabbah, 7:16.

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              • Originally posted by Triple C View Post
                Was Kill-cavalry as terrible as his nickname suggests?
                Worse

                I have always wondered not just how he kept his generals stars....I often wondered how he ever kept his commission!
                “Loyalty to country ALWAYS. Loyalty to government, when it deserves it.”
                Mark Twain

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                • The following prominent Civil War officers graduated from West Point By year and class standing:

                  1823

                  George Sears Greene (2/35) and Lorenzo Thomas (17) graduate from West Point

                  1825

                  Daniel Smith Donelson (5/37), Benjamin Huger (8), Robert Anderson (15), Charles Ferguson Smith (19) and William Reading Montgomery (28) graduated from West Point

                  1836

                  Joseph R. Anderson (4),

                  1838

                  P. G. T Beauregard (2), Irwin McDowell (23), William Hardee (26), and Carter Stevenson (42).

                  1841

                  Don Carlos Buell

                  1846

                  George B. McClellan (2), John Gray Foster (4), Jesse Lee Reno (8), Darius Nash Couch (13) Thomas Jonathan Jackson later Stonewall Jackson(17), Truman Seymour (19), Charles Champion Gilbert (21), John Adams (25), Samuel Davis Sturgis (32), George Stoneman (33), William Duncan Smith (35) Dabney Herndon Maury (37), Innis Newton Palmer (38), David Rumph Jones (41), Alfred Gibbs (42), George Henry Gordon (43), Cadmus Marcellus Wilcox (54), William Montgomery Gardner (55), Samuel Bell Maxey (58), George Edward Pickett (59)


                  1862

                  First Naval assault on Fort McAllister, GA

                  Battle of Malvern Hill/Cliffs

                  Robert E. Lee sends his army against the massed guns of the Army of the Potomac along the ridge of Malvern Hill. In a replay of a scene of 3 months earlier at Shiloh, Federal siege guns are placed in the front line to provide direct fire on attacking Confederates. Poor coordination resulted in piecemeal commitment of Confederate forces. The Rebel troops dubbed Malvern Hill “Artillery Hell”.

                  President Lincoln signs the Pacific Railway Act, incorporating the Union Pacific Railroad and subsidizing it with federal funds

                  [circa] General David Hunter organizes the 1st South Carolina Regiment. It will later become the 33rd U. S. Colored Infantry.

                  United States public debt exceeds $500 million for the first time.


                  1863 The Battle of Gettysburg begins

                  Major General John Reynolds is killed west of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Less than a month earlier, Abraham Lincoln had offered him command of the Army of the Potomac

                  Abraham Lincoln appoints William Pitt Fessenden, Senator from Maine, as Secretary of the Treasury. He is immediately confirmed

                  At Vicksburg, MS, Federal engineers detonate a mine beneath the crater of the 3rd Louisiana Redan and work to widen the breech in preparation of a Union corps assault scheduled for the 4th of July.

                  1864

                  Sherman issues an order to his Army Group to bypass Johnston’s position and move towards Atlanta

                  Johnston Grows Weirdly Optimistic | Civil War Daily Gazette

                  Already passed in the U. S. House, the Senate approves the Wade-Davis Reconstruction Bill 26-3 with 20 abstentions. Lincoln will pocket veto the bill. Radical Republicans had been unhappy with Reconstruction efforts in Louisiana and Arkansas requiring 10 per cent of previous voters approval to restore a state
                  “Loyalty to country ALWAYS. Loyalty to government, when it deserves it.”
                  Mark Twain

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                  • 1855

                    The Kansas legislature, meeting in Pawnee and controlled by pro-slave forces, expels all "Free-staters" and moves the legislature to Shawnee Mission, near the Missouri state line

                    1861

                    General Robert Patterson crosses the Potomac at Williamsport, Maryland and moves towards Harpers Ferry.

                    1862

                    Earl Van Dorn is given command of the Military District of Mississippi

                    Morrill Land Grant Act approved by President Lincoln

                    1863

                    Morgan's raiders cross the Cumberland River near Burkesville, Kentucky

                    In Vicksburg news in the Daily Citizen of Grant’s victory at Chancellorsville and his invasion of Maryland and Pennsylvania cheer the populace. However John Pemberton is dismayed to receive the daily report that over half of his men are too sick to fight.

                    Day 2 of the Battle of Gettysburg.

                    1864

                    Joe Johnston evacuates his Kennesaw Mountain position and moves to the Smyrna Line

                    Sherman and Johnston Both Leave Kennesaw | Civil War Daily Gazette

                    U. S. Senate grants a charter to the Northern Pacific Railroad

                    1989 Taking total leave of her senses MRS AR marries an Army Captain on a farm in upstate New York on a blistering hot Sunday.
                    “Loyalty to country ALWAYS. Loyalty to government, when it deserves it.”
                    Mark Twain

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                    • Originally posted by Albany Rifles View Post
                      1989 Taking total leave of her senses MRS AR marries an Army Captain on a farm in upstate New York on a blistering hot Sunday.
                      Happy Anniversary, AR!
                      "There is never enough time to do or say all the things that we would wish. The thing is to try to do as much as you can in the time that you have. Remember Scrooge, time is short, and suddenly, you're not there any more." -Ghost of Christmas Present, Scrooge

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                      • Originally posted by Stitch View Post
                        Happy Anniversary, AR!
                        Was wondering who reads these!!!

                        Thanks!
                        “Loyalty to country ALWAYS. Loyalty to government, when it deserves it.”
                        Mark Twain

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                        • Buck, congratulations to you an mrs AR on your anniversary...

                          PS I read these, too.
                          To be Truly ignorant, Man requires an Education - Plato

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                          • I know you do....just snuck that in to see if anyone would pick up on it!
                            “Loyalty to country ALWAYS. Loyalty to government, when it deserves it.”
                            Mark Twain

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                            • Originally posted by Albany Rifles View Post
                              Was wondering who reads these!!!

                              Thanks!
                              The date (1989) threw me at first, but I quickly figured it out!
                              "There is never enough time to do or say all the things that we would wish. The thing is to try to do as much as you can in the time that you have. Remember Scrooge, time is short, and suddenly, you're not there any more." -Ghost of Christmas Present, Scrooge

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                              • Congrats! And I read those, three!
                                All those who are merciful with the cruel will come to be cruel to the merciful.
                                -Talmud Kohelet Rabbah, 7:16.

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