Island No 10 And New Madrid
Apriftiiiight Shrouded by heavy storm, Fe gt ieral gunboat Carondekt passes the visSandim.d psyches New Madrid. Joined by . gunixia lt rH 0urgon night of April 7 j y g amp f Pope's'tr ops prepare to cross ' rly aftd assault Confederates. Carondekt duels with Confederate shore batteries April- Wb'ij' .gunboats pound Tennessee 3, ' shore andesjience batteries, Pope's.forces 'O bfeonly festape.route Island No. 10 s iz d by .Foote's flotilla Confederates surrender on April 8 ' i March 3-14...
Atlanta Campaign Final Phase august i September 21864
On August 10, hoping to take advantage of the virtual destruction of two Federal cavalry divisions at the end of July, Hood dispatched the bulk of Wheeler's cavalry across the Chattahoochee River into northern Georgia. Hood's aim was to force Sherman to retreat from Atlanta by wrecking his railroad supply line. Wheeler, however, failed to do any serious damage to the railroad, and soon had to flee into Tennessee, thereafter ceasing to be a factor in the campaign. Meanwhile, Sherman again tried...
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c. Kjmball's and Beatty's divisions of Wofci'ilV Corps assaiTConfederate cerpter , tare pm Wilson's. and Smith's attack drivls Confederates from Hillsboro Pike Hoof withdrawS'tG'line covering the .GraniV fe. and Franklin Pikes Dec I6, 0am Steedni amp i, attacks Confederate right on Qvertbn Hill, and' is repulsed V. , Noon Wilson Reaches rear of Confederate lefk c. 3.30pm Beany an Steedman make another unsuccessful federal attack on Overton Hill 4pm Elements of Smith's cor is, break Confederate...
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Confederate 'General Albert Sidney Johnston left had servi mfibe fJ.S. Army during the Black.Hawk and Meicioan Mats. Commissioned cr full general in he Confederate Army at the outbreak of war he enjoyed considerable popularity and his death at Shiloh was counted a national disaster. J 6 Union troops cross mountains and the Tennessee and bombard Chattanooga C June 6-11 Two Union brigades force their way through Big Creek and Rogers gaps and enter Powell River Valley Jan 17 Marching via Columbia,...
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j Jan lis Fleet of over 60 vessels with some 15,000 troops sails from Hampton Roads to the North Carolina Sounds Jan 13 Fleet arrives in Hatteras Inlet Jan 22 Brig. Gen, Henry A. Wise named to command faiicdentleJorcgL_ - -v- jm 2 Fe amp 5 Union BeHcrosses Hatieras w Tnkt-Barjj.mi enters Pamlieu Sijuiitf' f e Y'Feb 7 Btirnade's troops land pniwanoke ___ gt Hand 'Viis Feb 8 finmsirie ovenvfceltni j ConfoJeszits, and ihe island and in 2.00Xt Hjofeii'jcja surretideji sec tnajjKO Union squadron...
Fort Henry and Donelson Campaign febuary 1862
Prodded by Abraham Lincoln's call for a general movement of the army and navy against the insurgent forces, General Halleck ordered General Grant to take Fort Henry, the sole Confederate bastion defending the Tennessee River. Mounting only 17 cannon and constructed on low ground that was partially flooded, Fort Henry was unexpectedly weak. In view of these limitations, the fort's commander, Brigadier General Lloyd Tilghman, decided to save the major part of his Confederate garrison by sending...