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On this day in the Civil War, General John B. Hood’s Confederate army attacks the Union army commanded by General John Schofield at the Battle of Franklin, Tennessee. This battle, known as the “Gettysburg of the West”, ends in a devastating loss to the Confederates. The Rebel army loses over 6,000 men and 6 Confederate generals are killed.
Franklin, Tennessee
On this day in the Civil War, Confederate forces under General James Longstreet attack Federal positions at Fort Sanders near Knoxville, Tennessee. The attack fails and Federal troops occupy Knoxville to the end of the war.
General James Longstreet
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On this day in the Civil War, Union troops commanded by General James Blunt attack Confederate positions at Cane Hill, Arkansas.
Union losses total 40 men, while the Southern total is 435.
General James Blunt
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On this day in the Civil War, Federal General Benjamin Butler’s floating headquarters, the steamer Greyhound, blows up on the James River. This act is apparently Southern sabotage against the Union.
General Benjamin Butler
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On this day in the Civil War, a convention in Wheeling, Virginia adopts a new state constitution for the formation of the state of West Virginia, after that area’s secession from the rest of the state.
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