On this day in the Civil War, Confederate General John Hunt Morgan and his raiders attack Union General William T. Sherman’s supply lines in Kentucky.
John Hunt Morgan
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May 30, 1864
Posted: May 30, 2016 in On this Day in the Civil WarTags: american civil war, american history, confederate, Confederate General John Hunt Morgan, Kentucky, On this Day in the Civil War, the american civil war, the civil war, union, Union General William T. Sherman
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May 29, 1865
Posted: May 29, 2016 in On this Day in the Civil WarTags: american civil war, american history, amnesty, confederate, On this Day in the Civil War, President Andrew Johnson, Southern, the american civil war, the civil war, union
On this day in the Civil War, President Andrew Johnson gives general amnesty to those who participated in the Southern rebellion. Certain classes of Southerners were not eligible for this amnesty, these classes include those holding high rank in the Confederate military or government. Those Southerners must apply individually for pardon from the President of the United States.
President Andrew Johnson
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May 28, 1863
Posted: May 28, 2016 in On this Day in the Civil WarTags: 54th Massachusetts, american civil war, american history, black soldiers, Boston, confederate, On this Day in the Civil War, Robert Gould Shaw, south carolina, the american civil war, the civil war, union
On this day in the Civil War, a regiment of black soldiers, the 54th Massachusetts, leaves Boston to train in South Carolina.
The regiment is led by Colonel Robert Gould Shaw, the son of a Boston abolitionist.
Colonel Robert Gould Shaw
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May 27, 1861
Posted: May 27, 2016 in On this Day in the Civil WarTags: american civil war, american history, Chief Justice Roger B. Taney, confederate, Dred Scott decision, On this Day in the Civil War, president lincoln, the american civil war, the civil war, union
On this day in the Civil War, Chief Justice Roger B. Taney rules that President Lincoln’s suspension of the writ of habeas corpus is illegal.
Taney was the supreme court chief justice during the Dred Scott decision in 1857, which led America closer to Civil War.
Chief Justice Roger B. Taney
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May 26, 1861
Posted: May 26, 2016 in On this Day in the Civil WarTags: Alabama, american civil war, american history, confederate, Louisiana, Mobile, New Orleans, On this Day in the Civil War, the american civil war, the civil war, union, Union Navy
On this day in the Civil War, the Union Navy blockades the Southern ports of Mobile, Alabama and New Orleans, Louisiana.
Union gunboat USS Louisville
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