On this day in the Civil War, General John Hunt Morgan’s Confederate cavalry attacks Federal positions in Kentucky.
General John Hunt Morgan
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March 22, 1863
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March 21, 1863
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On this day in the Civil War, Confederate troops attack a Federal railroad train in Tennessee.
Derailed train
Circa 1861
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March 20, 1862
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On this day in the Civil War, there is a pullback of Federal forces at Strasburg, Virginia as General Jackson’s forces advance.
March 19, 1865
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On this day in the Civil War, after completing its mission to destroy the Virginia Central Army and the James Canal, Sheridan’s Union cavalry plans to join Grant’s army south of Petersburg.
Philip Sheridan
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March 18, 1862
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On this day in the Civil War, Jefferson Davis names Judah Benjamin as Secretary of State for the Confederacy.
Judah Benjamin
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The Civil War Book 