On this day in the Civil War, President Lincoln meets with his cabinet to discuss the future military service of General Winfield Scott.
October 18, 1861
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October 17, 1863
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On this day in the Civil War, General U. S. Grant replaces General William Rosecrans with General George Thomas as head of the Army of the Cumberland. Grant’s decision is based on Rosecran’s handling of the Battle of Chickamauga and its aftermath.
President Lincoln commented that he (Rosecrans) acted “confused and stunned, like a duck hit on the head.”
General George Thomas
(Photo Credit: Library of Congress)
October 16, 1863
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On this day in the Civil War, the Union army is reorganized, with western armies to be commanded by General Ulysses S. Grant.
Statue of Ulysses S. Grant
Washington D.C.
October 15, 1863
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On this day in the Civil War, Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley sinks during a practice dive in Charleston Harbor. The inventor and seven crew members are drowned.
Charleston Harbor
October 14, 1861
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On this day in the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln orders General Winfield Scott to suspend the writ of habeas corpus.
Winfield Scott
(Photo Credit: Library of Congress)
The Civil War Book 