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 19, 1865
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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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March 17, 1863
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On this day in the Civil War, the Army of the Potomac sends a cavalry corps, under the command of General William Wood Averell, to attack General Fitz Lee at Culpeper, Virginia. After a full day of fighting the losses are 78 Union casualties and 133 Confederate casualties.
March 16, 1861
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On this day in the Civil War, the Confederacy appoints commissioners to Britain.
Jefferson Davis
President of the Confederacy
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March 15, 1862
Posted: March 15, 2017 in On this Day in the Civil WarTags: confederate, On this Day in the Civil War, the american civil war, the civil war, union
On this day in the Civil War, General Grant resumes command of forces in Tennessee after General Halleck absolves him of charges of misconduct at Fort Donelson.
General Ulysses S. Grant
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