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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
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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.
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
On this day in the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln orders General Winfield Scott to suspend the writ of habeas corpus.
Winfield Scott
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On this day in the Civil War, Confederate rangers led by John S. Mosby derail a passenger train in Virginia. They rob two Federal paymasters of almost $173,000, then burn the train before escaping.
John S. Mosby
(Photo Credit: Library of Congress)
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