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On this day in the Civil War, Confederate guerrilla’s led by “Bloody” Bill Anderson loot and burn Centralia, Missouri. During the day they capture a train and kill over 20 unarmed Union soldiers. Later that day the guerrilla’s ambush a column of Union Cavalry and kill another 100 Federal soldiers.
On this day in the Civil War, Union Cavalry under General Philip Sheridan skirmish with Confederate General Jubal Early’s army near Port Republic, Virginia.
Jubal Early
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On this day in the Civil War, General Sterling Price’s Confederates skirmish with Federal troops at Farmington and Huntsville, Missouri.
General Sterling Price
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On this day in the Civil War, President Lincoln suspends the writ of habeas corpus for those guilty of discouraging volunteer enlistments and resisting militia drafts.
On this day in the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln and his cabinet meet about the crisis in Chattanooga. Lincoln decides to send General Joseph Hooker’s 2 corps from the Army of the Potomac to Chattanooga by rail.
General Joseph Hooker
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