On this day in the Civil War, Confederate Fort Morgan falls to Federal troops.
The Union now controls Mobile Bay and closes one of the last major ports used for Southern blockade running.
Battle of Mobile Bay
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August 23, 1864
Posted: August 23, 2016 in On this Day in the Civil WarTags: american civil war, american history, blockade runners, confederate, federal troops, fort morgan, mobile bay, On this Day in the Civil War, the american civil war, the civil war, union
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August 22, 1862
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On this day in the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln responds to Horace Greeley’s letter published on August 19th titled “The Prayer of Twenty Millions”.
Lincoln explains that his objective is to preserve the Union. He states, “I would save the Union. I would save it the shortest way under the Constitution. If I could save the Union without freeing any slave I would do it, and if I could save it by freeing all the slaves I would do it.”
August 21, 1863
Posted: August 21, 2016 in On this Day in the Civil WarTags: american civil war, american history, confederate, On this Day in the Civil War, the american civil war, the civil war, union
On this day in the Civil War, Confederate raiders under William Quantrill attack Lawrence, Kansas, killing 150 civilians and burning much of the town.
Ruins of Lawrence, Kansas
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August 20, 1863
Posted: August 20, 2016 in On this Day in the Civil WarTags: american civil war, american history, confederate, kit carson, navajo indians, On this Day in the Civil War, the american civil war, the civil war, union, union army
On this day in the Civil War, Union Colonel Kit Carson starts an action against Navajo Indians in the Arizona Territory. The Indians had been attacking settlers in the territory.
Kit Carson
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August 19, 1862
Posted: August 19, 2016 in On this Day in the Civil WarTags: american civil war, american history, confederate, On this Day in the Civil War, the american civil war, the civil war, union
On this day in the Civil War, New York Tribune Editor Horace Greeley publishes a letter in the newspaper titled “The Prayer of Twenty Millions”. In the letter Greeley criticizes President Lincoln’s stance on slavery. He states, “All attempts to put down the Rebellion and at the same time uphold its inciting cause are preposterous and futile.”
Horace Greeley
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