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On this day in the Civil War, Secretary of War, Simon Cameron states that Union troops should adhere to fugitive slave laws, but only in Union territory.
General Benjamin Butler is told by Cameron that escaped slaves cannot be returned to Confederate slave owners.
Simon Cameron
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On this day in the Civil War, the town of Hampton, Virginia is burned by Confederates under the command of General John Magruder.
General John Magruder
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On this day in the Civil War, near the Cape of Good Hope, the Confederate raider CSS Alabama captures the Federal ship Sea Bride.
CSS Alabama
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On this day in the Civil War, Admiral David Farragut’s Federal fleet defeats the Confederate navy at the Battle of Mobile Bay.
Admiral David Farragut
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On this day in the Civil War, Federal artillery troops prepare the “Swamp Angel”, a 200 pound parrott gun, that fires incendiary shells.
The gun will be used for the bombardment in Charleston Harbor.
“Swamp Angel”
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