On this day in the Civil War, the Union Navy blockades the Southern ports of Mobile, Alabama and New Orleans, Louisiana.
Union gunboat USS Louisville
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May 26, 1861
Posted: May 26, 2016 in On this Day in the Civil WarTags: Alabama, american civil war, american history, confederate, Louisiana, Mobile, New Orleans, On this Day in the Civil War, the american civil war, the civil war, union, Union Navy
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May 25, 1864
Posted: May 25, 2016 in On this Day in the Civil WarTags: american civil war, american history, Battle of New Hope Church, confederate, John Hood, On this Day in the Civil War, the american civil war, the civil war, union
On this day in the Civil War, Federal troops are repulsed by Confederates under General John Bell Hood at the Battle of New Hope Church.
By this time in the war, General Hood rode strapped to his horse due to a crippled left arm and missing right leg.
General John Bell Hood
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May 24, 1861
Posted: May 24, 2016 in On this Day in the Civil WarTags: Alexandria, american civil war, american history, confederate, Confederate flag, Elmer Ellsworth, On this Day in the Civil War, president lincoln, the american civil war, the civil war, union, Virginia
On this day in the Civil War, Union officer Elmer Ellsworth is killed while attempting to remove a Confederate flag from a hotel roof in Alexandria, Virginia. Ellsworth is the first Union soldier killed in combat in the Civil War.
The North makes Ellsworth a martyr for the cause of the Union. President Lincoln was a close friend of Elmer Ellsworth.
Elmer Ellsworth
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May 23, 1864
Posted: May 23, 2016 in On this Day in the Civil WarTags: american civil war, american history, Battle of North Anna River, confederate, General A.P. Hill, General Gouverneur Warren, On this Day in the Civil War, the civil war, union, Virginia
On this day in the Civil War, Confederate troops under General A.P. Hill battle Federal forces led by General Gouverneur Warren at the Battle of North Anna River in Virginia. The fighting is indecisive.
General Gouverneur Warren
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May 22, 1862
Posted: May 22, 2016 in On this Day in the Civil WarTags: american civil war, american history, confederate, general henry halleck, On this Day in the Civil War, the american civil war, the civil war, union
On this day in the Civil War, General Henry Halleck leads Union forces at Corinth, Mississippi against a Confederate army led by General P.G.T. Beauregard. General Halleck assumed command of Grant’s army one month earlier after the Battle of Shiloh.
General Halleck’s nickname was “Old Brains”.
General Henry Halleck
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