On this day in the Civil War, President Lincoln promotes Ulysses S. Grant to General of volunteers.
Statue of Ulysses S. Grant
U.S. Capitol
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July 31, 1861
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July 30, 1864
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On this day in the Civil War, Federal sappers detonate an explosion under Confederate earthworks at Petersburg. The explosion causes a crater 30 feet deep and kills almost 300 Confederate soldiers.
Union troops advance into the crater, but are repulsed with heavy losses. The attack ends as a failure for the Union army.
The Crater at Petersburg Battlefield
July 29, 1862
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On this day in the Civil War, Southern spy Belle Boyd is imprisoned in Old Capitol Prison, Washington City.
Belle Boyd
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July 28, 1863
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On this day in the Civil War, Confederate colonel John S. Mosby and his raiders strike Meade’s army in a series of quick maneuvers.
Colonel John S. Mosby
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July 27, 1861
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On this day in the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln turns over command of the Federal Army of the Potomac to General George McClellan.
General McClellan replaces General Irvin McDowell, who lost the First Battle of Bull Run.
General McDowell and Staff
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