The Battle of Fort Fisher, N.C.
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Showing posts with label This Date. Show all posts

Saturday, September 2, 2017

Mort Kunstler's 2017 Calendar, September-- Part 1

Dates from the September calendar

SEP. 2--  1864   Atlanta surrenders

SEP. 5--  1863   Britain seizes Confederate ships and shipyard

SEP.6--  1819  General William S. Rosecrans, US, born    1861   Grant moves into Paducah

SEP. 8--  1828   General Joshua Chamberlain, US, born

SEP. 10--  1836   Gen. Joseph Wheeler, CS, born

SEP. 11--  1861  Union victory at Cheat Mountain

--Old Secesh

Monday, April 20, 2009

Naval History-- This Date

April 20th. This date 1861, 1862, and 1863. From Civi;l War Interactive's "This Date in the War."

1861-- Saturday-- Gosport Navy Yard in Norfolk, Virginia abandoned. Ships burnt and sunk at moorings, including USS Merrimac. "She was to rise again, under different management and with a different name." Wonder what?


1862-- Sunday-- Forts Jackson and St. Phillip guarding the approaches to New Orleans. Operations against the obstructions at these forts by landing forces from the USS Itasca. Created a gap in the obstructions.


1863-- Monday-- Louisiana-- Navy squadron captures Butte-a-la-Rose on the Atchafalaya River and Confederate Fort Burton. A Union sailor wrote, "The fight was short, sharp and decisive. It was done after the style of 'Daddy Farragut."


1864-- Wednesday-- The CSS Albemarle had defeated two Union gunboats the day before. dooming the Union garrison at Plymouth, NC. Troops pf Gen. R. F. Hoke's troops capture 2800 prisoners and vast amounts of supplies.

A Day is a Day is a Day. --Old B-Runner