Thursday, April 3 1862 JOHNSTON JOURNEY JUMBLED, JANGLED Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston was supposed to be leading an army towards the Tennessee River hamlet of Pittsburg Landing.
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This Day in the War - March 31
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Monday, March 31 1862 MCCLELLAN MEN MOSTLY MISSING No major battles took place today, if you discount the one that was moving from simmer to boil in President Abraham Lincoln’s office in Washington.
This Day in the War - March 27
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Thursday, March 27 1862 PRINCE PONDERS PENINSULAR PREDICAMENT Gen. John Bankhead Magruder, CSA, was known as “Prince John” for his rather flamboyant approach to life in general and his uniform in particular.
This Day in the War - March 26
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Wednesday, March 26 1862 APACHE AGGRESSIVE ACTION AMAZING Apache Canyon, New Mexico Territory, was the scene of today’s most severe action.
This Day in the War - March 25
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Tuesday, March 25 1862 LAUNDRY LOADS LEAD LIST Mary Ann Bickerdyke, 44, of Galesburg, Il., was regarded by many doctors and officers as a nag, a hag, and a major nuisance.
This Day in the War - March 24
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Monday, March 24, 1862 CONGRESS CONTEMPLATES COMPENSATION Not all slaves lived in states now in the Confederacy. This was more than a little embarrassing, and downright infuriating to hard-core abolitionists.
This Day in the War - March 21
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Friday, March 21 1862 INACTIVITY IGNITES IMPRUDENT IMBIBING Surprisingly enough in this very active spring, on this day very little in the way of war-related activity occurred.
This Day in the War - March 20
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Thursday, March 20 1862 DAVIS DEFINES DREWRY’S DEFENSES Drewry’s Bluff was the name of a high cliff on the James River as you came upstream from the Atlantic to Richmond.