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Manning Marius Kimmel
October 25, 1832 – February 27, 1916 Manning M. Kimmel was one of four West Point graduates to fight initially for the Union during the American Civil War before switching sides. Manning Marius Kimmel (also known as Marius Manning Kimmel) was born in Perry County, Missouri, on October 25, 1832. He was the second of…
Markgraf’s Battery of Ohio Volunteer Artillery
1862–1865 In the American Civil War, Ohio provided the federal government with 260 regiments of men, including infantry, artillery, and cavalry units. Ohioans also served in several other regiments from other states, most notably from Kentucky, West Virginia, and Massachusetts, as well as in federal units. In the American Civil War, Ohio provided the federal…
McLaughlin’s Squadron of Cavalry
1862–1865 In the American Civil War, Ohio provided the federal government with 260 regiments of men, including infantry, artillery, and cavalry units. Ohioans also served in several other regiments from other states, most notably from Kentucky, West Virginia, and Massachusetts, as well as in federal units. In the American Civil War, Ohio provided the federal…
McMullin’s Battery of Ohio Volunteer Artillery
1861–1865 In the American Civil War, Ohio provided the federal government with 260 regiments of men, including infantry, artillery, and cavalry units. Ohioans also served in several other regiments from other states, most notably from Kentucky, West Virginia, and Massachusetts, as well as in federal units. In the American Civil War, Ohio provided the federal…
Message from Braxton Bragg Requesting to be Relieved from Command of the Army of Tennessee
November 29, 1863 On November 29, 1863, General Braxton Bragg wrote to General Samuel Cooper, Adjutant and Inspector General of the Confederate Army, asking to be relieved from command of the Army Tennessee. General S. COOPER: Our advance last night was at Tunnel Hill, the enemy just this side of Ringgold. We hope to maintain…
Message from Jefferson Davis Appointing Joseph E. Johnston to Command of the Army of Tennessee
December 16, 1863 On December 16, 1863, Confederate President Jefferson Davis appointed General Joseph E. Johnston to command the Army of Tennessee. RICHMOND, December 16, 1863. General J. E. JOHNSTON: You will turn over the immediate command of the Army of the Mississippi to Lieutenant-General Polk, and proceed to Dalton and assume command of the…
Message from Jefferson Davis Relieving Braxton Bragg from Command of the Army of Tennessee
November 30, 1863 On November 30, 1863, General Samuel Cooper, Adjutant and Inspector General of the Confederate Army informed General Braxton Bragg that President Jefferson Davis had relieved him from command of the Army of Tennessee. RICHMOND, November 30, 1863. General BRAXTON BRAGG, Dalton, Ga.: GENERAL: Your dispatches of yesterday received. Your request to be…
Message from Jefferson Davis Relieving Leonidas Polk from Duty with the Army of Tennessee
October 23, 1863 On October 23, 1863, Confederate President Jefferson Davis informed General Leonidas Polk that he was relieved of duty from the Army of Tennessee. MERIDIAN, Miss., October 23, 1863. General L. POLK, Atlanta, Ga.: You are relieved from duty with the Army of Tennessee and will relieve Lieutenant-General Hardee of the command of…
Message from William J. Hardee Assuming Command of the Army of Tennessee
December 2, 1863 On December 2, 1863, Confederate Lieutenant General William J Hardee issued a message to the soldiers of the Army of Tennessee announcing that he had assumed command. HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF TENNESSEE, Dalton, Ga., December 2, 1863. To the Soldiers of the Army of Tennessee: General Bragg haying been relieved from duty with…
Mine Run Campaign
November 26–December 2, 1863 The Mine Run Campaign was a short-lived Union offensive that pitted the Army of the Potomac against the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia from November 26–December 2, 1863 in Orange County, Virginia. Following the Union victory at the Battle of Gettysburg (July 1-3, 1863) Major General George G. Meade's Army of…