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Sherman’s March to the Sea
November 15, 1864 – December 21, 1864 Also known as the Savannah Campaign, Sherman’s March to the Sea, was a Union offensive in late 1864 that cut a swath of destruction across Georgia about 60 miles wide and 250 miles long, from Atlanta to Savannah. History of Sherman’s March to the Sea Following the Federal…
Shields’ 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…
Simon Bolivar Buckner
April 1, 1823 – January 8, 1914 A prominent Confederate commander during the American Civil War, General Simon Buckner also served one term as governor of Kentucky after the conflict. Simon Bolivar. Buckner, Sr. was born on April 1, 1823, at Glen Lily, his family's estate near Munfordville, Kentucky. He was the third child and…
Smithnight’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…
Sojourner Truth
c. 1797–November 26, 1883 Born into bondage in New York, escaped slave Sojourner Truth was a renowned champion for abolition, women's rights, temperance, and prison reform during the 19th Century. Acclaimed abolitionist and women's rights supporter Sojourner Truth was born into slavery as Isabella Baumfree sometime between 1797 and 1800 in Ulster County, New York. She…
Spear’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…
Special Field Orders, No. 120 (Division of the Mississippi)
November 9, 1864 On November 9, 1864, Major General William T. Sherman issued Special Orders No. 120, establishing the chain-of-command, objectives, and directives for the Savannah Campaign. [Special Field Orders, No. 120.] HEADQUARTERS MILITARY DIVISION OF THE MISSISSIPPI IN THE FIELD, KINGSTON, GEORGIA, November 9, 1864 1. For the purpose of military operations, this army…
Special Field Orders, No.11 (Department of the Tennessee)
January 27, 1864 On January 27, 1864, William T. Sherman issued General Field Orders, No. 11, launching his Meridian Campaign. SPECIAL FIELD ORDERS, No. 11 HDQRS. DEPT. OF THE TENNESSEE, Memphis, Tenn., January 27, 1864. Major-General Hurlbut will, with the command recently organized here, proceed with all dispatch to Vicksburg, and move out on the…
Special Orders (Department of Virginia and North Carolina) (Unnumbered 6/14/1864)
June 14, 1864 On June 14, 1864, Major General Benjamin F. Butler relieved Major General Quincy A. Gillmore of command of the Tenth Army Corps operating within the Department of Virginia and North Carolina. SPECIAL ORDERS Hdqrs. Dept. of Va. and N. Carolina In the Field, near Point of Rocks, Va., June 14, 1864 I.…
Special Orders (Department of Virginia and North Carolina) (Unnumbered 6/17/1864)
June 17, 1864 On June 17, 1864, Major General Benjamin F. Butler issued special orders announcing that he was with drawing his previous orders relieving Major General Quincy A. Gillmore of his command. SPECIAL ORDERS Hdqrs. Dept. of Va. and N. Carolina, In the Field, Va., June 17, 1864 So much of special orders from…