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This date in Civil War history
March 12, 1862 - Jacksonville, Florida is occupied by Union naval forces.
March 12, 1862 - The siege of Island No. 10 is ongoing.
March 12, 1864 - Three days after it happened, the order making Lieutenant General Grant general-in-chief is announced to the public. General Henry Halleck is relieved of duty at his own request.
March 12, 1864 - Nathaniel Banks [US] begins the Red River Campaign in Louisiana.
March 12, 1864 - Lt. General Ulysses S. Grant assumes command of the armies of the United States.
March 12, 1865 - The siege of Petersburg is ongoing.
March 12, 1865 - Letter from W. T. Sherman to U. S. Grant in which Sherman wrote of the importance of his march, and how a city like Fayetteville, NC should never be able to possess an arsenal, as it was “such valuable property to a people who have betrayed a trust.” Sherman promised to destroy the arsenal. It was destroyed.
March 12, 1862 - Jacksonville, Florida is occupied by Union naval forces.
March 12, 1862 - The siege of Island No. 10 is ongoing.
March 12, 1864 - Three days after it happened, the order making Lieutenant General Grant general-in-chief is announced to the public. General Henry Halleck is relieved of duty at his own request.
March 12, 1864 - Nathaniel Banks [US] begins the Red River Campaign in Louisiana.
March 12, 1864 - Lt. General Ulysses S. Grant assumes command of the armies of the United States.
March 12, 1865 - The siege of Petersburg is ongoing.
March 12, 1865 - Letter from W. T. Sherman to U. S. Grant in which Sherman wrote of the importance of his march, and how a city like Fayetteville, NC should never be able to possess an arsenal, as it was “such valuable property to a people who have betrayed a trust.” Sherman promised to destroy the arsenal. It was destroyed.