04/08, April 8th In Civil War History

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This date in Civil War history
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April 8, 1789 - First meeting of the US House of Representatives.

April 8, 1832 - James Buchanan leaves New York to become U. S. Minister to Russia.

April 8, 1861 - U.S. mint at Dahlonega, Georgia, seized by confederacy (US Civil War).

April 8, 1861 - Federal reinforcements for Fort Pickens, FL, sail from New York Harbor, NY, aboard the Federal cutter, Harriet Lane.

April 8, 1862 - Following a disastrous second day at Pittsburg Landing, Confederates withdraw to Corinth, Mississippi.

April 8, 1862 - James Gillpatrick Blunt, USA, is appointed Brig. Gen. Robert Byington Mitchell, USA, is appointed Brig. Gen.

April 8, 1862 - Skirmish near Arcata, CA.

April 8, 1862 - Brig. Gen. Joseph Finegan, CSA, is assigned to the command of the Dept. of Middle and Eastern Florida.

April 8, 1862 - Skirmish near Corinth, MS.

April 8, 1862 - Skirmish at Medicine Creek, MO, Brig Gen Ben Loan, MO Militia.

April 8, 1862 - Federal scout through Gadfly, Newtonia, Granby, Neosho, and Valley of the Indian Creek, MO, and Skirmishes.

April 8, 1862 - Skirmish near Warrensburg, MO.

April 8, 1862 - Skirmish near Warsaw, MO.

April 8, 1862 - Skirmish at Albuquerque, the New Mexico Territory, as Col. Edward R. S. Canby, 19th US Infantry, commanding the Dept. of New Mexico, forces Brig. Gen. Henry H. Sibley, CSA, to retreat southward along the Rio Grande River.

April 8, 1862 - Martial law is declared in East Tennessee.

April 8, 1862 - The Confederate Garrison at Island No. 10, is surrendered at Tiptonville, TN, to Maj. Gen. John Pope, USA.

April 8, 1863 - Skirmish at St. Francis County, AR.

April 8, 1863 - Skirmish at James' Plantation, near New Carthage, LA, with Confederate forces deflecting Maj. Gen. John McClernand, USA.

April 8, 1863 - Skirmish on the Millwood Road, near Winchester, VA.

April 8, 1863 - President Lincoln reviews Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker's army across the Rappahannock River from Fredericksburg, VA.

April 8, 1864 - April 9, 1864 - Battle of Sabine Crossroads; Battle of Mansfield. General Richard Taylor [CS] defeats General Nathaniel Banks [US], halting his advance to Shreveport

April 8, 1864 - By a vote of 38 to 6, the U. S. Senate approves the 13th Amendment and sends it to the states for ratification.

April 8, 1864 - Richard Taylor. C.S.A. is appointed Lieut. Gen. Camille Armand Jules Marie Prince de Polignac, C.S.A., is appointed Maj. Gen.

April 8, 1864 - Skirmish at Paint Rock Bridge, near Larkinsville, AL.

April 8, 1864 - Federal expedition from Denver, the Colorado Territory, to the Republican River, KS, 200 miles east of Denver. The Federals pursue a band of Cheyenne Indians purported to have stolen some cattle, burning their village, including their stores of beef and buffalo meat, cooking utensils, etc. (Apr 8-23)

April 8, 1864 - Brig. Gen. Jean Jaques Alfred Alexander Mouton, CSA, is mortally wounded at the opening battle of the Red River Campaign, Sabine Crossroads, near Mansfield, LA, while leading his men in a charge against the Federal troops, as Lieut. Gen. Richard Taylor, CSA, contests Maj. Gen. Nathaniel P. Banks', USA, advance on Shreveport, LA; Banks withdrawing to Pleasant Hill, LA.

April 8, 1864 - Skirmish at Bayou De Paul (Carroll's Mill), near Pleasant Hill, LA.

April 8, 1864 - Confederate demonstration on James Island, Charleston Harbor, SC, and vicinity.

April 8, 1864 - Skirmish at Winchester, VA, with Federal cavalry.

April 8, 1865 - Brig. Gen. George B. Wagner, USA, assumes the command of the Saint Louis, MO, district.

April 8, 1865 - Federal pursuit of guerrillas in Northeast Missouri, where 3 notorious guerrillas were captured and brought back to Macon City to face trial. (Apr 8-10)

April 8, 1865 - Action at Martinsville, NC.

April 8, 1865 - The Engagement at Appomattox Station, VA, as Maj. Gen. George G. Meade, USA, continued to press Gen. Robert E. Lee, CSA, while Maj. Gen. Philip H. Sheridan, USA, and his cavalry capture the Confederate supply trains at Appomattox Station. Lee now faced the following:
1. Behind Lee: Maj. Gen. George G. Meade and the 2nd US Army Corps - Maj. Gen. Andrew A. Humphreys, USA, Commanding and the 6th US Army Corps - Maj. Gen. Horatio G. Wright, USA, Commanding
2. To Lee's Left: Maj. Gen. Philip H. Sheridan's Cavalry 5th US Army Corps - Maj. Gen. Charles Griffin, USA, Commanding.
3. In Lee's front towards Lynchburg - Maj. Gen. E.O.C. Ord, USA, and the US Army of the James.

April 8, 1865 - Federal scout from Fairfax Court-House into Loudoun County, VA, in search of Lieut. Col. Gen. John S. Mosby, CSA and his Virginia Battalion. (Apr 8-10)

April 8, 1865 - Federal scout from Vienna into Loudoun County, VA, in search of Lieut. Col. John S. Mosby's Virginia Partisan Rangers. (Apr 8-10)
 
April 8, 1864 - By a vote of 38 to 6, the U. S. Senate approves the 13th Amendment and sends it to the states for ratification.
It still lacked a sufficient majority in the House of Representatives.
 
I was able to find the below articles about the Battle of Shiloh.

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Without Kirby Smith's sad obsession with Steele in Arkansas in his allocation of troops, could this have been even worse for Banks? Taylor certainly felt so.
 
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These are hard to read after reading the reports of Union officers and northern newspaper articles. It's true that "the morning of the 10th inst. dawned upon a flying foe," but the Union troops believed they'd won until Banks forced them to retreat.
 
Battle of Mansfield:
Today marks the 158th​ anniversary of the Battle of Mansfield. This battle is known as the Battle of Sabine Crossroads. This battle was fought on April 8th​, 1864. Location of the Battle was De Soto Parish Louisiana.



Result of Battle: Confederate Victory :CSA1stNat:



Confederate Army Commander:
Major General Richard "Dick" Taylor (Louisiana) 1826 – 1879

Confederate Army Strength: - (8,800 to 9,000 engaged)

Confederate Army casualties and losses: around 1,000 total


Union Army Commander:
Major General Nathaniel P. Banks (Massachusetts) 1816 – 1894

Union Army Strength: - (20,000 with 12,000 engaged)

Union Army casualties and losses:
Killed: 113
Wounded: 581
Captured/missing: 1,541

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Battle of Appomattox Station:
Today marks the 157th​ anniversary of the Battle of Appomattox Station. The battle took place on April 8th​, 1865. The location of the battle was Appomattox County, Virginia.



Result of Battle: Union Victory :us34stars:



Union Army Commanders:

Brevet Major General George A. Custer (Ohio) 1839 – 1876
Brevet Brigadier General David Hunter Strother (Virginia) 1816 – 1888
Major General Edward Ord (Maryland) 1818 – 1883
Major General Philip H. Sheridan (New York) 1831 – 1888

Union Army Strength: - (around 4,000)

Union Army casualties and losses:
Killed: 5 – 32
Wounded: 40 – 86
Missing: 3


Confederate Army Commander:

Brig. General Reuben Lindsay Walker (Virginia) 1827 – 1890
Brig. General Martin Witherspoon Gary (South Carolina) 1831 – 1881

Confederate Army Strength: - (around 3,000)

Confederate Army Casualties and losses:
Captured: 1,000

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