05/05, May 5th In Civil War History

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May 5, 1861 - Fort Arbuckle and Fort Cobb, of the Indian Territory, the Chickasaw Indian Nation, are abandoned, by Lieut. Col. William H. Emory, 1st US Cavalry, on his March to Fort Leavenworth, KS.

May 5, 1861 - Alexandria, VA, is abandoned by the Virginia state troops.

May 5, 1862 - Samuel Peter Heintzelman, U.S.A., is appointed Maj. Gen.

May 5, 1862 - Brig. Gen. James G. Blunt, USA, assumes the command of the Dept. of Kansas.

May 5, 1862 - Skirmish at Lockridge Mills, or Dresden, KY.

May 5, 1862 - Action at Lebanon, TN, with Brig. Gen. Ebenezer Dumont, USA.

May 5, 1862 - Col. Justus Steinberger, 1st Washington Territory Infantry, relieves Col. Albemarle Cady, 7th US Infantry, in command of the District of Oregon.

May 5, 1862 - The Battle of Williamsburg, VA, between Maj. Gens. James Longstreet and Daniel H. Hill, CSA, fighting a rear guard delaying action with the advancing Federals led by Joseph Hooker and Philip Kearney, under Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan, USA, the Peninsula Campaign.

May 5, 1862 - President Abraham Lincoln sails to Fortress Monroe, VA, to observe first hand the advance of the Army of the Potomac.

May 5, 1863 - Federal scout from Fort Scott, KS, to Sherwood, MO, and skirmishes with the Confederates encamped near Sherwood, on Centre Creek, MO, scattering the Rebels. (May 5-9)

May 5, 1863 - Skirmish at Big Sandy Creek, MS.

May 5, 1863 - Action at King's Creek, near Tupelo, MS, with a Confederate defeat under Brig. Gen. Daniel Ruggles, CSA, by Col. Corwyn.

Skirmish at Peletier's Mill, NC.

May 5, 1863 - The leading Copperhead, or Peace Democrat, Clement Vallandigham, is arrested at his home and taken to Maj. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside's, Dept. of the Ohio headquarters in Cincinnati, OH.

May 5, 1863 - Affair at Obion Plank Road Crossing, TN.

May 5, 1863 - Skirmish at Rover, TN, with Rebel cavalry.

May 5, 1863 - Union expedition from Camp Douglas, the Utah Territory, to Soda Springs, on the Bear River, the Idaho Territory, for the purpose of establishing a new post in that region for the protection of the overland emigration to Oregon, California and the Bannock City Mines, in addition to searching for the Sagwich Indians. (May 5-30)

May 5, 1863 - Skirmish at Thompson's Cross-Roads, VA, with Maj. Gen. George Stoneman's, USA, Cavalry.

May 5, 1864 - Federal scout in Craighead and Lawrence Counties, AR. (May 5-9)

May 5, 1864 - Skirmish near the mouth of Richland Creek, AR.

May 5, 1864 - Skirmish near Tunnel Hill, GA.

May 5, 1864 - Federal scout in Meade and Breckinridge Counties, KY, with a skirmish on Beaver Creek with guerrillas.

May 5, 1864 - Engagement at Dunn's Bayou, Red River, LA, including the Union ironclad gunboat, Signal, the Union steamer, the Covington, and the Federal transport ship, the Warner, the Red River (LA) Campaign.

May 5, 1864 - Skirmish at Graham's Plantation, LA, on the Red River, the Red River (LA) Campaign.

May5, 1864 - Skirmish at Natchitoches, LA, on the Red River, the Red River (LA) Campaign.

May 5, 1864 - The Confederate ironclad ram, Albemarle, disables the Federal blockade vessel, Sassacus, and encounters the following Union vessels: Ceres, Commodore Hull, Mattabesett, Miami, Seymour, Wyalusing, and the Whitehead, the Roanoke River, NC.

May 5, 1864 - Maj. Gen. Benjamin F. Butler, USA, lands at Bermuda Hundred and City Point, VA, below Richmond, VA.

May 5, 1864 - Brig. Gen. August V. Kautz's, USA, raid against the Petersburg and Weldon Railroad, VA, including skirmishes: at the Birch Island Bridges, the Blackwater River (May 6),
Stony Creek Station (May 7), and at Jarratt's Station and White's Bridge (May 8), VA. (May 5-11)

May 5, 1864 - The Battle of the Wilderness, including combats with Maj. Gens. Gouverneur K. Warren, John Sedgwick, and William B. Franklin, USA, and Lieut. Gens. James Longstreet, Richard S. Ewell and A. P. Hill, CSA, at:
Brock Road
Craig Meeting House
the Furnaces
Parker's Store
Todd's Tavern, etc.
Total casualties approximate 25,000. (May 5-7)

May 5, 1864 - Brig. Gen. Micah Jenkins, CSA, is mortally wounded at the Battle of the Wilderness, with a Federal Minie ball that lodged in his brain.

May 5, 1864 - Brig. Gen. John Marshall Jones, CSA, is mortally wounded as his brigade opened the Battle of the Wilderness, VA, shot down from his horse while rallying his men from the initial Federal assault on the Confederate lines.

May 5, 1864 - Brig. Gen. Leroy Augustus Stafford, CSA., is mortally wounded at the Battle of the Wilderness, VA, while leading his men against the Federals.

May 5, 1864 - Maj. Gen. Alexander Hays, USA, is mortally wounded at the Battle of the Wilderness, VA, while leading his men near the Brock and Orange Plank Road.

May 5, 1864 - Confederate raid on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad between Bloomington and Piedmont, WV, under Capt. John H. McNeill, of the Virginia Partisan Rangers, as the Rebels capture Piedmont as well as freight trains, mail train, bridges, 104 prisoners, many railroad cars in depot, etc. Everything captured was burned.

May 5, 1864 - US Cavalry expedition under Brig. Gen. William W Averell, USA, sets out from Logan Court-House, WV, against the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad.

May 5, 1865 - Connecticut becomes the 20th state to ratify the 13th amendment which will abolish slavery.
May 5, 1865 - Skirmish at Summerville, GA.

May 5, 1865 - Col. Charles Everett, 2nd Louisiana Infantry, is assigned to the command of the District of Bonnet Carre, LA.

May 5, 1865 - Skirmish with guerrillas in the Perche Hills, MO.

May 5, 1865 - The Indian attack on the wagon train near Mullahla's Station, the Nebraska Territory.

May 5, 1865 - President Jefferson Davis and the few remnants of Confederate political authority arrive at Sandersville, GA.

May 5, 1865 - Federal expedition from Pulaski, TN, to New Market, AL. (May 5-13)
 
Today marks the 159th Anniversary of the First Battle of Dragoon Springs which was fought in Western Territory. This will be an Apache victory. The Apache leaders were Cochise and Francisco. The Apache leaders will have 100 warriors and suffer Unknown casualties and losses. On the Confederate side in command will be Sgt. Sam Ford The strength of the Confederates is unknown but there will be 4 killed.
 
Today marks the 157th Anniversary of the Battle of Albemarle Sound North Carolina. As to who won this battle some say it was Inconclusive. The Confederate commander will be CSN Naval Commander James W. Cooke with 1 ironclad and 2 steamers. The Casualties and losses for the Confederate Navy was 57 killed or wounded. On the Union Side will be US Navy Captain Melancton Smith with a command of 8 gunboats and will have a causality and loss rate of 31 killed or wounded.

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Today marks the 159th Anniversary of the Battle of Williamsburg Virginia. This will have an inconclusive victory status even though it was a Confederate withdrawal to Richmond. Confederate Commander was General Joseph E. Johnston with a force of 31,823 and losses and casualties of 1,682. The Union Commander was Major General George B. McClellan with a force of 40,768 and causalities and losses of 2,283.

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Battle of Williamsburg:
Today marks the 160th​ anniversary of the Battle of Williamsburg. This battle took place on May 5th​, 1862. Another name for the battle was Battle of Fort Magruder. Location of the battle was York County, James City County, and Williamsburg, Virginia.



Result of Battle:
Inconclusive – (Confederate Withdrawal to Richmond)



Union Army Commander:
Major General George B. McClellan (New Jersey) 1826 – 1885

Union Army Strength: - (40,768)

Union Army casualties and losses: - (2,283)

Union Officers Killed:

Major Peter M. Ryerson (New Jersey) 1798 – 1862



Confederate Army Commander:
General Joseph E. Johnston (Virginia) 1807 – 1891

Confederate Army Strength: - (31,823)

Confederate Army casualties and losses: - (1,682)

Confederate Officers Killed:

Colonel Christopher Haynes Mott (Mississippi) 1826 – 1862

Colonel George Taliaferro Ward (Florida) 1810 – 1862

Lt. Colonel Thomas E. Irby (Alabama) – 1862
 
Battle of Albemarle Sound:
Today marks the 158th​ anniversary of the Battle of Albemarle Sound. This battle took place on May 5th​, 1864. Location of the battle was Albemarle Sound, North Carolina.


Result of Battle:
Inconclusive



Union Navy Commander:
USN Captain Melancthon Smith (New York) 1810 – 1893

Union Navy Strength: - (8 gunboats)

Union Navy casualties and losses: - (31 killed or wounded)



Confederate Navy Commander:
CSN Captain James Wallace Cooke (Virginia) 1812 – 1869

Confederate Navy Strength: - (1 ironclad and 2 steamers)

Confederate Navy casualties and losses: - (57 killed or wounded)
 
Today marks the 157th Anniversary of the Battle of Albemarle Sound North Carolina. As to who won this battle some say it was Inconclusive. The Confederate commander will be CSN Naval Commander James W. Cooke with 1 ironclad and 2 steamers. The Casualties and losses for the Confederate Navy was 57 killed or wounded. On the Union Side will be US Navy Captain Melancton Smith with a command of 8 gunboats and will have a causality and loss rate of 31 killed or wounded.
Federal reports of the Battle of Albemarle Sound from the 10 May 1864 and the 12 May 1864 editions of the National Republican (DC).
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Battle of the Wilderness:
Today marks the 158th​ anniversary of the Battle of the Wilderness. The battle was fought on May 5th​ thru 7th​, 1864. Location of the battle was Spotsylvania County and Orange County, Virginia.



Result of Battle: Inconclusive


United States Army Commander:
Lt. General Ulysses S. Grant (Illinois) 1822 – 1885

Union Army Commander: Major General George G. Meade (Pennsylvania) 1815 – 1872

Union Army Strength: - (118,700)

Union Army casualties and losses: - (Total: 17,666)

Killed: 2, 246

Wounded: 12,037

Captured/missing: 3,383



Confederate Army Commander:
General Robert E. Lee (Virginia) 1807 – 1870

Confederate Army Strength: - (66,140)

Confederate Army casualties and losses: - (11,033)

Killed: 1,447

Wounded: 7,866

Captured/missing: 1,690
 
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