06/07, June 7th In Civil War History

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This date in Civil War history
Compiled by Mitchell Werksman and Jim Klag

June 7, 1848 - June 9, 1848 - Whigs meet in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Nominees included Zachary Taylor, Henry Clay, Daniel Webster and Winfield Scott. Taylor wins the nomination on the fourth ballot.

June 7, 1861 - Confederate reconnaissance from Yorktown to Newport News, VA, by the Chatham Grays, VA Cavalry.

June 7, 1862 - James Andrews is hung in Atlanta. The Great Locomotive Chase.

June 7, 1862 - Skirmishes at Fairview and Little Red River, AR.

June 7, 1862 - Skirmish in the Mattole Valley, CA.

June 7, 1862 - Federal expedition from Baton Rouge, LA. (Jun 7-9)

June 7, 1862 - Maj. Gen. Benjamin Franklin Butler, USA, orders the hanging of a William B. Mumford for the removal of the US flag flying over the US Mint, New Orleans, LA.

June 7, 1862 - Skirmish on John's Island, SC.

June 7, 1862 - Federal attack on Chattanooga, TN, by Maj. Gen. Ormsby M. Mitchel, USA; Maj. Gen. E. Kirby Smith, CSA, defending. (Jun 7-8)

June 7, 1862 - The Federal capture of Jackson, TN.

June 7, 1862 - Skirmish at Readyville, TN.

June 7, 1862 - Federal cavalry reconnaissance on the east bank of the Chickahominy River, near the outskirts of Richmond, VA.

June 7, 1862 - Skirmish near Harrisonburg, VA, with Maj. Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson, CSA.

June 7,1862 - Skirmish at Big Bend, WV.

June 7, 1863 - Skirmish near Edmonton, KY, as Rebel Cavalry capture part of a Yankee scouting party.

June 7, 1863 - The Attacks on Young's Point and Milliken's Bend, LA, with Brig. Gen. Henry E. McCulloch, CSA, attacking Brig. Gen. Thomas, USA, including the two Union gunboats, the Choctaw and the Lexington, McCulloch withdraws. Operations in Louisiana, west of the Mississippi River. (Jun 7-Jul 13)

June 7, 1863 - President Jefferson Davis' plantation, Brierfield, is burned by the advancing Federal troops, below Vicksburg, MS.

June 7, 1863 - Federal expedition from Jackson, TN, across the Tennessee River.

June 7, 1863 - Federal expedition from Gainesville, VA, and skirmishes with Capt. John Mosby's and Maj. Gen. JEB Stuart's Confederate Cavalry at Waterloo, Barbee's, Front Royal, and near Strasburg, VA. (Jun 7-8)

June 7, 1864 - The Republican (National Union) Convention opens in Baltimore, Maryland.

June 7, 1864 - Grenville Mellen Dodge, U.S.A., is appointed Maj. Gen. John Gibbon, U.S.A., is appointed Maj. Gen.

June 7, 1864 - Byron Root Pierce, USA, is appointed Brig. Gen.

June 7, 1864 - Skirmish at Sunnyside Landing, AR.

June 7, 1864 - Skirmish at Ripley, MS, with Brig. Gen. Samuel D. Sturgis, USA.

June 7, 1864 - Raid on New Frankfort, Saline County, MO, by bushwhackers.

June 7, 1864 - Affair at Sikeston, MO, with guerrillas. The notorious Wright is killed. The Yankees also take 1 prisoner; he is too drunk to kill.

June 7, 1864 - The Trevilian Raid by Maj. Gen. Philip Henry Sheridan, USA, as Lieut. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, USA, sends Sheridan's Cavalry to join up with Maj. Gen. David Hunter's Cavalry at Charlottesville, VA, so as to create a diversion while Maj. Gen. George G. Meade, USA, under Grant, moves the Army of the Potomac south across the James River to attack Richmond from the south by way of Petersburg, VA. Sheridan moved west between the North Anna and the Mattaponi Rivers against the Confederate rail line with combats at the following:
Trevilian Station (Jun 11 & 12)
Newark or Mallory's Cross-Roads (Jun 11 & 12)
King and Queen Court-House (Jun 18 & 20)
White House or Saint Peter's Church (Jun 21)
Black Creek or Tunstall's Station (Jun 21)
Jones' Bridge (Jun 23)
Saint Mary's Church (Jun 24)
 
June 7, 1863 - The Attacks on Young's Point and Milliken's Bend, LA, with Brig. Gen. Henry E. McCulloch, CSA, attacking Brig. Gen. Thomas, USA, including the two Union gunboats, the Choctaw and the Lexington, McCulloch withdraws. Operations in Louisiana, west of the Mississippi River. (Jun 7-Jul 13)
It was a small battle by Civil War numbers but a pretty brutal fight,which is kinda typical of most of the battles in Louisiana west of the Mississippi River. Almost a third of the forces engaged were killed,wounded or captured. A significant number of Union troops were new colored troops. Federal forces sustained heavier losses but held their ground with the help of the Union brown water navy. The battlefield was lost to Mississippi River flooding and course changes. Nothing left but a historical marker close to the battlefield.

https://www.battlefields.org/learn/civil-war/battles/millikens-bend
 
Thnk you! Somehow I always imagined most of the battles to be out East and down south..never gave much thought to the western campaigns.
 
Today marks the 159th Anniversary of the two day First Battle of Chattanooga Tennessee. This battle was fought on June 7th - June 8th. This battle was part of the Confederate Heartland Offensive. The result of this battle was a Union Victory. Union Army Commander was Brig. General James Negley commanding 1 division. Casualties and Losses were 23. The Confederate Commander was General Edmund Kirby Smith commanding the Confederate Army of Kentucky. Casualties and Losses were 65.
 
Today marks the 158th Anniversary of the Battle of Milliken's Bend Louisiana. This battle was part of the Vicksburg Mississippi Campaign. The battle took place in Madison Parish Louisiana. The result of the battle was a Union Victory. Union Army Commander was Colonel Hermann Lieb commanding a force of 1,100 this force consisted of the African Brigade, 23rd Iowa Infantry Regiment, and two gunboats. Casualties and Losses were 652. Confederate Army Commander was Brig. General Henry E. McCulloch from Texas commanding a force of 1,500. Casualties and Losses were 185.

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Today marks the 157th Anniversary of when the Republican Party meeting of when the Republican Party held it's two day convention at Front Street Theatre in Baltimore Maryland. At this convention President Lincoln was renominated as the Republican Party Candidate for President.

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This incident becomes a significant plot point in my novella Blessed Are The Peacemakers, which imagines an 1865 peace conference in Canada between Union and Confederate representatives after a Confederate victory in 1864.
 
Yep, Beast was something else while making certain his brother Andrew made millions from his time in command in Louisiana. I'm sure he never got a penny of it back in Massachusetts.
 
At the Democratic Convention of 1860 in Charleston, Butler voted 57 times for Jefferson Davis to be the Party Presidential Nominee.
 
As I read the description of the battle it seems that Negley arrived on the north bank of the Tennessee River with intent to capture Chattanooga. After reconnoitering Negley opened fire with artillery and sent some sharpshooters along the river bank. Smith responded with artillery fire. Negley withdrew. This is considered a Union victory?
 
First Battle of Chattanooga:
Today marks the start of two – day 160th​ anniversary of the First Battle of Chattanooga. This battle was part of the Confederate Heartland offensive also known as the Kentucky Campaign. The battle was fought on June 7th​ – June 8th​, 1862. Location of the battle was Chattanooga, Tennessee.


Result of Battle: Union Victory :us34stars:

Union Army Commander:
Brig. General James Scott Negley (Pennsylvania) 1826 – 1901

Union Army casualties and losses: 23

Confederate Army Commander:
Major General Edmund Kirby Smith (Florida) 1824 – 1893

Confederate Army casualties and losses: 65
 
Battle of Milliken's Bend:
Today marks the 159th​ anniversary of the Battle of Milliken's Bend. This battle was part of the Vicksburg Campaign. The battle was fought on June 7th​, 1863. Location of the battle was Madison Parish, Louisiana.

Result of Battle: Union Victory :us34stars:

Union Army Commander:
Colonel Hermann Lieb (Illinois) 1826 – 1908

Union Army Strength: - (around 1,100)

Union Army Units Involved:
African Brigade
23rd​ Iowa Infantry Regiment
Two Gunboats

Union Army Casualties and losses: 652

Confederate Army Commander:
Brig. General Henry E. McCulloch (Texas) 1816 – 1895

Confederate Army Strength: - (around 1,500)

Confederate Army casualties and losses: 185
 
Battle of Milliken's Bend:
Today marks the 159th​ anniversary of the Battle of Milliken's Bend. This battle was part of the Vicksburg Campaign. The battle was fought on June 7th​, 1863. Location of the battle was Madison Parish, Louisiana.

Result of Battle: Union Victory :us34stars:

Union Army Commander: Colonel Hermann Lieb (Illinois) 1826 – 1908

Union Army Strength: - (around 1,100)

Union Army Units Involved:
African Brigade
23rd​ Iowa Infantry Regiment
Two Gunboats

Union Army Casualties and losses: 652

Confederate Army Commander:
Brig. General Henry E. McCulloch (Texas) 1816 – 1895

Confederate Army Strength: - (around 1,500)

Confederate Army casualties and losses: 185
The African Brigade was composed of four African descent regiments, specifically the 9th, 11th and 13th Louisiana and 1st Mississippi.
 
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