06/13, June 13th In Civil War History

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This date in Civil War history
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June 13, 1861 - Descent of the Union troops on, and occupation of, Romney, WV, led by Col. Lew. Wallace, USA, 11th IN Infantry.

June 13, 1862 - Affair at White House, near Hilton Head, SC.

June 13, 1862 - Maj. Gen. James Ewell Brown Stuart's, CSA, Cavalry Raid around Maj. Gen. George Brinton McClellan, USA, and the Army of the Potomac, threatens the US supply lines, with the following skirmishes:
at Hawes' Shop,
Old Church, and
at Garlick's Landing, VA.
(Jun 13-15)

June 13, 1862 - Skirmish near Mount Jackson, VA.

June 13, 1862 - Skirmish at New Market, VA.

June 13, 1863 - June 15, 1863 - 2nd Battle of Winchester. Ordered to withdraw because of the approach of the Army of Northern Virginia, Major General Robert Milroy [US] tried to hold his position in Winchester. By afternoon on the 14th, he realized his mistake and decided to withdraw that evening. Dick Ewell [CS] ordered a division to camp north of the town to prevent such a move and Milroy found himself trapped. Confederates captured or killed the 6000 men in the city.

June 13, 1863 - Matt Whitaker Ransom, CSA, is appointed Brig. Gen. Alfred Moore Scales, CSA, is appointed Brig. Gen.

June 13, 1863 - Capt. P. M. Everett's, USA, Raid into Eastern Kentucky. (Jun 13-23)

June 13, 1863 - Skirmish at Howard's Mills, KY, with Capt. Everett, USA.

June 13, 1863 - Skirmish near Mud Lick Springs, Bath County, KY, with Capt. Everett.

June 13, 1863 - Operations in Northeastern Mississippi, including skirmishes
(Jun 19) at New Albany and
(Jun 20) at Mud Creek.
(Jun 13-22)

June 13, 1863 - Federal scout on the Manchester Pike, TN.

June 13, 1863 - Skirmish at Berryville, VA, and occupation by Lieut. Gen. Richard Stoddert Ewell, CSA.

June 13, 1863 - Skirmish at Opequon Creek, near Winchester, VA.

June 13, 1863 - Skirmish at White Post, near Winchester, VA.

June 13, 1863 - Skirmish at Bunker Hill, WV.

June 13, 1863 - The siege of Vicksburg is ongoing.

June 13, 1863 - The siege of Port Hudson is ongoing.

June 13, 1864 - Federal scout from Fort Leaven worth, KS, to Weston, MO, after guerrillas. (Jun 13-16)

June 13, 1864 - Skirmish near Collierville, TN, as Brig. Gen. Samuel D. Sturgis', USA, Federal expedition against Maj. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest, CSA, is concluded.

June 13, 1864 - Federal raid from Morristown, TN, into North Carolina, and the capture (Jun 28) of the Confederate Camp Vance, 6 miles from Morgantown, NC, by men under Maj. Gen. John M. Schofield, USA, commanding the Dept. of the Ohio. (Jun 13-Jul 15)

June 13, 1864 - Skirmish near Buchanan, VA, The Lynchburg, VA, Campaign.

June 13, 1864 - Federal scout from Lexington to around Lynchburg, VA, by Maj. Gen. David Hunter, USA. (Jun 13-15)

June 13, 1864 - The Richmond (Virginia) Campaign, begins with Gen. Robert E. Lee, CSA, beginning to move his troops to front Grant's Union move on Petersburg, VA. (Jun 13-Jul 31)

June 13, 1864 - Skirmish at Riddell's Shop, VA, the Richmond, VA, Campaign.

June 13, 1864 - Skirmish at White Oak Swamp, VA, the Richmond, VA, Campaign.

June 13, 1864 - Lieut. Gen. Richard S. Ewell, CSA, is assigned to the command of the Dept. of Richmond, VA, while vice Maj. Gen. Robert Ransom, Jr., CSA, is ordered to the Dept. of Western Virginia.

June 13, 1865 - Civilian rule is restored in Mississippi.

June 13, 1865 - James Johnston, a pro-Union politician, is appointed provisional governor of Georgia.

June 13, 1865 - Federal expedition against Indians from Dun Glen to Fairbanks Station, Nevada. (Jun 13-26)

June 13, 1865 - Federal scout against Indians from Camp Nichols, the New Mexico Territory, with action (June 14th) with attacking Indians on the Santa Fe Road. (Jun 13-17)

June 13, 1866 - Thirty-ninth Congress approves the 14th Amendment to the Constitution.
 
Today marks the start of the 158th Anniversary of the Second Battle of Winchester Virginia. This battle was fought June 13 - 15, 1863. The battle was part of the Gettysburg Campaign. the Result was a Confederate Victory. Confederate Army Commander was Lt. General Richard S. Ewell commanding the Second Army Corps Army of Northern Virginia. The Confederate strength was 12,500. Casualties and Losses were 47 killed, 219 wounded and 3 missing. The Union Army Commander was Major General Robert H. Milroy commanding a force of 7,000. Casualties and losses were 95 killed, 348 wounded and 4,000 missing or captured.
 
Reconstruction was a long time. President Johnson's plans did not go the way he hoped so reconstruction conlong after it officially ended.
 
The Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction is, IMO, not given the proper attention of its importance.

Many documents have come out of the CW Era. Those related to secession, famous orders, famous addresses, those related to slavery and of course the amendments.

None come close to Johnson’s proclamation. This proclamation set the pattern for the rest of Reconstruction plus the years of state laws and legal battles up till the 1960s. For example, secession documents – studied intently – were useless in a few years. Amendments were, for all intents and purposes, pieces of paper without meaning nor power.

Johnson’s document is a viable, a living document. It allowed the rebels a chance to breath a sigh of relief. It allowed them to definitively know where they stood in the post-war. The proclamation was a gateway that allowed the former rebels to expand on the parameters of the document to reclaim the South for themselves again. It was a living document because it allowed them to grow, to flex their power, to find out their limits, to circumvent, experiment and modify their actions throughout the Recon period and beyond. No disenfranchisement here.

Amnesty and property allowed this. Property is power, period. The defeated were rewarded by repossessing their property and their former property was relegated to slavery again. This document put the defeated in the proverbial driver’s seat and helped ensure that black people would never, ever mesh into American society. And it was brilliantly successful. That legacy stands today. Their recapturing and reshaping of the vestiges of their evil culture is simply awesome in our history, more so than any battle, any campaign, any commander!
 
Second Battle of Winchester:
Today marks the start of the three – day 159th​ anniversary of the Second Battle of Winchester. This battle part of the earlier part of the Gettysburg Campaign. The battle was fought on June 13th​ thru June 15th​, 1863. Location of the battle was Frederick County and Winchester, Virginia.



Result of Battle: Confederate Victory :CSA1stNat:



Confederate Army Commander:
Lt. General Richard S. Ewell (Virginia) 1817 – 1872

Confederate Army Strength: around 12,500

Confederate Army Casualties and losses:

Killed: 47

Wounded: 219

Missing: 3



Union Army Commander:
Major General Robert H. Milroy (Indiana) 1816 – 1890

Union Army Strength: around 7,000

Union Army Casualties and losses:

Killed: 95

Wounded: 348

Missing or captured: 4,000

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Official Records Series 1, Volume XL, Part 2, Pages 645-646.
Special Orders, No. 137.​
Adjt. and Insp. General's Office,​
Richmond, June 13, 1864.​
............​
XXXII. Lieut. Gen. R. S. Ewell will relieve Maj. Gen. Robert Ransom, jr., in the command of the Department of Richmond, and will report accordingly.​
............​
By command of the Secretary of War:​
JNQ. WITHERS,​
Assistant Adjutant-General.​
 
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