06/17, June 17th In Civil War History

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

June 17, 1856 - June 19, 1856 - The first ever Republican National Convention nominates John C. Fremont for President.

June 17, 1861 - The following are appointed Confederate Brigadier Generals:
Barnard Elliott Bee, CSA
Richard Stoddert Ewell, CSA
William Joseph Hardee, CSA
Benjamin Huger, CSA
Thomas Jonathan Jackson, CSA
David Rumph Jones, CSA
James Longstreet, CSA
John Bankhead Magruder, CSA
John Clifford Pemberton, CSA
Henry Hopkins Sibley, CSA
Edmund Kirby Smith, CSA

June 17, 1861 - Frederick West Lander, USA, is appointed Brig. Gen.

June 17, 1861 - Engagement at Booneville, MO, Brig. Gen. Nathaniel Lyon, USA, inflicting a Confederate defeat under Governor Claiborne Jackson.

June 17, 1861 - Jefferson City, MO, is controlled by Union forces under Brig. Gen. Nathaniel Lyon, USA.

June 17, 1861 - Affair at Conrad's Ferry, MD, with Brig. Gen. Charles P. Stone, USA.

June 17, 1861 = President Abraham Lincoln watches the new hot air balloon invention of Professor Thaddeus S. C. Lowe, as a potential military observation weapon.

June 17, 1861 - Skirmish near Vienna, VA, with Col. Maxcy Gregg, CSA, 1st S.C.

June 17, 1861 - Nathaniel Lyons captures Boonville, Missouri.

June 17, 1862 - Congress frees all slaves in territories of the United States

June 17, 1862 - Engagement at Saint Charles, White River, AR, with the US Gunboats: Conestoga, Lexington, Mound City, and St. Louis, the Mound City's boiler explodes, killing/wounding 100 men.

June 17, 1862 - Skirmish near Smithville, AR, killing a few bushwhackers.

June 17, 1862 - Skirmish at Pass Manchac, LA, where Union forces with the help of the Union gunboat, New London, attack the Confederate positions.

June 17, 1862 - Gen. Braxton Bragg, CSA, temporarily supersedes the ailing Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard, CSA, in the command of Dept. No. 2, or the Western Dept., around Tupelo, MS.

June 17, 1862 - Skirmish at Eminence, MO.

June 17, 1862 - Skirmish near Warrensburg, MO, with Rebel bushwhackers.

June 17, 1862 - Maj. Gen. Thomas Jackson's CSA forces move from Weyer's Cave for the Virginia Peninsula, to assist Gen. Robert E. Lee, CSA, and the Army of Northern Virginia's attempt to repulse the Army of the Potomac's advance on Richmond, VA, under Maj. Gen. George McClellan, USA.

June 17, 1862 - Maj. Gen. Charles Fremont, USA, resigns his position after refusing to serve under Maj. Gen. John Pope, USA, who Lincoln is bringing east to command the newly created Army of Virginia. Fremont is replaced by Maj. Gen. Franz Sigel, USA.

June 17, 1863 - The siege of Vicksburg is ongoing.

June 17, 1863 - The siege of Port Hudson is ongoing.

June 17, 1863 - The CSS Atlanta, an ironclad in Warsaw Inlet, engages the USS Weehawken and USS Nahant before surrendering.

June 17, 1863 - Brig. Gen. Isham Warren Garrott, CSA, is mortally wounded on the Vicksburg, MS, skirmish line while firing a rifle at the Federal troops.

June 17, 1863 - The capture of the Confederate Steamer, CSS Atlanta, by the US ironclads, Nahant, and the Weehawken, on the Wilmington River, Warsaw Sound, GA.

June 17, 1863 - Col. Hines' Confederate Cavalry raid into Indiana, crossing the Ohio River at Rome, IN, moving to Paoli, and retreating.

June 17, 1863 - Skirmishes at Catoctin Creek and Point of Rocks, MD, as Gen. Robert E. Lee, CSA, moves into Maryland.

June 17, 1863 - The Confederate attack on Union transports on the Mississippi River, near Commerce, MS.

June 17, 1863 - Skirmish near Wesport, MO.

June 17, 1863 - Affair near Wellington, MO, with bushwhackers.

June 17, 1863 - Federal scout from Rocky Run to Dover and Core Creek, NC, with no confrontation with the Confederates. (Jun 17-18)

June 17, 1863 - Confederate operations on the Mississippi River, near Memphis, TN, and attack on transports there, with damage to the steamers, Golden Era and the Platte Valley. (Jun 17-18)

June 17, 1863 - Federal expedition from Pocahontas, TN, toward Pontotoc, MS. (Jun 17-22)

June 17, 1863 - Affair at Wartburg, near Montgomery, TN, with Col. Sanders, USA.

June 17, 1863 - Action at Aldie, VA with Brig. Gen. Hugh Judson Kilpatrick, USA.

June 17, 1863 - Skirmishes at and near Middleburg, VA. (Jun 17-18)

June 17, 1863 - Skirmish at Thoroughfare Gap, VA, with Lieut. Gen. James Longstreet, CSA.

June 17, 1864 - June 18, 1864 - Battle of Richmond Turnpike, Virginia - Petersburg campaign.

June 17, 1864 - June 18, 1864 - Battle of Lynchburg, Virginia.

June 17, 1864 - Skirmish on Monticello Road, near Pine Bluff, AR.

June 17, 1864 - Skirmish near Columbia, MO, with guerrillas.

June 17, 1864 - Skirmish on the Bermuda Hundred, VA, front, as Gen. Pierre G. T. Beauregard fends off the 2nd Corps under Maj. Gen. William Hancock, USA.

June 17, 1864 - Gen. Lee moves the Army of Northern Virginia into the Petersburg, VA defenses.

June 17, 1865 - Federal expedition from Denver, the Colorado Territory, to Fort Halleck, the Dakota Territory. (Jun 17- 19)

June 17, 1865 - Skirmish with Indians on Dead Man's Fork, the Dakota Territory.

June 17, 1865 - Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger, USA, assumes the command of all troops within the State of Texas.

June 17, 1865 - Southern fire-eater Edmund Ruffin dies by his own hand at his plantation Redmoor, Amelia County, Virginia
 
Edited I only write these still because I care about the veterans and that's all.

First Battle of Boonville Missouri:
Today marks the 160th Anniversary of the First Battle of Boonville Missouri. This battle was part of the operations to control Missouri. This battle was part of the early Trans Mississippi Fighting. The result of the battle was a Union Victory. Union Army commander was Brig. General Nathaniel H. Lyon commanding a force of 1,700. Casualties and Losses for the Union Army were 5 killed or died of wounds and 7 wounded. Missouri Army Commander was John S. Marmaduke commanding a force of 1,500. Casualties and losses were 5 killed or died of wounds. 10 wounded and 60 - 80 Captured and Paroled.
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Battle of Saint Charles Arkansas:
Today marks the 159th Anniversary of the Battle of Saint Charles also known as the engagement at Saint Charles. This battle was a naval battle fought in the Trans - Mississippi Theatre of the war. The battle was fought at Arkansas County Arkansas. The battle was part of the operations on the White River. The result of this battle was a Union Victory. Union Army Commander was Colonel Graham N. Fitch and Naval Commander was Augustus H. Kilty commanding a force of 8 Union ships. Casualties and Losses for the Union Army were 177. Confederate Navy Commander was CSN Captain Joseph Fry who will be captured on this day. Casualties and Losses were 26.
Battle of Aldie Virginia:
Today marks the 158th Anniversary of the Battle of Aldie Virginia. This battle was part of the early Gettysburg Campaign. The battle was fought at Loudoun County Virginia. The result of the battle was inconclusive. Union Army Commander was Brig. General Judson Kilpatrick commanding a force of 2,000. Casualties and Losses were 305. Confederate Army Commander was Colonel Thomas T. Munford commanding a force of 1,500. Casualties and Losses were 110 - 119.

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Battle of Middleburg Virginia:
Today marks the start of the 158th Anniversary of the Battle of Middleburg Virginia. This was part of the early Gettysburg Campaign. The battle was fought at Loudoun County Virginia. The result of the battle was inconclusive. Confederate Army commander was Major General JEB Stuart commanding. Casualties and Losses were 40. Union Army Commander was Brig. General David M. Gregg. Casualties and losses were 97.
Battle of Lynchburg Virginia:
Today marks the start of the 157th Anniversary of the Battle of Lynchburg Virginia. This battle was part of the Lynchburg Campaign. The battle of course was fought in Lynchburg Virginia. The result being a Confederate Victory. Confederate Army Commander was Lt. General Jubal A. Early commanding a force of 14,000. Casualties and losses were 200. Union Army Commander was Major General David Hunter commanding a force of 16,643. Casualties and losses of 700.

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Battle of Boonville:
Today marks the 161st​ anniversary of the Battle of Boonville. This battle part of the operations to control Missouri. This battle was fought on June 17, 1861. Location of the battle was Boonville, Missouri.



Result of Battle: Union Victory :us34stars:



Union Army Commander:
Brig. General Nathaniel Lyon (Connecticut) 1818 – 1861

Union Army Strength: - (around 1,700)

Killed or Died of Wounds: 5

Wounded: 7



Missouri State Guard Commander:
Colonel John S. Marmaduke (Missouri) 1833 – 1887

Missouri State Guard Strength: - (around 1,500)

Killed or Died of Wounds: 5

Wounded: 10

Captured/paroled: 60 – 80

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Battle of Saint Charles:
Today marks the 160th​ anniversary of the Battle of Saint Charles. This battle was part of the operations on the White River. This battle took place on June 17, 1862. Location of the battle was St. Charles, Arkansas.



Result of Battle: Union Victory :us34stars:



Union Army Commander:
Colonel Graham Newell Fitch (Indiana) 1809 – 1892

U.S. Navy Commander: Augustus Kilty (Maryland) 1807 – 1879 – (Wounded)



Union Strength:

Two Ironclads
Two timberclads
46th​ Indiana Volunteers Infantry Regiment



Confederate Commander:
CSN Captain Joseph Fry

Confederate Strength:
Two batteries
Elements of the 29th​ Arkansas Volunteers Infantry Regiment

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Battle of Aldie:
Today marks the 159th​ anniversary of the Battle of Aldie. This battle was part of the early part of the Gettysburg Campaign. This battle took place on June 17, 1863. Location of the battle was Loudoun County, Virginia.



Result of Battle: Inconclusive :CSA1stNat::us34stars:



Confederate Army Commander:
Colonel Thomas T. Munford (Virginia) 1831 – 1918

Confederate Army Strength: - (around 1,500)

Confederate Army Casualties and losses: between 110 – 119



Union Army Commander:
Brig. General Judson Kilpatrick (New Jersey) 1836 – 1881

Union Army Strength: - (around 2,000)

Union Army Casualties and losses: 305

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Battle of Lynchburg:
Today marks the 158th​ anniversary of the two – day Battle of Lynchburg. This battle was fought on June 17, 1864, thru June 18, 1864. Location of the battle was Lynchburg, Virginia.



Result of Battle: Confederate Victory :CSA1stNat:



Confederate Army Commander:
Lt. General Jubal A. Early (Virginia) 1816 – 1894

Confederate Army Strength: - (14,000)

Confederate Army Casualties and losses: 200



Union Army Commander:
Major General David Hunter (New York) 1802 – 1886

Union Army Strength: - (16,643)

Union Army Casualties and losses: 700
 
Battle of Middleburg:
Today marks the start of the 159th​ anniversary of the three – day Battle of Middleburg. This battle was part of the Gettysburg Campaign. The battle was fought on June 17, 1863, thru June 19th​, 1863. The battle took place in Loudoun County, Virginia.



Result of Battle:
Inconclusive :CSA1stNat::us34stars:


Confederate Army Commander:
Major General J.E.B. Stuart (Virginia) 1833 – 1864

Confederate Army Casualties and losses:
40



Union Army Commander:
Brig. General David M. Gregg (Pennsylvania) 1833 – 1916

Union Army Casualties and losses: 97

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