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This date in Civil War history
Compiled by Mitchell Werksman and Jim Klag
December 20, 1783 - Virginia cedes its claim on western land to the United States.
December 20, 1803 - French flag lowered in New Orleans to mark the formal transfer of the territory of the Louisiana Purchase from France to USA for $27M.
December 20, 1833 - Samuel Mudd, American physician (imprisoned for conspiring with John Wilkes Booth), born in Charles Country, Maryland (d. 1833)
December 20, 1860 - South Carolina's convention officially approves the Ordinance of Secession
December 20, 1860 - Governor Francis Pickens of South Carolina demands President Buchanan relinquish control of Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie.
December 20, 1860 - Governor Francis W. Pickens takes office in South Carolina.
December 20, 1860 - Edwin Stanton becomes Attorney-General in the Buchanan administration.
December 20, 1860 - Secretary of War John Floyd orders 113 Columbiad cannon and 11 32-pounders from the Pittsburgh arsenal to Ship Island, Mississippi, and Galveston, TX.
December 20, 1860 - The following are the Four General Officers in the Union Regular Army on the eve of the Civil War:
Brevet Lieutenant General Winfield Scott. U.S.A.
Brevet Major General David E. Twiggs, U.S.A.
Brevet Major General John Ellis Wool, U.S.A.
Brigadier General William Selby Harney, USA
December 20, 1861 - The congressional Select Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War is seated.
December 20, 1861 - Battle of Dranesville, Virginia.
December 20, 1861 - William High Keim, USA, is appointed Brig. Gen.
December 20, 1861 - John McCauley Palmer, USA, is appointed Brig. Gen.
December 20, 1861 - Two warships of the British Royal Navy convoy troops to Canada in case a satisfactory solution to the "Trent" affair is not achieved.
December 20, 1861 - A stone fleet, consisting of old whaling vessels, are sunk by the Federal Navy in an attempt to prevent Confederate blockade runners from entering Charleston Harbor, SC.
December 20, 1862 - General Earl Van Dorn [CS] strikes a federal supply depot at Holly Springs, Mississippi, capturing 1500 prisoners and destroying 1.5 million dollars of military supplies.
December 20, 1862 - U. S. 15th Corps under William Tecumseh Sherman boards transports at Memphis to sail down the Mississippi to Chickasaw Bayou. Ulysses S. Grant called off a supporting campaign over land because of continued Rebel raids.
December 20, 1862 - Salmon Chase offers his resignation. Lincoln rejects both Seward's and Chase's resignations.
December 20, 1862 - Skirmish at Cane Hill, AR.
December 20, 1862 - Skirmish at Cold Water, MS.
December 20, 1862 - Brig. Gen. Samuel P. Carter's, USA, Raid into East Tennessee and Southwest Virginia. (Dec 20-Jan 5)
December 20, 1862 - The Confederate capture of Humboldt, TN, by Maj. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest, CSA.
December 20, 1862 - Skirmish at Railroad Crossing, Forked Deer River, TN, with Maj. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest, CSA.
December 20, 1862 - The Confederate capture of Trenton, TN, by Maj. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest, CSA.
December 20, 1862 - Skirmishes at Kelly's Ford, VA. (Dec 20-22)
December 20, 1862 - Skirmish near Occoquan, VA.
December 20, 1862 - Skirmish near Halltown, WV.
December 20, 1863 - Federal scout from Lexington, MO.
December 20, 1864 - The siege of Petersburg is ongoing.
December 20, 1864 - John McArthur, U.S.A., is appointed Maj. Gen.
December 20, 1864 - The Confederate evacuation of Savannah, GA, by Lieut. Gen. William Hardee, CSA, is complete.
December 20, 1864 - Federal expeditions from Cape Girardeau and Dallas, MO, to Cherokee Bay, AR, and the Saint Francis River, with skirmishes, with guerrillas. (Dec 20-Jan 4)
December 20, 1864 - The USS Hartford, and its commander, Admiral David G. Farragut, arrives in New York City Harbor for repairs.
December 20, 1864 - Engagement at Poplar Point, NC. (Dec 20-22)
December 20, 1864 - Skirmish near the Pocotaligo Road, SC, as the 33rd US Colored Infantry drives off the 300+ plus Rebels contesting their advance near the Tullifmny Creek, capturing men and supplies.
December 20, 1864 - Skirmish at Columbia, TN.
December 20, 1864 - The capture and the destruction of the salt-works at Saltville, VA, by Maj. Gen. George Stoneman, USA. (Dec 20-21)
December 20, 1866 - On the 6th anniversary of secession, South Carolina rejects the 14th Amendment.
December 20, 1869 - President Grant appoints Edwin Stanton a justice of the US Supreme Court.
Compiled by Mitchell Werksman and Jim Klag
December 20, 1783 - Virginia cedes its claim on western land to the United States.
December 20, 1803 - French flag lowered in New Orleans to mark the formal transfer of the territory of the Louisiana Purchase from France to USA for $27M.
December 20, 1833 - Samuel Mudd, American physician (imprisoned for conspiring with John Wilkes Booth), born in Charles Country, Maryland (d. 1833)
December 20, 1860 - South Carolina's convention officially approves the Ordinance of Secession
December 20, 1860 - Governor Francis Pickens of South Carolina demands President Buchanan relinquish control of Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie.
December 20, 1860 - Governor Francis W. Pickens takes office in South Carolina.
December 20, 1860 - Edwin Stanton becomes Attorney-General in the Buchanan administration.
December 20, 1860 - Secretary of War John Floyd orders 113 Columbiad cannon and 11 32-pounders from the Pittsburgh arsenal to Ship Island, Mississippi, and Galveston, TX.
December 20, 1860 - The following are the Four General Officers in the Union Regular Army on the eve of the Civil War:
Brevet Lieutenant General Winfield Scott. U.S.A.
Brevet Major General David E. Twiggs, U.S.A.
Brevet Major General John Ellis Wool, U.S.A.
Brigadier General William Selby Harney, USA
December 20, 1861 - The congressional Select Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War is seated.
December 20, 1861 - Battle of Dranesville, Virginia.
December 20, 1861 - William High Keim, USA, is appointed Brig. Gen.
December 20, 1861 - John McCauley Palmer, USA, is appointed Brig. Gen.
December 20, 1861 - Two warships of the British Royal Navy convoy troops to Canada in case a satisfactory solution to the "Trent" affair is not achieved.
December 20, 1861 - A stone fleet, consisting of old whaling vessels, are sunk by the Federal Navy in an attempt to prevent Confederate blockade runners from entering Charleston Harbor, SC.
December 20, 1862 - General Earl Van Dorn [CS] strikes a federal supply depot at Holly Springs, Mississippi, capturing 1500 prisoners and destroying 1.5 million dollars of military supplies.
December 20, 1862 - U. S. 15th Corps under William Tecumseh Sherman boards transports at Memphis to sail down the Mississippi to Chickasaw Bayou. Ulysses S. Grant called off a supporting campaign over land because of continued Rebel raids.
December 20, 1862 - Salmon Chase offers his resignation. Lincoln rejects both Seward's and Chase's resignations.
December 20, 1862 - Skirmish at Cane Hill, AR.
December 20, 1862 - Skirmish at Cold Water, MS.
December 20, 1862 - Brig. Gen. Samuel P. Carter's, USA, Raid into East Tennessee and Southwest Virginia. (Dec 20-Jan 5)
December 20, 1862 - The Confederate capture of Humboldt, TN, by Maj. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest, CSA.
December 20, 1862 - Skirmish at Railroad Crossing, Forked Deer River, TN, with Maj. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest, CSA.
December 20, 1862 - The Confederate capture of Trenton, TN, by Maj. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest, CSA.
December 20, 1862 - Skirmishes at Kelly's Ford, VA. (Dec 20-22)
December 20, 1862 - Skirmish near Occoquan, VA.
December 20, 1862 - Skirmish near Halltown, WV.
December 20, 1863 - Federal scout from Lexington, MO.
December 20, 1864 - The siege of Petersburg is ongoing.
December 20, 1864 - John McArthur, U.S.A., is appointed Maj. Gen.
December 20, 1864 - The Confederate evacuation of Savannah, GA, by Lieut. Gen. William Hardee, CSA, is complete.
December 20, 1864 - Federal expeditions from Cape Girardeau and Dallas, MO, to Cherokee Bay, AR, and the Saint Francis River, with skirmishes, with guerrillas. (Dec 20-Jan 4)
December 20, 1864 - The USS Hartford, and its commander, Admiral David G. Farragut, arrives in New York City Harbor for repairs.
December 20, 1864 - Engagement at Poplar Point, NC. (Dec 20-22)
December 20, 1864 - Skirmish near the Pocotaligo Road, SC, as the 33rd US Colored Infantry drives off the 300+ plus Rebels contesting their advance near the Tullifmny Creek, capturing men and supplies.
December 20, 1864 - Skirmish at Columbia, TN.
December 20, 1864 - The capture and the destruction of the salt-works at Saltville, VA, by Maj. Gen. George Stoneman, USA. (Dec 20-21)
December 20, 1866 - On the 6th anniversary of secession, South Carolina rejects the 14th Amendment.
December 20, 1869 - President Grant appoints Edwin Stanton a justice of the US Supreme Court.