March 15 In Civil War History

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This date in Civil War history

March 15, 1830 - Abraham Lincoln moves to Macon County, Illinois, about 10 miles south of Decatur.

March 15, 1861 - Lincoln meets with his Cabinet to discuss whether or not to resupply Fort Sumter.

March 15, 1862 - William Tecumseh Sherman and Stephen Hurlbut arrive at Pittsburg Landing and move inland to Shiloh Baptist Church.

March 15, 1862 - The siege of Island No. 10 is ongoing.

March 15, 1863 - The battle of Fort Anderson, also known as the Battle of Deep Gully, took place March 13–15, 1863, in Craven County, North Carolina, as part of Confederate Lt. Gen. James Longstreet's Tidewater operations.

March 15, 1864 - Moving men and vessels up the Red River, the Union Army arrives at Alexandria, Louisiana.

March 15, 1865 - The siege of Petersburg is ongoing.

March 15, 1866 - Texas repeals the actions of the Secessionist Convention of 1861.
 
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