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This date in Civil War history
Compiled by Mitchell Werksman and Jim Klag
September 16, 1861 - Committee of Naval Constructors recommends three plans for building ironclads, Galena, Ironsides, and Monitor.
September 16, 1861 - William Nelson, USA, is appointed Brig. Gen. and Horatio Gouverneur Wright, USA, is appointed Brig. Gen.
September 16, 1861 - The USS Conestoga captures a couple Confederate vessels in the Cumberland River, KY.
September 16, 1861 - Skirmish opposite Seneca Creek, near Poolesville, MD, with a party from the 34th NY, Col. La Dew.
September 16, 1861 - The Confederate forces evacuate Ship Island, MS. Men from the USS Massachusetts take possession.
September 16, 1861 - Skirmish at Magruder's Ferry, VA.
September 16, 1861 - Action at Princeton, WV.
September 16, 1862 - Skirmish near Oakland Station, near Munfordville, KY.
September 16, 1862 - The Battle of Antietam, or Sharpsburg, MD, (Sep 16-17)
September 16, 1862 - Skirmish in Monroe County, MO.
September 16, 1862 - Federal reconnaissance from Burnsville toward Iuka, MS and skirmish.
September 16, 1862 - Federal reconnaissance toward Thoroughfare Gap and Aldie, VA.
September 16, 1862 - Federal reconnaissance from Upton's Hill to Leesburg, VA, and skirmish. (Sep 16-19)
September 16, 1862 - Union forces reach the Ohio River from the Kanawha Valley, WV.
September 16, 1863 - Skirmish at Brownsville, AR.
September 16, 1863 - Skirmishes near Lee and Gordon's Mills, on Chickamauga Creek, GA, 12 miles south of Chattanooga, as Maj. Gen. William S. Rosecrans concentrates around here, and Alpine, GA, the Chickamauga Campaign. (Sep 16-18)
September 16, 1863 - Skirmish at Smithfield, WV.
September 16, 1864 - The siege of Petersburg is ongoing.
September 16, 1864 - Federal operations under Brig. Gen. Michael K. Lawler, USA, in the vicinity of Morganza, LA, with skirmishes:
at Williamsport (Sep 16)
at the Atchafalaya River (Sep 17) and
at Bayou Alabama and Morgan's Ferry (Sep 20).
(Sep 16-25)
September 16, 1864 - Maj. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest's, CSA, Cavalry Raid into Northern Alabama and Middle Tennessee, to cut the supply and communication lines of Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman, USA. (Sep 16-Oct 10)
September 16, 1864 - Maj. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest, CSA, sets out from Verona, MS.
September 16, 1864 - The affair at Coggins' Point (Sep 16) and the pursuit of the Confederates, the Richmond, VA, Campaign. (Sep 16-17)
September 16, 1864 - Skirmishes at Snicker's Gap, VA, the Shenandoah Valley, Campaign. (Sep 16-17)
September 16, 1864 - Lieut. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, USA, travels to Charles Town, WV, to meet with Maj. Gen. Philip H. Sheridan, USA, to discuss a Union offensive against Lieut. Gen. Jubal Early, CSA, whose army has been depleted with the reinforcement of Gen. Robert E. Lee, CSA, at Petersburg, VA.
Compiled by Mitchell Werksman and Jim Klag
September 16, 1861 - Committee of Naval Constructors recommends three plans for building ironclads, Galena, Ironsides, and Monitor.
September 16, 1861 - William Nelson, USA, is appointed Brig. Gen. and Horatio Gouverneur Wright, USA, is appointed Brig. Gen.
September 16, 1861 - The USS Conestoga captures a couple Confederate vessels in the Cumberland River, KY.
September 16, 1861 - Skirmish opposite Seneca Creek, near Poolesville, MD, with a party from the 34th NY, Col. La Dew.
September 16, 1861 - The Confederate forces evacuate Ship Island, MS. Men from the USS Massachusetts take possession.
September 16, 1861 - Skirmish at Magruder's Ferry, VA.
September 16, 1861 - Action at Princeton, WV.
September 16, 1862 - Skirmish near Oakland Station, near Munfordville, KY.
September 16, 1862 - The Battle of Antietam, or Sharpsburg, MD, (Sep 16-17)
September 16, 1862 - Skirmish in Monroe County, MO.
September 16, 1862 - Federal reconnaissance from Burnsville toward Iuka, MS and skirmish.
September 16, 1862 - Federal reconnaissance toward Thoroughfare Gap and Aldie, VA.
September 16, 1862 - Federal reconnaissance from Upton's Hill to Leesburg, VA, and skirmish. (Sep 16-19)
September 16, 1862 - Union forces reach the Ohio River from the Kanawha Valley, WV.
September 16, 1863 - Skirmish at Brownsville, AR.
September 16, 1863 - Skirmishes near Lee and Gordon's Mills, on Chickamauga Creek, GA, 12 miles south of Chattanooga, as Maj. Gen. William S. Rosecrans concentrates around here, and Alpine, GA, the Chickamauga Campaign. (Sep 16-18)
September 16, 1863 - Skirmish at Smithfield, WV.
September 16, 1864 - The siege of Petersburg is ongoing.
September 16, 1864 - Federal operations under Brig. Gen. Michael K. Lawler, USA, in the vicinity of Morganza, LA, with skirmishes:
at Williamsport (Sep 16)
at the Atchafalaya River (Sep 17) and
at Bayou Alabama and Morgan's Ferry (Sep 20).
(Sep 16-25)
September 16, 1864 - Maj. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest's, CSA, Cavalry Raid into Northern Alabama and Middle Tennessee, to cut the supply and communication lines of Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman, USA. (Sep 16-Oct 10)
September 16, 1864 - Maj. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest, CSA, sets out from Verona, MS.
September 16, 1864 - The affair at Coggins' Point (Sep 16) and the pursuit of the Confederates, the Richmond, VA, Campaign. (Sep 16-17)
September 16, 1864 - Skirmishes at Snicker's Gap, VA, the Shenandoah Valley, Campaign. (Sep 16-17)
September 16, 1864 - Lieut. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, USA, travels to Charles Town, WV, to meet with Maj. Gen. Philip H. Sheridan, USA, to discuss a Union offensive against Lieut. Gen. Jubal Early, CSA, whose army has been depleted with the reinforcement of Gen. Robert E. Lee, CSA, at Petersburg, VA.