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4 days ago · April 15, 1862 in Peralta, New Mexico. ± ? The Battle of Peralta was a small battle near the end of Brig. Gen. Henry H. Sibley's New Mexico Campaign. Retreating from the Battle of Glorieta Pass, Confederate troops of the 5th Texas Mounted Volunteers, under Col. Thomas Green, camped in the town of Peralta and planned to cross a series of ...
5 days ago · Weapons and Warfare - The Two Battles of Puebla: 1862-1863 (May 09, 2024) Battle of Puebla, (May 5, 1862), battle fought at Puebla, Mexico, between the army of the liberal government headed by Benito Juárez and the French forces sent by Napoleon III to establish a French satellite state in Mexico. The battle, which ended in a Mexican victory ...
May 2, 2024 · The loss of New Orleans was a terrible blow to the Confederacy. The Union occupation of New Orleans was an event that had major international significance. May 9, 1862 - Occupation of Pensacola, Florida by Federal Troops On May 9, the Confederate forces are ordered to evacuate Pensacola. As soon as the last man left, the Union forces, commanded ...
3 days ago · William Tecumseh Sherman (/ t ɪ ˈ k ʌ m s ə / tih-KUM-sə; February 8, 1820 – February 14, 1891) was an American soldier, businessman, educator, and author. He served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War (1861–1865), achieving recognition for his command of military strategy as well as criticism for the harshness of the scorched-earth policies that he ...
Apr 28, 2024 · Civil War Battle of Yorktown, April 5- May 4, 1862 in Yorktown, Virginia ... 1862 Battles; 1862 Occupations; ... Minor forays gave new soldiers combat experience and ...
Apr 17, 2024 · Mustered out July 24, 1865, Louisville, Ky. The 4th Iowa Infantry was organized at Council Bluffs and mustered into Federal forces on August 8, 1861. The regiment was moved to St. Louis, where it was assigned to the Army of the Southwest. The 4th Iowa fought in the Battle of Pea Ridge (Arkansas) in March 1862.
Apr 29, 2024 · Focuses on the people who participated in the battle of Antietam (or Sharpsburg). At Antietam, Desperate, Bloody Battle Led to a Civil War Turning Point. On the morning of Sept. 17, 1862, the feet of thousands of desperate soldiers hurried across the ancient rock. Some men fell and bled on it.
