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On this day in Civil War history
Compiled by Mitchell Werksman and Jim Klag
September 10, 1786 - John Jordan Crittenden, American politician, "Crittenden Compromise," born near Versailles, KY.
September 10, 1810 - Albert G. Blanchard, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Charlestown, Massachusetts (d. 1891)
September 10, 1815 - Eleazer Arthur Paine, American Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Geauga County, Ohio (d. 1882)
September 10, 1832 - Randall L. Gibson, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Versailles, Kentucky (d. 1892)
September 10, 1836 - Joseph Wheeler, American Major General (Confederacy/Cavalry/Army of Tennessee), born in Augusta, Georgia (d. 1906)
September 10, 1861 - George Thomas ordered to relieve Bull Nelson at Camp Dick Robinson. General Nelson is ordered to Eastern Kentucky.
September 10, 1861 - Federal reconnaissance toward Norfolk, MO, by Brig. Gen. John McClernand, USA.
September 10, 1861 - Skirmish at Lewinsville, VA, with men from the 79th NY and the 5th WI.
September 10, 1861 - Engagement at Carnifex Ferry, WV, with Union troops led by Brig. Gen. William Starke Rosecrans, USA, forcing a general Confederate retreat, led by Brig. Gen. John B. Floyd, CSA, and Brig. Gen. Henry A. Wise, CSA, toward Dogwood Gap and Sewell Mountain.
September 10, 1861 - Jefferson Davis places Albert Sidney Johnston in command of the Confederate West ("Department Number Two").
September 10, 1862 - Edward Ferraro, USA, is appointed Brig. Gen. and James Nagle, USA, is appointed Brig. Gen.
September 10, 1862 - Skirmish at Fort Mitchel, near Covington, KY.
September 10, 1862 - Skirmish at Log Church, KY.
September 10, 1862 - Skirmish at Woodburn, KY.
September 10, 1862 - Skirmish near Boonsboro, MD.
September 10, 1862 - Skirmish near Frederick, MD.
September 10, 1962 - Skirmishes at Sugar Loaf Mountain, MD, (Sep 10-11)
September 10, 1862 - Skirmish with the Sioux Indians at Sauk Centre, MN.
September 10, 1862 - Cincinnati, OH, prepares for a Confederate invasion, from the likes of Brig. Gen. John Hunt Morgan, Maj. Gen. E. Kirby Smith and/or Gen. Braxton Bragg, CSA.
September 10, 1862 - Skirmish on the Kilkenny River, SC.
September 10, 1862 - Skirmish at Columbia, TN.
September 10, 1862 - Operations at Rogers' and Big Creek Gaps, TN.
September 10, 1862 - Action at Fayetteville, WV.
September 10, 1863 - September 11, 1863 - Battle of Davis Crossroads, Georgia.
September 10, 1863 - Abner Monroe Perrin, CSA, is appointed Brig. Gen.
September 10, 1863 - The engagement at Bayou Fourche, as the Confederate Trans-Mississippi, under Lieut. Gen. E. Kirby Smith is in serious jeopardy, as Little Rock AR, is evacuated by Maj. Gen. Sterling Price, CSA, and occupied by Maj. Gen. Frederick Steele, USA; Price retreats to Rockport and Arkadelphia, AR. (Sep 10-14)
September 10, 1863 - Federal reconnaissance from Alpine toward Rome, La Fayette, and Summerville, GA, and skirmish at Summerville, the Chickamauga Campaign.
September 10, 1863 - Skirmishes at Pea Vine Creek and near Graysville, GA, the Chickamauga Campaign.
September 10, 1863 - Skirmish at Brimstone Creek, KY, with Maj. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside, USA.
September 10, 1863 - Skirmish at Athens, East TN.
September 10, 1863 - Federal scout to Middleburg, VA. (Sep 10-11)
September 10, 1863 - Sterling Price [CS] withdraws from Little Rock, Arkansas.
September 10, 1864 - The siege of Petersburg is ongoing.
September 10, 1864 - Joe Wheeler [CS] returns to Confederate lines following a raid into North Georgia.
September 10, 1864 - Affair at Campbellton, GA, as the attacking Confederates capture the 60 man strong Union foraging party, along with their wagons.
September 10, 1864 - Operations in East Louisiana, including skirmishes:
at Leesburg (Sep 28) and
at Duvall's Ford, (Sep 30).
(Sep 10-Oct 13)
September 10, 1864 - Skirmish near Dover, MO.
September 10, 1864 - Skirmish 5 miles northeast of Pisgah, Cooper County, MO.
September 10, 1864 - Skirmish just east of Roanoke, in Howard County, MO, as the Federals rout Brig. Gen. James T. Holtzclaw's, CSA, men.
September 10, 1864 - Skirmish at Woodbury, TN.
September 10, 1864 - The assault on the Confederate works at the Chimneys, the Richmond, VA, Campaign.
September 10, 1864 - Skirmish at Darkesville, WV, the Shenandoah Valley, Campaign.
Compiled by Mitchell Werksman and Jim Klag
September 10, 1786 - John Jordan Crittenden, American politician, "Crittenden Compromise," born near Versailles, KY.
September 10, 1810 - Albert G. Blanchard, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Charlestown, Massachusetts (d. 1891)
September 10, 1815 - Eleazer Arthur Paine, American Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Geauga County, Ohio (d. 1882)
September 10, 1832 - Randall L. Gibson, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Versailles, Kentucky (d. 1892)
September 10, 1836 - Joseph Wheeler, American Major General (Confederacy/Cavalry/Army of Tennessee), born in Augusta, Georgia (d. 1906)
September 10, 1861 - George Thomas ordered to relieve Bull Nelson at Camp Dick Robinson. General Nelson is ordered to Eastern Kentucky.
September 10, 1861 - Federal reconnaissance toward Norfolk, MO, by Brig. Gen. John McClernand, USA.
September 10, 1861 - Skirmish at Lewinsville, VA, with men from the 79th NY and the 5th WI.
September 10, 1861 - Engagement at Carnifex Ferry, WV, with Union troops led by Brig. Gen. William Starke Rosecrans, USA, forcing a general Confederate retreat, led by Brig. Gen. John B. Floyd, CSA, and Brig. Gen. Henry A. Wise, CSA, toward Dogwood Gap and Sewell Mountain.
September 10, 1861 - Jefferson Davis places Albert Sidney Johnston in command of the Confederate West ("Department Number Two").
September 10, 1862 - Edward Ferraro, USA, is appointed Brig. Gen. and James Nagle, USA, is appointed Brig. Gen.
September 10, 1862 - Skirmish at Fort Mitchel, near Covington, KY.
September 10, 1862 - Skirmish at Log Church, KY.
September 10, 1862 - Skirmish at Woodburn, KY.
September 10, 1862 - Skirmish near Boonsboro, MD.
September 10, 1862 - Skirmish near Frederick, MD.
September 10, 1962 - Skirmishes at Sugar Loaf Mountain, MD, (Sep 10-11)
September 10, 1862 - Skirmish with the Sioux Indians at Sauk Centre, MN.
September 10, 1862 - Cincinnati, OH, prepares for a Confederate invasion, from the likes of Brig. Gen. John Hunt Morgan, Maj. Gen. E. Kirby Smith and/or Gen. Braxton Bragg, CSA.
September 10, 1862 - Skirmish on the Kilkenny River, SC.
September 10, 1862 - Skirmish at Columbia, TN.
September 10, 1862 - Operations at Rogers' and Big Creek Gaps, TN.
September 10, 1862 - Action at Fayetteville, WV.
September 10, 1863 - September 11, 1863 - Battle of Davis Crossroads, Georgia.
September 10, 1863 - Abner Monroe Perrin, CSA, is appointed Brig. Gen.
September 10, 1863 - The engagement at Bayou Fourche, as the Confederate Trans-Mississippi, under Lieut. Gen. E. Kirby Smith is in serious jeopardy, as Little Rock AR, is evacuated by Maj. Gen. Sterling Price, CSA, and occupied by Maj. Gen. Frederick Steele, USA; Price retreats to Rockport and Arkadelphia, AR. (Sep 10-14)
September 10, 1863 - Federal reconnaissance from Alpine toward Rome, La Fayette, and Summerville, GA, and skirmish at Summerville, the Chickamauga Campaign.
September 10, 1863 - Skirmishes at Pea Vine Creek and near Graysville, GA, the Chickamauga Campaign.
September 10, 1863 - Skirmish at Brimstone Creek, KY, with Maj. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside, USA.
September 10, 1863 - Skirmish at Athens, East TN.
September 10, 1863 - Federal scout to Middleburg, VA. (Sep 10-11)
September 10, 1863 - Sterling Price [CS] withdraws from Little Rock, Arkansas.
September 10, 1864 - The siege of Petersburg is ongoing.
September 10, 1864 - Joe Wheeler [CS] returns to Confederate lines following a raid into North Georgia.
September 10, 1864 - Affair at Campbellton, GA, as the attacking Confederates capture the 60 man strong Union foraging party, along with their wagons.
September 10, 1864 - Operations in East Louisiana, including skirmishes:
at Leesburg (Sep 28) and
at Duvall's Ford, (Sep 30).
(Sep 10-Oct 13)
September 10, 1864 - Skirmish near Dover, MO.
September 10, 1864 - Skirmish 5 miles northeast of Pisgah, Cooper County, MO.
September 10, 1864 - Skirmish just east of Roanoke, in Howard County, MO, as the Federals rout Brig. Gen. James T. Holtzclaw's, CSA, men.
September 10, 1864 - Skirmish at Woodbury, TN.
September 10, 1864 - The assault on the Confederate works at the Chimneys, the Richmond, VA, Campaign.
September 10, 1864 - Skirmish at Darkesville, WV, the Shenandoah Valley, Campaign.
