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On this day in Civil War history
Compiled by Mitchell Werksman and Jim Klag
August 7, 1829 - Thomas Ewing Jr, American attorney, 1st chief justice of Kansas, congressman, and Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Lancaster, Ohio (d. 1896)
August 7, 1833 - Powell Clayton, American politician, diplomat, and Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Delaware County, Pennsylvania (d. 1914)
August 7, 1836 - Evander McIver Law, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Darlington, SC. (d. 1920)
August 7, 1838 - Robert E. Lee promoted to captain.
August 7, 1861 - Federal expedition to Price's Landing, Commerce, Benton, and Hamburg, MO, with Union troops ferried on the US steamer, Luella, under Maj. John McDonald, 8th MO Infantry. (Aug 7-10)
August 7, 1861 - The US War Dept. signs a contract with Mr. James B. Eads, of St. Louis, MO, to construct the following seven iron clad gunboats for the Union's western river operations:
USS Cairo
USS Carondolet
USS Cincinnati
USS Louisville
USS Mound City
USS Pittsburg
USS St. Louis
August 7, 1861 - John Bankhead Magruder burns the village of Hampton, Virginia, near Fort Monroe. General Benjamin Butler had been planning to use it to house "contraband." (Butler's word for slaves)
August 7, 1861 - The Maryland legislature adjourns without seceding, but votes to reconvene in September.
August 7, 1862 - Francis Preston Blair, Jr., USA, is appointed Brig. Gen. Richard Busteed, USA, is appointed Brig. Gen.
August 7, 1862 - Confederate attack on, and capture of, the convalescent train near Moseley's Plantation, about 2.5 miles from Decatur, AL
August 7, 1862 - Federal reconnaissance from Pensacola to Bagdad and Milton, FL, where the Federals remove cut lumber from the local sawmills. (Aug 7-10)
August 7, 1862 - Skirmish near Montevallo, MO.
August 7, 1862 - Federal scout from Ozark to Forysth, MO, and skirmishes. (Aug 7-9)
August 7, 1862 - Skirmish at Rocky Bluff, Platte County, MO.
August 7, 1862 - Skirmish near Fort Fillmore, the New Mexico Territory.
August 7, 1862 - Skirmish at Wood Springs, 5 miles east of Dyersburg, TN, where Union Cavalry surprise and totally rout Jackson's Cavalry.
August 7, 1862 - Skirmish at Wolftown, VA, 4 miles south of Thoroughfare Mountain.
August 7, 1863 - The 13th US Army Corps is assigned (from the Dept. of the Tennessee) to the Dept. of the Gulf, LA, with Maj. Gen. Cadwallader C. Washburn, USA, temporarily in command of the 13th US Army Corps, LA.
August 7, 1863 - Skirmish near New Madrid, MO.
August 7, 1863 - Affair at Burke's Station, VA, as the Confederates attack Union wood cutters along the railroad.
August 7, 1864 - The siege of Petersburg is ongoing.
August 7, 1864 - Battle of Moorefield. Last major engagement in West Virginia during the Civil War.
August 7, 1864 - Affair with the Comanche and Kiowa Indians near Fort Lyon, the Colorado Territory.
August 7, 1864 - Affair at Bayou Grand, FL, where the Union gunboats shell the Confederate Cavalry there, setting fire to numerous buildings.
August 7, 1864 - Brig. Gen. Richard W. Johnson, USA, succeeds Maj. Gen. John M. Palmer, USA, in the temporary command of the 14th US Army Corps, GA.
August 7, 1864 – Skirmish at Arrow Rock, MO involving a detachment of Missouri’s 1st State Militia Cavalry.
August 7, 1864 - Skirmish 5 miles south of Huntsville, MO, with guerrillas.
August 7, 1864 - Federal scout from Independence into La Fayette County, MO, against guerrillas. (Aug 7-8)
August 7, 1864 - Skirmishes at the Tallahatchie River, MS, with Brig. Gen. Joseph A. Mower, USA. (Aug 7-9)
August 7, 1864 - The Confederate raid in Union County, TN, by the notorious Bill Gibbs, at the head of the most villainous gang of guerillas. Arriving from Thorn Hill, Grainger County, they murdered 3 men, taking many prisoners, robbing houses, killing those who tried to escape.
August 7, 1864 - The Shenandoah Valley, Virginia, Campaign, as Maj. Gen. Philip Henry Sheridan, USA, moves against the Confederates under Lieut. Gen. Jubal Anderson Early, CSA, and his cavalry commander, Maj. Gen. Lunsford Lindsay Lomax, CSA. (Aug 7-Nov 28)
August 7, 1864 - The Middle Military Division (Middle Dept. and the Dept. of Washington, of the Susquehanna, and of West Virginia) is constituted, and Maj. Gen. Philip H. Sheridan, USA, is assigned to its temporary command, as Lieut. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, USA, orders Maj. Gen. Sheridan to clear the Shenandoah Valley of Rebels.
Compiled by Mitchell Werksman and Jim Klag
August 7, 1829 - Thomas Ewing Jr, American attorney, 1st chief justice of Kansas, congressman, and Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Lancaster, Ohio (d. 1896)
August 7, 1833 - Powell Clayton, American politician, diplomat, and Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Delaware County, Pennsylvania (d. 1914)
August 7, 1836 - Evander McIver Law, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Darlington, SC. (d. 1920)
August 7, 1838 - Robert E. Lee promoted to captain.
August 7, 1861 - Federal expedition to Price's Landing, Commerce, Benton, and Hamburg, MO, with Union troops ferried on the US steamer, Luella, under Maj. John McDonald, 8th MO Infantry. (Aug 7-10)
August 7, 1861 - The US War Dept. signs a contract with Mr. James B. Eads, of St. Louis, MO, to construct the following seven iron clad gunboats for the Union's western river operations:
USS Cairo
USS Carondolet
USS Cincinnati
USS Louisville
USS Mound City
USS Pittsburg
USS St. Louis
August 7, 1861 - John Bankhead Magruder burns the village of Hampton, Virginia, near Fort Monroe. General Benjamin Butler had been planning to use it to house "contraband." (Butler's word for slaves)
August 7, 1861 - The Maryland legislature adjourns without seceding, but votes to reconvene in September.
August 7, 1862 - Francis Preston Blair, Jr., USA, is appointed Brig. Gen. Richard Busteed, USA, is appointed Brig. Gen.
August 7, 1862 - Confederate attack on, and capture of, the convalescent train near Moseley's Plantation, about 2.5 miles from Decatur, AL
August 7, 1862 - Federal reconnaissance from Pensacola to Bagdad and Milton, FL, where the Federals remove cut lumber from the local sawmills. (Aug 7-10)
August 7, 1862 - Skirmish near Montevallo, MO.
August 7, 1862 - Federal scout from Ozark to Forysth, MO, and skirmishes. (Aug 7-9)
August 7, 1862 - Skirmish at Rocky Bluff, Platte County, MO.
August 7, 1862 - Skirmish near Fort Fillmore, the New Mexico Territory.
August 7, 1862 - Skirmish at Wood Springs, 5 miles east of Dyersburg, TN, where Union Cavalry surprise and totally rout Jackson's Cavalry.
August 7, 1862 - Skirmish at Wolftown, VA, 4 miles south of Thoroughfare Mountain.
August 7, 1863 - The 13th US Army Corps is assigned (from the Dept. of the Tennessee) to the Dept. of the Gulf, LA, with Maj. Gen. Cadwallader C. Washburn, USA, temporarily in command of the 13th US Army Corps, LA.
August 7, 1863 - Skirmish near New Madrid, MO.
August 7, 1863 - Affair at Burke's Station, VA, as the Confederates attack Union wood cutters along the railroad.
August 7, 1864 - The siege of Petersburg is ongoing.
August 7, 1864 - Battle of Moorefield. Last major engagement in West Virginia during the Civil War.
August 7, 1864 - Affair with the Comanche and Kiowa Indians near Fort Lyon, the Colorado Territory.
August 7, 1864 - Affair at Bayou Grand, FL, where the Union gunboats shell the Confederate Cavalry there, setting fire to numerous buildings.
August 7, 1864 - Brig. Gen. Richard W. Johnson, USA, succeeds Maj. Gen. John M. Palmer, USA, in the temporary command of the 14th US Army Corps, GA.
August 7, 1864 – Skirmish at Arrow Rock, MO involving a detachment of Missouri’s 1st State Militia Cavalry.
August 7, 1864 - Skirmish 5 miles south of Huntsville, MO, with guerrillas.
August 7, 1864 - Federal scout from Independence into La Fayette County, MO, against guerrillas. (Aug 7-8)
August 7, 1864 - Skirmishes at the Tallahatchie River, MS, with Brig. Gen. Joseph A. Mower, USA. (Aug 7-9)
August 7, 1864 - The Confederate raid in Union County, TN, by the notorious Bill Gibbs, at the head of the most villainous gang of guerillas. Arriving from Thorn Hill, Grainger County, they murdered 3 men, taking many prisoners, robbing houses, killing those who tried to escape.
August 7, 1864 - The Shenandoah Valley, Virginia, Campaign, as Maj. Gen. Philip Henry Sheridan, USA, moves against the Confederates under Lieut. Gen. Jubal Anderson Early, CSA, and his cavalry commander, Maj. Gen. Lunsford Lindsay Lomax, CSA. (Aug 7-Nov 28)
August 7, 1864 - The Middle Military Division (Middle Dept. and the Dept. of Washington, of the Susquehanna, and of West Virginia) is constituted, and Maj. Gen. Philip H. Sheridan, USA, is assigned to its temporary command, as Lieut. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, USA, orders Maj. Gen. Sheridan to clear the Shenandoah Valley of Rebels.