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May 19, 1808 - Samuel Jameson Gholson, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Richmond, KY (d. 1883)
May 19, 1812 - Felix Kirk Zollicoffer, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Maury County, TN (d. 1862)
May 19, 1815 - John Gross Barnard, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Sheffield, Massachusetts (d. 1882)
May 19, 1828 - Adin Ballou Underwood, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Worcester County Massachusetts (d. 1888)
May 19, 1828 - Congress passes the Tariff Act of 1828, known in the South as the Tariff of Abominations. It specifically targets textiles. Charles Sumner begins his "Crime against Kansas" speech, which concludes tomorrow.
May 19, 1861 - The Union blockade continues its attack on the Confederate shore batteries at Sewell's Point, near Hampton Roads, VA.
May 19, 1862 - Skirmish at Searcy Landing, AR.
May 19, 1862 - President Abraham Lincoln modifies Maj. Gen. David Hunter's proclamation freeing slaves in his military Dept. of Georgia, South Carolina and Florida.
May 19, 1862 - Skirmish near Farmington, MS.
May 19, 1862 - Skirmish at Clinton, NC.
Federal expedition down the Mississippi to Fort Pillow, TN, by Brig. Gen. Isaac F. Quinby, USA. (May 19-23)
May 19, 1862 - Skirmish at City Point, James River, VA, with Capt. William H. Willis, CSA, 4th GA Infantry, attacking a Union landing party.
May 19, 1862 - Skirmish at Gains' Mill, VA.
May 19, 1863 - John Wesley Frazer, CSA, is appointed Brig. Gen.
May 19, 1863 - Skirmish near Richfield, Clay County, MO, in an ambush setup by bushwhackers.
May 19, 1863 - Federal scouts from La Grange, TN, and skirmish with Confederate cavalry 10 miles south of La Grange.
May 19, 1863 - Federal expedition, with the US gunboat, Winnisimmet, from Gloucester Point, into Matthews County, VA, with the Union requisitioning grain and cattle, etc, from the area. (May 19-22)
May 19, 1863 - General Ulysses S. Grant [US] makes contact with Rear Admiral David Porter, sailing north from New Orleans with supplies and completes the encirclement of Vicksburg. The siege begins.
May 19, 1863 - William Tecumseh Sherman [US] launches a full scale frontal assault against Rebel lines in Vicksburg. He is repulsed with heavy losses, especially near the Stockade Redan.
May 19, 1864 - The following are appointed Confederate Brigadier Generals:
Clement Anselm Evans, CSA
Martin Witherspoon Gary, CSA
Bryan Grimes, CSA
William Terry, CSA
May 19, 1864 - Skirmish at Fayetteville, AR, with Brig. Gen. Joseph O. Shelby, CSA.
May 19, 1864 - Skirmish near Norristown, AR, with Brig. Gen. Joseph O. Shelby, CSA.
May 19, 1864 - Operations on the Saint John's River, FL, including affairs at Welaka and Saunders (May 19), and the capture of the US steamer, Columbine. (May 23). (May 19-27)
May 19, 1864 - The Union forces cross the Atchafalaya, LA, near Simsport, LA, ending the failed Red River Campaign under Maj. Gen. Nathaniel P. Banks, USA.
May 19, 1864 - Skirmish at Dandridge, TN.
May 19, 1864 - The Union forces of Brig. Gen. William W. Averell and George Crook, USA, reach Meadow Bluff, WV, concluding their operations against the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad.
May 19, 1864 - Congress passes legislation creating the Official Records.
May 19, 1865 - The following are appointed Union Brigadier Generals:
James William Forsyth, USA
Joseph Eldridge Hamblin, USA
Richard Henry Jackson, USA
William Wells, USA
May 19, 1865 - The Confederate Commerce Raider, CSS Stonewall, surrenders to the Union officials at Havanna, Cuba.
May 19, 1865 - Federal scout against Indians from Sweetwater Bridge to Whisky Gap of the Medicine Bow Mountains, the Dakota Territory. (May 19-20)
May 19, 1865 - Maj. Gen. William B. Hazen, USA, is assigned to the command of the 15th US Army Corps, FL.
May 19, 1865 - Federal scout from Kingsville, MO. (May 19-22)
May 19, 1865 - Federal scout against Indians from Fort Kearny to the Little River, the Nebraska Territory. (May 19-Jun 2)
May 19, 1865 - Federal scout against Indians from Fort Kearny, the Nebraska Territory. (May 19-26)
May 19, 1865 - Maj. Gen. John A. Logan, USA, is assigned to the command of the Army of the Tennessee.