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On this day in Civil War history
Compiled by Mitchell Werksman and Jim Klag
October 21, 1803 - George Wright, American Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Norwich, Vermont (d. 1865)
October 21, 1861 - The following are appointed Confederate Brigadier Generals:
Philip St. George Cocke CSA
Nathan George Evans, CSA
Robert Emmett Rodes, CSA
Richard Taylor, CSA
James Heyward Trapier, CSA
Louis Trezevant Wigfall, CSA
Cadmus Marcellus Wilcox, CSA
October 21, 1861 - Brig. Gen. John Breckinridge Grayson, CSA, dies at Tallahassee, FL, from lung disease, three days after his 55th birthday.
October 21, 1861 - Action at Rockcastle Hills, or Camp Wildcat, KY, with Brig. Gen. Felix Zollicoffer, CSA, attacking Brig. Gen. A. Schoepf, USA.
October 21, 1861 - The Federal expedition under the command of Brig. Gen. Thomas W. Sherman, USA, sails from Annapolis, MD, for the South Carolina coast.
October 21, 1861 - Engagement at Fredericktown, MO, with Col. J. B. Plummer, USA.
October 21, 1861 - Operations on the Potomac, near Leesburg, VA, including: Engagement (or Battle of) Ball's Bluff, or of Leesburg, VA, and the resulting skirmish on the Leesburg road (Oct 21). The Union troops are ferried across the Potomac here and downstream at Edwards Ferry, and March up the steep banks; they are pressed back, with many killed as they leap down the steep banks while many others drown as they attempt to re-cross the Potomac. The Confederates under Brig. Gen. Nathan George "Shanks" Evans, CSA, rout the Federals, under Brig. Gen. Charles Pomeroy Stone, USA. Although taking direct orders from Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan, Gen. Stone's military career is destroyed with the untimely death of Maj. Gen. Edward Dickinson Baker, USA, who is also a Senator from Oregon, and a close personal friend of President Lincoln.
October 21, 1861 - Action near Edwards Ferry (Oct 22).
October 21, 1861 - Skirmish at Young's Mill, near Newport News, VA, with Brig. Gen. John B. Magruder, CSA.
October 21, 1862 - Skirmish near Simmons' Ranch, near Hydesville, CA.
October 21, 1862 - Federal expedition from Crab Orchard to Big Hill and Richmond, KY.
October 21, 1862 - Col. Joseph Wheeler's, CSA, command arrives at, and seizes Loundon, KY.
October 21, 1862 - Skirmish at Pitman's Cross-Roads, KY.
October 21, 1862 - Federal scout to Colliersville, Shelby Depot, Hickory, and Galloway Switch, TN, and skirmishes. (Oct 21-24)
October 21, 1862 - Skirmish at Woodville, TN, with Rebel Partisan Rangers.
October 21, 1862 - Federal reconnaissance from Loudoun Heights to Lovettsville, VA, and skirmishes en-route with the capture of Rebel foragers.
October 21, 1863 - Ulysses S. Grant leaves Bridgeport, AL to assume command of the troops in Chattanooga. The only road in a muddy wash with a horrible stench from the dead mules lying on either side. This was the road Rosecrans was using to supply his troops.
October 21, 1863 - Action at Cherokee Station, AL, on the Memphis and Charleston Railroad.
October 21, 1863 - Skirmishes at Opelousas and Barre's Landing, LA, with the occupation of Opelousas, LA, by Maj. Gen. William Buel Franklin, USA.
October 21, 1863 - Affair in Greenton Valley, near Hopewell, MO, with bushwhackers.
October 21, 1863 - Skirmish at Sulphur Springs, TN.
October 21, 1863 - Federal scout from Charleston to Boone County Court-House, WV, and around Turtle Creek, Six-Mile Creek, and the Spruce Fork of Coal River, finding no enemy except a few stragglers who are made prisoners. (Oct 21-22)
October 21, 1864 - The siege of Petersburg is ongoing.
October 21, 1864 - George Crook, U.S.A., is appointed Maj. Gen.
October 21, 1864 - William Badger Tibbits, USA, is appointed Brig. Gen.
October 21, 1864 - Skirmish at Leesburg, AL.
October 21,1864 - Skirmish at Bryant's Plantation, FL.
October 21, 1864 - Skirmish at Harrodsburg, KY.
October 21, 1864 - Action at the Little Blue, MO, where Brig. Gen. Joseph O. Shelby, CSA, forces Maj. Gen. Samuel R. Curtis, USA, to retreat to Bush Creek, near Westport, MO. Maj. Gen. Sterling Price, CSA, continues to exert muscle.
October 21, 1864 - Skirmish with Indians, at Alkali Station, the Nebraska Territory.
October 21, 1864 - Skirmish in Clinch Valley, near Sneedville, TN.
October 21, 1864 - The Confederate raids on the Nashville and Northwestern Railroad, TN, by forces under Lieut. Gen. John B. Hood, CSA.
October 21, 1891 - Alpheus Baker, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), dies at 63 in Louisville, KY.
October 21, 1901 - James A. Walker, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), dies at 69 in Wyethville, VA.
Compiled by Mitchell Werksman and Jim Klag
October 21, 1803 - George Wright, American Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Norwich, Vermont (d. 1865)
October 21, 1861 - The following are appointed Confederate Brigadier Generals:
Philip St. George Cocke CSA
Nathan George Evans, CSA
Robert Emmett Rodes, CSA
Richard Taylor, CSA
James Heyward Trapier, CSA
Louis Trezevant Wigfall, CSA
Cadmus Marcellus Wilcox, CSA
October 21, 1861 - Brig. Gen. John Breckinridge Grayson, CSA, dies at Tallahassee, FL, from lung disease, three days after his 55th birthday.
October 21, 1861 - Action at Rockcastle Hills, or Camp Wildcat, KY, with Brig. Gen. Felix Zollicoffer, CSA, attacking Brig. Gen. A. Schoepf, USA.
October 21, 1861 - The Federal expedition under the command of Brig. Gen. Thomas W. Sherman, USA, sails from Annapolis, MD, for the South Carolina coast.
October 21, 1861 - Engagement at Fredericktown, MO, with Col. J. B. Plummer, USA.
October 21, 1861 - Operations on the Potomac, near Leesburg, VA, including: Engagement (or Battle of) Ball's Bluff, or of Leesburg, VA, and the resulting skirmish on the Leesburg road (Oct 21). The Union troops are ferried across the Potomac here and downstream at Edwards Ferry, and March up the steep banks; they are pressed back, with many killed as they leap down the steep banks while many others drown as they attempt to re-cross the Potomac. The Confederates under Brig. Gen. Nathan George "Shanks" Evans, CSA, rout the Federals, under Brig. Gen. Charles Pomeroy Stone, USA. Although taking direct orders from Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan, Gen. Stone's military career is destroyed with the untimely death of Maj. Gen. Edward Dickinson Baker, USA, who is also a Senator from Oregon, and a close personal friend of President Lincoln.
October 21, 1861 - Action near Edwards Ferry (Oct 22).
October 21, 1861 - Skirmish at Young's Mill, near Newport News, VA, with Brig. Gen. John B. Magruder, CSA.
October 21, 1862 - Skirmish near Simmons' Ranch, near Hydesville, CA.
October 21, 1862 - Federal expedition from Crab Orchard to Big Hill and Richmond, KY.
October 21, 1862 - Col. Joseph Wheeler's, CSA, command arrives at, and seizes Loundon, KY.
October 21, 1862 - Skirmish at Pitman's Cross-Roads, KY.
October 21, 1862 - Federal scout to Colliersville, Shelby Depot, Hickory, and Galloway Switch, TN, and skirmishes. (Oct 21-24)
October 21, 1862 - Skirmish at Woodville, TN, with Rebel Partisan Rangers.
October 21, 1862 - Federal reconnaissance from Loudoun Heights to Lovettsville, VA, and skirmishes en-route with the capture of Rebel foragers.
October 21, 1863 - Ulysses S. Grant leaves Bridgeport, AL to assume command of the troops in Chattanooga. The only road in a muddy wash with a horrible stench from the dead mules lying on either side. This was the road Rosecrans was using to supply his troops.
October 21, 1863 - Action at Cherokee Station, AL, on the Memphis and Charleston Railroad.
October 21, 1863 - Skirmishes at Opelousas and Barre's Landing, LA, with the occupation of Opelousas, LA, by Maj. Gen. William Buel Franklin, USA.
October 21, 1863 - Affair in Greenton Valley, near Hopewell, MO, with bushwhackers.
October 21, 1863 - Skirmish at Sulphur Springs, TN.
October 21, 1863 - Federal scout from Charleston to Boone County Court-House, WV, and around Turtle Creek, Six-Mile Creek, and the Spruce Fork of Coal River, finding no enemy except a few stragglers who are made prisoners. (Oct 21-22)
October 21, 1864 - The siege of Petersburg is ongoing.
October 21, 1864 - George Crook, U.S.A., is appointed Maj. Gen.
October 21, 1864 - William Badger Tibbits, USA, is appointed Brig. Gen.
October 21, 1864 - Skirmish at Leesburg, AL.
October 21,1864 - Skirmish at Bryant's Plantation, FL.
October 21, 1864 - Skirmish at Harrodsburg, KY.
October 21, 1864 - Action at the Little Blue, MO, where Brig. Gen. Joseph O. Shelby, CSA, forces Maj. Gen. Samuel R. Curtis, USA, to retreat to Bush Creek, near Westport, MO. Maj. Gen. Sterling Price, CSA, continues to exert muscle.
October 21, 1864 - Skirmish with Indians, at Alkali Station, the Nebraska Territory.
October 21, 1864 - Skirmish in Clinch Valley, near Sneedville, TN.
October 21, 1864 - The Confederate raids on the Nashville and Northwestern Railroad, TN, by forces under Lieut. Gen. John B. Hood, CSA.
October 21, 1891 - Alpheus Baker, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), dies at 63 in Louisville, KY.
October 21, 1901 - James A. Walker, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), dies at 69 in Wyethville, VA.