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On this day in Civil War history
Compiled by Mitchell Werksman and Jim Klag
October 29, 1824 - Joseph Horace Lewis, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Barren County, Kentucky (d. 1904)
October 29, 1861 - Hugh Weedon Mercer, CSA, is appointed Brig. Gen.
October 29, 1861 - Skirmishes at and near Woodbury, and Morgantown, KY, with Kentucky Volunteers against Mississippi Cavalry.
October 29, 1861 - Brig. Gen. Thomas West Sherman's and Flag Officer Samuel Francis DuPont's expedition to capture Port Royal, SC, sails from Hampton Roads, VA, with a total of 77 ships. They run into severe weather at sea, and if successful in their attempt to capture the town, would use it as a refueling depot for the Atlantic blockading fleet.
October 29, 1862 - Alfred Cumming, CSA, is appointed Brig. Gen.
October 29, 1862 - The capture of Confederate pickets opposite Williamsport, MD.
October 29, 1862 - Skirmish at Island Mound, MO.
October 29, 1862 - Affair at Sabine Pass, TX.
October 29, 1862 - Skirmish on the Blackwater, VA.
October 29, 1862 - Skirmish near Upperville, VA.
October29, 1862 - Skirmish near Petersburg, WV, as the Federals overtake and recapture 200 head of cattle taken by JEB Stuart's Cavalry.
October 29, 1863 - First supplies along the Cracker Line reach Chattanooga.
October 29, 1863 - Jefferson Davis grants Nathan Bedford Forrest's request for an independent command in north Mississippi and west Tennessee. This frees him from Braxton Bragg.
October 29, 1863 - Edward Higgins, CSA, is appointed Brig. Gen.
October 29, 1863 - President Jefferson Davis continues with his trip through the deep south, visiting Atlanta, GA.
October 29, 1863 - Skirmish at Cherokee Station, AL, on the Memphis and Charleston Railroad.
October 29, 1863 - Skirmish at Ozark, MO.
October 29, 1863 - Federal scout from Pilot Knob to Alton and Doniphan, MO, with the killing and capture of guerrillas. (Oct 29-Nov 5)
October 29, 1863 - Affair near Warsaw, MO.
October 29, 1863 - Skirmish at Centreville, TN, as Maj. Gen. George H. Thomas' USA, Cavalry attack and rout of the Confederates, killing, wounding and capturing close to 90 Rebels.
October 29, 1863 - Federal scout from Winchester to Fayetteville, TN, by way of Lynchburg, with skirmish. The Union men bring back beef cattle, horses and mules. (Oct 29-Nov 2)
October 29, 1863 - Maj. Gen. Frank P. Blair, Jr., USA, assumes the command of the 15th US Army Corps, TN.
October 29, 1864 - The siege of Petersburg is ongoing.
October 29, 1864 - Maj. Gen. Thomas Edward Greenfield Ransom, USA, dies from complications developed from battle wounds received during his career, near Rome, GA.
October 29, 1864 - The capture of the Union steamer, Mazeppa, by Maj. Gen. Nathan B. Forrest, CSA, near Forts Henry and Heiman, Tennessee River, KY.
October 29, 1864 - The Confederate attack on Vanceburg, KY, is repulsed by the loyal citizens of the town, the rebels fleeing toward Fox Creek, Fleming County.
October 29, 1864 - The Federal expedition to Quincy, MO, with skirmishes (Nov 1 & 2) near Quincy. (Oct 29-Nov 8)
October 29, 1864 - Skirmish at Upshaw's Farm, Barry County, MO, with Maj. Gen. Sterling Price, CSA.
October 29, 1864 - Skirmish near Warrenton, MO.
October 29, 1864 - Skirmish at Nonconnah Creek, TN, along the Pigeon Roost Road.
October 29, 1864 - Skirmish at Johnson's Farm, the Richmond, VA, Campaign. (Oct 27-28)
October 29, 1864 - Action at Beverly, WV, as after two hours' hard fighting the Confederates are routed and fail in their attack on the town.
October 29, 1877 - Nathan Bedford Forrest, American Confederate general, dies at 56 in Memphis, TN.
October 29, 1885 - General George McClellan dies from a heart condition, Orange, New Jersey.
Compiled by Mitchell Werksman and Jim Klag
October 29, 1824 - Joseph Horace Lewis, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Barren County, Kentucky (d. 1904)
October 29, 1861 - Hugh Weedon Mercer, CSA, is appointed Brig. Gen.
October 29, 1861 - Skirmishes at and near Woodbury, and Morgantown, KY, with Kentucky Volunteers against Mississippi Cavalry.
October 29, 1861 - Brig. Gen. Thomas West Sherman's and Flag Officer Samuel Francis DuPont's expedition to capture Port Royal, SC, sails from Hampton Roads, VA, with a total of 77 ships. They run into severe weather at sea, and if successful in their attempt to capture the town, would use it as a refueling depot for the Atlantic blockading fleet.
October 29, 1862 - Alfred Cumming, CSA, is appointed Brig. Gen.
October 29, 1862 - The capture of Confederate pickets opposite Williamsport, MD.
October 29, 1862 - Skirmish at Island Mound, MO.
October 29, 1862 - Affair at Sabine Pass, TX.
October 29, 1862 - Skirmish on the Blackwater, VA.
October 29, 1862 - Skirmish near Upperville, VA.
October29, 1862 - Skirmish near Petersburg, WV, as the Federals overtake and recapture 200 head of cattle taken by JEB Stuart's Cavalry.
October 29, 1863 - First supplies along the Cracker Line reach Chattanooga.
October 29, 1863 - Jefferson Davis grants Nathan Bedford Forrest's request for an independent command in north Mississippi and west Tennessee. This frees him from Braxton Bragg.
October 29, 1863 - Edward Higgins, CSA, is appointed Brig. Gen.
October 29, 1863 - President Jefferson Davis continues with his trip through the deep south, visiting Atlanta, GA.
October 29, 1863 - Skirmish at Cherokee Station, AL, on the Memphis and Charleston Railroad.
October 29, 1863 - Skirmish at Ozark, MO.
October 29, 1863 - Federal scout from Pilot Knob to Alton and Doniphan, MO, with the killing and capture of guerrillas. (Oct 29-Nov 5)
October 29, 1863 - Affair near Warsaw, MO.
October 29, 1863 - Skirmish at Centreville, TN, as Maj. Gen. George H. Thomas' USA, Cavalry attack and rout of the Confederates, killing, wounding and capturing close to 90 Rebels.
October 29, 1863 - Federal scout from Winchester to Fayetteville, TN, by way of Lynchburg, with skirmish. The Union men bring back beef cattle, horses and mules. (Oct 29-Nov 2)
October 29, 1863 - Maj. Gen. Frank P. Blair, Jr., USA, assumes the command of the 15th US Army Corps, TN.
October 29, 1864 - The siege of Petersburg is ongoing.
October 29, 1864 - Maj. Gen. Thomas Edward Greenfield Ransom, USA, dies from complications developed from battle wounds received during his career, near Rome, GA.
October 29, 1864 - The capture of the Union steamer, Mazeppa, by Maj. Gen. Nathan B. Forrest, CSA, near Forts Henry and Heiman, Tennessee River, KY.
October 29, 1864 - The Confederate attack on Vanceburg, KY, is repulsed by the loyal citizens of the town, the rebels fleeing toward Fox Creek, Fleming County.
October 29, 1864 - The Federal expedition to Quincy, MO, with skirmishes (Nov 1 & 2) near Quincy. (Oct 29-Nov 8)
October 29, 1864 - Skirmish at Upshaw's Farm, Barry County, MO, with Maj. Gen. Sterling Price, CSA.
October 29, 1864 - Skirmish near Warrenton, MO.
October 29, 1864 - Skirmish at Nonconnah Creek, TN, along the Pigeon Roost Road.
October 29, 1864 - Skirmish at Johnson's Farm, the Richmond, VA, Campaign. (Oct 27-28)
October 29, 1864 - Action at Beverly, WV, as after two hours' hard fighting the Confederates are routed and fail in their attack on the town.
October 29, 1877 - Nathan Bedford Forrest, American Confederate general, dies at 56 in Memphis, TN.
October 29, 1885 - General George McClellan dies from a heart condition, Orange, New Jersey.