September 20 In Civil War History

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On this day in Civil War history
Compiled by Mitchell Werksman and Jim Klag

September 20, 1809 - Sterling "Old Pap" Price, American lawyer, U.S. Army Brigadier General and politician (11th Governor of Missouri), born in Prince Edward County, Virginia (d. 1867)

September 20, 1810 - Alpheus Starkey Williams, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Deep River, Connecticut (d. 1878)

September 20, 1820 - George Washington Morgan, American lawyer, politician, and Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Washington County, Pennsylvania (d. 1893)

September 20, 1820 - John Fulton Reynolds, American Major General (Union Army), born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania (d. 1863)

September 20, 1861 - Battle of Lexington - Sterling Price, with 18,000 men, lays siege to Lexington, Missouri, with a federal force of 3.600 under Colonel James Mulligan. After fighting intensified on

September 19, Mulligan surrendered on the 20th. Maj. Gen. John Charles Fremont, USA, is criticized for not sending relief to Col. Mulligan.

September 20, 1861 - Mayfield, KY, is evacuated by the Confederate forces.

September 20, 1861 - The Maryland political prisoners are sent to Fort Lafayette, NY, while Maryland Governor Thomas H. Hicks, endorses the act of arrest.

September 20, 1861 - Skirmish opposite Seneca Creek, MD.

September 20, 1862 - Skirmish near Helena, AR.

September 20, 1862 - Actions near Munfordville, KY, with Maj. Gen. Don Carlos Buell, USA, reoccupying the town, as Gen. Braxton Bragg, CSA, moves to Bardstown to effect a hookup with Maj. Gen. E. Kirby Smith, CSA. (Sep 20-21)

September 20, 1862 - Skirmish near Hagerstown, MD.

September 20, 1862 - Skirmish near Williamsport, MD.

September 20, 1862 - Skirmish on the Fulton Road, south of luka, MS.

September 20, 1862 - Skirmish at Shirley's Ford, Spring River, MO.

September 20, 1862 - Affair near Shiloh, NC, with the Union landing party from the ironclad, USS Lancer.

September 20, 1862 - Federal expedition from Bolivar to Grand Junction and La Grange, TN, and skirmish. (Sep 20-22)

September 20, 1862 - Skirmish at Ashby's Gap, VA.

September 20, 1862 - Skirmish at Point Pleasant, WV.

September 20, 1862 - Action near Shepherdstown, WV.

September 20, 1863 - John Bell Hood. C.S.A.. is appointed Lieut. Gen.

September 20, 1863 - Federal expedition from Paducah, KY, to McLemoresville, TN. (Sep 20-30)

September 20, 1863 - Skirmish at Morgan's Ferry, on the Atchafalaya, LA.

September 20, 1863 - Skirmish at Hornersville, MO.

September 20, 1863 - The Battle of Chickamauga, TN, rages on as the Confederates under Lieut. Gen. James Longstreet, CSA, eventually force a Union retreat toward Chattannooga, TN, by Maj. Gens. Rosecrans, McCook and Crittenden, while Maj. Gen. George H. Thomas, USA, earns his nickname, "The Rock of Chickamauga," as he stubbornly refuses to retreat from his defensive position at Snodgrass Hill, finally withdrawing toward Rossville. Total casualties approximates 34,500.

September 20, 1863 - Brig. Gen. James Deshler, CSA, is mortally wounded at the Battle of Chickamauga, TN, dying instantly from a federal artillery shell while inspecting his troops prior to an assault on the Federal line.

September 20, 1863 - Brig. Gen. Benjamin Hardin Helm, CSA, is mortally wounded at the Battle of Chickamauga, TN, while leading his men on an assault on the Federal lines.

September 20, 1863 - Brig. Gen. William Haines Lytle, USA, is mortally wounded at the Battle of Chickamauga, TN, while leading his men in a charge against the Confederate battle line, to give the retreating Union troops time to escape.

September 20, 1863 - Skirmishes at Carter's Depot, East TN. (Sep 20-21)

September 20, 1863 - Action at Zollicoffer, East TN, with Maj. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside. USA. (Sep 20-21)

September 20,1863 - Affair on Shaver Mountain, WV, in the vicinity of Buckhannon and Huttonsville, WV, with casualties.

September 20, 1864 - The siege of Petersburg is ongoing.

September 20, 1864 - Simon Bolivar Buckner. C.S.A.. is appointed Lieut. Gen.

September 20, 1864 - The following are appointed Confederate Brigadier Generals:
Edwin Gray Lee, CSA
Patrick Theodore Moore, CSA
William Henry Wallace, CSA

September 20, 1864 - Skirmish at Cartersville, GA.

September 20, 1864 - Federal raids from Kentucky and East Tennessee into Southwestern Virginia, by Bvt. Maj. Gen. Stephen G. Burbridge, USA, against Maj. Gen. John C. Breckinridge, CSA, commanding the Dept. of Western Virginia and East Tennessee. (Sep 20-Oct 17)

September 20, 1864 - Skirmish at McCormick's Gap, KY.

September 20, 1864 - The Union surrender of Keytesville, MO, as Maj. Gen. Sterling Price, CSA, presses on to relieve pressure from Union advances in the south.

September 20, 1864 - Federal scout in La Fayette County, MO, with skirmish on the Arrow Rock Road with guerrillas (Sep 23). (Sep 20-25)

September 20, 1864 - Skirmish at Ponder's Mill, Little Black River, MO, with Maj. Gen. Sterling Price, CSA.

September 20, 1864 - Skirmish near Cedarville, VA, as Union cavalry pursue the fleeing Confederates under Lieut. Gen. Jubal Early, CSA.

September 20, 1864 - Skirmish at Middletown, VA, the Shenandoah Valley, Campaign.

September 20, 1864 - Skirmish at Strasburg, VA, the Shenandoah Valley, Campaign.

September 20, 1865 - William H. Revere, Jr, US Union brigadier general, dies of a heart attack at Morehead City, NC.
 

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September 20, 1861 - Skirmish opposite Seneca Creek, MD.
I found this....

SEPTEMBER 16, 1861.-Skirmish opposite Seneca Creek, Maryland.

Report of Major General Nathaniel P. Banks, U. S. Army.

DARNESTOWN, September 17, 1861.

All quiet here. Nothing unusual at Poolesville up to this evening, nor above, so far as we can learn. Last night a party of the Thirty-
fourth New York, Colonel La Dew, crossed the river at Seneca Creek, and encountered a force of three companies, losing 2 or 3 men out of 15. This morning they shelled the rebel camp and drove them back. Nothing else had occurred, and nothing is indicated on the part of the enemy.

N. P. BANKS.

Honorable THOMAS A. SCOTT, Assistant Secretary of War.
 

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September 20,1863 - Affair on Shaver Mountain, WV, in the vicinity of Buckhannon and Huttonsville, WV, with casualties.
I found this... Rockets?


SEPTEMBER 20, 1863. - Affair on Shaver Mountain, W. Va.
Report of Brig. Gen. William W. Averell, U.S. Army.
Beverly, W.Va.,

September 21, 1863.

Pickets on Seneca road encountered a party of rebels yesterday on Shaver Mountain; killed 1, Wash Taylor; wounded another, and captured 2 others. About 30 rebels passed three days ago in the direction of Parsons' Mills. I have 50 men about that point and Horse-Shoe Run.

Three or four rockets were thrown up from the mountains last night in a direction west-southwest from here. I have sent a patrol from Buckhannon to Huttonsville. Pickets at Cheat Mountain and Elkwater report all quiet. Jenkins had moved on Saturday at 2 p.m.

WM. W. AVERELL.
Brigadier-General.
Brig. Gen. B. F. Kelley
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