Civil War On This Dayさんのイラストまとめ

Jesse James, the notorious western outlaw, was born #OTD in 1847. Before his criminal career, James served in several confederate guerrilla bands during the #CivilWar, and participated in at least one of its most infamous war crimes, the Centralia Massacre.

One brigade of infantry under Gen. James Ricketts and a regiment of cavalry under Col. Percy Wyndham were outnumbered more than 5-to-1 by Longstreet’s corps. After pushing back the cavalry, Longstreet held the high ground, and used the position to pour fire down on Rickett’s men.

Berry commanded the regiment at the First Battle of Bull Run. Soon after, he was promoted to Brigadier General and given command of a full brigade in III Corps, which he led during the Peninsula Campaign.

Captain Percival Drayton, a career @USNavy officer who served with distinction during the #CivilWar, commanding Admiral David Farragut’s flagship, USS Hartford, at the Battle of Mobile Bay, was born #OTD in 1812. 🧵

Bvt Brig. General Frederick Benteen was born in 1834. He served in the Western Theater during the war, rising to Colonel and commanding a regiment of US Colored Troops. A Captain under Custer, he survived the battle, but was widely criticized for failing to come to Custer’s aid.

The action left Fort Morgan unsupported, and @USArmy land forces under General Gordon Granger soon laid siege to the fort. After two weeks of constant bombardment, the fort commander, Richard Page, finally surrendered on August 23.

The first was during the Battle of Mobile Bay in August 1864. While serving aboard the USS Brooklyn, "Cooper fought his gun with skill and courage throughout the furious battle".

Given command of a regiment and then a brigade, he saw extensive action early in the war. At @GettysburgNMP, Barksdale’s brigade attacked into the Peach Orchard on the battle’s second day, but they were stopped at Plum Run, and Barksdale was mortally wounded.

This continued for 4 hours, as the guerrillas killed between 160 and 190 civilians before leaving town. News of the massacre outraged the country. In retaliation, Gen. Thomas Ewing issued General Order #11, forcing the removal of civilians from 4 Missouri counties on the border.

From there they fanned out across the undefended town, burning buildings and murdering men and boys, paying particular attention to free Black men. This included nearly two dozen Army recruits camped nearby who had not yet been mustered into service.