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Brevet Brigadier General Oliver D. Greene died #OTD in 1904 at the age of 71. A member of the @WestPoint_USMA Class of 1854, Greene was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions at @Antietamnps1862 while serving as Adjutant General of VI Corps. #CivilWar.

General William Rosecrans died #OTD in 1898 at the age of 78. A graduate of @WestPoint_USMA, he secured several critical victories for the @USArmy in the Western Theater of the #CivilWar, including the Battles of Iuka, Corinth, and @StonesRiverNPS.

Fayetteville, NC was occupied by Union troops under General William Tecumseh Sherman #OTD in 1865 as part of their ongoing Carolinas Campaign. They captured the confederate arsenal there, which had produced nearly a million rounds of ammunition in 1864. #CivilWar

Walter Herron Taylor, who served as principal aide-de-camp to Robert E. Lee for the entire #CivilWar, died #OTD in 1916 at the age of 77. He was one of only two other confederate officers besides Lee who attended the signing of the surrender documents at @AppomattoxNPS.

The ship ran aground off the coast of Georgia on the last day of February, 1863. When the ironclad USS Montauk came upon her, they raked the grounded ship with 11- and 15-inch gunfire, sinking her and ending the career of the first successful confederate raider.

The USS Monitor was commissioned #OTD in 1862, under the command of Lt. John L. Worden. Within two weeks, she would participate in the first ever naval battle between two ironclad warships, facing off against the confederate ship Virginia at the Battle of Hampton Roads. #CivilWar

Saxton in turn named his friend Col. Thomas W. Higginson as commander of the newly raised regiment, which proved very effective at conducting coastal raids. Harriet Tubman briefly served with the unit in South Carolina, first as a cook and nurse, then as a spy, and scout.

Continuing his service with the 6th Infantry Regiment, Armistead was sent to several western posts, ultimately commanding a garrison in San Diego. He became great friends with Winfield Scott Hancock, who also served with the 6th Infantry.

Lewis Armistead was born #OTD in 1817 in New Bern, NC, into a distinguished military family. His father and 4 uncles served during the War of 1812. His uncle George Armistead commanded @FtMcHenryNPS during the battle that led to the writing of The Star Spangled Banner.

After the war, Mulholland returned to Philadelphia, where he became Chief of the @PhillyPolice. He later served as United States Pension Agent, and wrote a history of the 116th Pennsylvania. He also studied art, and was an accomplished painter.