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Some southern states still designate April as #ConfederateHeritageMonth, so we use the opportunity to note that William Pegram’s heritage was to be mortally wounded #OTD in 1865 by soldiers of the @USArmy during the abject confederate defeat at the Battle of Five Forks. #CivilWar

Despite his racist views, violence against Black people, and participation in the rebellion against the United States, Hampton remains revered in much of South Carolina. Streets, parks, and schools are named in his honor.

It was Leale who directed that Lincoln be taken across the street to the Petersen House, helped carry him, and lay him in the bed. He remained with Lincoln, holding his hand, even after more experienced physicians arrived.

Forrest’s 3000 men outnumbered the garrison nearly 5-to-1, but Colonel Stephen Hicks retreated into Fort Anderson. Supported by two @USNavy gunboats commanded by Lt. James Shirk, Hicks held a formidable position.

The book sold over 300,000 copies, making it the most widely sold novel of the 19th Century. Its stark depiction of the horrors of slavery fueled the abolitionist movement and elevated tensions between free and slave-holding states leading up to the #CivilWar.

Fayetteville, NC was occupied by U.S. 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

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.

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 act allowed national banks to be created again, and laid out a plan to establish a national paper currency. It also gave the federal government the ability to issue war bonds and securities to help in funding the effort to win the #CivilWar.