165 YEARS AGO: Confederates attempt to seize Fort Pickens, a Federal stronghold on Santa Rosa Island near Pensacola, Florida.
Category: Military
My Plan is New Orleans
165 YEARS AGO: John C. Fremont leaves St. Louis to lead his Army of the Southwest against the secessionist Missouri State Guards of Sterling Price.
A Gloomy Picture of Affairs in Kentucky
165 YEARS AGO: Confederates strengthen their defense line across Kentucky, as William T. Sherman gives his Federal superiors a gloomy report of affairs in the state.
The Chicamacomico Races
165 YEARS AGO: Confederates scramble to defend the North Carolina coast, including efforts to take back Forts Clark and Hatteras at Hatteras Inlet.
Terribly Grand and Terrific
165 YEARS AGO: Federal forces attack a Confederate detachment near Cheat Mountain in northwestern Virginia.
Carrying the War to the Enemy’s Country
165 YEARS AGO: Jefferson Davis meets with his Confederate army commanders to discuss military strategy at Centreville in northern Virginia.