The U.S. War Department issues General Orders No. 97, which authorizes a major military reorganization.
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Price’s Missouri Incursion: Fort Davidson
September 26, 1864 – Major General Sterling Price’s Confederates advanced on Fort Davidson as part of their final attempt to wrest Missouri from Federal control.
Turmoil in Missouri Continues
January 22, 1864 – The Lincoln administration tried addressing the troubling state of Missouri with a reorganization designed to help both militarily and politically. After