Federal General William “Bull” Nelson is shot to death by fellow General Jefferson C. Davis after longstanding animosities boil over in a Louisville hotel.

Exploring the most important 55 months in American history
Federal General William “Bull” Nelson is shot to death by fellow General Jefferson C. Davis after longstanding animosities boil over in a Louisville hotel.
Federals under John Pope overwhelm a force of Missouri State Guards and demoralize secessionists in the western part of the state.
March 19, 1865 – General Joseph E. Johnston’s makeshift Confederate army moved to crush the left wing of Major General William T. Sherman’s Federal army
November 23, 1864 – Major General William T. Sherman entered the capital of Georgia and saw that his Federals had already begun laying waste to
August 6, 1864 – Federal cavalrymen straggled back to their lines after a failed raid, and Major General William T. Sherman tried moving around the
May 17, 1864 – General Joseph E. Johnston’s Confederate Army of Tennessee established positions around Adairsville after retreating southward from Resaca. Following the engagement at