165 YEARS AGO: By this month, most Federal troops had evacuated the Indian Territory due to inadequate troops. This emboldened the Confederacy to form a tentative alliance with the Natives.
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The Third Battle of Winchester
Philip Sheridan’s Federals attack the weakened Confederate army outside Winchester and Stephenson’s Depot as part of Sheridan’s overall effort to drive the Confederates out of the Shenandoah Valley.
Red River: Banks Tries Returning to Alexandria
Nathaniel P. Banks’s Federals move out of Grand Ecore, Louisiana, on their way back to their expedition’s starting point at Alexandria. Meanwhile, the Federal naval squadron continues to struggle to get back down the Red River and out of harm’s way.