Today in Civil War History February 16

TODAY IN CIVIL WAR HISTORY
February 16

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TIMELINES

Robert E. Lee
Abraham Lincoln
Fort Sumter

MILITARY & POLITICAL

1860

USS Merrimack put out of commission at the Norfolk Navy Yard. Virginia

1861

State troops seize the Federal arsenal barracks at San Antonio. Texas
U. S. Arsenal and Barracks at San Antonio. Texas

1862

Confederates at Fort Donelson surrender to Ulysses S. Grant. Tennessee Battle Summary

1863

Bombardment of Fort McAllister (Feb. 1-Mar. 3) Georgia
Bombardment of Fort McAllister (January 27-February 28). Georgia

1864

Operations about Fort Boles (Feb. 1-20). Idaho
Occupation of Yazoo City (Feb. 9-Mar. 6). Mississippi
Battle of Meridian (February 14-20). Mississippi

1865

Expedition up Yazoo River (Feb. 1-Mar. 8). Mississippi
Battle of Wilmington (February 12-22). North Carolina MORE
Carolinas Campaign (Jan. 1-April 29, 1865). South Carolina & North Carolina MORE
Siege of Petersburg and Richmond (June 16, 1864-April 2, 1865). Virginia

BIRTHS

Lysander Cutler Union General (1804)
Joseph Reid Anderson Confederate General (1813)
Eliakim Sherrill Union Field Officer (1813)
James Patton Anderson Confederate General (1822)
Richard Busteed Union General (1822)
John Daniel Imboden Confederate General (1823)
Camille Armand Jules Marie, Prince de Polignac Confederate General (1832)

DEATHS

None to Report