Today in Civil War History March 2

TODAY IN CIVIL WAR HISTORY
March 2

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TIMELINES

Robert E. Lee
Abraham Lincoln
Fort Sumter

MILITARY & POLITICAL

1862

Frederick West Lander, Union General, dies in Champ Chase.
Skirmish at New Madrid. Missouri

1863

Skirmish at Carrollton. Arkansas
Bombardment of Fort McAllister (Feb. 1-Mar. 3) Georgia
Skirmish at Mount Sterling. Kentucky
Skirmish at Slate Creek Kentucky
Skirmish at Neosho. Missouri

1864

Skirmish at Bennett's Bayou. Arkansas
Skirmish at Canton. Mississippi
Occupation of Yazoo City (Feb. 9-Mar. 6). Mississippi
Kilpatrick's Raid (February 28-March 4). Virginia MORE

1865

Expedition up Yazoo River (Feb. 1-Mar. 8). Mississippi
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

Henry B. Carrington Union General (1824)
Jefferson C. Davis Union General (1828)
John B. E. Sloan Confederate Field Officer (1828)
Carl Schurz Union General (1829)
Alfred Jacob Sellers Union Field Officer (1836)

DEATHS

Frederick West Lander Union General (1862)
Edward Johnson Confederate General (1873)
Lorenzo Thomas Adjutant-General, USA (1875)
Dudley McIver DuBose Confederate General (1883)
Jubal A. Early Confederate General (1894)
Charles W. Tilden Union Field Officer (1914)
Cyrus Bussey Union General (1915)