Friday, July 26, 2024

Today in
U.S. Civil War History

1861 - George McClellan assumed command of the Army of the Potomac.

1863 - In Ohio, Confederate General John Hunt Morgan and 360 of his men surrendered at the end of his fourth raid into Union-held territory.

1863 - Sam Houston died. Houston had opposed Texas' secession from the Union.


U.S. Civil War Quote

"As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy. Whatever differs from this, to the extent of the difference, is not democracy." - Abraham Lincoln (August 1, 1858)

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