Tuesday, January 13, 2026

Today in
U.S. Civil War History

1807 - Union General Napoleon Bonaparte Buford was born in Woodford, Kentucky.

1862 - Union General Ambrose Burnside and his forces arrived at Hatteras Inlet.

1865 - In North Carolina, Union forces began a massive three-day bombardment at Fort Fisher.


U.S. Civil War Quote

"The struggle of today, is not altogether for today--it is for a vast future also." - Abraham Lincoln (December 3, 1861)

Tomorrow in U.S. Civil War History.

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