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U.S. Civil War History
U.S. Civil War History
1862 - Seventeen ships under the command of Union Admiral David Farragut moved up the Mississippi River past two Confederate forts toward New Orleans. Only one ship was lost.
1863 - Union Colonel Benjamin Grierson's troops tore up tracks and destroyed two trainloads of ammunition headed for Vicksburg.
1863 - The Union army issued General Orders No. 100. The orders provided the code of conduct for Federal soldiers and officers when dealing with Confederate prisoners and civilians.
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