Saturday, August 1, 2026

Today in
U.S. Civil War History


1861 - Captain John Baylor claimed most of the territories of Arizona and New Mexico for the Confederacy.

1864 - Union General Ulysses S. Grant appointed General Philip Sheridan commander of the Army of the Shenandoah.


U.S. Civil War Quote
"I earnestly believe that the consequences of this day's work will be to the lasting advantage, if not the very salvation, of the country,"
- U.S. President Lincoln after being re-elected on November 8, 1864.








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