Click 👉 TODAY IN HISTORY (general history) Nov. 16
ON THIS DAY IN CONFEDERATE HISTORY
In 1861: U.S. Postmaster General Montgomery Blair speaks out against the false seizure of Confederate commissioners Slidell and Mason and urges their release.
Yankee invaders from the blockading fleet occupy Corpus Christi, Texas on the gulf coast.
In 1863: At Campbell Station, Tennessee, General Longstreet attempts to cut off Burnside's Federals from retreating into Knoxville, but fails.
In 1864: Sherman's bummers leave burning Atlanta, Georgia and begin their "March to the Sea." Confederate General "Fighting Joe" Wheeler strikes at the Federal rear-guard.
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