Click 👉TODAY IN HISTORY (general history) Feb. 15.
ON THIS DAY IN CONFEDERATE HISTORY, Feb. 15.
1861: Commander Raphael Semmes resigned his commission in the U.S. Navy on this day after serving from 1826 to 1861. Semmes, born in 1809 in Nanjemoy, Maryland, was a graduate of Charlotte Hall Military Academy and joined the Navy as a midshipman and was also a practicing attorney at law while in the Navy and also in Mobile, Alabama. Semmes served in the Mexican American War. During the War for Southern Independence, his cruise in the CSS Alabama became legendary, and rose to the rank of rear admiral in the Confederate Navy. He died in Mobile on Aug. 30, 1877, and is buried in Mobile's Old Catholic Cemetery.
1862: At Fort Donelson, Tenn., Confederates under General Pillow launch a major assault on the Federal right flank. Grant was absent at the time upriver visiting Flag Officer Foote. The morning attack was successful, but Grant returned in the afternoon and reinforced the right flank. Pillow pulled his command back and all the Confederates had to pull back to their trenches. Grant planned a major assault for the following day.
1865: Carolinas Campaign: Confederate forces in South Carolina try to slow down Sherman's march on the state capital at Columbia with obstacles and attacks at various points. The bluecoats also have overcome natural obstacles such as swollen rivers and deep swamps.
CONFEDERATE GENERAL BIRTHDAYS, Feb. 15.
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