Today in History (general history)/ On This Day in Confederate History/ Confederate General Birthdays, April 30.

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ON THIS DAY IN CONFEDERATE HISTORY, April 30.

1863: Vicksburg Campaign: Federal troops succeed in crossing the Mississippi River at Bruinsburg, Miss. The bluecoats cross without opposition. Maj. Gen. U.S. Grant crossed 17,000 men who began their drive to outflank the Vicksburg fortifications. Several battles will occur before the Northern invaders arrive before Vicksburg. Meanwhile, near Vicksburg, the Battle of Snyder's Bluff was in progress. The XV Corps under Maj. Gen. W.T. Sherman, 8 gunboats, and 10 transports assault the Confederate stronghold there under the command of Brig. Gen. Louis Hébert. Sherman's assault was a feint to keep Confederate attention away from Grant's movements.

1864: The Battle of Jenkins' Ferry, Ark. in the Camden Expedition phase of the Red River Campaign. Maj. Gen. Frederick Steele's 12,000 men were in retreat after devastating Confederate cavalry raids on Federal supplies. Lt. Gen. E. Kirby Smith's 10,000 Texans, Arkansans, and Missourians caught up with Steele at Jenkin's Ferry. The Federal rear guard successfully repulsed several Confederate assaults at Jenkin's Ferry, but the Confederates were left in control of the battlefield. Brig. Gen. James Fagan's 3,000 Confederates arrived too late to take part in the battle. The Confederates suffered about 1,000 casualties and the Federals about 700. Brigadier Generals William Scurry and Horace Randal, both leading brigades in Walker's Texas Infantry Division, were mortally wounded. Confederate Brigadier General Thomas Waul was severely wounded. On the Federal side, Brigadier General Samuel A. Rice was mortally wounded and died on July 6, 1864. Also, soldiers of the 2nd Kansas (Colored) Infantry reportedly killed wounded Confederates on the battlefield. Smith moved his portion of the Confederate Army back to Louisiana to help Maj. Gen. Richard Taylor finished off Bank's Federals, including the fleet, which was stuck by the low river level at Alexandria Falls.

Brig. Gen. Horace Randal

Mortally wounded at Jenkin's Ferry.

1865: Lt. Gen. Richard Taylor, commanding the Confederate Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana, meets with Federal Maj. Gen. Edward Canby to arrange for the surrender of his department.

CONFEDERATE GENERAL BIRTHDAYS, April 30.

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