Click 👉Today in History (general history), Aug. 22.
On This Day in Confederate History, Aug. 22.
1862: In the Second Manassas Campaign, Gen. Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia needed to cross the Rappahannock River on its way back up to Manassas, Va. This time General Lee was focused on chastising the arrogant Maj. Gen. John Pope, who was in command of 75,000 Federals. Pope had been making war on the civilian population of Virginia. Lee's command consisted of 48,500 men ANV. The Blue and the Gray fought along the river at Waterloo Bridge, Lee Springs, Freeman's Ford, and Sulphur Springs, but both sides were hampered by high water levels. Lee decided rather than force his way across the river, chose to send Gen. Stonewall Jackson's Second Corps and Maj. Gen. J.E.B. Stuart's magnificent cavalry on a flaking maneuver to sever Pope's line of communications, the Orange & Alexandria Railroad.
1863: In the Siege of Charleston, South Carolina the Federals opened up on Charleston and Morris Island with a huge artillery piece they nicknamed the Swamp Angel. It was a massive 8-inch Parrott Rifle which Federal Maj. Gen. Quincy Gilmore intended to level Fort Sumter, Morris Island, and the city of Charleston. After warning Gen. Beauregard to evacuate Charleston and the others, but since the warning message was unsigned, it was sent back to be verified. Gilmore opened fire on the 22nd. The Confederates returned fire and the artillery duel would continue into the next day.
Confederate General Birthdays, Aug. 22.
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