Click 👉Today in History (general history) June 15.
On This Day in Confederate History, June 15.
1862: Maj. Gen. J.E.B. Stuart's command finished its historic ride around the Yankee army on this day. Stuart gathered vital intelligence for General Robert E. Lee who was planning his Seven Days Campaign to drive the Federal Army away from Richmond, Virginia.
1863: At the Siege of Vicksburg, Miss. on this day in Brig. Gen. John C. Vaughn wrote this report: "I would respectfully report but little sharpshooting on my line yesterday. The enemy's land batteries were unusually quiet until the evening when they opened on my left. The enemy's water battery on the Peninsula threw a few shells on the left of my line, but the proximity of their own line has prevented them from shelling it to any extent. Last night the enemy opened fire from the land batteries, on what was supposed to be some boats going in the direction of the gunboat Cincinnati, with what result could not be ascertained."
At the Siege of Port Hudson, La., Col. William R. Miles writes: "The fleet shelled us last night. The land batteries have fired on us at intervals throughout the day, and the sharpshooters have been more than ordinarily energetic, productive of no casualty, however. Opposite my extreme right, the enemy busily engaged in throwing up a new chain of rifle pits, which we are unable to prevent."
1864: The Second Battle of Petersburg, Va. started today. The South had its two best generals, both outstanding military engineers, Robert E. Lee and P.G.T. Beauregard between June 15, with between 5,400 and 38,000 troops. Federal Lt. Gen. U.S. Grant and Maj. G.G. Meade had between 13,700 and 62,000 troops. Beauregard, however, through skillful handling of the situation thwarts Grant's plans to quickly take Petersburg and Richmond.
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