Click 👉 TODAY IN HISTORY (general history) Nov. 16
ON THIS DAY IN CONFEDERATE HISTORY
1861: The Trent Affair: U.S. Postmaster General Montgomery Blair speaks out against the illegal seizure of Confederate commissioners John Slidell and James Mason and urges their release. U.S. Senator Charles Sumner of Massachusetts joins Blair in calling for the release of the Confederate diplomats.
1863: At the Battle of Campbell Station, Tennessee, Lt. Gen James Longstreet attempts to cut off Maj. Gen. Ambrose Burnside's Federals from retreating into Knoxville. Both sides wanted the strategic crossroads at Campbell Station. Longstreet tries to arrive first, but Burnside arrived before the Southerners and begins a fighting retreat. The Federals set up their artillery on each flank and Longstreet tried to make a double envelopment on each Yankee flank. Brig. Gen. Micah Jenkins' Division was to attack the Yankee left and Maj. Gen. Lafayette McLaws' Division was to hit the bluecoat's right flank. The Federals, however, kept falling back and Jenkins could not keep up. Seeing what was happening, Longstreet halts McLaws as the Federals had gained a strong position. The coming of darkness ended the battle. Burnside then retreated into the strong fortifications of Knoxville to await reinforcements coming from Sherman's Army. The Confederates suffered 570 casualties in the battle, and the Federals 400.
1864: Burning of Atlanta: Sherman's bummers leave burning Atlanta, Georgia, and begin their "March to the Sea." Similar war crimes against Southern civilians occurred in Louisiana in 1862, 1863, and 1864 and many other places in the South carried out by other Federal troops. Confederate General "Fighting Joe" Wheeler strikes at the Federal rear-guard.
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