Click 👉Today in General History, Nov. 26.
On This Day in Confederate History, Nov. 26.
1861: Western Virginia, holding a Pro-Union Secession Convention, voted to secede from Virginia without the rest of the state having a say in it. But while the Lincoln administration denies there is a right to secession, ironically accepts this secession, and the state of West Virginia is created.
1862: Lt. Gen. Leonidas Polk takes command of a corps of the Army of Tennessee. The Episcopal Bishop of Louisiana is well thought of by his men and by President Davis. Polk had tried to retire back to his spiritual flock in Louisiana, but President Davis felt he was still needed for the nation's army.
1863: Maj. Gen. Patrick Cleburne's Division of the Army of Tennessee continues to perform the critical role of rear-guard for the retreating Southern army following the disastrous defeat at the Battle of Missionary Ridge, Tenn. Cleburne's men clash with pursuing Federals at Chickamauga Station and Pea Valley in the state of Tennessee.
1864: The 4th Tennessee Cavalry clashed with seven regiments of Sherman's Federal Army at Sandersville, Ga. Nov. 25-26 as the destructive scorched early policy of the Lincoln administration continues to be carried out in Georgia. The courthouse and jail there are burned as well as the railroad depot of neighboring Tennille, Ga.
Confederate Generals birthdays, Nov. 26.
Major General William Henry Talbot Walker was born on this day in 1816 in Augusta, Georgia. He graduated from West Point in 1832, served Seminole War (severely wounded) and the Mexican-American War (wounded), and resigned from the U.S. Army on Dec. 20, 1860. He transferred to the Confederate Army as a colonel, then had promotions to brigadier general and major general. His battles included Chickamauga, Walker was appointed a colonel in the Georgia Militia and then a major general. His battles included Kennesaw Mountain and Atlanta. General Walker was wounded a number of times and then was killed in action on July 22, 1864, when shot off his horse during the Battle of Atlanta, Ga. He was buried in Walker Cemetery at the University of Augusta, Ga
Brigadier General Alfred Moore Scales was born on this day in Reidsville, North Carolina. Prewar, he was a teacher, and lawyer and was elected to the North Carolina Legislature and then the U.S Congress. During the war, Scales rose from private to brigadier general. His battles included the Peninsula Campaign, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Overland Campaign, and the Siege of Petersburg. Following the war, Scales resumed the practice of law, was elected governor of North Carolina, served as a bank president, and died on Feb. 9, 1892, in Greensboro, N.C., and was buried there at Green Hill Cemetery.
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