Today in History (general birthday)/ On This Day in Confederate History/ Confederate General Birthdays, November 15.

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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.

Brig. Gen. Micah Jenkins

Early in the war in the 5th S.C. Inf.

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 arrives 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 bluecoats' 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 were carried out by other Federal troops. Confederate General "Fighting Joe" Wheeler strikes at the Federal rear-guard.

Burning of Atlanta, Ga.

CONFEDERATE GENERAL BIRTHDAYS

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CLICK👉Lt. Col. King Bryan

Freedom Fighter for Texas and Southern Independence

This is the story of Lieutenant Colonel Kindallis "King" Bryan, original commander of Company F (Invincibles No. 1), 5th Texas Infantry Regiment, Hood's Texas Brigade. Bryan, a native of St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, moved to Texas as a 16-year-old and then fought in the War for Texas Independence of 1835-36. He was a farmer and rancher in Liberty County, Texas, a county sheriff, and state legislator before the War for Southern Independence. During the war, he led the company, and later his regiment, in some of the most famous battles of the war, including Gaines' Mill, Second Manassas, Gettysburg, and the Wilderness. Wounded three times, he commanded Hood's Texas Brigade for about three months in the winter of 1863-64. Bryan was one of the most aggressive and respected regimental officers in the brigade, but also respected and admired by his men, who appreciated a leader who took the same or greater risks than they did in battle.