Today in History (general history)/ On This Day In History/ On This Day in Confederate General History/ Confederate General Birthdays, December 10.

 Click 👉 TODAY IN HISTORY (general history) Dec. 10

ON THIS DAY IN CONFEDERATE HISTORY, Dec. 10

1861: The Confederate Congress admits Kentucky to the Confederacy as the 13th State. Both President Davis and President Lincoln are native-born Kentuckians. George W. Johnson was the first Confederate governor of Kentucky and was the one who applied to President Jefferson Davis for his state's admission to the Confederacy. He served as a volunteer aide to Maj. Gen. John C. Breckinridge at the Battle of Shiloh. He was then sworn in as a private in the 4th Kentucky Infantry and fought on the second day of the battle and was mortally wounded and captured. He died in captivity on April 8, 1862, and his body was shipped to Georgetown, Ky. where he was buried.

Gov. George W. Johnson of Kentucky

He died a hero's death at the Battle of Shiloh

(Kentucky Historical Society)

1862: Port Royal, Virginia, is bombarded by Federal gunboats. The Federals were responding to the Confederate shore batteries that bombarded them.

1864: Confederate Lt. Gen. William Hardee, commander at Savannah, Georgia, floods rice fields to narrow the avenues of attack by the Federals. Sherman's bummers arrive outside the city. Hardee has 18,000 men to defend the city and Sherman has 60,000. The scene was set for the Battle of Fort McAllister, Ga., three days later.

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Lt. Gen. William J. Hardee

Click👉1st Louisiana Zouaves: Jeff Davis'd Pet Wolves

    This is the story of one of the most unique and famed Louisiana units in the

 War for Southern Independence, the 1st Louisiana Zouaves. Made up largely 

of foreigners from many countries, the men wore the gaudy French Zouave

 uniform and fought with a fierce determination for the new Southern Republic. 

    The battalion's battles included the burning of Hampton, VA, the battles of

Williamsburg, Gaines' Mill, Frayser's Farm, Cedar Mountain, Groveton, 

2nd Manassas, Chantilly, Harper's Ferry, Sharpsburg, and Fredericksburg, 

Suffolk, Petersburg, Weldon Railroad (aka Jerusalem Plank Road), and went

 on special assignments behind enemy lines to gather intelligence for 

General  Robert E. Lee. Commanding the battalion was Lt. Colonel Georges 

A.G.Coppens and M. Alfred Coppens, and Majors Fulgence 

DeBordenave and Waldemar Hyllested.

CONFEDERATE GENERAL BIRTHDAYS, Dec. 10

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