Today in History (general history)/ On This Day in Confederate History/ Confederate General Birthdays, January 17.

Click 👉TODAY IN HISTORY (general history) Jan. 17. 

ON THIS DAY IN CONFEDERATE HISTORY, Jan. 17.

1862: The Memphis Daily Appeal newspaper reports the Confederate Congress passed an act granting bonuses to all privates, musicians, and non-commissioned officers who volunteered for 12 months, will be paid a $50 bonus for reenlisting for three years or the end of the war, if sooner. A fleet of Federal gunboats attacked Confederate Fort Henry on the Tennessee River on this day as a prelude to a major advance along the river by the Federal Army. The Confederate bastion was a star-shaped fort 12 miles west of Fort Donelson on the Cumberland River. Fort Henry had 17 heavy artillery pieces, including a 10-inch Columbiad. 

1863: The Memphis Daily Appeal reports the casualties of the 5th Regiment Mississippi Volunteers for the Battle of Murfreesboro: Field and Staff--Wounds: Lieut. Col. W. K. Sykes, severely in the shoulder; Adj't W.M. Oglesby, slightly in the head; Acting Serg't-Major W.K. Meeks, killed. . . .

President Davis appointed three Confederate major generals and four brigadier generals on this day. The major generals were Daniel Smith Donelson, Jubal Anderson Early, and Isaac Ridgeway Trimble. The brigadier generals were Henry Lewis Benning, Robert Frederick Hoke, Samuel McGowan, and William Tatum Wofford.

Two unidentified Mississippi Confederates

CONFEDERATE GENERAL BIRTHDAYS, Jan. 17.

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CLICK👉The Tiger Rifles: The Making of a Louisiana Legend)

A history of Company B, 1st Special Battalion (Wheat's) Louisiana Volunteers in the War Between the States. The Tiger Rifles, Company B, of Wheat's Battalion became famous because of their flashy Zouave uniforms, their famous battalion commander, Major Roberdeau Wheat, and their heroics at First Battle of Manassas. Their nickname, Tigers, became attached, first to the battalion, and then to all Louisiana troops serving in the Army of Northern Virginia. The book tries to separate fact from myth with regards to the Tigers. The men became so notorious for their antics in camp, they got blamed for a lot of things they didn't do, although they did plenty on their own to deserve their reputation. Also examined is the possible real identity of their company commander, Captain Alexander White. His name is an alias but as far as is known, his real identity has been a mystery. The book focuses tightly on the men of the Tiger Rifles and brings them to life as much as the limited resources allows.