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Tag Archives: Charles F. Smith
On this date in Civil War history: Battle of Fort Donelson (Feb. 13-16, 1862)
Easy Plugin for AdSense by Unreal Located on the west bank of the Cumberland river two miles north of Dover, Tennessee, Fort Donelson was on a steep bluff overlooking a straight stretch of several miles of river. The fort itself … Continue reading
Posted in 1862, Artillery, Battles, This Date in Civil War History
Tagged 10-inch Columbiad, 32-pounder, Albert Sidney Johnston, Andrew H. Foote, artillery, Charles F. Smith, Confederate, Cumberland River, Dover, Dover Hotel, Fort Donelson, Fort Henry, Gideon J. Pillow, gunboats, John A. McClernand, John B. Floyd, Lew Wallace, Nashville, Nathan Bedford Forrest, Navy, Shiloh, Simon Bolivar Buckner, Tennessee, timberclad, Ulysses S. Grant, Union
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This Week in the American Civil War - February 26- March 4, 1862 (150 years ago)
From the Minnesota Civil War Commemoration Task Force Major Highlights for the week Wednesday February 26, 1862 Kentucky senator William E. Simms declared in the Confederate Congress that the Confederacy would defend her rights to the last extremity. In Washington, … Continue reading
Posted in 1862, This Week in the Civil War
Tagged Albert Sidney Johnston, Amelia Island, Andrew Johnson, Arkansas, Berryville, Charles F. Smith, Charleston, Columbus, Comanche Pass, Confederate, Corinth, Eastport, Fayetteville, Federal, Fort Donelson, Fort Henry, Fort Pillow, General George B. McClellan, gunboats, Harpers Ferry, Henry Hopkins Sibley, Henry W. Halleck, ironclad, Island No. 10, John C. Pemberton, John Minor Botts, John Pope, Joseph E. Johnston, Kentucky, Leonidas Polk, Loan and Treasury Bill, Martinsburg, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Murfreesboro, Nashville, New Madrid, New Mexico, New York, Norfolk, Osage Springs, P.G.T. Beauregard, Pittsburg Landing, Portsmouth, President Abraham Lincoln, President Jefferson Davis, Richmond, Rio Grande, Robert E. Lee, South Carolina, Tennessee, Tennessee River, U.S.S. Monitor, Ulysses S. Grant, Virginia, William Simms
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This Week in the American Civil War - February 19-25, 1862
Courtesy of the Minnesota Civil War Commemoration Task Force Major Highlights for the week Wednesday February 19, 1862 Federal forces of Brigadier General Charles F. Smith from Grant’s command occupied Clarksville, Tenn. While Grant was looking toward Nashville there was … Continue reading
Posted in 1862, This Week in the Civil War
Tagged Albert Sidney Johnston, Andrew Johnson, Arkansas, Arkansas Bay, Benjamin Butler, Bowling Green, Bull River, C.S.S. Sumter, Charles F. Smith, Colonel Edward Camby, Columbus, Don Carlos Buell, Fayetteville, Flint Hill, Fort Craig, Fort Donelson, George Washington Birthday, Henry Hopkins Sibley, Isham Harris, Jefferson Davis, John Pope, Kentucky, Kirby Smith, Minnesota Civil War Commemoration Task Force, Missouri, Morocco, Murfreesboro, Nashville, Nathan Bedford Forrest, Nathaniel Banks, Nathaniel Gordon, New York, Richmond, Schooner Channel, slave trader, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Valverde, Vienna, Virginia, West Plains, Willie Lincoln
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