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Battle Of Rivers' Bridge
The Battle of Rivers' Bridge (also known as the Action at Rivers' Bridge) was a battle of the American Civil War fought on February 3, 1865. Order of battle Confederate Commander: Major General Lafayette McLaws * Harrison's Brigade: Colonel George Harrison, Jr. ** 1st Georgia Regulars, Colonel Richard Wayne ** 5th Georgia Infantry, Colonel Charles Daniel ** 5th Georgia Reserves, Major Charles McGregor ** 32nd Georgia Infantry, Lieutenant Colonel E. H. Bacon, Jr. ** 47th Georgia Infantry * Kirkland's Brigade: Brigadier General William Whedbee Kirkland ** 17th North Carolina Infantry, Captain Stuart L. Johnston ** 42nd North Carolina Infantry, Colonel John E. Brown ** 50th North Carolina Infantry, Colonel George Wortham **66th North Carolina/10th North Carolina Battalion, Colonel John H. Nethercutt * Logan's Brigade: Brigadier General Thomas M. Logan ** 1st South Carolina Cavalry: Lieutenant James A. Ratchford ** 2nd South Carolina Cavalry ** 3rd South Carolina Cavalry: Col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Campaign Of The Carolinas
The campaign of the Carolinas (January 1 – April 26, 1865), also known as the Carolinas campaign, was the final campaign conducted by the United States Army (Union Army) against the Confederate States Army in the Western Theater. On January 1, Union Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman advanced north from Savannah, Georgia, through the Carolinas, with the intention of linking up with Union forces in Virginia. The defeat of Confederate Gen. Joseph E. Johnston's army at the Battle of Bentonville, and its unconditional surrender to Union forces on April 26, 1865, effectively ended the American Civil War. Background After Sherman captured Savannah, the culmination of his ' March to the Sea', he was ordered by Union Army general-in-chief Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant to embark his army on ships to reinforce the Army of the Potomac and the Army of the James in Virginia, where Grant was bogged down in the Siege of Petersburg against Confederate General Robert E. Lee. Sherman had bigger things ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
50th North Carolina Infantry
The 50th North Carolina Infantry Regiment was a volunteer infantry regiment that served in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War and was organized early in the war near Raleigh, North Carolina. Company Names (Local Designations) * B, (Most soldiers recruited from Robeson County) * D, (Most soldiers were from Johnston County - no specific name) * F, "Moore Sharpshooters" * G, "Rutherford Farmers" * H, (Most soldiers recruited from Harnett County) * I, "Rutherford Regulars" or "Rutherford Regulators" * K, "Green River Rifles" Service 50th Infantry Regiment completed its organization in April 1862, at Camp Mangum, near Raleigh, North Carolina. Men of this unit were raised in the counties of Person, Robeson, Johnston, Wayne, Rutherford, Moore, and Harnett. Ordered to Virginia, it fought under General Daniel at Malvern Cliff, then returned to North Carolina. Here the 50th saw action at New Bern and Washington, transferred to J.G. Martin's Brigade, and for a time served at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
25th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment
The 25th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment was a United States Volunteers, volunteer infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. During their service, they first participated in the Dakota War of 1862, then spent most of the rest of the war in the Western Theater of the American Civil War, western theater. Service The 25th Wisconsin was organized at La Crosse, Wisconsin, and mustered into Federal service September 14, 1862. The Regiment was immediately sent west to help Minnesota deal with the Dakota War of 1862, Sioux uprising. Wisconsin was part of the Army's newly formed Department of Dakota that had been created to deal with the problem. The Department was Headquartered at Fort Snelling under the command of John Pope (military officer), Major General John Pope. The Regiment arrived at Fort Snelling on the 22nd of September. General Pope wanted to create a line of outposts from Fairmount to Alexandria with the 25th: A Co- Fairmount, B Co-Alexa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
63rd Ohio Infantry
The 63rd Ohio Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment which served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It was a part of the Union forces in the Western Theater of operations. Organization The original 63rd Ohio Infantry Regiment was organized on December 1, 1861, at Camp Worthington in Columbus and at Camp Marietta in Marietta, but only enough men were available to fill four companies. Hence, the 63rd was not officially designated as a regiment. The 63rd Ohio Infantry was organized January 23, 1862, in Marietta, Ohio, by consolidation of a battalion of the 22nd Ohio Infantry Regiment and the four companies originally raised for the 63rd Ohio Infantry Regiment. Governor David Tod appointed John W. Sprague as the regiment's colonel. Its ten individual companies had been raised in southern Ohio. Service history The regiment immediately took the field and joined Major General John Pope in Missouri. At New Madrid, the 63rd was brigaded with other Ohio regiments in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
43rd Ohio Infantry
The 43rd Ohio Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Service The 43rd Ohio Infantry Regiment was organized in Mount Vernon, Ohio September 28, 1861, through February 1, 1862, and mustered in for three years service under the command of Colonel Joseph L. Kirby Smith. The regiment was attached to 1st Brigade, 1st Division, Army of the Mississippi, to March 1862. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, Army of the Mississippi, to April 1862. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, Army of the Mississippi, to November 1862. 1st Brigade, 8th Division, Left Wing, XIII Corps, Department of the Tennessee, to December 1862. 1st Brigade, 8th Division, XVI Corps, to March 1863. 4th Brigade, District of Corinth, Mississippi, 2nd Division, XVI Corps, to May 1863. 3rd Brigade, District of Memphis, Tennessee, 5th Division, XVI Corps, to November 1863. Fuller's Brigade, 2nd Division, XVI Corps, to March 1864. 2nd Brigade, 4th Division, XVI Corps, to September 1864. 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
35th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry
The 35th New Jersey Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Service The 35th New Jersey Infantry Regiment was organized at Flemington, New Jersey for three years service with Company A being the first to muster into the service on August 28, 1863, and the last (Company D) on October 13, 1863, under the command of Colonel John J. Cladek. The regiment was attached to Provisional Brigade, Casey's Division, XXII Corps, to November 1863. District of Columbus, Kentucky, 6th Division, XVI Corps, Department of the Tennessee, to January 1864. 1st Brigade, 4th Division, XVI Corps, to March 1864. 2nd Brigade, 4th Division, XVI Corps, to September 1864. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, XVII Corps, to July 1865. The 35th New Jersey Infantry mustered out of service July 20, 1865, at Louisville, Kentucky. Detailed service Left New Jersey for Washington, D.C., October 19, 1863. Duty in the defenses of Washington, D.C., until November 1863. Moved ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
39th Ohio Infantry
The 39th Ohio Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Service The 39th Ohio Infantry Regiment was organized at Camp Colerain and Camp Dennison near Cincinnati, Ohio July 31 through August 13, 1861, and mustered in for three years service under the command of Colonel John Groesbeck. The regiment was attached to Army of the West and Department of the Missouri to February 1862. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, Army of the Mississippi, to April 1862. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, Army of the Mississippi, to November 1862. 1st Brigade, 8th Division, Left Wing, XIII Corps, Department of the Tennessee, to December 1862. 1st Brigade, 8th Division, XVI Corps, to March 1863. 4th Brigade, District of Corinth, Mississippi, 2nd Division, XVI Corps, to May 1863. 3rd Brigade, District of Memphis, Tennessee, 5th Division, XVI Corps, to November 1863. Fuller's Brigade, 2nd Division, XVI Corps, to January 1864. 1st Brigade, 4th Division, XVI Corps, to S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
27th Ohio Infantry
The 27th Ohio Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Service The 27th Ohio Infantry Regiment was organized at Camp Chase in Columbus, Ohio July 15 through August 18, 1861, and mustered in for three years service under the command of Colonel John Wallace Fuller. The regiment was attached to Army of the West and Department of the Missouri, to February 1862. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, Army of the Mississippi, to April 1862. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, Army of the Mississippi, to November 1862. 1st Brigade, 8th Division, Left Wing, XIII Corps, Department of the Tennessee, to December 1862. 1st Brigade, 8th Division, XVI Corps, to March 1863. 4th Brigade, District of Corinth, Mississippi, 2nd Division, XVI Corps, to May 1863. 3rd Brigade, District of Memphis, Tennessee, 5th Division, XVI Corps, to November 1863. Fuller's 4th Brigade, 2nd Division, XVI Corps, to March 1864. 1st Brigade, 4th Division, XVI Corps, to September 1864. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
18th Missouri Volunteer Infantry
The 18th Missouri Infantry Regiment was a Union Army unit organized during the American Civil War. History Organized at Laclede, Missouri, July to November, 1861. Attached to: *District of St. Louis, Department of Missouri, to March, 1862. *2nd Brigade, 6th Division, Army of the Tennessee, to July, 1862. *2nd Brigade, 6th Division, District of Corinth, Miss., to November, 1862. *2nd Brigade, 6th Division, District of Corinth, 13th Army Corps (Old), Dept. of the Tennessee, November, 1862. *3rd Brigade, District of Corinth, 13th Army Corps, to December, 1862. *3rd Brigade, District of Corinth, 17th Army Corps, to January, 1863. *3rd Brigade, District of Corinth, 16th Army Corps, to March, 1863. *3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 16th Army Corps, to November, 1863. *Fuller's Brigade, 2nd Division, 16th Army Corps, to January, 1864. *3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 16th Army Corps, to March, 1864. *1st Brigade, 4th Division, 16th Army Corps, to September, 1864. *1st Brigade, 1st Division, 17th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
64th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
The 64th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry, nicknamed "Yates' Sharpshooters" was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Service The 64th Illinois Infantry was organized at Camp Butler, Illinois and mustered into Federal service in December 1861 as a battalion of four companies under Lt Colonel D.E. Williams. Two additional companies were raised on December 31, 1861, under Major Fred W. Matteson. Moved to Quincy, Ill., January 10, 1862, thence to Cairo, Ill., February 15, and to New Madrid, Mo., March 4, 1862. Attached to the Army of the Mississippi, unassigned, to April 1862. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, Army Mississippi, to May 1862. Unattached, Army of the Mississippi, to November 1862. Unattached, District of Corinth, 13th Army Corps (Old), Dept. of the Tennessee, to December 1862. Unattached, District of Corinth, 17th Army Corps, to January 1863. Unattached, District of Corinth, 16th Army Corps, to March 1863. Unattached, 2nd Divisio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John W
John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second Epistle of John, often shortened to 2 John * Third Epistle of John, often shortened to 3 John People * John the Baptist (died c. AD 30), regarded as a prophet and the forerunner of Jesus Christ * John the Apostle (lived c. AD 30), one of the twelve apostles of Jesus * John the Evangelist, assigned author of the Fourth Gospel, once identified with the Apostle * John of Patmos, also known as John the Divine or John the Revelator, the author of the Book of Revelation, once identified with the Apostle * John the Presbyter, a figure either identified with or distinguished from the Apostle, the Evangelist and John of Patmos Other people with the given name Religious figures * John, father of Andrew the Apostle and Saint Peter * Pope Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph A
Joseph is a common male given name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the modern-day Nordic countries. In Portuguese and Spanish, the name is "José". In Arabic, including in the Quran, the name is spelled '' Yūsuf''. In Persian, the name is "Yousef". The name has enjoyed significant popularity in its many forms in numerous countries, and ''Joseph'' was one of the two names, along with ''Robert'', to have remained in the top 10 boys' names list in the US from 1925 to 1972. It is especially common in contemporary Israel, as either "Yossi" or "Yossef", and in Italy, where the name "Giuseppe" was the most common male name in the 20th century. In the first century CE, Joseph was the second most popular male name for Palestine Jews. In the Book of Genesis Joseph is Jacob's eleventh son and Rachel's first son, and k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
