APRIL 18, 1862:
Commodore
David G. Farragut begins moving ships and men up the Mississippi toward New
Orleans.
Monday, June 17, 2013
April 17, 1862---The Sleeping Sentinel
APRIL 17, 1862:
Private
William Scott, “The Sleeping Sentinel” facing execution but pardoned by Abraham
Lincoln in 1861 for falling asleep on post dies this day of wounds sustained at
the Battle of Lee’s Mill.
April 16, 1862---D.C.'s slaves are freed
APRIL 16, 1862:
In the
Peninsular Campaign, General McClellan launches an attack upon Dam Number One
on the Warwick River. The Union drives the Confederates from their positions,
but without sufficient reinforcements on hand, McClellan decides to abandon the
dam, thus accomplishing nothing at a cost of 35 Union dead and 121 wounded; the
Confederate casualties were between 60 and 75.
On this same day, the first Union Military Draft is
instituted.
Also, on this day, slavery is abolished in the District of
Columbia.
April 15, 1862---The Battle of Picacho Pass, C.S.A. Arizona Territory
APRIL 15, 1862:
The
Battle of Picacho Pass.
Fifteen Union cavalrymen intercept 10 Confederate
cavalrymen 30 miles north of Tucson, Arizona Territory. The Confederate unit
had actually reached California and was returning after burning the hay at a
stagecoach stop.
For its size, Picacho
Pass is one of the most vicious battles of the Civil War, costing 6 Union
casualties (40%) and 5 Confederate casualties (50%).
The Confederates move off
toward Tucson, while the Union men (of the California Column) continue on
toward El Paso.
Although Picacho Pass is considered a Confederate victory, it
was a pyrrhic victory in that, unable to support themselves, Confederate forces
in the Territory were evacuating toward El Paso.
April 14, 1862---Old Man River...he just can't keep rollin' along...
APRIL 14, 1862:
A Federal
naval fleet under Commodore David G. Farragut stations itself in the mouth of
the Mississippi River, bottling up the southern end of the river.
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