Tuesday, November 26, 2013

November 27, 1863---The Mine Run Campaign



NOVEMBER 27, 1863:        

General John Hunt Morgan C.S.A. escapes from the Ohio State Penitentiary, where he has been held since his raid on Buffington Island.

 
The Army of The Potomac’s Winter Campaign (The Mine Run Campaign) begins with a skirmish at Payne’s Farm on the banks of Mine Run, Virginia.