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| September 29, 1862 | General William A. Nelson gets into an altercation with General Jefferson C. Davis at the Galt House in Louisville, Kentucky. Davis returns later with a gun and shoots and kills Nelson. | Kentucky |
| Generals Who Died In the Civil War | ||
| Confederate Invasion of Kentucky | ||
| William 'Bull' Nelson | ||
| September 29, 1862 | George Thomas offered command of the Army of the Ohio. He refuses, unaware that Abraham Lincoln had made the offer after receiving a plea for Thomas from 20 officers in the Army of the Ohio. | |
| George Thomas | ||
| Army of the Ohio | ||
| Confederate Invasion of Kentucky | ||
| Don Carlos Buell | ||
| September 29, 1864 October 2, 1864 |
Battle of Peebles' Farm
Hoping to extend his line westward south of Petersburg, George Meade pushed towards the Southside Railroad. Fighting occured at various farms throughout the rolling hills with most of the action occuring at Wyatt's, Peebles, and Pegram's farms, Chappell House, Poplar Spring Church and Vaughan Road |
Virginia |
| September 29, 1864 September 30, 1864 |
Battle of Fort Harrison
Southeast of Richmond, Fort Harrison was the main bastion of a string of Rebel defenses. 3,000 men under George Stannard [US] swarmed over the fort, capturing it in less that 20 minutes. Robert E. Lee directed a counter-attack the following day that failed to regain the position |
Virginia |
Ongoing on this day:
| June 15, 1864 April 2, 1865 |
Siege of Petersburg | Virginia |
| Robert E. Lee | ||
| P. G. T. Beauregard | ||
| Army of Northern Virginia | ||
| Ulysses S. Grant | ||
| Siege of Petersburg | ||
| April 12, 1861 May 10, 1865 |
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