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John A. McClernand
Civil War Encyclopedia >> People - Union Military
| August 8, 1846 | U. S. President James Polk requests 2 million dollars to purchase land from Mexico following the Mexican-American War. David Wilmot of Pennsylvania attaches the "Wilmot Proviso" to this bill. It passes in the House but is tabled in the Senate. | Pennsylvania |
| Wilmot Proviso | ||
| Wilmot Proviso [full text] | ||
| Causes of the Civil War | ||
| James Polk | ||
| Stephen A. Douglas | ||
| February 13, 1862 February 16, 1862 |
Battle of Ft. Donelson
General Ulysses S. Grant demands the unconditional surrender of the garrison from an old friend, Simon Bolivar Buckner |
Tennessee |
| Fort Henry and Fort Donelson | ||
| Ulysses S. Grant | ||
| Bloodiest Civil War battles | ||
| John Floyd | ||
| Nathan Bedford Forrest | ||
| Gideon Pillow | ||
| Lew Wallace | ||
| Army of the Tennessee | ||
| Fort Henry and Fort Donelson | ||
| Simon Bolivar Buckner | ||
| January 4, 1863 | Major General McClernand begins to move up the Arkansas River towards Arkansas Post. He orders General Sherman to accompany him, but he has not received authorization for such a movement. | |
| William Tecumseh Sherman | ||
| January 10, 1863 January 11, 1863 |
Battle of Arkansas Post
Battle of Fort Hindman General John McClernand [US] defeats Brigadier General T. J. Churchill [CS] at Fort Hindman or Arkansas Post. Defending the outpost on the Arkansas River, 5,000 Confederates are surrounded by a force of 50,000 Union troops, and a U. S. Naval squadron under the command of Admiral David Porter. The Navy silenced the Confederate artillery and McClernand attacked, gaining the outer walls. The Confederates then surrendered. |
Arkansas |
| First Vicksburg Campaign | ||
| William Tecumseh Sherman | ||
| March 29, 1863 | Stymied in his attempt to reach Vicksburg on the east bank of the Mississippi, Grant orders General John McClernand to march south on the west bank to Miliken's Bend | |
| Second Vicksburg Campaign | ||
| May 26, 1863 July 4, 1863 |
Siege of Vicksburg
Date of the start of siege varies from May 18 - May 26. |
Mississippi |
| Ulysses S. Grant | ||
| William Tecumseh Sherman | ||
| James McPherson | ||
| June 18, 1863 | Major General John McClernand is relieved of command by Ulysses S. Grant for insubordination | |
| Ulysses S. Grant |
Political general John McClernand served as a Democratic Representative from Illinois from 1843 until 1850 and again from 1859 until 1862. He was well acquainted with Abraham Lincoln. He was one of only three northern representatives to vote against the original Wilmot Proviso.
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