Today in the American Civil War

Today in the Civil War June 3

1861-Former Presidential Candidate Stephen A. Douglas dies from typhoid fever, Chicago, IL.

1861-Battle of Philippi West Virginia. First land engagement of the Civil War between Union and Confederate forces.

1862-[3-5] Evacuation of Fort Pillow, Tennessee.

1862-Skirmish, Mount Jackson, Shenandoah County Virginia.

1863-Robert E. Lee begins moving the Army of Northern Virginia, encamped near Fredericksburg, west towards the Shenandoah Valley.

1864-In Cold Harbor, Virginia, a mistake by General Ulysses S. Grant resulted in 7,000 Union casualties in twenty minutes during an offensive against Rebels. Grant waited to attack until the bulk of the Army of the Potomac had arrived.