Today in the American Civil War

Today in the Civil War July 5

1861-The Battle of Carthage, Missouri, took place. It was the first large-scale engagement of the Civil War.

1863-Engagement at Birdson Ferry, Mississippi.

1863-Battle of Monterey Pass MD/PA border concludes. It started July 4.

1864-Horace Greeley receives a letter with a Confederate proposal for peace negotiations to be held in Canada. He forwards the letter to President Lincoln.

1864-Jubal Early [CS] crosses the Potomac River at Harper's Ferry and enters Maryland with a division of men. He begins heading east to Washington.

1864-Major General Andrew Jackson Smith of the XVI Corps set out on an expedition to protect Major General William T. Sherman’s supply line of his Atlanta campaign.

1865-The Secret Service is formed.