1860 Jefferson Davis, who became the President of the Confederacy, came out for the first time in favor of succession on this date.
1861 At the last minute General Winfield Scott substitutes The Star of the West, a New York based merchant marine vessel for the Brooklyn, a heavily armed and reinforced sloop ordered to sail to Fort Sumter to resupply the federal outpost. The Brooklyn, however, is to travel with the Star of the West.
1863 Following two days of off and on skirmishing around Jonesville, VA, Confederates surround the Union Force and take 200 prisoners after a pitched battle.
Tidbits provided by blueandgraytrail.com/date/January_5
3 comments:
Great post, Leanne! I love anything related to the American Civil War!
Thank you for posting such intresting information. I am an Aussie but I love reading about the American civil War.
Regards
Margaret
I love Civil War history. Thanks for the post.
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