January 7, 1865
Urged on by Lieut. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, USA, President Abraham Lincoln removes Maj. Gen. Benjamin F. Butler, USA, from active service in the US Army, after his last failure on the assault on Fort Fisher, Wilmington, NC; one of many in his career. This effectively removes yet another Civil War figure from any future part in the war.
Artillery duel between Confederate Chesterfield Battery and Union Fort McGilvery and Batteries 4 and 5.
Note: All “Today In The Petersburg Campaign” blog entries are used with permission from Ronald A. Mosocco’s Chronological Tracking of the American Civil War per the Official Records of the War of the Rebellion. Order the book HERE.
Copyright © 1993, 1994 by Ronald A. Mosocco
Mentions of This Date at The Siege of Petersburg Online:
- OR XLVI P1 #4: Itineraries of the Army of the Potomac, Sheridan’s Cavalry Command, and the Army of the James, January-April 1865
- OR XLVI P1 #9: Reports of Bvt. Brigadier General Henry L. Abbot, 1st CT HA, commanding Siege Train, Jan 1-Mar 31, 1865
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