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150 Years Ago Today at Petersburg: January 27, 1865

January 27, 1865

The Federals capture and refloat the Confederate torpedo boat, Scorpion, on the James River, below Richmond, VA.

Major General Gouverneur Warren returns to the Siege of Petersburg and his command of Fifth Corps, Army of the Potomac.

Brevet Major General Samuel W. Crawford gives up temporary command of Fifth Corps, Army of the Potomac, and resumes command of Third Division, Fifth Corps, Army of the Potomac.

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

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