U.S. Civil War History
1862 - Near Baton Rouge, Louisianna, the Confederate ship CSS Arkansas ran aground after experiencing mechanical difficulties during a battle with the U.S.S. Essex. The crew destroyed the ship to prevent it from falling into Union hands.
1864 - Union forces attacked the Confederates at Utoy Creek. The Union forces were repulsed.
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| "Boys, he's not much for looks, but if we'd had him we wouldn't be caught in this trap." - A captured Union soldier described Stonewall Jackson in this way |