What happened on March 16 during the U.S. Civil War? In 1861 Sam Huston was replaced as Texas governor because he was loyal the union, the Arizona territory seceded, the CSA appointed ambassadors to Britain and the CSA Marine Corps was established. 1863 Sherman was forced to leave before his force was ready in the Joint Army-Navy Yazoo River to Steele’s Bayou expedition. 1864 Alexandria, Louisiana is occupied by Federal troops. [~138758:COL Mikel Burroughs] [~67210:LTC Stephen Curlee] [~308468:SGM David W.F. 'Dave' aka "Auto" Carr LOM DMSM former MP SGT] [~362072:SMSgt Minister Gerald A. Thomas] [~308468:SGM David W.F. 'Dave' aka "Auto" Carr LOM DMSM former MP SGT] [~283568:1stsgt Eugene Harless] [~74449:MSG Brad Sand] [~106303:SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL] [~287024:SSgt Robert Marx] [~76036: SSG Ed Mikus] [~786700:SGT John McConnell] [~334546:SFC William Farrell] [~768589:SP5 Mark Kuzinski] [~673920:SGT Forrest Stewart] [~378759:SrA Christopher Wright] [~656696:SPC Corbin Sayi] [~747899:Sgt Joe LaBranche] [~703620:Kimberly Bolen Rn-lnc-acm]

Posted on Mar 16, 2016

What happened on March 16 during the U.S. Civil War?

LTC Stephen F.

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In 1861 Sam Huston was replaced as Texas governor because he was loyal the union, the Arizona territory seceded, the CSA appointed ambassadors to Britain and the CSA Marine Corps was established. 1863 Sherman was forced to leave before his force was ready in the Joint Army-Navy Yazoo River to Steele’s Bayou expedition. 1864 Alexandria, Louisiana is occupied by Federal troops.

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1. 1861 (a) Edward Clark became Governor of Texas, replacing Sam Houston, who was evicted from the office for refusing to take an oath of loyalty to the Confederacy; (b) 1861 Confederate government appoints commissioners to Britain; and (c) Arizona Territ

2. 1861 The Provisional Confederate Congress established the C.S. Marine Corps under the act of March 16, 1861. The act, providing for the organization of the navy, authorized a corps of marines to consist of one major, one quartermaster sergeant, and six

3. 1862 Battle at Pound Gap, Kentucky is on the Virginia/Kentucky border by Pine Mountain. General Humphrey Marshall, who had his headquarters at Gladeville, led an army of Confederates through the Pound Gap into Kentucky, occupying territory near Preston

4. 1863 In Mississippi, General William T. Sherman and 11 Federal gunboats tried advancing through the twisting waterways from the Yazoo River to Steele’s Bayou, north of Vicksburg. However, Confederate obstructions in the water made progress virtually im

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SSG Leo Bell

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Thanks for sharing this bit of history

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PO3 Steven Sherrill

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LTC Stephen F. Sam Houston not taking oath of loyalty to CSA could have been seen as uncertainty in the lone star state. The CSA could not afford to have any of its member states unsure about joining the cause. So I voted for the boot of Sam Houston.

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