Posted on Mar 8, 2016
What happened on March 8 during the U.S. Civil War?
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Much of the action on march 8 took place in 1862. Abraham Lincoln was frustrated at George McClellan and demoted him and usurped his authority. The ironclad CSS Virginia [previously USS Merrimack] sinks to US frigates off Hampton Roads - the first battle of metal versus wood hulled vessels. Three years later the union army burned a CSS ironclad during the Battle of Kinston, North Carolina.
Civil War
Naval/Maritime History
American History
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I'm going to hijack your discussion thread again, LTC Stephen F.! What happened on March 8, was that my daughter was born in 1981!
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This is extraneous but was the promotion for Grant as the over all commander was partially due to the Principle of War of Unity Command, or the creation thereof.
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I think the most significant event on this day was the sinking of two US frigates by a former US ironclad which had been reflagged as a confederate ship. Lincoln's frustration with George McClellan reluctance to engage the enemy led him to select the four general officers who supported Lincoln's plan to act and appoint them as Corps Commanders even while he demoted McClellan from command of all Union Armies down to Commander of the Army of Potomac only. Three days later McLellan was relived of that command.
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