WotRWiki:Timeline/November 16
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- 1861 - Captured Confederate ambassadors to England are delivered to Massachusetts, threatening United States foreign relations with Britain.
- 1862 - At the Battle of of Campbell's Station in Knoxville, Tennessee, Union General Ambrose Burnside withdraws following an attack by Confederate General James Longstreet in the Knoxville Campaign.
Ongoing Events
- (from October 31, 1863) - Union General Ulysses Grant continues his Campaign in Central Mississippi.
- (from October 27, 1863) - The Union Expedition from New Orleans, Louisiana continues into Texas.
- (from November 4, 1863) - The Union's Knoxville Campaign continues.
- (from August 7, 1864) - Union General Phil Sheridan continues his Shenandoah Valley Campaign in Virginia
- (from June 9, 1864) - The Union sieges of Petersburg and Richmond continue in Virginia.
- (from November 15, 1864) - Union General William Tecumseh Sherman continues his infamous March to the Sea in Georgia.
Births
- 1814 - Michael Kelly Lawler (Union General)
- 1814 - Daniel Price White (Confederate Politician)
- 1815 - Charles S. Hamilton (Union General)
- 1835 - Elliott W. Rice (Union General)
- 1835 - Samuel Thompson Busey (Union Field Officer)
Deaths
- 1862 - William Ballard Preston (Confederate Politician)
- 1908 - Thomas John Lucas (Union General)
- 1922 - Thomas Stewart Armistead (Confederate Field Officer)
Sources
- "This Day in Civil War History" - Civil War Trust
- Blue and Gray Trail - November 16
- "Today in the Civil War" - Dispatches from the Rosenbach Collection
- Today in Civil War History - November 16