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August 5th, 1864 John Schofield Gets Promoted to General   Union General William T. Sherman declared that John Schofield was senior to John Palmer. An issue had arisen the day before and Palmer had not carried out orders at Utoy … Continue reading →

Thursday August 4th, 1864 Seizure of Mobile Bay US Admiral David Farragut assignment was the seizure of Mobile Bay, Alabama.Farragut was looking forward to this task and he wanted to get started as soon as possible. He sent orders to … Continue reading →