November 5 In Civil War History

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On this day in Civil War history
Compiled by Mitchell Werksman and Jim Klag
November 5, 1811 - In his annual address, James Madison requests an increase in American Army and Naval forces following the battle of Tippecanoe.
November 5, 1818 - Politician and Union General, Benjamin Butler born, Deerfield, New Hampshire.
November 5, 1825 - Julius H [Szamvald] Stahel, Hungarian-American diplomat, mining engineer, and Major General (Union Army), born in Szeged, Hungary (d. 1912)
November 5, 1831 - Nat Turner is tried and convicted for leading a slave uprising in Virginia.
November 5, 1832 - William W. Averell, American Major General (Union Army), born in Cameron, New York (d. 1900)
November 5, 1844 - James Polk [Democrat] defeats Henry Clay [Whig] to become President of the United States.
November 5, 1860 - South Carolina Governor Gist sends a message to the Legislature that "...our institutions are in danger from the fixed majorities of the North..."
November 5, 1861 - The coasts of South Carolina, Georgia, and East Florida are constituted a Confederate Dept., under the command of Gen. Robert Edward Lee, CSA.
November 5, 1861 - The Federal occupation of Prestonburg, KY, by Brig. Gen. William Nelson, USA.
November 5, 1862 - The following are appointed Confederate Brigadier Generals:
Dandridge McRae, CSA
Mosby Monroe Parsons, CSA
James Camp Tappan, CSA
November 5, 1862 - Edwin Henry Stoughton, USA, is appointed Brig. Gen.
November 5, 1862 - Federal expedition from Helena to Moro, AR. (Nov 5-8)
Affair near Piketon, KY.
November 5, 1862 - Skirmish at Jumpertown, MS, with Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, USA.
November 5, 1862 - Action at Lamar, MO, as a stubborn Confederate attack burns about one third of the town.
November 5, 1862 - Federal reconnaissance from La Grange toward Somerville, TN, by Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, USA.
November 5, 1862 - Action at Nashville, TN, with Brig. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest's, CSA, Cavalry attack on Brig. Gen. James S. Negley, USA.
November 5, 1862 - Action at Barbee's Cross-Roads, VA.
November 5, 1862 - Operations in Augusta, Bath, and Highland Counties, VA, and Pendleton and Pocahontas Counties, WV, as Brig. Gen. John H. Milroy, USA, sweeps the countryside, capturing 75 head of cattle.(Nov 5-14)
November 5, 1862 - Federal reconnaissance to Manassas Gap, VA, and skirmish. (Nov 5-6)
November 5, 1862 - Skirmish near Warrenton, VA.
November 5, 1862 - Lincoln orders McClellan to be relieved of command because he felt McClellan did not pursue Lee quickly enough following the Confederate loss at Antietam.
November 5, 1862 - Ambrose Burnside replaces McClellan as head of Army of Potomac.
November 5, 1863 - Skirmish at Vermillionville, LA, with Maj. Gen. William B. Franklin, USA.
November 5, 1863 - Skirmish at Holly Springs, MS.
November 5, 1863 - Skirmish at Neosho, MO.
November 5, 1863 - Skirmish at La Fayette, TN, on the Memphis and Charleston Railroad.
November 5, 1863 - Skirmish in Loudon County, TN, with loss of life, similar to all other skirmishes.
November 5, 1863 - Skirmish at Moscow, TN, as Lieut. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant impatiently hopes that Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman, USA, arrives at Chattanooga before Lieut. Gen. James Longstreet, CSA, arrives against Maj. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside, USA, at Knoxville, TN, on the Memphis and Charleston Railroad.
November 5, 1863 - Confederate Maj. John Mosby's Operations in Virginia, as Mosby reports capturing 75 Union Cavalrymen, over 100 mules and horses, plus wagons, arms, and equipment. (Nov 5-22)
November 5, 1863 - Skirmish at Hartwood Church, VA.
November 5, 1863 - Skirmish at Mill Point, WV, as the Union cavalry expedition presses on towards Lewisburg, WV.
November 5, 1864 - The siege of Petersburg is ongoing.
November 5, 1864 - Skirmishes at Shoal Creek, AL. (Nov 5-6)
November 5, 1864 - Federal expedition from Lewisburg to Fort Smith, AR, with skirmishes. (Nov 5-23)
November 5, 1864 - Federal operations against Indians in the Colorado Territory, experiencing deep snows. (Nov 5-14)
November 5, 1864 - Skirmishes at Big Pigeon River, KY. (Nov 5-6)
November 5, 1864 - Skirmish at Bloomfield, KY.
November 5, 1864 - Operations in Mississippi County, MO, with skirmishes at Charleston (Nov 5) and near Sikeston (Nov 6), as a band of guerrillas dash into town. (Nov 5-6)
November 5, 1864 - Federal expedition from Rolla to Licking, Texas County, MO, with skirmish (Nov 9) near Licking. (Nov 5-9)
November 5, 1864 - Federal expedition from Springfield, MO, to Fort Smith, AR, with skirmishes (Nov 6) near Cincinnati, AR. (Nov 5-16)
November 5, 1864 - Skirmishes in front of Forts Haskell and Morton, the Richmond VA, Campaign.
November 5, 1864 - Lieut. Col. Vincent A. Witcher's, CSA, Confederate operations in the Kanawha Valley, WV, including the capture and burning of the US steamers, Barnum and Fawn on the Big Sandy River, WV. (Nov 5-12)
November 5, 1872 - Ulysses S. Grant wins a second term as President over Democrat Horace Greeley.
 
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