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Saturday, December 24, 2011

24 December, 1862: Wednesday

Union - Military
Texas

Union army forces occupy Galveston, which is already under the partial control of the Navy.

Kentucky
John Hunt Morgan occupies Glasgow, after a skirmish.

Tennessee
Skirmishes take place at Nashville, Bolivar and Middleburg, Tennessee.

Mississippi
William Sherman's expedition from Memphis draws closer to Vicksburg.
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Bibliography
The Civil War Day By Day: An Almanac 1861-1865. E.B. Long with Barbara Long, De Capo, 1971

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