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The Battle of Columbus, Georgia (April 16, 1865), was the last conflict in the Union campaign through Alabama and Georgia, known as Wilson's Raid, in the final full month of the American Civil War. Maj. Gen. James H. Wilson had been ordered to destroy the city of Columbus as a major Confederate manufacturing center.
Wilson's Raid was a cavalry operation through Alabama and Georgia in March–April 1865, late in the American Civil War. U.S. Brig. Gen. James H. Wilson led his U.S. Cavalry Corps to destroy Confederate manufacturing facilities and was opposed unsuccessfully by a much smaller force under Confederate Lt. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest.
Lincoln's death was a shock to both North and South. [6]: 350 Unaware of Lee's surrender on April 9 and the assassination on April 14, General James H. Wilson's Raiders continued their march through Alabama into Georgia. On April 16, the Battle of Columbus, Georgia was fought.
As the Des Moines Register marks its 175th year, today's historic front page is from April 16, 1865: President Abraham Lincoln is assassinated
The Battle of Columbus may refer to: The Battle of Columbus (1865) , the last major land battle in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War, April 16, 1865 The Battle of Columbus (1916) , a conflict between Pancho Villa and the U.S. Cavalry occurring in the Southwest U.S.
Columbus, Georgia: Cause of death: Gunshot wound: Allegiance Confederate States of America: Service / branch Confederate States Army: Years of service: 1861–1862, 1865: Rank: Colonel (CSA) Known for: Slave trading, piracy, being the last Confederate officer to be killed in the American Civil War: Battles / wars: American Civil War. Battle of ...
On April 16, 1865, seven days following the surrender of Confederate General Robert E. Lee at Appomattox Court House, Hays marched on Columbus, Georgia to secure the city's naval yards, weapons factories and supply depots. During the ensuing battle, Hays stormed a bridge over the Chattahoochee River and helped to capture a fort guarding it ...
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