What happened on March 10 during the U.S. Civil War?

2016-03-10T10:01:00-05:00

There were military actions taking place in 1864 at Red River Louisiana and in 1865 the rain was more of an impediment to Sherman’s army than the confederates were. In 1863 Lincoln offered his plan for Reconstruction and announced amnesty for AWOL Union soldiers if they reported by April 1.
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Lincoln issues Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction - Dec 08, 1863 - HISTORY.com

On this day in History, Lincoln issues Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction on Dec 08, 1863. Learn more about what happened today on History.

Response by PO1 Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 10 at 2016 10:10 AM

2016-03-10T10:10:37-05:00

Thank you for posting these.

Response by LTC Stephen F. made Mar 10 at 2016 10:17 AM

2016-03-10T10:17:31-05:00

I think that most strategic event on March 10 was the Proclamation of Amnesty for AWOL soldiers and Reconstruction for the nation once warfare ceased. Since AWOL troop s had to report by April 1 I hope that was honored since April 1 has been known as a day of pranks.
Because the RallyPoint survey is limited in what it can display I am posting the complete survey answers for the first three responses [the 4th was not truncated].
1. March 10, 1863 President Abraham Lincoln offers his conciliatory plan for reunification of the United States with his Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction. President Lincoln issues an order of amnesty for men absent without leave from the Union Army. They must report by April 1st or they will be considered deserters. By this point Union armies had captured large sections of the South, and some states were ready to have their governments rebuilt. The Reconstruction proclamation addressed three main areas of concern. First, it allowed for a full pardon for and restoration of property to all engaged in the rebellion with the exception of the highest Confederate officials and military leaders. Second, it allowed for a new state government to be formed when 10 percent of the eligible voters had taken an oath of allegiance to the United States. Third, the Southern states admitted in this fashion were encouraged to enact plans to deal with the freed slaves so long as their freedom was not compromised.
2. March 10, 1864 General-in-Chief of the Union Armies LTG Ulysses S. Grant meets BG George Gordon Meade, commander of the Army of the Potomac, in Virginia. After the uneventful campaigns of Bristoe and Mine Run in late 1863, in the spring of 1864 Meade’s authority was superseded by the appointment of Ulysses S. Grant as general-in-chief of all Union armies. Although he was still technically the commander of the Army of the Potomac, for the rest of the war Meade acted as Grant’s subordinate.
3. March 10, 1864 The Red River Campaign begins as Union troops reach Alexandria, Louisiana. Red River Expedition comprised a series of battles fought along the Red River in Louisiana during the American Civil War from March 10 to May 22, 1864. The campaign was a Union initiative, fought between approximately 30,000 Union troops under the command of Major General Nathaniel P. Banks, and Confederate troops under the command of Lieutenant General Richard Taylor, whose strength varied from 6,000 to 15,000. The campaign was primarily the plan of Union General-in-Chief Henry W. Halleck, and a diversion from Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant's plan to surround the main Confederate armies by using Banks's Army of the Gulf to capture Mobile, Alabama. It was a Union failure, characterized by poor planning and mismanagement, in which not a single objective was fully accomplished. Taylor successfully defended the Red River Valley with a smaller force. However, the decision of Taylor's immediate superior, General Edmund Kirby Smith to send half of Taylor's force north to Arkansas rather than south in pursuit of the retreating Banks after the Battle of Mansfield and the Battle of Pleasant Hill, led to bitter enmity between Taylor and Kirby Smith.

Response by SSG Carlos Madden made Mar 10 at 2016 10:26 AM

2016-03-10T10:26:39-05:00

Not during the Civil War but in 1849 A. Lincoln became the only US President to apply for a patent. http://americanhistory.si.edu/onthewater/collection/TR_336769.html

On the Water - Abraham Lincoln Patent Model Replica

Abraham Lincoln had considerable maritime background, although it is usually eclipsed by his political heritage. At the age of 19 in Anderson Creek, Ind., he built a flatboat for $24, loaded it with a local farmer’s produce, and floated it 1,000 miles down the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers to New Orleans, where he sold both the boat and its cargo. When he was 22, he was hired by an Illinois store owner to take some goods down the Mississippi and...

Response by SP5 Mark Kuzinski made Mar 10 at 2016 2:18 PM

2016-03-10T14:18:26-05:00

Thanks for the History!!!

Response by SSG Leo Bell made Mar 10 at 2016 6:30 PM

2016-03-10T18:30:00-05:00

Thank you for the history