The Battle of Fort Pulaski was fought on April 11, 1862, between Union and Confederate forces during the American Civil War. The Union besieged and captured the Confederate-held fort. Although much damage was done to the fort, it was rebuilt by Union forces. One major impact of the battle was the performance of the new Blakely Rifle. This cannon was rifled and therefore shot significantly further with more accuracy than the smoothbores currently in use. The second major impact of the battle was that the Confederates could no longer use the port of Savannah. April 11 is the 101st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (102nd in leap years). ... 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Combatants United States of America (Union) Confederate States of America (Confederacy) Commanders Lincoln, President Ulysses S. Grant, General Jefferson Davis, President Robert E. Lee, General Strength 2,200,000 1,064,000 Casualties 110,000 killed in action, 360,000 total dead, 275,200 wounded 93,000 killed in action... Nickname: Coordinates: County Chatham Mayor Otis S. Johnson Area - City 202. ...
From 1828 to 1831 he was stationed on the northwest frontier, at Fort Dearborn (Chicago, Illinois), where he met and married Maria Kinzie, the daughter of the city's first permanent white resident, John Kinzie.
Soon after the firing on Fort Sumter, Hunter was promoted to colonel of the 3rd U.S. Cavalry, but three days later (May 17, 1861), his political connection to the Lincoln administration bore fruit and he was appointed the fourth-ranking brigadier general of volunteers, commanding a brigade in the Department of Washington.
Fitz John Porter (convicted for his actions at the Second Battle of Bull Run, but for which he was exonerated by an 1878 Board of Officers), and on the committee that investigated the loss of Harpers Ferry in the Maryland Campaign.
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