Chronological History of the American Civil War

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which later was merged into the 2nd Mississippi Infantry. He served at First Manassas, Seven Pines, and the Seven Days Battles. After North Mississippi was invaded in 1862, he hired a substitute under the provisions of the Conscription Act and returned home. Back at home he was a Captain in the Tippah Guards, a group of irregular’s military (guerrilla fighter) and later served in the 15th Consolidated Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry under General N. B. Forrest. Sol and his men were feared by the Federals all along Tennessee - Mississippi lines as far north as Kentucky. In December 1862, William Galloway, a Saulsbury, TN. farmer had an altercation with Street over the sale of cotton. Galloway’s son Robert thought Sol had killed his father for robbing him but had been frightened away before they found his money; another version, told by members of the Street family, is that Street had burned Galloway’s cotton to keep it from falling into Federal hands. Either way Robert Galloway swore, he would avenge his father’s death, sending word far and wide that he would kill Street on sight. But whatever the facts were, young Galloway - he was only sixteen years old - enlisted in the Confederate army and when Street was pointed out to him by a friend during the fighting at Bolivar on May 2, 1864, he lost no time in taking his revenge. Taking his Enfield rifle, Galloway shot Street without warning. Galloway escaped after the shooting, but was captured and taken before General Forrest, who in a towering rage told him that “a drumhead court martial would see that he was shot at sunrise.” Forrest did not like the idea of one of his officers being killed by his own men. Young, Robert managed to convince guard, H. L. Russ to help him to escape during the night. Galloway made his way to the Union lines at Memphis. General Forrest threatens to shoot all ten of his escort guards that were assigned to watch Galloway, but a week later Forrest had changed his mind. After the war Robert Galloway moved to Illinois. So, ended the career of Sol Street, who operated on a small scale and in a comparatively obscure part of the war, but who was yet one of the most successful and most feared of the Confederate partisan commanders. Union Navy A few facts you might not know about the Great American Civil War. In 1861, the Union Navy could only say it had 42 ships on active duty. It was not ready to fight a war on oceans with 1000’s of miles of shore lines and many harbors and the many more 1000's of miles of inland waterways of our river systems. By the war’s end that number would dramatically increase to nearly 700 ships. Even as early as the Battle of Shiloh in April 1861, on the Tennessee River, General Grant somehow mustered up some 144 ships to be docked in and around Pittsburg Landing, carrying replacement men in, the wounded out, supplies, and much more to this little unheard-of bend in the river. The World's Oldest Profession A few facts you might not know about the Great American Civil War. At age 71, Mary Ann Hall died January 29, 1886, according to her death certificate. Her net worth was about $90,000, in today’s economy equivalent to $2 million. She was once among the most rich, popular and powerful women in Civil War era Washington. Ann had managed a nationwide reputation for integrity, charm, and utmost discretion. She was the District’s Civil War madam and a top-dollar prostitute. During the 1860s, one D.C. official concluded that there were about 500 “bawdy houses” and nearly 5,000 prostitutes. Hall’s brothel was ranked by the city’s provost marshal as one of the best and biggest, with a peak of 18 “inmates.” Located just 4 blocks south of the capital, Hall’s elite clientele were just a short walk away. An 1864 article in the Washington Evening Star referred to Hall’s business as the “old and well- established house” on Maryland Avenue. Her Evening Star obituary gave no hint of Hall’s profession. But it clearly reflected the influence she had in Washington’s public and private circles. It reported: “With integrity unquestioned, a heart ever-open to appeals of distress, a charity that was boundless, she is gone but her memory will be kept green by many who knew her sterling worth.”