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Augur, Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus Augur, detail

Life span:

07/10/1821 to 01/16/1898

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Life Summary

Full name:

Christopher Columbus Augur

Place of Birth:

Burial Place:

Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA

Birth Date Certainty:

Exact

Death Date Certainty:

Exact

Gender:

Male

Race:

White

Sectional choice:

North

Origins:

Free State

No. of Spouses:

1

No. of Children:

4

Family:

Jane Elizabeth Arnold (wife)

Education:

West Point (US Military Academy)

Occupation:

Military

Relation to Slavery:

White non-slaveholder

Military:

US military (Pre-Civil War)

Union Army

US military (Post-Civil War)

Events

Date span begin	Life span End	Event
05/21/1863	05/22/1863	In Louisiana, Union forces advance to surround the Mississippi River fortress at Port Hudson
05/27/1863	05/27/1863	African-American troops perform well in the abortive attack on Port Hudson and earn wide praise
05/27/1863	05/27/1863	Afro-Creole Captain Andre Cailloux falls at the head of his troops in the attack on Port Hudson
05/27/1863	05/27/1863	In Louisiana, Confederate defenders of Port Hudson beat back an all-out Union assault
05/28/1863	06/13/1863	In Louisiana, the Siege of Port Hudson continues
06/14/1863	06/14/1863	In Louisiana, Confederate defenders of Port Hudson beat back another all-out Union assault
06/15/1863	07/08/1863	In Louisiana, the Siege of Port Hudson continues
07/09/1863	07/09/1863	In Louisiana, General N.P. Banks accepts the surrender of Port Hudson after a seven week siege
07/20/1867	07/20/1867	The U.S. Congress authorizes an Indian Peace Commission to negotiate with hostile Plains Indian tribes.
08/06/1867	08/06/1867	The Indian Peace Commission, newly appointed to negotiate with hostile Plains Indian tribes, organizes in St. Louis, Missouri.
08/19/1867	08/19/1867	The Indian Peace Commission meets with Sioux tribal leaders near Fort Thompson in South Dakota.
10/21/1867	10/21/1867	In Kansas, negotiations at Medicine Lodge River result in two peace treaties Plains tribes.
10/28/1867	10/28/1867	At Medicine Lodge River in Kansas, a third peace treaty is signed, this with the Cheyenne and Arapaho.

Documents

Subject Docs

Date	Title
04/16/1865	Maunsell Bradhurst Field to Editor New York Times, Letter accounting the Passing of President Abraham Lincoln, April 16, 1865

Images

Christopher Columbus Augur

Christopher Columbus Augur

Christopher Columbus Augur, detail

Christopher Columbus Augur, detail

Bibliography

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