Augur, Christopher Columbus

Life Span
to
Full name
Christopher Columbus Augur
Place of Birth
Kendall, NY
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)
Date Event
- In Louisiana, Union forces advance to surround the Mississippi River fortress at Port Hudson
In Louisiana, Confederate defenders of Port Hudson beat back an all-out Union assault
African-American troops perform well in the abortive attack on Port Hudson and earn wide praise
Afro-Creole Captain Andre Cailloux falls at the head of his troops in the attack on Port Hudson
- In Louisiana, the Siege of Port Hudson continues
In Louisiana, Confederate defenders of Port Hudson beat back another all-out Union assault
- In Louisiana, the Siege of Port Hudson continues
In Louisiana, General N.P. Banks accepts the surrender of Port Hudson after a seven week siege
The U.S. Congress authorizes an Indian Peace Commission to negotiate with hostile Plains Indian tribes.
The Indian Peace Commission, newly appointed to negotiate with hostile Plains Indian tribes, organizes in St. Louis, Missouri.
The Indian Peace Commission meets with Sioux tribal leaders near Fort Thompson in South Dakota.
In Kansas, negotiations at Medicine Lodge River result in two peace treaties Plains tribes.
At Medicine Lodge River in Kansas, a third peace treaty is signed, this with the Cheyenne and Arapaho.
Date Title
Maunsell Bradhurst Field to Editor New York Times, Letter accounting the Passing of President Abraham Lincoln, April 16, 1865
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