Washburn, Cadwallader Colden

Life Span
to
Full name
Cadwallader Colden Washburn
Place of Birth
Livermore, ME
Burial Place
La Crosse, WI
Birth Date Certainty
Exact
Death Date Certainty
Exact
Gender
Male
Race
White
Sectional choice
North
Origins
Free State
No. of Siblings
6
No. of Spouses
1
No. of Children
2
Family
Israel Washburn (father), Martha Washington Washburn (mother), Jeanette Garr (wife), Israel Washburn, Jr. (brother), Elihu B. Washburne (brother)
Occupation
Politician
Military
Attorney or Judge
Businessman
Other
Other Occupation
Surveyor
Church or Religious Denomination
Presbyterian
Political Parties
Republican
Government
US House of Representatives
Governor
Local government
Military
Union Army
Date Event
On the Mississippi, the Union's Army of the Tennessee completely surrounds Vicksburg
The Union's Army of the Tennessee attempts the storming of Vicksburg but is beaten back
Second Union attempt to take Vicksburg by infantry assault ends in bloody failure with 500 dead
After twice failing to storm the city, Union General Grant orders a siege at Vicksburg, Mississippi
- In Mississippi, the Siege of Vicksburg continues
In Tennessee, Confederate General Forrest's cavalry makes a daring raid into the streets of Union-held Memphis
In Charleston Harbor, General Robert Anderson re-hoists the United States flag over Fort Sumter
Fortieth Congress of the United States
Date Title
Ruben F. Briggs to Abraham Lincoln, Tuesday, March 15, 1864, New Orleans, Louisiana
Reverend Henry Ward Beecher's remarks at the ceremony restoring the flag to Fort Sumter, South Carolina, April 14, 1865
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