Grover, Cuvier

Life Span
to
Full name
Cuvier Grover
Place of Birth
Bethel, ME
Burial Place
West Point Cemetery, United States Military Academy, West Point, NY
Birth Date Certainty
Exact
Death Date Certainty
Exact
Gender
Male
Race
White
Sectional choice
North
Origins
Free State
No. of Siblings
3
No. of Spouses
1
No. of Children
1
Family
John Grover (father), Fanny Lary Graver (mother), Susan Flint (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
In the Shenandoah Valley, Union forces triumph at the hard-fought Third Battle of Winchester
In the Shenandoah Valley, Union troops under Sheridan turn defeat into crushing victory at the Battle of Cedar Creek
In Charleston Harbor, General Robert Anderson re-hoists the United States flag over Fort Sumter
Date Title
Reverend Henry Ward Beecher's remarks at the ceremony restoring the flag to Fort Sumter, South Carolina, April 14, 1865
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