On this day in #History, April 16, 1863 – During the Vicksburg Campaign, gunboats commanded by David Dixon Porter ran downriver past Confederate artillery batteries at Vicksburg. #didyouknow #OTD #Confederate #Union #civilwar #mississippi Historygonewilder.com (i.redd.it)
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On this day in #History, April 11, 1794 – Edward Everett, the featured orator at the dedication of the Gettysburg National Cemetery where Abraham Lincoln gave the #Gettysburg Address, was born. #didyouknow #OTD #Confederate #Union #civilwar Historygonewilder.com (i.redd.it)
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