Burnside’s “Mud March” begins: Major General Ambrose E. Burnside, commander of the compulsory Union Army of Potomac leads his troops out of camp to begin a winter offensive against Confederate forces.
Postscript: The compulsory Union Army of the Potomac was stuck for three days in mud and a blinding sleet storm, and suffered as many casualties as from a typical battle—without encountering a single Confederate Soldier.
[added 4/4/2022]
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Chronology Of The American Civil War
civilwarhome.com/timeline.htm
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