Compiled by Jim Hachtel, President
Gen. William T. Sherman Memorial Civil War Roundtable
September 23, 1862 - President Lincoln issues his Emancipation Proclamation to take effect January 1, 1863. The Proclamation liberates slaves in the Confederacy but not in Border States loyal to the Union. The order is carried in the Northern Press.
September 23, 1862 - The Santee (Sioux) warriors of Chief Little Crow's band flee north ahead of 1,600 volunteers and troops of Colonel Henry H. Silby's command. At nightfall, Little Wolf turns a small band back on the pursuing force. Several of Silby's volunteers attempt to desert but run into the ambush, alerting the camp. About 269 white hostages are rescued and 2,000 Santees surrender en masse. Some Santee leaders are hung but the band eventually is resettled to the Nebraska Territory.
September 24, 1862 - President Lincoln suspends writs of habeas corpus as suggested by Secretary of War Stanton. Military trials for all personnel suspected of encouraging disloyal practices or dodging the draft are now required.
September 24, 1862 - Pennsylvania Governor Andrew G. Curtin convenes a three-day conference of Union Governors in Altoona. The conference pledges continuing support of the President and suggests new ideas on how to proceed with the war.
September 24, 1862 - The Department of Missouri comes under the command of General Samuel R. Curtis. General Curtis formerly commanded the Department of Southwest Missouri and then the Department of Arkansas.
September 25, 1862 - General Don Buell and the Department of the Ohio reach Louisville and expect to confront General Bragg.
September 26, 1862 - Admiral Samuel F. DuPont suggests large coal barges attended by coal schooners as a way to aid the refueling of ships and decreases to problem of running enough coal through Southern held shore areas.
September 27, 1862 - All men between ages 35 and 45 years are subject to the Second Confederate Conscription Act. Allowance for religious conscientious objectors is recognized but an exemption tax of $500.00 is charged.
September 27, 1862 - General Benjamin Butler proceeds with his plan to form an all black unit in New Orleans. The 'Chasseurs d'Afrique' musters into Union service.
September 28, 1862 - Generals Earl Van Dorn and Sterling Price join forces at Ripley, Tennessee in preparation for an advance on Corinth, Mississippi. Van Dorn outranks Price and they remain at odds as Van Dorn is in command.
September 29, 1862 - General William "Bull" Nelson is shot dead at a Louisville, Kentucky hotel by his subordinate officer, Union General Jefferson C. Davis, ending a heated debate.
September 29, 1862 - The 22,000 man army under General Van Dorn's command departs Ripley for the all important rail junction at Corinth, Mississippi.
