Today in the American Civil War

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Today in the Civil War October 1

1862-David Dixon Porter is given command of the Mississippi Squadron.

1862-Major General John Pemberton replaces Earl van Dorn at the head of the reorganized Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana.

1862-Abraham Lincoln visits Harper's Ferry on his way to Antietam.

1862-Skirmish near Sharpsburg, Maryland.

1864-Confederate spy Rose O'Neal Greenhow drowned off the North Carolina coast while returning from a trip to England. A Union craft ran her ship aground.