Civil War Archives – Page 8 of 17

June 15 in U.S. military history

1775: John Adams of the Second Congressional Congress nominates George Washington, a fellow congressional delegate and veteran of the French

1775: Following the Battles of Lexington and Concord, the Second Continental Congress establishes the Continental Army. Ten rifle companies are

1775: British Gen. Thomas Gage declares that the city of Boston is under martial law until the colonists repay for

1862: A Union flotilla decimates the Confederate fleet at Memphis, Tenn. and captures the city. Three Confederate vessels are rammed

1779: Maj. Gen. Benedict Arnold’s court martial begins in Philadelphia, but the trial is immediately postponed when Lt. Gen. Sir