The 4th Missouri Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. Organized on April 28, 1862, the regiment was present at the battle in Farmington on May 9, and in Iuka on September 19. The regiment participated in three charges against Union lines on October 3, 1862, during the Second Battle of Corinth. On October 4, the regiment and its brigade attacked fresh Union lines. Despite initial success, their attack was repulsed by a Union counterattack. On November 7, 1862, the regiment was combined with the 1st Missouri Infantry to form the 1st and 4th Missouri Infantry Regiment (Consolidated). The combined unit served in the Vicksburg campaign in 1863, before surrendering at the end of the Siege of Vicksburg. After being exchanged, the men rejoined the Confederate Army and served in the Atlanta campaign and the Battle of Franklin in 1864. On May 9, 1865, the consolidated regiment surrendered during the Battle of Fort Blakeley.
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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:
1789:
Fletcher Christian, the acting lieutenant on board the Royal Navy ship Bounty, led a mutiny against the commander William Bligh in the South Pacific. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutiny_on_the_Bounty
1910:
Flying from London to Manchester, French aviator Louis Paulhan won the first long-distance aeroplane race in England. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1910_London_to_Manchester_air_race
1941:
World War II: Presaging a campaign of genocide against the Serbs of Croatia, around 190 people were massacred by members of the Ustaše movement in Gudovac. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gudovac_massacre
2001:
American entrepreneur Dennis Tito boarded the Russian spacecraft Soyuz TM-32 to the International Space Station, becoming the world's first fee-paying space tourist. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Tito
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bounty: 1. (uncountable) Generosity; also (countable) an act of generosity. 2. (countable) Something given liberally; a gift. 3. (countable) A reward for some specific act, especially one given by an authority or a government. 4. (specifically) A monetary reward for capturing (or, in the past, killing) a person accused or convicted of a crime and who is at large; also, a similar reward for capturing or killing an animal which is dangerous or causing a nuisance. 5. (military, historical) Money paid to a person when becoming a member of the armed forces, or as a reward for some service therein. 6. (countable, figuratively) An abundance or wealth. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bounty
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You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view — until you climb into his skin and walk around in it. --Harper Lee https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Harper_Lee