December 12th, 1862
USS Cairo sinks on the Yazoo River, becoming the first armored ship to be sunk by an electrically detonated mine. event on December 12, 1862. Read about how to open files in Open File Database.
Events around December 12, 1862
December 13th, 1862 | Event | American Civil War: At the Battle of Fredericksburg, Confederate General Robert E. Lee defeats the Union Major General Ambrose E. Burnside. |
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