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Category Archives: Battles
On this date in Civil War History: Battle of Fort Wagner - July 18, 1863
Easy Plugin for AdSense by Unreal The storming of Fort Wagner typified the poorly planned frontal assaults launched by so many Civil War commanders. It ended in a bloody repulse for the Union attackers. The only consolation the Northern public … Continue reading
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Tagged 1863, 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, Atlantic Ocean, Charleston, Charleston Harbor, Cummings Point, Department of the South, Fort Sumter, Fort Wagner, Gregory J.W. Urwin, John A. Dahlgren, July, Morris Island, Quincy A. Gillmore, South Carolina, Truman Seymour, Vincent's Creek
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On this Date in Civil War history: June 9, 1863 - Battle of Brandy Station
The largest cavalry clash of the Civil War, the Battle of Brandy Station, took place as Robert E. Lee began to move his army north for the invasion of Pennsylvania in 1863. Although the battle was technically a Confederate victory, … Continue reading
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On This Date in Civil War History: May 1-3, 1863 - The Battle of Chancellorsville
A brick tavern and family residence at the intersection of the Orange Turnpike and Orange Plank Road, Chancellorsville lent its name to one of the most important battles of the Civil War. Situated at the strategic intersection of five roads … Continue reading
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On this date in Civil War History: May 31-June 1, 1862 - The Battle of Fair Oaks/Seven Pines
In the aftermath of Confederate general Joseph E. Johnston’s evacuation of Yorktown and his army’s retirement up the Virginia peninsula toward Richmond, the Army of the Potomac under George B. McClellan began a slow but steady pursuit. Although tempered by … Continue reading
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Top 10 Civil War destinations: The best places to relive the War Between the States
by the Marine Corps Times It’s hard to imagine, 150 years later, the carnage that occurred in just 12 hours of fighting. But as you walk along the infamous Sunken Road of Antietam National Battlefield, where thousands upon thousands fought … Continue reading
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Santa Fe Trail bridge from Civil War era nominated for National Register of Historic Places
by Tom Sharpe, Santa Fe New Mexican SANTA FE, N.M. — A little-known bridge that carried wagon trains on the Santa Fe Trail and figured in the Battle of Apache Canyon during the Civil War has been nominated to the National Register … Continue reading
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Tagged Apache Canyon, Apache Creek, bridge, Glorieta Pass, National Register of Historic Places, Native Americans, New Mexico Territory, Pecos National Historical Park, Rio Galisteo, Santa Fe Trail, Silver City Historic District, U.S. Park Service, Valencia
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On this date in Civil War history: The Great Locomotive Chase - April 12, 1862
Both Union and Confederate troops sabotaged railroads to impede enemy supply and troop transport. The Andrew’s Raid, popularly known as the “Great Locomotive Chase,” was one of the best-known attempts at railroad destruction during the Civil War. The Civil War … Continue reading
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On this date in Civil War history: April 6-7, 1862 - Battle of Shiloh
Fought in the early spring of 1862 on the west bank of the Tennessee River just north of the Mississippi state line, the battle of Shiloh was, up to that time, the biggest battle of American history. For two days … Continue reading
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