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Category Archives: 1861
This Week in the Civil War: October 16
Easy Plugin for AdSense by Unreal Oct. 16: War by telegram. The fall of 1861 is bereft of major fighting until Union Major Gen. George B. McClellan gets a disastrous battle going — by telegram. Oct. 21, 1861 witnesses a badly … Continue reading
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Tagged Balls Bluff, Charles P. Stone, Edward Baker, George B. McClellan, Leesburg, telegram, Virginia
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On this date in Civil War history: August 2, 1861
Friday August 2, 1861 The Federal Congress passed the first national income tax measure, calling for 3 percent on incomes over $800. The bill also provided for new and stiffer tariffs. Northern forces abandoned Fort Stanton, New Mexico Territory, in … Continue reading
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Tagged Benjamin Butler, Cairo, Centreville, Confederates, Dug Springs, Federals, Fort Monroe, Fort Stanton, Illinois, Income Tax, Ironton, John C. Fremont, liquor, Missouri, Nathaniel Lyon, New Mexico, Springfield, St. Louis, Steamboat, tariffs, Virginia, whiskey
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On this date in Civil War history: August 1, 1861
Thursday August 1, 1861 General Robert E. Lee, C.S.A. Army, and adviser to President Davis, arrived in western Virginia on an uncertain mission to coordinate an inspect the various Confederate force there. However, the mission soon developed into his taking … Continue reading
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Tagged 1861, 34th parallel, Arizona, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, August, buffalo hunters, Bull Run, cavalry, Confederate, Confederate States of America, Endina, Garnett, Gustavus Vasa Fox, John R. Baylor, Joseph E. Johnston, Manassas, Missouri, Mrs. Cook, New Mexico, New York, Onandaga County, President Jefferson Davis, Richmond, Robert E. Lee, U.S. Senate, Virginia, William Wing Loring
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Manassas rescue fueled preservation movement
Manassas was where today’s battlefield preservation efforts began, with an assist from Fredericksburg. By CLINT SCHEMMER A hundred and fifty years ago Thursday near this railroad junction, terrible bloodshed occurred. Millions know the event today as the First Battle … Continue reading
150th Anniversary Reenactment of the First Battle of Manassas/Bull Run Will Occur as Scheduled July 23-24, 2011
PRINCE WILLIAM AND MANASSAS, Va., July 22, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The commemorative reenactment of The First Battle of Manassas/Bull Run will proceed as scheduled on Saturday, July 23 and Sunday, July 24, 2011 at Pageland Farm in Gainesville, VA. Roughly 17,000 spectators are expected to watch this definitive … Continue reading
Posted in 1861, Commemoration, Reenactment
Tagged 150th, 1st Bull Run, 1st Manassas, Commemoration, Gainesville, National Park Service, Pageland Farm, PRNewswire, Reenactment, Sesquicentennial, Virginia
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Civil War 150th Anniversary Events at Manassas National Battlefield
Originally posted by Brian at The District. Thursday, July 21, will be the 150th anniversary of the first Battle of Manassas, one of the fiercest battles in the Civil War. Throughout the week ahead, Manassas and other area landmarks will hold … Continue reading
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Tagged Bull Run, Manassas, Reenactment, Sesquicentennial, Virginia
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Manassas Battlefield gains ground on eve of 150th
STEVE SZKOTAK, Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Manassas Battlefield is expanding on the eve of the 150th anniversary of the first great land battle in the Civil War. The Civil War Trust, the National Park Service and state and local officials are announcing … Continue reading