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Monthly Archives: March 2012
Replica of Civil War sub stuck beside interstate
ATLANTA (AP) — A trailer carrying a 40-foot replica of a Confederate submarine to Tennessee for a re-enactment of the Battle of Shiloh blew two tires on an interstate in Atlanta and later headed back to South Carolina after repairs. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Atlanta, Confederate, CSS Hunley, Friends of the Hunley, Phil Lemieux, stuck, submarine, trailer
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On this date in Civil War history: Battle of Fort Donelson (Feb. 13-16, 1862)
Located on the west bank of the Cumberland river two miles north of Dover, Tennessee, Fort Donelson was on a steep bluff overlooking a straight stretch of several miles of river. The fort itself was only about 15 acres, but … Continue reading
Posted in 1862, Artillery, Battles, This Date in Civil War History
Tagged 10-inch Columbiad, 32-pounder, Albert Sidney Johnston, Andrew H. Foote, artillery, Charles F. Smith, Confederate, Cumberland River, Dover, Dover Hotel, Fort Donelson, Fort Henry, Gideon J. Pillow, gunboats, John A. McClernand, John B. Floyd, Lew Wallace, Nashville, Nathan Bedford Forrest, Navy, Shiloh, Simon Bolivar Buckner, Tennessee, timberclad, Ulysses S. Grant, Union
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This Week in the American Civil War – March 26- April 1, 1862
Information courtesy of the Minnesota Civil War Commemoration Task Force Major Highlights for the week Wednesday March 26, 1862 The Confederate campaign in New Mexico was nearing its climax. A Confederate column marched out on the Santa Fe Trail and … Continue reading
Posted in 1862, This Week in the Civil War
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Alabama, Albert Sidney Johnston, Alexandria, Apache Canyon, Army of Central Kentucky, Brackett's Battalion, Braxton Bragg, Chickasaw, Clinton, Dakota Territory, David Hunter, Department of the South, Eastport, Edenburg, Fort Abercrombie, Fort Henry, Fort Monroe, Fort Ridgely, Fort Ripley, Fort Snelling, George B. McClellan, George Bibb Crittenden, George W. Morgan, Georgia, Glorieta Pass, Henry Hopkins Sibley, Hilton Head, Hiram Berdan, Island No. 10, J.M. Chivington, John B. Magruder, John C. Fremont, John P. Slough, John Porter McCown, Johnson's Ranch, Joseph E. Johnston, Kentucky, Leonidas Polk, Louis Blenker, Minnesota, Minnesota Civil War Commemoration Task Force, Missouri, Mountain Department, Nashville, New Madrid, New Mexico Territory, P.G.T. Beauregard, Peninsula Campaign, Pigeon's Ranch, Pittsburg Landing, Richmond, Santa Fe, Savannah, Second Baptist Church Battery, Shenandoah Valley, South Carolina, St. Louis, Strausburg, Tennessee, Thomas J. Jackson, Union City, Virginia, W.R. Scurry, Washington DC, Whitemarsh Island, William J. Hardee, William Rosecrans, William W. Mackall, Wilmington Island, Woodstock
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On this date in Civil War history: March 6-8, 1862 - Battle of Pea Ridge
The battle of Pea Ridge, also known by Southerners as the battle of Elkhorn Tavern, was the most famous engagement fought in the trans-Mississippi region. It also was the key to Union domination of that area, for Federal forces cleared … Continue reading
Posted in 1862, Battles, Casualties, This Date in Civil War History, Trans-Mississippi
Tagged Arkansas, Benjamin McCullough, Bentonville, Cherokee, Confederate Sunset, Earl Van Dorn, Elkhorn Tavern, Eugene Carr, Franz Sigel, Helena, Henry W. Halleck, James R. Knight, Leetown, Little Sugar Creek, Missouri, Missouri State Guard, Nathaniel Lyons, Pea Ridge, Rolla, Samuel Curtis, Sterling Price, Telegraph Road, Trans-Mississippi, Van Buren, Vicksburg, video, William L. Shea, Wilson's Creek
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This Week in the American Civil War – March 19-25, 1862 (150 years ago)
Courtesy of the Minnesota Civil War Commemoration Task Force Major Highlights for the week Wednesday March 19, 1862 It was a light day today. The only action was a skirmish at Elk Mountain, in western Virginia, and Strasburg, Va. The … Continue reading
Posted in 1862, This Week in the Civil War
Tagged 1862, 1st United States Sharpshooters Company I, 2nd Independent Battery of Minnesota Light Artillery, 2nd Minnesota Volunteer Infantry, 5th Minnesota Infantry, Agnew's Ferry, Albert Sidney Johnston, Alexandria, Battle of Kernstown, Beaufort, Benjamin Butler, Bolivar Heights, Brackett's Battalion, Brigadier General James Shields, cavalry, Colonel Ashby Turner, compensated emancipation, Confederate, Corinth, Dakota Territory, Day-Book, Department of the Gulf, Federal, Fort Abercrombie, Fort Henry, Fort Macon, Fort Ridgely, Fort Ripley, John G. Parke, Little Santa Fe, Louisville & Nashville Railroad, Major General John Dix, Manchester, McMinnville, Middle Military Department, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Moniteau County, Mount Jackson, Murfreesboro, Norfolk, North Carolina, Pittsburg Landing, Post Oak Creek, Savannah, Senator James Shields, Shelbyville, Ship Island, St. Paul, Tennessee, Thomas J. Jackson, Tullahoma, Virginia, Washington DC, Winchester
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Minnesota Soldier Killed at Shiloh to have grave re-dedicated after 150 years
Information courtesy of the MN Civil War Commemoration Task Force Event: Civil War Grave Rededication Ceremony Date: April 7, 2012 Place: Oakland Cemetery, 927 Jackson Street, St. Paul, MN Time: 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Sponsor: Minnesota Civil War Commemoration … Continue reading
Posted in 1862, Casualties, Cemeteries, Commemoration, Graves
Tagged 16th U.S. Infantry, 1st Minnesota Light Artillery, 1st Minnesota Volunteer Infantry, Captain William Acker, Civil War, Company C, grave rededication, Mark Dayton, Minnesota, Minnesota Civil War Commemoration Task Force, Oakland Cemetery, Shiloh, St. Paul
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This Week in the American Civil War – March 12-18, 1862 (150 years ago)
Courtesy of the Minnesota Civil War Commemoration Task Force Major Highlights for the week Wednesday March 12, 1862 Federal naval forces under Lieutenant T.H. Stevens occupied Jacksonville, Fla. A skirmish occurred near Aubrey, Kansas; and a combined Army-Navy expedition sailed … Continue reading
Posted in 1862, This Week in the Civil War
Tagged Albert Sidney Johnston, Arkansas, Aubrey, Don Carlos, Fairfax Court House, General George B. McClellan, Georgia, Henry Halleck, Island No. 10, John C. Pemberton, Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi River, Missouri, New Berne, New Madrid, North Carolina, Peninsula Campaign, President Jefferson Davis, Roanoke Island, Robert E. Lee, South Carolina, Tennessee, Ulysses S. Grant, Virginia, William T. Sherman
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New York votes to protect Civil War graves
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - The state Senate has approved legislation that would prohibit the unauthorized sale of veteran cemetery markers that are over 75 years old. The measure was drawn up after the New York Sons of Union Veterans of … Continue reading
On this date in Civil War History: March 8-9, 1862 - Battle of Hampton Roads
Confederate captain Franklin Buchanan steamed his ironclad Virginia (formerly the USS Merrimack) from the Gosport Navy Yard into the Chesapeake Bay to confront the Union fleet there on blockade duty. Anchored in the bay were three coal ships and a … Continue reading
Posted in 1862, Navy, This Date in Civil War History
Tagged Battle of Hampton Roads, Cateby ap Roger Jones, Chesapeake Bay, Confederate, Franklin Buchanan, George B. McClellan, Gosport Navy Yard, Hampton Roads, ironclad, James River, John Lorimer Worden, Navy, New York, Newport News, Norfolk, Norfolk Naval Station, Peninsula Campaign, Richmond, Sewell's Point, Union, USS Brandywine, USS Congress, USS Cumberland, USS Merrimarck, USS Minnesota, USS Roanoke, USS St. Lawrence, Virginia
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