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- The Lincoln Assassination: New research unravels old myths
- On this date in Civil War history: April 6-7, 1862 - Battle of Shiloh
- On this date in Civil War history: December 9, 1861 - The Battle of Chusto-Talasah
- The bridge that saved an Army: The ‘Grapevine Bridge’ and the Battle of Fair Oaks
- On this date in Civil War History: March 8-9, 1862 - Battle of Hampton Roads
- The Upper Peninsula in the Civil War
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- Creek Indians in the American Civil War
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- On this date in the Civil War: December 26, 1861 - The Battle of Chustenahlah
Tag Archives: 1861
This Week in the American Civil War: March 8-14, 1865
Easy Plugin for AdSense by Unreal Information courtesy of the Minnesota Civil War Commemoration Task Force (www.mncivilwar150.com and “Minnesota Civil War 150” on Facebook) Major Highlights for the Week Wednesday March 8, 1865 Confederates under General Braxton Bragg attacked the … Continue reading
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Biography: Major General Thomas Green, CSA (1814-1864)
Born in southwestern Virginia, Tom Green moved at a young age with his family to middle Tennessee. Like many Southerners of his generation, Green traveled to Texas to participate in its revolution against Mexico in 1835-1836. He participated as a … Continue reading
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On this date in Civil War history - Fort Pillow Massacre - April 12, 1864
Fort Pillow was located on the east bank of the Mississippi River, 40 miles north of Memphis, Tennessee. Constructed by Confederate General Gideon Pillow in 1861, it overlooked the river, and its principal function was to control river traffic on … Continue reading
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Minnesota Makes Do Without a Civil War Battlefield
By JOHN HANC A version of this article appears in print on March 20, 2014, on page F24 of the New York edition with the headline: Making Do Without Civil War Battlefield. ST. PAUL — THE Civil War seems a long way from … Continue reading
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Battle of Fredericktown re-enactment this weekend
By MARIDEE LAWSON Daily Journal - Democrat News This article originally appeared on October 16, 2013 The Battle of Fredericktown took place Oct. 21, 1861, mostly due to interest in lead mines in the local area. The southern states had … Continue reading
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From the Civil War Journal of Sgt. Sam Bloomer, 1st Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Co. B, Dec. 24, 1861-Jan. 9, 1862
The following is an excerpt from the Civil War Diary of Sergeant Sam Bloomer, 1st Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Company B, while the regiment was at Edward’s Ferry. The entries are from the period December 24, 1861 through January 9, 1862. … Continue reading
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On this date in Civil War history: November 19, 1861 - Battle of Round Mountain
Commentary by Whit Edwards from “The Prairie was on Fire” pp. 3-7: In mid-November 1861 Opoethleyohola, a chief of the Creek tribe, along with about 5,000 men, women and children, departed their homes and moved northwest to isolate themselves from … Continue reading
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On this date in Civil War history: December 9, 1861 - The Battle of Chusto-Talasah
Also known as the engagement of “Caving Banks” or “Little High Shoals,” the Civil War Battle of Chusto-Talasa took place on Bird Creek near present Sperry in Tulsa County. In November 1861 Col. Douglas H. Cooper, Confederate commander of the … Continue reading
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Creek Indians in the American Civil War
Inhabiting the area between the Arkansas and Canadian rivers in eastern Indian Territory, the people of the Creek Nation viewed the onset of the American Civil War with mixed emotions. Factions existed within the Creek Nation, but these divisions has … Continue reading
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In Memory: Senator Edward Dickinson Baker (1811-1861)
Edward Baker was born in London, England. his family moved to the United States in 1815, and Baker spent the next ten years of his life in Philadelphia before his family moved to Indiana and then Illinois. While still a … Continue reading