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This Week in the American Civil War: April 20-26, 1864
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 April 20, 1864 Confederate troops under Brigadier General R.F. Hoke, … Continue reading
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On this date in Civil War history: April 9, 1864 - Battle of Pleasant Hill
Pleasant Hill was the last major battle of the Red River campaign of 1864. Persistent if not talented, Union Major General Nathaniel P. Banks still held onto his scheme to take Shreveport, Louisiana, despite his loss to Confederate Major General … Continue reading
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Tagged 1864, Alexandria, Andrew Jackson Smith, April, Camille de Polignac, David D. Porter, Grand Ecore, Hamilton P. Bee, Horace Randal, J.A. Mower, James C. Tappan, James Major, Jeff Kinard, John G. Walker, Joseph Brent, Lewis Benedict, Louisiana, Mansfield, Mosby M. Parsons, Muskets and Memories, Nathaniel P. Banks, Pleasant Hill, Red River Campaign, Red River Expeditionary Force, Richard Taylor, Sabine Road, Shreveport, Thomas Green, Thomas J. Churchill, Thomas Kilby Smith, William H. Emory, William T. Shaw, XVI Corps, XVII Corps
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On this date in Civil War history: April 8, 1864 - Battle of Mansfield/Sabine Crossroads
Also known as the battle of Sabine Crossroads, this clash was the decisive battle in northwestern Louisiana that effectively halted the Union’s Red River campaign of 1864. In early 1864, Federal commanders devised the invasion of Texas by way of … Continue reading
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This Week in the American Civil War: March 16-22, 1864
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 16, 1864 Federal troops occupied Alexandria, Louisiana, a salient Red River town. Elsewhere, fighting … Continue reading
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This Week in the American Civil War: March 9-15, 1864
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 9, 1864 The President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln, in the presence of … Continue reading
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2013-2015 Civil War Reenactment Calendar
NOTE: We receive a lot of requests for information on Civil War reenactment events throughout the country. Below is a listing of events to assist people in their search for an event near them. This Week in the Civil War does … Continue reading
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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
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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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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
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