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Tag Archives: Battle of Antietam
This Week in the American Civil War: September 24-30, 1862
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 September 24, 1862 President Abraham Lincoln issued a proclamation suspending the writ of habeas corpus … Continue reading
Posted in 1862, This Week in the Civil War
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Altoona, Arkansas, Army of West Tennessee, Ashbysburg, Battle of Antietam, Benjamin Butler, Braxton Bragg, Bristoe Station, Catlett's Station, Centreville, Chasseurs d'Afrique, colonization, Corinth, Dakota Territory, Davis's Bridge, Don Carlos Buell, Earl Van Dorn, First Regiment Louisiana Native Guards, Florida, Fort Abercrombie, Friar's Point, George B. McClellan, Glasgow, Glenville, Goodlettsville, Hatchie River, Helena, Hilton Head, Jefferson Columbus Davis, Jefferson Davis, Jeffersonville, John J. Key, John Reynolds, Kentucky, La Grange, Lebanon Junction, Louisville, Marianna, Minnesota Civil War Commemoration Task Force, Mississippi, Missouri, negro, New Haven, New Orleans, Newtonia, Ohio River, Pennsylvania, Provost Marshal General, Ripley, Robert E. Lee, Russellville, Saint John's Bluff, Sanding Stone, Shepherdstown, Snow's Pond, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Warrenton, William "Bull" Nelson, writ of habeas corpus
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This Week in the American Civil War: September 17-23, 1862
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 September 17, 1862 BATTLE OF ANTIETAM This September day along Antietam Creek in Maryland was … Continue reading
Posted in 1862, This Week in the Civil War
Tagged 3rd Minnesota Volunteer Infantry, 6th Minnesota Volunteer Infantry, Abraham Lincoln, Ambrose Burnside, Ambrose Powell Hill, Antietam Creek, Ashby's Gap, Battle of Antietam, Battle of Iuka, Battle of Wood Lake, Blackford's Ford, Braxton Bragg, Don Carlos Buell, Dunkard Church, E. Kirby Smith, Emancipation Proclamation, George B. McClellan, Glasgow, Hagerstown, Harpers Ferry, Henry Hastings Sibley, Iuka, John Sanborn, Kentucky, Lac qui Parle, Lewis Little, Little Crow, Maryland, Maryland Campaign, Mill Road, Minnesota, Minnesota Civil War Commemoration Task Force, Mississippi, Munfordville, O.C. Ord, Opequon Creek, Potomac River, Robert E. Lee, San Francisco, Shepherdstown, Sterling Price, U.S.-Dakota War, Ulysses Grant, Williamsport, Yellow Medicine County
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Maryland seeks to buy 14 acres of land near South Mountain Civil War battlefield for $55,600
MIDDLETOWN, Md. (AP) — A Department of Natural Resources official says the state of Maryland is seeking to buy some land near the South Mountain Civil War battlefield. John Braskey told The Herald-Mail of Hagerstown newspaper on Tuesday that the … Continue reading
Posted in 1862, Battlefield Preservation, Maryland
Tagged 1862, Abraham Lincoln, acquisition, Andrew Schotz, Battle of Antietam, battlefield land, Central Maryland Heritage League, Confederate, Department of Natural Resources, easement, Emancipation Proclamation, Federal, Frederick County, Hagerstown, John Braskey, Mahaffey Woods, Maryland, Preservation, real estate, Reno Monument, September 14, South Mountain, State Board of Public Works, Terry Baker, Washington County, Wise South Field
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