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This Week in the American Civil War – May 21-27, 1862
Easy Plugin for AdSense by Unreal Information Courtesy of the Minnesota Civil War Commemoration Task Force Major Highlights for the week Wednesday May 21, 1862 Confederate Major General Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson’s forces were on the march in … 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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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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This Week in the American Civil War - Feb. 12-18, 1862
Information courtesy of Minnesota Civil War Commemoration Task Force Wednesday February 12, 1862 By evening the lines had been firmly drawn at Fort Donelson, Tenn., on the Cumberland River. Brigadier General Ulysses Grant’s army was ranged in a … Continue reading