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Tag Archives: cavalry
On this Date in Civil War history: June 9, 1863 - Battle of Brandy Station
Easy Plugin for AdSense by Unreal The largest cavalry clash of the Civil War, the Battle of Brandy Station, took place as Robert E. Lee began to move his army north for the invasion of Pennsylvania in 1863. Although the … Continue reading
Posted in 1863, Battles, This Date in Civil War History
Tagged 1863, Alfred Duffie, Alfred Pleasanton, Blue Ridge Mountains, Brandy Station, cavalry, Chancellorsville, Culpeper, Cunningham Farm, David Gregg, Fleetwood Hill, Gettysburg Campaign, Grumble Jones, Henry McClellan, J.E.B. Stuart, James Ewell Brown Stuart, John Buford, John Carter, June 9, Kelly's Ford, Pennsylvania, Percy Wyndham, Rappahannock River, Richard D. Losbrock, Robert E. Lee, Rooney Lee, St. James Church, Stuart's Grand Review, Virginia, W.H.F. "Rooney" Lee, Wade Hampton
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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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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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Lieutenant General Wade Hampton III, C.S.A. (1818-1902)
Born Wade Hampton III in Charleston, South Carolina, the man who would assume J.E.B. Stuart’s mantle had much to live up to even at birth. His grandfather, the first Wade Hampton, had served in the American Revolution, and both his … Continue reading
Posted in Biography, Gettysburg, Graves
Tagged Army of Northern Virginia, Bourbon Democrats, cavalry, Confederacy, CSA, Douglas Southall Freeman, emancipated slaves, First Bull Run, Fitzhugh Lee, Governor, Hampton Legion, Jefferson Davis, Petersburg, Ream's Station, Robert E. Lee, South Carolina, Travilian Station, Wade Hampton III
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On this date in Civil War history: August 1, 1861
Thursday August 1, 1861 General Robert E. Lee, C.S.A. Army, and adviser to President Davis, arrived in western Virginia on an uncertain mission to coordinate an inspect the various Confederate force there. However, the mission soon developed into his taking … Continue reading
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