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Tag Archives: Champion’s Hill
On This Date in Civil War History: Vicksburg Campaign - May-July 1863
During the winter of 1862-1863, Union Major General Ulysses S. Grant made several unsuccessful forays to capture the strategic fortress city of Vicksburg, Mississippi. A combination of swampy bogs along the Yazoo River north of the city, the 200-foot-high bluffs … Continue reading
Posted in 1863, Battles, This Date in Civil War History
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This Week in the American Civil War: May 13-19, 1863
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 May 13, 1863 Two corps of Major General Ulysses S. Grant’s army moved towards Jackson, … Continue reading
Posted in 1863, This Week in the Civil War
Tagged 1863, Abraham Lincoln, Arkansas, Army of the Potomac, Baldwin's Ferry, Battle of Chancellorsville, Big Black River, Big Creek, Champion's Hill, Clinton, Edwards's Station, Fort Smith, Hall's Ferry, Haynes's Bluff, Jackson, James McPherson, John A. McClernand, John C. Pemberton, Joseph E. Johnston, Joseph Hooker, May, Minnesota Civil War Commemoration Task Force, Mississippi, Mississippi Springs, Missouri, Pleasant Hill, Siege of Vicksburg, Stockade Redan, Ulysses Grant, William T. Sherman, Yazoo River
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Major General William Wing Loring, C.S.A. (1818-1886)
General William Wing Loring, C.S.A. (1818-1886) Born to Reuben Loring and Hannah Kenan Loring in Wilmington, North Carolina, William Wing Loring moved with his family to St. Augustine, Florida, when he was a small child. As a teenager he fought … Continue reading