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Tag Archives: Cumberland Gap
This Week in the American Civil War: September 23-29, 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 September 23, 1863 In Washington, President Abraham Lincoln, Secretary of War Edwin Stanton and other … Continue reading
Posted in 1863, This Week in the Civil War
Tagged 1863, A. Dudley Mann, Abraham Lincoln, Alexander McDowell McCook, Arkansas, Army of the Potomac, Athens, Braxton Bragg, Bristoe Station, Calhoun, Charleston, Chattanooga, Chickamauga, Cumberland Gap, Defenses of Wilmington, Department of North Carolina, District of Cape Fear, East Tennessee Campaign, Edwin Stanton, Franklin County, George E. Pickett, Greenbrier Bridge, Holy See, Jefferson Davis, Joseph Hooker, Leesburg, Locke's Mill, Lookout Mountain, Louisiana, Minnesota Civil War Commemoration Task Force, Missouri, Moffat's Station, Moscow, New York Post, Newtonia, North Carolina, Oregon County, Philadelphia, Pilot Knob, Rome, September, Stirling's Plantation, Summertown, T.L. Crittenden, Tennessee, Virginia, W.H.C. Whiting, Washington D.C., West Virginia, William Rosecrans, Zollicoffer
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This Week in the American Civil War: September 16-22, 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 September 16, 1863 Major General William S. Rosecrans was concentrating his Army of the Cumberland … Continue reading
Posted in 1863, This Week in the Civil War
Tagged 1863, Abraham Lincoln, Alexander McCook, Alexander's Bridge, Army of the Cumberland, Army of the Tennessee, Battle of Chickamauga, Ben Hardin Helm, Braxton Bragg, Chattanooga, Chickamauga Campaign, Chickamauga Creek, Cumberland Gap, Dry Valley, Dyer's Ford, George H. Thomas, Georgia, Gordon's Mills, James Longstreet, Jefferson Davis, John C. Breckinridge, Lee's Mills, Leonidas Polk, Lookout Church, Lookout Mountain, Minnesota Civil War Commemoration Task Force, Missionary Ridge, Mississippi, Nathan Bedford Forrest, Pea Vine Ridge, Reed's Bridge, Ringgold, Robert E. Lee, Rock of Chickamauga, September, Shallow Ford Gap, Snodgrass Hill, Spring Creek, Steven's's Gap, Tennessee, Tennessee River, Ulysses S. Grant, Vicksburg, William Armstrong, William S. Rosecrans
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This Week in the American Civil War: September 2-8, 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 September 2, 1863 Federal troops under Major General Ambrose Burnside entered Knoxville, Tennessee, cutting the … Continue reading
Posted in 1863, This Week in the Civil War
Tagged 1863, Alabama, Alpine, Ambrose Burnside, Army of the Cumberland, Battery Gregg, Battery Wagner, Battle of Sabine Pass, Beaumont, Braxton Bragg, Bridgeport, California, Charleston, Chattanooga, Confederate Attorney General, Cumberland Gap, Cummings Point, Dakota Territory, Dick Dowling, East Tennessee Campaign, Fort Moultrie, Fort Sumter, Georgia, Hoopa Valley, Houston, Humboldt Military District of California, John A. Dahlgren, John Bankhead Magruder, Knoxville, Lebanon, Minnesota Civil War Commemoration Task Force, Morris Island, Nathaniel P. Banks, Nevada, New Orleans, P.G.T. Beauregard, Rawlingsville, Sabine Pass, September, Shellmound, South Carolina, Tazewell, Tennessee, Texas, Thomas H. Watts, U.S.S. Weehawken, Ulysses Grant, Virginia, Wade Keyes, Whitestone Hill, William B. Franklin, William S. Rosecrans
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This Week in the American Civil War: October 22-28, 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 October 22, 1862 Cotton speculation caused President Abraham Lincoln to say that individuals purchasing the … Continue reading
Posted in 1862, This Week in the Civil War
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Antietam, Arkansas, Army of Middle Tennessee, blockade, Blue Ridge Mountains, Braxton Bragg, Bristoe Station, C.S.S. Alabama, Chattanooga, Clarkton, cotton, Cumberland Gap, Defenses of Washington, Department of the Tennessee, Don Carlos Buell, Donaldsonville, Eleven Points, Fayetteville, Fort Wayne, George B. McClellan, Goose Creek Salt Works, Helena, Helena Island, Huntsville, Indian Territory, John C. Breckinridge, Joseph Wheeler, Kentucky, Knoxville, Lawrenceburg, London, Louisiana, Manassas Junction, Manchester, McGuire, Minnesota Civil War Commemoration Task Force, Missouri, Nathaniel P. Banks, Oxford Bend, Pike Creek, Potomac River, Richland Creek, Robert E. Lee, Samuel Heintzelman, Shenandoah, Snickersville, South Carolina, Tennessee, Thirteenth Army Corps, Ulysses Grant, Van Buren, Virginia, Waverly, White Oak Springs, White River, William S. Rosecrans, Zuni
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This Week in the American Civil War: August 20-26 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 August 20, 1862 ATTACK ON FORT RIDGELY, MINN. Sioux Indians under the leadership of Chief … Continue reading
Posted in 1862, This Week in the Civil War
Tagged Army of Virginia, Atlantic Ocean, Azore Islands, Baton Rouge, Beverly Ford, Big Eagle, C.S.S. Alabama, Charles Flandrau, Confederate Navy, Cumberland Gap, Cumberland Iron Works, Dakota Territory, Fitzhugh Lee, Fort Monroe, Fort Ridgely, Freeman's Ford, George B. McClellan, James River, John Pope, Kelly's Ford, Little Crow, Louisiana, Manassas, Mankato, Minnesota, Minnesota Civil War Commemoration Task Force, Mississippi, Missouri, Neosho, New Ulm, Rappahannock River, Rienzi, Sioux Falls, Sioux Indians, South Dakota, Tennessee, Thomas J. Jackson, Wabasha
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This Week in the American Civil War: June 18-24, 1862
Courtesy of the Minnesota Civil War Commemoration Task Force Major Highlights for the Week Wednesday June 18, 1862 Federal troops under Brigadier General George W. Morgan occupied the Cumberland Gap, an important trail through the rugged mountains where Kentucky, Tennessee … Continue reading
Posted in 1862, This Week in the Civil War
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Arkansas, Augusta, Baton Rouge, Battle Creek, Bayou des Allemands, Charles City Road, Chickahominy River, Coldwater Station, Cumberland Gap, Dabbs House, Department of Southern Mississippi and East Louisiana, Earl Van Dorn, Fort Abercrombie, Fort Monroe, George B. McClellan, George W. Morgan, Gills' Bluff, Grand Gulf, Hamilton's Plantation, Jasper, Kentucky, Knight's Cove, Louisiana, Mechanicsville, Minnesota Civil War Commemoration Task Force, Mississippi, Mississippi River, Missouri, New Bridge, New Kent Court House, New York, Owen County, Peninsula Campaign, Pineville, Rankin's Ferry, Raytown, Richmond, Robert E. Lee, Shenandoah Valley, Simmons Bluff, Sisters of Charity, South Carolina, Strasburg, Tennessee, Thomas J. Jackson, Thomas Williams, Vicksburg, Virginia, West Point, White Oak Swamp, Wilson's Gap, Winfield Scott
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