Tag Archives: Edwin Stanton

This Week in the American Civil War: June 14-20, 1865

Posted on June 15, 2015 by civilwarweek

Easy Plugin for AdSense by Unreal 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 June 14, 1865 John Mitchell, editor of the Richmond Examiner newspaper … Continue reading →

Posted in 1865, This Week in the Civil War | Tagged 11th Ohio Veteran Cavalry, 1865, Abraham Lincoln, Altoona, Andrew J. Hamilton, Andrew Johnson, Arkansas, Boston, Cairo, Camp Chase, Dakota Indians, Edwin Stanton, Fields Cook, Galveston, General Order Number 3, Georgia, Gordon Granger, Illinois, James Johnson, John Mitchell, John Wilson and Son, June, Juneteenth, M. Jeff Thompson, Massachusetts, Memphis, Minnesota Civil War Commemoration Task Force, Nebraska, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Richmond, Richmond Examiner, Tennessee, Texas, The Presidents Words, Ulysses Grant, Virginia, West Point, White House | Leave a comment

This Week in the American Civil War: May 24-30, 1865

Posted on May 25, 2015 by civilwarweek

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 24, 1865 SHERMAN’S ARMY IN WASHINGTON GRAND REVIEW For the second straight day the troops … Continue reading →

Posted in 1865, This Week in the Civil War | Tagged 1865, 7th Kansas Cavalry, 8th Ohio Cavalry, Alabama, Andrew Johnson, Arkansas, Army of the Potomac, Bettis Street, Caribbean Sea, Chariton County, E. Kirby Smith, Edward R.S. Canby, Edwin Stanton, George R. Smith, Golden Rule, Grand Review, Hugh McGee, hurricane, Indian Division, Jo Shelby, John Catron, Jonas Myers, Joseph E. Johnston, Louisiana, May, Michael S. Barnhart, Minnesota Civil War Commemoration Task Force, Missouri, Mobile, Nashville, New Orleans, Nick Taylor, Peter J. Osterhaus, Pocahontas, Reconstruction, Rocheport, Rufus Holmes, Sabine Pass, Simon Bolivar Buckner, St. Charles Hotel, St. Charles Massacre, Stand Watie, Supreme Court, Switzler's Mill, Tennessee, Texas, Thomas Raney, Trans-Mississippi Department, Washington DC, West Virginia, White House, William T. Sherman | Leave a comment

Another take on President Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination

Posted on April 15, 2015 by civilwarweek

by Jeffrey S. Williams The son of a well-known actor, John Wilkes Booth was an accomplished actor by 1859 and was performing in Richmond, Virginia, in November of that year when he spontaneously joined the Richmond Grays, a local militia … Continue reading →

Posted in 1865, Assassination, Biography, Books, Booth, Cemeteries, Frederick Aiken, Graves, Lincoln, Obituaries, Surratt, This Date in Civil War History | Tagged 16th New York Cavalry, 1865, 1995, 54th Massachusetts, abolitionist, Abraham Johnson, Abraham Lincoln, Albert King, Alexander Pinckney, american brutus, Anderson Ruffin Abbott, Andrew Johnson, April, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Asa Trenchard, Baltimore, Baltimore Circuit Court, Bloody Kansas, Boston Corbett, Bowling Green, Brad Meltzer's Decoded, Bradley Tyler Johnson, Canada, Caster Hanway, Charles Henry Crane, Charles Leale, Charles Taft, Charlestown, Chatham, Christiana Riot, Clinton, Confederate Secret Service, David E. George, David Herold, Detroit, Dickinson Gorsuch, Douglas H. Ubelaker, Edward Gorsuch, Edward Ingraham, Edwin Booth, Edwin Stanton, Elmira, Enid, Escape and Suicide of John Wilkes Booth, exhumation of remains, F Street, Finis L. Bates, Ford's Theatre, Fugitive Slave Act, Garrett Farm, George Atzerodt, George Hammond, George Washington University School of Law, Georgetown, Gettysburg, Glencoe, Gorsuch Farm, Goucher College, Granbury, Green Mount Cemetery, Gus Russo, Harpers Ferry, Harry Hawk, Henry H. Kline, History Channel, India, James A. Tanner, James O. Hall, James Starrs, Jean Baker, Jeffrey S. Williams, John Brown, John E. Smialek, John F. Kennedy assassination, John St. Helen, John Surratt, John T. Mathews, John W. Boyd, John Wilkes Booth, Joseph "Peanuts" Burroughs, Joseph H.H. Kaplan, Joseph K. Barnes, Joshua Hammond, Junius Brutus Booth, Kirkwood Hotel, Kline v. The Green Mount Cemetery, Lancaster Black Self-Preservation Society, Lancaster County, Lewis Powell, Luther Byron Baker, Mark S. Zaid, Mary Surratt, Maryland, Michael O'Laughlen, Michael W. Kauffman, Michigan, Military Order of the Loyal Legion, Milton Academy, Mosby's Rangers, Muskets and Memories, Nathaniel Orlowek, National Archives, National Museum of Health and Medicine, National Museum of Natural History, Navy Yard Bridge, Nelson Ford, New York, New York Avenue Presbyterian Church, New York State Commandery, Noah Buley, Northern Virginia Community College, Oklahoma, Old Soldiers Home, Ontario, Our American Cousin, Paul Sledzik, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Phineas D. Gurley, Port Tobacco, Richard Garrett, Richmond, Richmond Grays, Robert King Stone, Samuel Arnold, Samuel Mudd, San Diego State University, Sergeant Cobb, sic semper tyrannis, Smithsonian Museum of Natural History, Sparks, Special Court of Appeals, St. Timothy Military Academy, Steven Miller, Surratt Tavern, Surrattsville, Terry Alford, Texas, The Marble Heart, Thomas J. Jackson, Thus Always to Tyrants, Tommy Gorsuch, U.S. Treasury Department flags, Ulysses Grant, United States Commissioner, Useless Useless, Vicksburg, Virginia, Virginia Military Institute, VMI, White House, William C. Trimble Jr., William H. Seward, William Hanchett, William Parker, William Petersen, William T. Clark, Zekiah Swamp | Leave a comment

On this date in Civil War history - President Abraham Lincoln Assassinated - April 14, 1865

Posted on April 15, 2015 by civilwarweek

President Abraham Lincoln knew that the possibility of his assassination was a constant possibility. In his desk drawer was an envelope marked “Assassination,” full of threats written to him during his administration. On the evening of Good Friday, 14 April … Continue reading →

Posted in 1865, Assassination, Biography, Booth, Casualties, Frederick Aiken, Lincoln, Maryland, Obituaries, Surratt, This Date in Civil War History | Tagged 1865, A.F.A. King, Abraham Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln Assassination, Abraham Lincoln The Man Behind the Myths, Andrew Johnson, April '65, Assassination, Bel Alton, Boston Corbett, Bryantown, Buffalo, Capitol, Charles A. Taft, Charles Leale, Chicago, Clara Harris, Clara Laughlin, Cleveland, Clinton, Come Retribution, David Herold, David M. DeWitt, David S. Heidler, David Winfred Gaddy, East Room, Edman Spangler, Edwin Booth, Edwin Stanton, Encyclopedia of the American Civil War, Ford's Theater, George Atzerodt, George S. Bryan, Good Friday, Henry Rathbone, Illinois, Ira T. Harris, James O. Hall, Jeanne T. Heidler, Jefferson Davis, John Surratt Jr., John Wilkes Booth, Judson Kilpatrick, Junius Brutus Booth, Larry Starkey, Laura Keene, Lewis Paine, Lewis Powell, Mary Surratt, Mary Todd Lincoln, Michael O'Laughlin, Navy Yard Bridge, New York, New York Avenue Presbyterian Church, Oak Ridge Cemetery, Otto Eisenschiml, Our American Cousin, Petersen House, Philadelphia, Phineas Gurley, Port Royal, Potomac River, Reconstruction, Richard Garrett, Richmond, Samuel Arnold, Samuel Cox, Samuel Mudd, sic semper tyrannis, Springfield, Stephen B. Oates, Steven Fisher, Surratt Tavern, Surrattsville, The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln and its Expiation, The Death of Lincoln, The Great American Myth, The Lincoln Conspiracy, The Lincoln Murder Conspiracies, The Web of Conspiracy, Thomas A. Jones, Thomas T. Eckert, Ulric Dahlgren, Ulysses S. Grant, Virginia, Washington DC, White House, Why Was Lincoln Murdered, Wilkes Booth Came to Washington, William A. Tidwell, William H. Seward, William Hanschett | Leave a comment

This Week in the American Civil War: April 12-18, 1865

Posted on April 14, 2015 by civilwarweek

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 April 12, 1865 SURRENDER OF MOBILE, ALABAMA The final major city of the Confederacy fell as … Continue reading →

Posted in 1865, This Week in the Civil War | Tagged 1865, Abraham Lincoln, Alabama, Andrew Johnson, Appomattox Court House, April, Bennett House, Charles Leale, Charleston Harbor, Charlotte, Concord, Crawford, David Herold, Durham Station, East Room, Edward R.S. Canby, Edwin Stanton, Ford's Theater, Fort Sumter, Germantown, Gideon Welles, Girard, Greensborough, Harry Hawk, Henry Halleck, Henry Ward Beecher, Hillsborough, Jefferson Davis, John Brown Gordon, John Wilkes Booth, Johnston-Sherman, Joseph E. Johnston, Kentucky, Kirkwood Hotel, Lexington, Maryland, Minnesota Civil War Commemoration Task Force, Mobile, Morrisville, North Carolina, Opelika, Our American Cousin, P.G.T. Beauregard, Peterson House, Port Tobacco, Potomac River, Radical Republicans, Raleigh, Rich Hill, Robert Anderson, Salisbury, Salmon P. Chase, Samuel Cox, Samuel Mudd, South Carolina, Surrender of Mobile, Swift Creek, Taylorsville, Tennessee, U.S. Navy, Ulysses Grant, Virginia, Washington D.C., White House, William H. Seward, William Peterson, William T. Sherman | Leave a comment

This Week in the American Civil War: February 1-7, 1865

Posted on February 2, 2015 by civilwarweek

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 February 1, 1865 After two weeks of preliminary movements and extensive preparation, Federal Major General William … Continue reading →

Posted in 1865, This Week in the Civil War | Tagged 13th Amendment, 1865, Abraham Lincoln, Alexander Stephens, Angley's Post Office, Augusta, Barker's Mill, Barnwell, Battle of Hatcher's Run, Beaufort, Blackville, Boydton Plank Road, Braddock's Farm, Broxton's Bridge, Buford's Bridge, Charles Town, Combahee Ferry, Confederate Congress, Confederate States of America, Cowpen Ford, Delaware, Duck Branch, Duncanville, Edisto River Bridge, Edwin Stanton, February, Fishburn's Plantation, Florida, Fort Monroe, General-in-Chief, Georgia, Hampton Roads, Hatcher's Run, Hickory Hill, Illinois, James A. Seddon, Jefferson Davis, John A. Campbell, John C. Breckinridge, John Pegram, John Pope, Lane's Bridge, Lawtonville, Little Salkehatchie River, Loper's Cross Roads, Maryland, McMinnville, Michigan, Military Division of the Missouri, Minnesota Civil War Commemoration Task Force, New York, P.G.T. Beauregard, Petersburg, R.M.T. Hunter, Rhode Island, Richmond-Petersburg Line, River Queen, Rivers Bridge, Robert E. Lee, Salkehatchie River, Savannah, South Carolina, Tennessee, Ulysses Grant, Vaughan Road Crossing, Virginia, Welaka, West Virginia, Whippy Swamp Creek, William H. Seward, William T. Sherman | Leave a comment

This Week in the American Civil War: January 18-24, 1865

Posted on January 19, 2015 by civilwarweek

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 January 18, 1865 Federal Major General William T. Sherman transferred command of Savannah, Georgia and the … Continue reading →

Posted in 1865, This Week in the Civil War | Tagged 1865, 1865 Inauguration, Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson, Arkansas, Army of Northern Virginia, Augusta, Bayou Goula, Beaufort, Benton Road, Charleston, Columbia, Department of the South, District of Mississippi East Louisiana and West Tennessee, Edwin Stanton, Fayette, Fort Fisher, Francis P. Blair Sr., Georgia, Goldsborough, Hilton Head Island, January, Jefferson Davis, John Bell Hood, John G. Foster, Judson Kilpatrick, Little Rock, Louisiana, Minnesota Civil War Commemoration Task Force, Nashville Campaign, Nathan Bedford Forrest, North Carolina, Richard Taylor, Richmond, Robert E. Lee, Robert Todd Lincoln, Savannah, South Carolina, Ulysses Grant, Virginia, Washington DC, William T. Sherman | Leave a comment

This Week in the American Civil War: January 4-10, 1865

Posted on January 4, 2015 by civilwarweek

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 January 4, 1865 Federal troops embarked at Bermuda Hundred landing for a new expedition against Fort … Continue reading →

Posted in 1865, This Week in the Civil War | Tagged 13th Amendment, 15th Corps, 1865, Abraham Lincoln, Alabama, Alfred H. Terry, Arkansas, Army of Tennessee, Army of the James, Beaufort, Benjamin Butler, Bermuda Hundred, C.S.S. Stonewall, Colorado Territory, David Dixon Porter, Denmark, Department of Virginia and North Carolina, E.O.C. Ord, Edwin Stanton, Fort Fisher, France, Georgia, Glasgow, J.M. Ashley, James W. Singleton, January, Jefferson Davis, John A. Logan, John Bell Hood, Johnson County, Julesburg, Minnesota Civil War Commemoration Task Force, Mississippi, Missouri, Moses Odell, New York, North Carolina, Peter J. Osterhaus, Petersburg, Quiberon Bay, Savannah, Shenandoah Valley, Sphinx, Tennessee, The Ponds, Thorn Hill, Tupelo, U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, Ulysses Grant, Valley Station, Virginia, Washington DC, William T. Sherman | Leave a comment

This Week in the American Civil War: August 3-9, 1864

Posted on August 3, 2014 by civilwarweek

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 3, 1864 Federal land forces landed on Dauphin Island and prepared to take Fort … Continue reading →

Posted in 1864, This Week in the Civil War | Tagged 1864, Abraham Lincoln, Alabama, Antietam Ford, Army of the Shenandoah, Atlanta, August, Battle of Mobile Bay, C.S.S. Gaines, C.S.S. Selma, C.S.S. Tennessee, Charles D. Anderson, City Point, City Point explosion, Dauphin Island, David Farragut, Edwin Stanton, Fairfax Station, Fort Gaines, Fort Morgan, Fort Powell, Frogtown, Georgia, Halltown, Harpers Ferry, Henry Halleck, John Bell Hood, Jubal Early, Jug Tavern, Kentucky, Lafayette, Maryland, Middle Department, Middle Military Division, Minnesota Civil War Commemoration Task Force, Mobile Bay, Mulberry Creek, New Creek, Petersburg, Philip H. Sheridan, Salem, Shenandoah Valley, Sunshine Church, Susquehanna, Tennessee, U.S.S. Brooklyn, U.S.S. Chickasaw, U.S.S. Hartford, U.S.S. Philippi, U.S.S. Tecumseh, Ulysses Grant, Utoy Creek, Virginia, Washington D.C., West Virginia, William T. Sherman, Winchester | Leave a comment

This Week in the American Civil War: January 27-February 2, 1864

Posted on January 26, 2014 by civilwarweek

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 January 27, 1864 Confederate President Jefferson Davis asked General Braxton Bragg to come to Richmond, … Continue reading →

Posted in 1864, This Week in the Civil War | Tagged 1864, Abraham Lincoln, Alabama, Arkansas, Bogue Sound Blockhouse, Braxton Bragg, C.S.S. Charleston, Chickamauga Creek, Cornersville Pike, Cumberland River, Dallas, Department of the Arkansas, Department of the Missouri, Edwin Stanton, Fair Gardens, February, Frederick Steele, Gale's Creek, Georgia, January, Jefferson Davis, John M. Schofield, Jonesville, Kelly's Ford, Kentucky, Knoxville, Lee's House, lieutenant general (rank), Medley, Minnesota Civil War Commemoration Task Force, Montgomery, Nathaniel Banks, Neuse River, New Beaufort, New Berne, New Orleans, Newport Barracks, North Carolina, Richmond, San Domingo, Sir William Wallace, Tennessee, Thoroughfare Mountain, U.S. House of Representatives, U.S.S. Underwriter, Ulysses S. Grant, Virginia, West Virginia, William S. Rosecrans, Windsor | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: Edwin Stanton

This Week in the American Civil War: June 14-20, 1865

This Week in the American Civil War: May 24-30, 1865

Another take on President Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination

On this date in Civil War history - President Abraham Lincoln Assassinated - April 14, 1865

This Week in the American Civil War: April 12-18, 1865

This Week in the American Civil War: February 1-7, 1865

This Week in the American Civil War: January 18-24, 1865

This Week in the American Civil War: January 4-10, 1865

This Week in the American Civil War: August 3-9, 1864

This Week in the American Civil War: January 27-February 2, 1864

Muskets and Memories

Categories

Top Posts & Pages

Tag Archives: Edwin Stanton

Share this:

Share this:

Share this:

Share this:

Share this:

Share this:

Share this:

Share this:

Share this:

Share this:

Muskets and Memories

Categories

Top Posts & Pages