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Tag Archives: Fort Abercrombie
This Week in the American Civil War: September 24-30, 1862
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 Wednesday September 24, 1862 President Abraham Lincoln issued a proclamation … Continue reading
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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
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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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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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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Alabama, Albert Sidney Johnston, Alexandria, Apache Canyon, Army of Central Kentucky, Brackett's Battalion, Braxton Bragg, Chickasaw, Clinton, Dakota Territory, David Hunter, Department of the South, Eastport, Edenburg, Fort Abercrombie, Fort Henry, Fort Monroe, Fort Ridgely, Fort Ripley, Fort Snelling, George B. McClellan, George Bibb Crittenden, George W. Morgan, Georgia, Glorieta Pass, Henry Hopkins Sibley, Hilton Head, Hiram Berdan, Island No. 10, J.M. Chivington, John B. Magruder, John C. Fremont, John P. Slough, John Porter McCown, Johnson's Ranch, Joseph E. Johnston, Kentucky, Leonidas Polk, Louis Blenker, Minnesota, Minnesota Civil War Commemoration Task Force, Missouri, Mountain Department, Nashville, New Madrid, New Mexico Territory, P.G.T. Beauregard, Peninsula Campaign, Pigeon's Ranch, Pittsburg Landing, Richmond, Santa Fe, Savannah, Second Baptist Church Battery, Shenandoah Valley, South Carolina, St. Louis, Strausburg, Tennessee, Thomas J. Jackson, Union City, Virginia, W.R. Scurry, Washington DC, Whitemarsh Island, William J. Hardee, William Rosecrans, William W. Mackall, Wilmington Island, Woodstock
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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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