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This Week in the American Civil War: August 27-Sept 2, 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 August 27, 1862 Confederate operations in the Manassas, Virginia … Continue reading
Posted in 1862, This Week in the Civil War
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Alabama, Ambrose Burnside, Army of Northern Virginia, Army of the Potomac, Army of Virginia, Battle of Chantilly, Birch Coulee, Bristoe Station, Broad Run, Bull Run, Chantilly, Dakota Indian, Fairfax Court House, Falmouth, Fitz John Porter, Fort Ridgely, Franklin, George B. McClellan, Groveton, Henry Hastings Sibley, Isaac Stevens, James Longstreet, John Pope, Little River Bridge, Manassas, Minnesota Civil War Commemoration Task Force, Missouri, Ox Hill, Philip Kearny, Robert E. Lee, Rogers' Gap, Rufus King, Salem, Second Bull Run, Sioux Uprising, Stevenson, Tennessee, Thomas J. Jackson, Virginia, Warrenton Turnpike, Waterford
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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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U.S.-Dakota War Sesquicentennial Commemorations Scheduled This Week
St. Paul, Minn. – Events are planned around the state this week to commemorate the anniversary of the 1862 U.S.-Dakota War, which began 150 years ago this week. The Minnesota Civil War Commemoration Task Force released this updated schedule for events … Continue reading
Posted in 1862, Commemoration
Tagged Birch Coolee, Brown County, Brown County Historical Society, Colette A. Hyman, Corinne Marz, Dakota Exile, Dakota Indians, Del IronCloud, events, Flandreau Santee Sioux Nation, Fort Ridgely, Fort Snelling, Gerhard Solbach, Hanska, Jackie Bird, Jeff Williamson, John LaBatte, John Trudell, Leavenworth, Legacy of Survival, Little Crow, Lois Glewwe, Loren Dean Boutin, Lowell Ueland, Michael Keigan, Michelle Terrell, Milford, Minnesota, Minnesota Civil War Commemoration Task Force, Minnesota Historical Society, Native Americans, New Ulm, New Ulm Public Library, Oakland Cemetery, Pat Hill, Pipestone, Richard Rothias, Sioux Uprising, South Dakota, St. Paul, Turner Halle, U.S.-Dakota War
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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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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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