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Tag Archives: General George B. McClellan
This Week in the American Civil War – April 2- April 8, 1862 (150 years ago)
Easy Plugin for AdSense by Unreal Information Courtesy of the Minn. Civil War Commemoration Task Force Major Highlights for the week Wednesday April 2, 1862 Confederate General Albert Sidney Johnston issued orders for the movement of his newly organized army at … Continue reading
Posted in 1862, Battles, This Week in the Civil War
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This Week in the American Civil War – March 12-18, 1862 (150 years ago)
Courtesy of the Minnesota Civil War Commemoration Task Force Major Highlights for the week Wednesday March 12, 1862 Federal naval forces under Lieutenant T.H. Stevens occupied Jacksonville, Fla. A skirmish occurred near Aubrey, Kansas; and a combined Army-Navy expedition sailed … Continue reading
Posted in 1862, This Week in the Civil War
Tagged Albert Sidney Johnston, Arkansas, Aubrey, Don Carlos, Fairfax Court House, General George B. McClellan, Georgia, Henry Halleck, Island No. 10, John C. Pemberton, Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi River, Missouri, New Berne, New Madrid, North Carolina, Peninsula Campaign, President Jefferson Davis, Roanoke Island, Robert E. Lee, South Carolina, Tennessee, Ulysses S. Grant, Virginia, William T. Sherman
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This Week in the American Civil War - February 26- March 4, 1862 (150 years ago)
From the Minnesota Civil War Commemoration Task Force Major Highlights for the week Wednesday February 26, 1862 Kentucky senator William E. Simms declared in the Confederate Congress that the Confederacy would defend her rights to the last extremity. In Washington, … Continue reading
Posted in 1862, This Week in the Civil War
Tagged Albert Sidney Johnston, Amelia Island, Andrew Johnson, Arkansas, Berryville, Charles F. Smith, Charleston, Columbus, Comanche Pass, Confederate, Corinth, Eastport, Fayetteville, Federal, Fort Donelson, Fort Henry, Fort Pillow, General George B. McClellan, gunboats, Harpers Ferry, Henry Hopkins Sibley, Henry W. Halleck, ironclad, Island No. 10, John C. Pemberton, John Minor Botts, John Pope, Joseph E. Johnston, Kentucky, Leonidas Polk, Loan and Treasury Bill, Martinsburg, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Murfreesboro, Nashville, New Madrid, New Mexico, New York, Norfolk, Osage Springs, P.G.T. Beauregard, Pittsburg Landing, Portsmouth, President Abraham Lincoln, President Jefferson Davis, Richmond, Rio Grande, Robert E. Lee, South Carolina, Tennessee, Tennessee River, U.S.S. Monitor, Ulysses S. Grant, Virginia, William Simms
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150 Years Ago: Battle of Ball’s Bluff Oct. 21, 1861
Ball’s Bluff was a small battle by the standards of the Civil War, but it had ramifications far beyond its size. It was only the second significant battle in the east, and received a great deal of attention in both … Continue reading
Posted in 1861, Battlefield Preservation, Casualties, Cemeteries, Commemoration, Graves, Lincoln, Maryland, This Date in Civil War History, This Week in the Civil War
Tagged Balls Bluff, Edward Baker, General Charles P. Stone, General George B. McClellan, Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War, President Abraham Lincoln, Virginia
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