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On this date in Civil War history - Fort Pillow Massacre - April 12, 1864
Easy Plugin for AdSense by Unreal Fort Pillow was located on the east bank of the Mississippi River, 40 miles north of Memphis, Tennessee. Constructed by Confederate General Gideon Pillow in 1861, it overlooked the river, and its principal function … Continue reading
Posted in 1864, African-American, Battles, Casualties, This Date in Civil War History
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In Memory: Senator Edward Dickinson Baker (1811-1861)
Edward Baker was born in London, England. his family moved to the United States in 1815, and Baker spent the next ten years of his life in Philadelphia before his family moved to Indiana and then Illinois. While still a … Continue reading
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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