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This Week in the American Civil War: February 10-16, 1864
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 February 10, 1864 Six horses and ponies died in … Continue reading
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This Week in the American Civil War: January 20-26, 1864
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 20, 1864 Federal naval vessels made a reconnaissance of Forts Morgan and Gaines at … Continue reading
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This Week in the American Civil War: January 6-12, 1864
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 6, 1864 Confederate guerrillas attacked the steamer Delta on the Mississippi River, one of numerous … Continue reading
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This Week in the American Civil War: December 31 – January 6, 1863
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 December 31, 1862 BATTLE OF STONE’S RIVER, TENNESSEE BEGINS The Confederates at Murfreesboro, Tennessee waited … Continue reading
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This Week in the American Civil War: July 23-29, 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 July 23, 1862 Union Major General Henry W. Halleck assumed command of the Armies of … Continue reading
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On this date in Civil War history: April 6-7, 1862 - Battle of Shiloh
Fought in the early spring of 1862 on the west bank of the Tennessee River just north of the Mississippi state line, the battle of Shiloh was, up to that time, the biggest battle of American history. For two days … Continue reading
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