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On this date in Civil War history: Battle of Fort Donelson (Feb. 13-16, 1862)
Easy Plugin for AdSense by Unreal Located on the west bank of the Cumberland river two miles north of Dover, Tennessee, Fort Donelson was on a steep bluff overlooking a straight stretch of several miles of river. The fort itself … Continue reading
Posted in 1862, Artillery, Battles, This Date in Civil War History
Tagged 10-inch Columbiad, 32-pounder, Albert Sidney Johnston, Andrew H. Foote, artillery, Charles F. Smith, Confederate, Cumberland River, Dover, Dover Hotel, Fort Donelson, Fort Henry, Gideon J. Pillow, gunboats, John A. McClernand, John B. Floyd, Lew Wallace, Nashville, Nathan Bedford Forrest, Navy, Shiloh, Simon Bolivar Buckner, Tennessee, timberclad, Ulysses S. Grant, Union
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On this date in Civil War History: March 8-9, 1862 - Battle of Hampton Roads
Confederate captain Franklin Buchanan steamed his ironclad Virginia (formerly the USS Merrimack) from the Gosport Navy Yard into the Chesapeake Bay to confront the Union fleet there on blockade duty. Anchored in the bay were three coal ships and a … Continue reading
Posted in 1862, Navy, This Date in Civil War History
Tagged Battle of Hampton Roads, Cateby ap Roger Jones, Chesapeake Bay, Confederate, Franklin Buchanan, George B. McClellan, Gosport Navy Yard, Hampton Roads, ironclad, James River, John Lorimer Worden, Navy, New York, Newport News, Norfolk, Norfolk Naval Station, Peninsula Campaign, Richmond, Sewell's Point, Union, USS Brandywine, USS Congress, USS Cumberland, USS Merrimarck, USS Minnesota, USS Roanoke, USS St. Lawrence, Virginia
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Smithsonian Folkways Releases “Civil War Naval Songs”
From the Smithsonian In timing with the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, Smithsonian Folkways has released a new collection, Civil War Songs: Period Ballads from the Union and Confederate Navies, and the Home Front. The album consists of 13 lively 19th-century tunes that … Continue reading
Posted in Museums, Music
Tagged Appalachia, Civil War, Folk, Music, Navy, Smithsonian, Songs
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