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On this Date in Civil War History: The Battle of Gettysburg - July 1-3, 1863

Easy Plugin for AdSense by Unreal Considered by many historians to be the turning point of the Civil War, the Gettysburg campaign began on 3 June 1863 when elements of General Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia began leaving … Continue reading

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The First Minnesota and the Siege of Yorktown - May 5, 1862

By Darryl Sannes Minnesota Civil War Commemoration Task Force On May 5, 1862, the Union Army of the Potomac entered the abandoned Confederate entrenchments at Yorktown, Virginia. The first major confrontation in this campaign had been a success for the … Continue reading

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