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

Posted on July 21, 2013 by civilwarweek

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

Posted on May 14, 2012 by civilwarweek

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 →

Posted in 1862, This Date in Civil War History | Tagged 1862, 1st Minnesota Volunteer Infantry, Abraham Lincoln, Army of Northern Virginia, Army of the Potomac, artillery, corduroy, Darryl Sannes, Fort Monroe, George B. McClellan, George Washington, Ignatius Donnelly, James River, John B. Magruder, John Pope, land mines, Lord Cornwallis, May 5, Minnesota Civil War Commemoration Task Force, Peninsula Campaign, Revolutionary War, Richmond, sharpshooters, Stephen Miller, Stephen W. Sears, To the Gates of Richmond, Virginia, York River, Yorktown | Leave a comment

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