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Tag Archives: Shenandoah Valley Campaign
Text of H.R. 4003 - Civil War Defenses of Washington National Historical Park Act
Easy Plugin for AdSense by Unreal 113th CONGRESS2d Session H. R. 4003 To designate the Civil War Defenses of Washington National Historical Park comprised of certain National Park System lands, and by affiliation and cooperative agreements other historically … Continue reading
Posted in 1861, 1864, Battlefield Preservation
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On this date in Civil War History: May 31-June 1, 1862 - The Battle of Fair Oaks/Seven Pines
In the aftermath of Confederate general Joseph E. Johnston’s evacuation of Yorktown and his army’s retirement up the Virginia peninsula toward Richmond, the Army of the Potomac under George B. McClellan began a slow but steady pursuit. Although tempered by … Continue reading
Posted in 1862, Battles, This Date in Civil War History
Tagged Army of the Potomac, Benjamin Huger, Bottom's Bridge, Chickahominy River, Daniel Harvey Hill, Drewry's Bluff, Edwin V. Sumner, Erasmus D, Fair Oaks Station, First Corps, Fitz John Porter, Fredericksburg, George B. McClellan, Gordonsville, Gustavus W. Smith, Irvin McDowell, J.E.B. Stuart, James Longstreet, James River, Jefferson Davis, Joseph E. Johnston, Joseph Reid Anderson, Keyes, Mechanicsville, Richmond, Richmond & York River Railroad, Robert E. Lee, Samuel P. Heintzelman, Savage Station, Seven Pines, Shenandoah Valley Campaign, Thomas J. Jackson, Virginia, White Oak Swamp, William Franklin, William Henry Chase Whiting, Yorktown
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This Week in the American Civil War – May 21-27, 1862
Information Courtesy of the Minnesota Civil War Commemoration Task Force Major Highlights for the week Wednesday May 21, 1862 Confederate Major General Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson’s forces were on the march in Virginia’s Luray Valley heading towards Front … Continue reading
Posted in 1862, This Week in the Civil War
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This Week in the American Civil War – May 14-20, 1862
Major Highlights for the Week Courtesy of the Minnesota Civil War Commemoration Task Force Wednesday May 14, 1862 Skirmishing continued near Corinth, Miss., on the Memphis and Charleston Railroad, as well as the Mobile and Ohio Railroad. Federal Major General … Continue reading
Posted in 1862, This Week in the Civil War
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This Week in the American Civil War – April 30 – May 6, 1862
Major Highlights for the week Courtesy of the Minnesota Civil War Commemoration Task Force Wednesday April 30, 1862 As the most active month in the war to date ended, Confederate Major General Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson left Elk Run near … Continue reading
Posted in 1862, This Week in the Civil War
Tagged Alabama, Arkansas, Athens, Benjamin Butler, Blue Ridge Mountains, Corinth, Deep Gully, Department of Kansas, Edward Stanly, Elk River, Elk Run, Farmington Heights, George B. McClellan, Henry W. Halleck, James G. Blunt, John B. Magruder, Joseph E. Johnston, Limestone Bridge, Litchfield, Louisa Courthouse, Louisiana, Minnesota Civil War Commemoration Task Force, Mississippi, Mooresville, New Orleans, North Carolina, P.G.T. Beauregard, Peninsula Campaign, Pittsburg Landing, Pulaski, Rapidan Station, Richmond, Shenandoah Valley Campaign, Staunton, Swift Run Gap, Tennessee, Thomas J. Jackson, Trevilian's Depot, Virginia, Williamsburg, Yorktown
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