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This Week in the Civil War: April 16-22, 1862
Easy Plugin for AdSense by Unreal Information courtesy of the Minnesota Civil War Commemoration Task Force Major Highlights for the week Wednesday April 16, 1862 Confederate President Jefferson Davis approved an act of the Confederate Congress calling … Continue reading
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This Week in the American Civil War – March 19-25, 1862 (150 years ago)
Courtesy of the Minnesota Civil War Commemoration Task Force Major Highlights for the week Wednesday March 19, 1862 It was a light day today. The only action was a skirmish at Elk Mountain, in western Virginia, and Strasburg, Va. The … Continue reading
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