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Tag Archives: Spotsylvania
This Week in the American Civil War: May 18-24, 1864
Easy Plugin for AdSense by Unreal Information courtesy of the Minnesota Civil War Commemoration Task Force (www.mncivilwar150.com and “Minnesota Civil War 150” on Facebook) Major Highlights for the Week Wednesday May 18, 1864 The days of comparative quiet around … Continue reading
Posted in 1864, This Week in the Civil War
Tagged 1864, Abraham Lincoln, Alabama, Allatoona Pass, Army of Northern Virginia, Army of the James, Army of the Potomac, Benjamin Butler, Bermuda Hundred, Brazos, Burnt Hickory, Cartersville, Cass Station, Cassville, City Point, Dallas, David Hunter, Department of West Virginia, Etowah River, Fletcher's Ferry, Fosters's Plantation, Franz Sigel, George G. Meade, Georgia, Gouverneur K. Warren, Guiney's Station, Hanover Junction, Hopewell, Jericho Mills, Joseph E. Johnston, Kentucky, Mattapony River, May, Minnesota Civil War Commemoration Task Force, Nathaniel Hawthorne, New Hampshire, New Hope, North Anna River, Ox Ford, P.G.T. Beauregard, Pike County, Plymouth, Po River, Robert E. Lee, Shenandoah Valley, Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania Court House, Stanard's Mill, Stilesborough, Texas, U.S.S. Columbine, U.S.S. Stingaree, Ulysses Grant, Virginia, William T. Sherman, Winfield Scott Hancock
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This Week in the American Civil War: May 11-17, 1864
Information courtesy of the Minnesota Civil War Commemoration Task Force (www.mncivilwar150.com and “Minnesota Civil War 150” on Facebook) Major Highlights for the Week Wednesday May 11, 1864 BATTLE OF YELLOW TAVERN Six miles north of Richmond at a place called … Continue reading
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Tagged 1864, Ambrose Burnside, Battle of New Market, Battle of Yellow Tavern, Benjamin Butler, Branch Church, Dalton, Drewry's Bluff, Fort Darling, Franz Sigel, Georgia, Haxall's Landing, J.E.B. Stuart, James Ewell Brown Stuart, James River, John Bell Hood, John C. Breckinridge, Joseph E. Johnston, Lay's Ferry, Leonidas Polk, Louisiana, May, Minnesota Civil War Commemoration Task Force, Mississippi River, Nathaniel P. Banks, New Orleans, Oostenaula River, P.G.T. Beauregard, Philip Sheridan, Quincy A. Gillmore, Resaca, Richard Ewell, Richmond, Robert E. Lee, Shenandoah Valley, Snake Creek Gap, Spotsylvania, Strasburg, Thomas J. Jackson, Tilton, U.S. Congress, Ulysses Grant, Virginia, Virginia Military Academy, VMI, Wilderness, William French Smith, William T. Sherman, Winfield Scott Hancock
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Ulysses Simpson Grant - 18th U.S. President and General-in-Chief of the U.S. Army (1822-1885)
Born Hiram Ulysses Grant, he unprotestingly accepted the clerical error changing his name to Ulysses Simpson Grant when he entered West Point in 1839. His new name, U.S. Grant, lent itself to his Old Army nickname, Uncle Sam Grant, or … Continue reading
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Tagged 12th Illinois Infantry, 1885, 18th president, 21st Illinois, Abraham Lincoln, Cairo, Chattanooga, Cold Harbor, Corinth, Don Carlos Buell, Fort Donelson, Fort Henry, Frederick Dent, Galena, George B. McClellan, Governor Richard Yates, Henry W. Halleck, Hiram Ulysses Grant, Illinois, Julia Dent, Kentucky, Lookout Mountain, lung cancer, Mexico, Nashville, President Grant, Robert E. Lee, Simon Buckner, Spotsylvania, Tennessee, Ulysses S. Grant, Unconditional Surrender, Virginia, West Point, White House, Wilderness, Zachary Taylor
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National organization recognizes battlefield preservation champions from Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee
(Chattanooga, Tenn.) – During a ceremony this evening Fairyland Club on Lookout Mountain, the Civil War Trust, a national battlefield preservation organization, will recognize three outstanding historic preservation advocates with its Chairman’s Awards for Achievement. The awards, presented by the Trust’s … Continue reading
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Tagged A&E, Abel Streight, Alabama, Battlefield Preservation, Chattanooga, Chickamauga, Civil War Combat, Civil War Journal, CWPT, Daniel Fulenwider, Day's Gap, Fairyland Club, Fredericksburg, Georgia, Harpers Ferry, Henry Simpson, Hog Mountain, James Ogden, Lookout Mountain, Mary Ann Peckham, Mississippi, Nathan Bedford Forrest, National Park Service, Point Lookout, Southeast Regional of the Land Trust for Tennessee, Spotsylvania, Tennessee
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Remembering the 1,040-man West Michigan regiment who fought in Civil War 150 years ago
By Garret Ellison | The Grand Rapids Press GRAND RAPIDS — In the shadow of the old South High School on Hall Street SE, current home of the Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center, sits a boulder steeped in history. The … Continue reading
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Spotsylvania will hold several Civil War events this weekend.
Spotsylvania will hold several Civil War events this weekend. By Amy Flowers Umble The Civil War will return to Spotsylvania next weekend. The county will host several re-enactment events to mark the anniversary of the Battle of Spotsylvania. The events … Continue reading