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This Week in the American Civil War: April 6-12, 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 April 6, 1864 As states which had seceded and … Continue reading
Posted in 1864, This Week in the Civil War
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On This Date in Civil War History: Vicksburg Campaign - May-July 1863
During the winter of 1862-1863, Union Major General Ulysses S. Grant made several unsuccessful forays to capture the strategic fortress city of Vicksburg, Mississippi. A combination of swampy bogs along the Yazoo River north of the city, the 200-foot-high bluffs … Continue reading
Posted in 1863, Battles, This Date in Civil War History
Tagged 1863, Abraham Lincoln, Arkansas, Baton Rouge, Battle of Raymond, Benjamin H. Grierson, Big Black River, Braxton Bragg, Bruinsburg, Calhoun, Carter L. Stephenson, Champion's Hill, Chattanooga, Chickasaw Bayou, Clinton, Confederate War Department, David D. Porter, Eastern Lousiana, Enfield Rifles, England, Gibraltar of the Confederacy, Grand Gulf, Hard Times, Haynes's Bluff, Independence Day, Independence Day 1863, Jackson, James B. McPherson, James Longstreet, Jefferson Davis, John A. Logan, John C. Pemberton, John G. Walker, John Gregg, John McClernand, John S. Bowen, Joseph E. Johnston, July, June, La Grange, Louisiana, May, Mississippi, Mississippi River, O.C. Ord, P.G.T. Beauregard, Pennsylvania, Port Gibson, Raymond, siege warfare, St. Louis Democrat, Stanley S. McGowen, Texas, Trans-Mississippi Department, Ulysses S. Grant, Vicksburg, William T. Sherman, William W. Loring, XIII Corps, XV Corps, XVII Corps, Yazoo River
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