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Battle of Gaines’ Mill <<Today is the third of a series of posts on the Seven Days Battles near Richmond, Virginia that occurred 150 [...]
June 27, 2012
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June 26, 1862 – Battle of Mechanicsville, VA – aka – Beaver Dam Creek / Ellerson’s Mill <<Today is the second of a [...]
June 26, 2012
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<<Today is the first of a series of posts on the Seven Days Battles near Richmond, Virginia that occurred 150 years ago this [...]
June 25, 2012
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On this date of June 19th in 1862, President Lincoln signs a law prohibiting slavery in the Western territories. Having been passed by Congress, [...]
June 19, 2012
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On this date of June 16, 1862 occurred the Battle of Secessionville, S.C. (also known as the First Battle of James Island). At first glance [...]
June 16, 2012
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It was on this date of June 15, 1862 that the bulk of J.E.B. Stuart’s Confederate cavalry completed their daring 150-mile round trip [...]
June 15, 2012
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<A fuller understanding of the larger context of this battle would be gained from reading these remarks in conjunction with yesterday’s post [...]
June 9, 2012
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On this Sunday, June 8th of 1862, Stonewall Jackson was enjoying the Christian Sabbath, but was nearly captured by Union cavalry in Port [...]
June 8, 2012
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“The Black Knight of the Confederacy” Cavalry commander Colonel Turner Ashby died in battle on this date in 1862 as part of a rear-guard [...]
June 6, 2012
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One of the more colorful generals and personalities that fought at the Battle of Antietam was General John Gibbon of North Carolina. As an 1847 [...]
June 2, 2012
Enfilading Lines 