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June 1, 1862 It was around noon on this date that Robert E. Lee took command of the (soon to be named) Army of Northern Virginia. (So I have [...]
June 1, 2012
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Stuck in Fredericksburg – May 1862 <This material is from my research and writing on the life and Civil War adventures of Abner [...]
May 29, 2012
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<Note: Another name often given this event is the “Battle of Fort Darling.” This engagement on 4/15/1862 is a “first” Battle of [...]
May 15, 2012
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May 5, 2012
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The Southern city of New Orleans was defended downstream by two forts – Fort Jackson and Fort St. Philip. For several weeks, U.S. Navy Flag [...]
April 25, 2012
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Sic Semper Tyrannis I am sure that as I write my way through this blog upon Civil War themes, some who read it are going to think from time to [...]
April 21, 2012
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On this date in 1862, President Lincoln signed a bill entitled “The District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act.” Though this [...]
April 16, 2012
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This is again some information I would have rather had in this blog last year, but alas, I was not writing it back then … so here it is for [...]
April 13, 2012
Enfilading Lines 