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One of the great losses to the Confederate cause happened on this date of May 10, 1863 in the death of General Stonewall Jackson. This was, of [...]
May 10, 2013
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August 9th marks the 150th anniversary of the Virginia battle called Cedar Mountain, also known as Slaughter’s Mountain – named after a man [...]
August 10, 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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<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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On this date, May 25th of 1862, Stonewall Jackson accomplished a major victory in his Peninsula Campaign by routing the Union forces of General [...]
May 25, 2012
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On this date of May 23, 1862, Stonewall Jackson enhanced his already excellent resume with a powerful victory in his Valley Campaign, routing [...]
May 23, 2012
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The hamlet of Kernstown, Virginia was just to the southwest of Winchester and is in fact considered essentially a part of Winchester today. This [...]
March 23, 2012