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The Skirmish at Blackburns Ford - Manassas National Battlefield ...  At 9 a.m. on the morning of July 18, 1861, the vanguard of Brigadier General Irvin ... of New Orleans, stood poised to meet the Union advance at Blackburn's Ford. ... the 1st Massachusetts drew scattering shots from skirmishers of the 1st Virginia Infantry. ... noted a total of 68 killed and wounded in this relatively small affair.
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Battle of Blackburn's Ford - Wikipedia  The Battle of Blackburn's Ford took place on July 18, 1861, in Prince William County and Fairfax County, Virginia, as part of the First Manassas Campaign of the American Civil War. ... Richardson's assault fell apart as the 12th New York Infantry began to retreat under heavy fire, causing a wave of panic to spread through the...
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The Civil War in Prince William County  Infantry), Prince William Rifles (Company F, 17th Virginia Infantry), Ewell ... smaller affair at Blackburn's Ford on July 18, was the first major confrontation of the .... campaign was scheduled to begin on July 8,. 1861. The new army, however, had...
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Battle of Blackburn's Ford - CivilWarWiki  May 14, 2013 ... Began: July 18, 1861 ... Prince William and Fairfax Counties, Virginia ... Manassas Campaign ... The Battle of Blackburn's Ford was a skirmish that took place near ... At 9 a.m. on the morning of July 18, 1861, the vanguard of Brigadier ... noted a total of 68 killed and wounded in this relatively small affair.
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First Battle of Bull Run - Wikipedia  The First Battle of Bull Run, also known as Battle of First Manassas was fought on July 21, 1861 ... Main article: Manassas Campaign .... Tyler was drawn into a skirmish at Blackburn's Ford over Bull Run and made no headway. .... Virginia, commanded by Brigadier-General McDowell, U. S. A., for July 16 and 17, 1861.
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The Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1864 - Federal Corps  Jul 19, 2016 ... Jubal Early 1864 Shenandoah Campaign ... General Lee called him 'my bad old man. ... Against Sigel the Confederates mustered an army about half the size of their adversary's, led by General John C. Breckinridge, a former...
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Abraham Lincoln and Henry W. Halleck - Abraham Lincoln's ...  Indeed, Grant but had a difficult relationship with his jealous commander, who ... Four months later in July, President Lincoln called Halleck to Washington to .... were again obvious when Confederate troops threatened Washington in July 1864. ... whose success at the Battle of Gettysburg in early July was not followed by an...
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The Fall of Richmond, Virginia - Civil War Trust  General view of the burned district of Richmond (Library of Congress) ... By early spring 1865 the citizens of Richmond had become used to the threat of ... at Five Forks on Saturday April 1, Lee made the decision to abandon the Petersburg .... Union General Godfrey Weitzel sent a telegram to General Grant: "We took...
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C.S.S. Virginia terrorizes Union navy - Mar 08, 1862 - HISTORY.com  On this day in History, C.S.S. Virginia terrorizes Union navy on Mar 08, 1862. ... Six weeks later, a salvage company raised the ship and the Confederates began ... The most challenging part of the construction came in finding the iron plating. ... days among the Yankee sailors, and now they saw the creation first hand.
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Civil War in Virginia, The American - Encyclopedia Virginia  May 26, 2010 ... After Confederates fired on Fort Sumter, South Carolina, the war .... Although a victory, Chancellorsville was especially costly for Confederates. ... The battle lasted for three days, from July 1 to July 3, 1863. Title: A Harvest of Death, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. ... It also helped pave the way for emancipation.
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Battle of Gettysburg - Wikipedia  The Battle of Gettysburg was fought July 13, 1863, in and around the town of Gettysburg, ... Gen. George Meade's Army of the Potomac defeated attacks by Confederate Gen. ... against the center of the Union line on Cemetery Ridge, known as Pickett's Charge. ... Lee led his army on a torturous retreat back to Virginia.
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Secession - American Civil War - HISTORY.com  The first seven seceding states of the Lower South set up a provisional ... Fifty counties of western Virginia were loyal to the Union government, and in 1863 this area ... threatened secession if the Republicans should win the election in 1860. ... When Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated on March 4, 1861, federal troops held...
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1864: The Decisive Year - Civil War Travel  The Battle of Spotsylvania ... a wedge between the capital and Petersburg .... mous general died about a week later. .... The two large forces clashed June 1112, 1864, near Trevilian Station on the ... Christian Fleetwood received the Medal of Honor for his bravery in the Battle of New ..... (now in Hopewell), the Union army.
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Battle of Five Forks - Wikipedia  The Battle of Five Forks was fought on April 1, 1865, southwest of Petersburg, Virginia, around ... Part of the American Civil War .... off Ford's Road, swept down to Five Forks and helped disperse the last line of Confederate infantry resistance.
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BATTLEFIELDS OF THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR - The Complete ...  May 7, 2015 ... Manassas, VA (1861 & 1862) ... Manassas National Battlefield Park incorporates a large area along ... Some of the highlights include Matthew's Hill, where the first shots ... is one of the most popular visited battlefields in the United States. ... Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park (Kennesaw, GA;...
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Monitor and Merrimack - Social Studies for Kids  Ironclad ships that fought a famous battle near Hampton Roads, Virginia, in 1861. ... Union castoff, dredged up by Confederates and renamed the Virginia. ... War battle with the CSS Virginia, a Confederate States Navy ship that was rebuilt...
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United States Civil War - WikiVisually  Oct 11, 2016 ... The Revenue Act of 1861 introduced the income tax to help finance the war. .... To reward Virginia, the Confederate capital was moved to Richmond. .... Virginia, which was based on rebuilding a sunken Union ship, the Merrimack. .... Mexico in 1862, and the exiled Arizona government withdrew into Texas.
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Battle of Appomattox Court House - Wikipedia  The Battle of Appomattox Court House, fought on the morning of April 9, 1865, was one of the ... General Robert E. Lee surrenders at Appomattox Court House 1865.jpg ... Ulysses S. Grant laid siege to Petersburg and Richmond, intending to cut the two cities' supply ... John Gibbon's XXIV Corps of the Army of the James.
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The Peninsula Campaign - Civil War Trust  By early April 1862, the Army of the Potomac  over 120,000 strong  had been ... Rivers and was in position to move on the Confederate capital of Richmond. ... Before McClellan could put his plan into motion, General Joseph E. Johnston .... June 1, 1862, Robert E. Lee assumed command of the Confederate forces...
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Virginia Military Institute during the Civil War - Encyclopedia Virginia  Sep 24, 2009 ... Future Confederate generals Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson and John ... Market, contributing to the Confederate victory on May 15, 1864. In June, Union general David Hunter ordered the school burned, ... Confederate forces under John C. Breckinridgea Mexican War veteran, former U.S. vice president...
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Gettysburg Campaign - Wikipedia  The Gettysburg Campaign was a military invasion of Pennsylvania by the main Confederate army under General Robert E. Lee in summer 1863. ... On July 3, Lee focused his attention on the Union center. ... The Confederate retreat to Virginia was plagued by bad weather, difficult roads, and numerous skirmishes with Union...