At Frederick, MD. 4 days before this battle, Lee's plan fell into Union hands after it was used to wrap cigars
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Civil War: Robert E. Lee's secret Special Orders No 191 found by ...  Sep 15, 2012 ... Robert E. Lee's detailed battle plans discovered by Union troops under a ... in Frederick, Maryland is a two-page document from Robert E. Lee ... 191, detailing the his plans for an invasion of enemy territory that ... After reading the top-secret order, one recipient sewed his copy into his coat ..... Under wraps!
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The Maryland Campaign of 1862 - Civil War Trust  Inside the nation's capital one Union soldier, reflecting the mood of many in the army, ... On September 4, advance elements of the army crossed the Potomac into ... But Lee gave Lincoln no respite and the Confederate invasion of Maryland forced him ... The Confederate had further divided his army after leaving Frederick,...
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Invasion orders found wrapped around cigars in field led to ... - Photo  Sep 15, 2012 ... Robert E. Lee's detailed invasion orders, wrapped around a few cigars, accidentally fell in a farm field and were discovered by Union ... Dead Confederate soldiers in a ditch after the Battle of Antietam near Sharpsburg, Md. ... document detailed the Southern commander's audacious plans for an invasion of...
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Lee's Lost Order - The New York Times  Sep 12, 2012 ... He had concentrated his army at Frederick, Md., about 40 miles northwest of ... And yet, events in the days leading up to it helped level the field for the Union, which ... Lee reasoned that his army should first travel west, into the northern ... Library of CongressConfederate dead after the Battle of Antietam.
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Three Cigars A story of Private Barton Mitchell and the Battle of ...  President Lincoln was looking for a big Union victory so that he could issue his ... three cigars wrapped in battle plans for General Robert E. Lee's Confederate army! ... must have been used by one of his staff officers to wrap his cigars, which fell ... those cigars that day, Lee's army would have moved farther into Maryland,...
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The Fall of Richmond, Virginia - Civil War Trust  Since the Union capital--Washington D.C.--and the Confederate capital--Richmond--were located ... By early spring 1865 the citizens of Richmond had become used to the threat of capture by the Federal army whose soldiers the Richmond ... Return to Top ... His train was scheduled to depart on April 2 at 8:30 Sunday night.
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Battle of Gettysburg - American Civil War - HISTORY.com  In the small Pennsylvania town of Gettysburg, 3,000 Union soldiers prepare to ... The Battle of Gettysburg, fought from July 1 to July 3, 1863, is considered the ... an attack by fewer than 15,000 troops on the enemy's center at Cemetery Ridge. ... where the Confederates were under siege, Lee hoped to gain recognition of the...
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The Last Surrenders of the Civil War | National Archives  Aug 15, 2016 ... After the fall of Richmond, the Confederate capital, on April 2, 1865, ... The string of events marking the end of the war all began with Lee's Appomattox campaign. ... General Grant's forces counterattacked a week later on April 1 at Five Forks, .... He ended the telegram with one exception, "the guerrilla chief...
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Caring for the Wounded - National Park Service  first aid to field hospital to general hospital;.  place the caring for the wounded at Gettysburg within the context of Civil War medicine, .... which up until then had not .... R idge. Taneytown. Road. BAttlE OF GEttySbURG. Overview: July 1, 1863. N .... Everyone thought that the war would not last longer than 90 days, and so the...
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GCACW Scenarios - Sheridan in the Valley - Multi-Man Publishing  The 1864 Shenandoah Valley Campaign ... But for their bad conduct I should have defeated Sheridan's whole force. ... The prisoners were brought off. ..... To simulate this, the Confederate player is allowed to reorganize his army during each ..... He also wrote that "If it [Hunter's force] could be crushed, Washington would be...
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Two Days in April: The Battle of Five Forks - Civil War Trust  On April 1, 1865, Union troops under Phil Sheridan turned the Confederate right ... General Phil Sheridan swung around the Union infantry through Five Forks to ... The rains continued unabated on March 30, and both the Federal infantry and ... However, a few miles from the crossing, they ran into Fitzhugh Lee's cavalry and...
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Battle of Gettysburg ends - Jul 03, 1863 - HISTORY.com  On this day in History, Battle of Gettysburg ends on Jul 03, 1863. ... On July 1, a Confederate division under General Henry Heth marched into Gettysburg hoping to ... On July 3, Lee, having failed on the right and the left, planned an assault on Meade's center. ... Day 2 at Gettysburg: The Union Line Holds at Little Round Top.
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Full text of "ERIC ED450018: The Star-Spangled Banner Project ...  Later his poem became the words to the song, The Star-Spangled Banner. ..... After sacking Washington, D.C., the British army planned to attack Baltimore. ..... If the batter gets the right answer, he or she proceeds to first base. ... Did you know that when The Defense of Fort McHenry was first published, credit was given...
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The Lost Confederate Treasure | Southern Sentinel  Jun 4, 2011 ... Part I The facts seem simple enough: On April 2, 1865 the Union Army faced ... could not hold and that the fall of the Confederate capital was imminent, ... Shortly after midnight a second train departed the Richmond station ... Federal troops had fanned out across the city looking for stragglers. ...... Top Clicks.
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Gettysburg Campaign - Wikipedia  Lee started his Army of Northern Virginia in motion late the ... strike the Confederate left and rear along Seminary Ridge. ... In the Battle of Funkstown on July 10, Stuart's cavalry continued its efforts to delay Federal pursuit ... Other Union forces were in position to protect the outer...
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Siege of Yorktown (1862) - Wikipedia  The Battle of Yorktown or Siege of Yorktown was fought from April 5 to May 4, 1862, as part of ... The battle took place near the site of the 1781 Siege of Yorktown, the final ... the heavy Confederate batteries at the mouth of the York River prevented the ... Magruder, an amateur actor before the war, exacerbated McClellan's...
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George Meade - Wikipedia  During the Gettysburg Campaign, he was appointed to command the Army of the Potomac just three days before the Battle of Gettysburg, but was able to...
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The Battle of Five Forks: April 1, 1865 - The Siege of Petersburg Online  Jul 19, 2011 ... Union Advance on Five Forks: Afternoon April 1, 1865 .... Three of his battalion's guns were stationed at and left of the all-important crossroads. ... limited as the Siege of Petersburg, and the Civil War, wound inexorably to a close. ..... The CWSAC site classifies the final battles around Petersburg after Fort...
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Cornwallis surrenders at Yorktown - Oct 19, 1781 - HISTORY.com  On this day in History, Cornwallis surrenders at Yorktown on Oct 19, 1781. ... and led his Recoats in victory over General Horatio Gates and the Patriots at Camden, ... Washington and Rochambeau made plans to attack Cornwallis with the .... Civil War. 1864. Battle of Cedar Creek. Union General Philip Sheridan averts a...
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Five Forks, Battle of - Encyclopedia Virginia  Mar 24, 2010 ... The Battle of Five Forks, on April 1, 1865, was the last major battle of the Petersburg ... Lee , Fitzhugh Lee, and Thomas L. Rosser , Union general Philip H. ... arriving in the vicinity of Five Forks on the afternoon of March 30, 1865. ... behind the lines at Five Forks to enjoy a Virginia traditionthe shad bake.
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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.