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Mary Todd Lincoln Home
Posted: June 3, 2018 in Civil War SitesTags: abraham lincoln, american civil war, civil war, civil war related sites, civil war sites, historic sites, history, houses, Kentucky, lincoln, mary todd lincoln home, signs
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May 6, 1863
Posted: May 6, 2016 in On this Day in the Civil WarTags: american civil war, american history, civil war, civil war battlefields, civil war sites, confederate, general joseph hooker, historic sites, history, On this Day in the Civil War, the american civil war, union
On this day in the Civil War, Union General Joseph Hooker makes this statement to his army: “The men are to be commended on the achievements of the past seven days.”
The irony of this statement is that the Union army suffered a disastrous defeat at the Battle of Chancellorsville.
General Joseph Hooker
(Photo Credit: Library of Congress)
May 5, 1864
Posted: May 5, 2016 in On this Day in the Civil WarTags: american civil war, american history, battle of the wilderness, civil war, civil war battlefields, civil war sites, confederate, ellwood manor, general robert e lee, general ulysses s grant, historic sites, history, union
On this day in the Civil War, the Confederate army under General Robert E. Lee clashes with the Union Army of the Potomac under General Ulysses S. Grant at the Battle of the Wilderness. After several days of fighting, in which the Confederate army prevails, General Grant surprises his troops by continuing to press toward Richmond instead of retreating. A Union officer describes Grant’s tenacity by stating that he: “Habitually wears an expression as if he had determined to drive his head through a brick wall and was about to do it.”
May 4, 1863
Posted: May 4, 2016 in On this Day in the Civil WarTags: american civil war, american history, civil war battlefields, civil war sites, general sedgwick, historic sites, history, On this Day in the Civil War, salem church, the civil war
On this day in the Civil War, Federal forces under General John Sedgwick clash with Confederate forces at the Battle of Salem Church. Sedgwick’s troops retreat from the battlefield during the night of May 4th.
Arlington House
Posted: September 23, 2015 in Civil War SitesTags: arlington, arlington house, civil war, historic sites, history, robert e. lee, washington dc
This was the residence of Robert E. Lee.
The Civil War Book 