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On this day in the Civil War, Confederate General Leonidas Polk is killed by Federal artillery fire near Marietta Georgia.
Prior to the war, Polk served as an Episcopalian bishop, though he was a graduate of West Point.
Leonidas Polk
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On this day in the Civil War, Confederate forces under General Richard Ewell clash with Federal troops led by General Robert Milroy at the Battle of Second Winchester.
General Robert Milroy
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On this day in the Civil War, Confederate General J.E.B. Stuart leads a force of cavalry which rides around the entire Federal Army of the Potomac.
General J.E.B. Stuart
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On this day in the Civil War, Federal forces under General David Hunter burn the Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Virginia.
On this day in the Civil War, Confederate troops under General Nathan B. Forrest defeat a Union force more than twice as large as the Confederates at the Battle of Brice’s Crossroads in Mississippi.
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