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.
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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
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May 3, 1865
Posted: May 3, 2016 in On this Day in the Civil WarTags: abraham lincoln, american civil war, american history, funeral, history, illinois, springfield, the civil war, train
On this day in the Civil War, the funeral train of assassinated President Abraham Lincoln reaches Springfield, Illinois.
May 2, 1863
Posted: May 2, 2016 in On this Day in the Civil WarTags: 1863, american history, battle of chancellorsville, ellwood plantation, may 2, robert e. lee, stonewall jackson, stonewall jacksons arm, the civil war
On this day in the Civil War, the Confederate Army defeats the Federal Army of the Potomac at the Battle of Chancellorsville, through a flanking action led by Confederate General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson. Tragedy strikes the Confederate Army when Jackson is wounded by his own men and undergoes an amputation of his arm. The arm is given a proper burial at the Ellwood Plantation family cemetery in Virginia.
When Confederate General Robert E. Lee learns of the amputation of General Jackson’s arm, he states “He has lost his left arm, but I my right.”
For further information on visiting Ellwood Plantation:
https://www.nps.gov/frsp/learn/historyculture/ellwood.htm
May 1, 1863
Posted: May 1, 2016 in On this Day in the Civil WarTags: american civil war, american history, battle of chancellorsville, battlefield, civil war, confederate, federal, may 1st 1863, on the day in the civil war, the civil war
On this day in the Civil War, the Federal Army of the Potomac clashes with Confederate forces, starting the Battle of Chancellorsville.
April 12th, 1861
Posted: April 12, 2016 in On this Day in the Civil WarTags: american civil war, american history, civil war, confederacy, fort sumter, history, south carolina, the civil war, union, united states
155 years ago today (April 12th, 1861) the American Civil War began with the bombardment of Fort Sumter.
The Civil War Book 