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Category Archives: Historical Events
Bennett Place -a photo essay
I visited the historic Bennett Place, in Durham, North Carolina, this past July. Run by the state of North Carolina, it is a historic site that you need to visit if you are in the area. I was fortunate to … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefield Photo Essays, Historical Events, Photo Essays (miscellaneous)
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln assassination, Andrew Johnson, Appomattox Campaign, Appomattox Court House, Army of Northern Virginia, Army of Tennessee, Battle of Appomattox Station, Battle of Averasboro, Battle of Averasborough, Battle of Bentonville, Bennett Place, Civil War, Diane Smith, Jefferson Davis, Jefferson F Davis, Jeremiah Degennaro, John Breckinridge, John C Breckinridge, John Guss, John W Guss, Joseph E Johnston, Joseph Johnston, Kent Hinkson, Petersburg, Petersburg Campaign, R E Lee, Robert E. Lee, Robert Lee, Ulysses Grant, Ulysses S Grant, William Sherman, William T Sherman, William Tecumsah Sherman
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Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address: A new meaning for the war
Today is the 147th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address. Lincoln arrived in Gettysburg on the evening of November 18 and prepared for what would become one of the most important speeches in United States history. On the morning of … Continue reading
The Siege of Vicksburg Commences
One hundred forty-seven years ago, while US Major General Joe Hooker was reeling from his thrashing at Chancellorsville, Major General Ulysses S. Grant, commanding the Army of the Tennessee, was marching through Mississippi. On this day in the Civil War, … Continue reading
Joseph E. Johnston Surrenders to William T. Sherman
On April 26, 1865 CSA General Joseph E. Johnston officially surrendered his Confederate Army of Tennessee to US Major General William T. Sherman at Durham Station, North Carolina. This official surrender followed an armistice that was signed by Johnston on April … Continue reading
Posted in Historical Events, This Day In The Civil War
Tagged Alexander P Stewart, Army of Tennessee, Atlanta Campaign, Battle of Chattanooga, Battle of Chickamauga, Battle of Franklin, Battle of Nashville, battle of stones river, Braxton Bragg, Carolinas Campaign, James Longstreet, John Bell Hood, Joseph E Johnston, Nathan Bedford Forrest, Patrick Cleburne, Stephen D Lee, Ulysses Grant, Ulysses S Grant, William T Sherman, William Tecumsah Sherman
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Robert E. Lee Resigns From the U.S. Army
Colonel Robert E. Lee had served in the U.S. Army his entire adult life. Graduating from West Point in 1829, Lee would serve in the Army Engineer Corps. He would be in charge of many coastal projects and an ambitious … Continue reading
A Country Mourns for Abraham Lincoln
Besides being our Federal tax day, April 15 is the day Abraham Lincoln died from an assassin’s bullet. I had one of my blog followers post a comment on Facebook yesterday wondering what might have happened if Abraham Lincoln had … Continue reading
John Wilkes Booth Shoots Abraham Lincoln
One hundred forty-five years ago today, on Good Friday, John Wilkes Booth shot President Abraham Lincoln, mortally wounding the president. Abraham Lincoln had met early in the day with Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant asking him to join himself, and … Continue reading
Appomattox Court House – The Surrender That Saved the Country
On April 9, 1865 at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, CSA General Robert E. Lee surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia to US Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant 145 years ago today, after nearly four years of pitched fighting, the CSA Army … Continue reading
Abraham Lincoln’s Thanksgiving Proclamation
The American tradition of Thanksgiving was given to us by Abraham Lincoln. By the Fall of 1863 the Civil War had been waging for over two years. While the summer of 1863 had brought victories to the Federal arms at … Continue reading
Posted in General Musings, Historical Events, This Day In The Civil War
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Civil War, Thanksgiving
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Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address
Today is the 146th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln delivering a “few appropriate remarks” at the dedication of the National Cemetery at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. When Lincoln received an invitation, from David Wills, to attend the dedication, he believed it was an … Continue reading