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The Battle of Chancellorsville

On this day, one hundred forty-seven hears ago, US Major General Joseph Hooker put his Army of the Potomac in motion.  With flowering trees in full bloom, and spring temperatures warming the days, the 1863 campaign season had opened.  After … Continue reading

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Battle of Cross Keys, Virginia

On June 8, 1862, CSA Major General Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson was hard at work, in the Shenandoah Valley.  Over the past 2 1/2 months, Jackson had worked to rid the Shenandoah Valley of US Major General John Fremont’s army.  … Continue reading

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Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson – CSA Lieutenant General

On January 21, 1824, Thomas J. Jackson¹ was born in Clarksburg, WV (then Virginia).  When he was two years old, young Thomas was at his sister’s bedside, when she died of typhoid fever.  Jackson’s father, Edward, would die several days … Continue reading

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