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6 days ago · Throughout August 27, while Jackson's men feasted. the Army of Virginia shuttled northward toward Manassas. Confusing intelligence and contradictory orders from Pope hampered the Union march. Hoping to capture the isolated Jackson, Pope finally reached Manassas Junction about noon on August 28. Pope found only the charred ruins of his base.
May 3, 2024 · Fort Bowie, Arizona by Douglas C. McChristian. Call Number: F819 .F6 M37 2005. ISBN: 9780806137810. Publication Date: 2006-02-27. Fort Bowie, in present-day Arizona, was established in 1862 at the site of the famous Battle of Apache Pass, where U.S. troops clashed with Apache chief Cochise and his warriors. The fort’s dual purpose was to ...
3 days ago · The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States between the Union [e] ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"). The Confederacy had been formed by states that had seceded from the Union. The central conflict leading to the war was the dispute over whether slavery ...
May 24, 2024 · CIVIL WAR & RECONSTRUCTION. Louisiana seceded from the Union in 1861 and the Barracks was taken over by state militia troops. Confederate control was short lived as New Orleans fell to a Union naval force the following year. Under Union occupation, the Jackson Barracks hospital cared for thousands of troops during the war and Reconstruction.
May 21, 2024 · He is best known for his role in the capture of New Orleans in 1862. Ingraham was born in Charleston, South Carolina, in 1809. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1828 and served in the Navy for over 30 years. During the Civil War, he commanded the USS Hartford, the flagship of Admiral David Farragut.
5 days ago · April 15 1862 in Picacho Pass, Arizona. On April 15, the western-most "battle" of the American Civil War was fought on the flanks of Picacho Peak, a rocky volcanic spire situated 50 miles northwest of a small Sonoran town named Tucson. In 1862, this area was virtually deserted due to its natural desolation, and the fact that all Union army ...
