Wednesday, September 25, 2013
Tuesday, September 24, 2013
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| Kettle Run The Battle of Kettle Run is a prelude to the Second Manassus Battle. As Stonewall Jackson's troops occupied and looted the railway junction at Manassas on August 27, 1862, Federal Forces under the command of General Hooker approached the Confederate rear-guard at Kettle Run. The Confederates there managed to delay the Union force before withdrawing to the junction and then to the old Manassas Battlefield. |
Sunday, September 22, 2013
Attack on Fort Butler
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| General Green (CSA) ordered a night attack on Union-held Fort Butler, hoping to steal a victory before daylight. The attack by the 1st and 2nd Texas Brigades was unsuccessful due to the various fortifications supporting the fort and the two Union gunboats on the river. |
Forrest's Fort Pillow Raid
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| The attack on Fort Pillow was just one stop for Forrest's horsemen during this Spring 1864 foray from Mississippi into Tennessee and Kentucky. The regions isolation made it a haven for the hit-and-run raids at which Forrest excelled. |
Washingon, North Carolina
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| Union Defense of occupied Confederate Town of Washington, North Carolina, April 10t, 1863. |
Sunday, September 15, 2013
Wednesday, September 11, 2013
Saturday, September 7, 2013
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