...ind out what soldiers fought at what battles? I have a relative who was mustered in July 1861 at Dumfries, Virginia. Would he have served for the entire war? How could I find out when he left his s...
I was born and raised in Alexandria, Virginia so here are my questions.
1. If I was a young man in Northern VA (Alexandria)and wanted to join the southern cause what would be the probable unit I'...
...the top of, in an attempt to view the same. Baily's Crossroads is where Columbia Pike intersects with Virginia route seven, (7), also known as Leesburg Turnpike, which rises sharply as it transi...
That sounds like it would be a really great experience.
I also was thinking of going to the Virginia/West Virginia area and taking my niece to tour the battlefields where our ancestors fought, as w...
... leesburg,manasas,fredericksburg-chancellorsville-
wilderness-spotysvania. pennsyvania to maryland to west virginia to virginia-go in early april-leaves not on trees yet for views-=find on a map then...
...am still going through, they are non- circulating so it will take awhile! I may have to take a trip to the Virginia/West Virginia area to find the info I need.
Thanks,
debijean...
i came across civil war medal/badge that on the front displays a gold outline around a print that says west Virginia under that is the united states flag. also connected to the top part that reads wes...
...the author of the historical novel “Two Brothers: One North, One South.” He was born and raised in West Virginia and has been a lifelong student of the American Civil War. His research took him in...
because the surrounding states( south carolina, georgia, virginia,and tennensee) already did son N.C has no choice but to secede.
I did a quick read on Capt.Foot. Served on the Virginia(see how confusing the war is if someone's new? Bull Run/Manassas...Virginia/Merrimac? Son of President Zachary Taylor; Commanded shore batteries...
i live ten minutes from the cold harbor battlefields in virginia
the cousins were robert and richard garnet csa generals from virginia can anybody answer the other questions in the quiz?
in petersburg virginia i read free blacks owned property in the 1830s
... answer your question about the general, but the best training a confederate could have received was at the virginia military institute....
...ted so i was unable to see any markings or anything. Could ths be a cannonball. I found it in southern west virginia if that helps any.
thanks in advance!...
I found a similar tag at a flea market in Virginia and was wondering if anyone can tell me if it is a real or a fake? The tag is Lt. N. E. Whitecloud, 1st Cherokee Mtd Rifles, Yankee Slayers, 1862. An...
...ok “Imboden’s Brigade in the Gettysburg Campaign.”
Steve French teaches history in Martinsburg, West Virginia, and is a frequent contributor of historical articles and book reviews to the Washi...
The Virginia Military Institute Archives website has some good info as well as confederate letters and some photos.
Try looking on the websites of the Confederate state's or counties library a...
...oter shot Doles in the left breast as he was inspecting the Confederate entrenchments near Bethesda Church, Virginia. He died instantly. here is the link ...
... east,why not send men from us army in arkansas,texas coast,new orleans,south carolina,north carolina, west virginia,army of the cumberland,plus militas training in new york and pennsyvania....
...t lee in the wilderness which was not a good place to fight,you could say every battle both sides fought in virginia led to chancellorsville-hooker didnt live up to his own hype and lee overmatched hi...
...aywith a real judge presiding to determine which pictures were of whom hanging in the courthouse[this is in virginia]anyway i dont remember the verdict or if they settled anything-but now maybe we kno...
Looking out from the Lee/Virginia memorial at Gettysburg, one can see that the attack launched by Lee on the 3rd of July had little chance of success. The union forces were well entrenched along Cemet...
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2. Mississippi
3. Florida
4. Alabama
5. Georgia
6. Louisiana
7. Texas
8. Virginia
9. Arkansas
10. Tennesee
11. North Carolina
all these seceeded both in...
...es and mckinley never served at those battles hayes was in ohio i believeat that time .mckinley was in west virginia with 23 ohio....
... usa. in missouri partisan jeff thompson captures at price landing a us steamer. 1862-two showdowns one in virginia and the other in tennesse will result in december at fredericksburg va and near mur...
... leads us back to why Gettysburg so soon after Chancerlorville. He was overrated. Best General to come from Virginia? The Rock of Chicamauga: George ...
...ances towards fredericksburg va in the latest on to richmond campaign.robert e. lee's army of northern virginia watches.1863-in east tennessee coming north from chattanooga and braxton bragg, jam...
...repared to die for his cause,he will be convicted and the hanging will be dec 2nd in charlestown va[wva now]virginia removed a threat but a martyr will be born-on dec 2nd people again will walk in his...
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