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Mosbys Louden Heights Raid In the early hours of a frigid
Mosbys Louden Heights Raid In the early hours of a frigid Sunday, January 10, 1864, a column of Mosby’s Rangers stealthily made their way over the ...

Battle of Chickasaw Bluffs December 29th 1862 On this day in
Battle of Chickasaw Bluffs December 29th 1862 On this day in 1862, at the Battle of Chickasaw Bluffs, Union General William T. Sherman is thwarted in...

Battle of Nashville: December 15-16, 1864 Thomas saw his
Battle of Nashville: December 15-16, 1864 Thomas saw his chance to deal a decisive blow to Hood. At Nashville, a large force of Yankees faced a rebe...

Battle of 1st Fredericksburg - Saturday, December 13,
Battle of 1st Fredericksburg - Saturday, December 13, 1862 ...the enemy deployed in a ravine which was between us and the city, and distant about 300...

Siege of Knoxville, TN.... Nov17th-Dec 4th 1863 The
Siege of Knoxville, TN.... Nov17th-Dec 4th 1863 The eighteen-day siege of Knoxville from November 17 to December 4, 1863, stemmed from two interrela...

October 15th 1863, the C.S.S. Hunley, the worlds first successful
October 15th 1863, the C.S.S. Hunley, the worlds first successful combat submarine, sinks during a test run, killing its inventor and seven crewmember...

Death of General Robert E. Lee October 12, 1870 The headline
Death of General Robert E. Lee October 12, 1870 The headline from a Richmond newspaper read, quote; “News of the death of Robert E. Lee, beloved ch...

Perryville Battle of Chaplin Hills October 8, 1862 Boyle
Perryville Battle of Chaplin Hills October 8, 1862 Boyle County, Kentucky In the summer of 1862, Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg launched an invas...

Baxter Springs, Kansas October 6th 1863 Confederate guerilla
Baxter Springs, Kansas October 6th 1863 Confederate guerilla leader William Clarke Quantrill continues his bloody rampage through Kansas when he att...