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Tag Archives: The siege of Petersburg
Lincoln: The Triumphal Stroll
The Procession As far back as recorded time goes, when a Great War was over, the victors paraded through their towns and villages, trumpets blaring. Hundreds, and even thousands of soldiers glittered in their armor, assembled and proud. Most marched. … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Admiral David Porter, American history, CSA President Jefferson Davis, Feather Schwartz Foster, General Robert E. Lee, General Ulysses S. Grant, history, Lincoln goes to Richmond, Lincoln in City Point VA, Lincoln visits Petersburg VA, Presidential history, Secretary of State William Seward, Secretary of war Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War Edwin Stanton, The burning of Richmond, The Civil War, The Confederate White House, The siege of Petersburg, US history, White House history
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Grant and Lincoln at City Point
In 1864-5, City Point, VA briefly became the tenth largest city in the United States. Grant in the East On February 29, 1864, President Lincoln promoted General Ulysses S. Grant as General of the Army – outranking everyone. Since Grant … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, City Point VA, Civil War, Civil War history, Eppes house in City Point VA, Feather Schwartz Foster, General George Meade, General Horace Porter, General U.S. Grant, General Ulysses S. Grant, General William T. Sherman, history, Lincoln visits Petersburg VA, President Abraham Lincoln, Presidential history, Quartermaster General Rufus Ingalls, The siege of Petersburg, US Civil War, US history
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Wilmer McLean: A Plague on Both His Houses
Wilmer McLean is one of those oddities of the Civil War, where truth is sometimes stranger than fiction. Wilmer McLean was a Virginia wholesale grocer, who at age 39 married a well-to-do widow with two children and a moderate plantation … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Appomattox Court House, Civil War history, Col. Charles Marshall, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Battle of Bull Run, First Manassas, Ft. Sumter, General Joseph E. Johnston, General Lee aide Col. Marshall, General Pierre Beauregard, General PTG Beauregard, General Robert E. Lee, General Ulysses S. Grant, history, Joseph E. Johnston, Manassas, President Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Lee, Second Battle of Bull run, Second Manassas, The Peninsula Campaign, The siege of Petersburg, Ulysses S. Grant, US history, Wilmer McLean
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