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Jacob Zeilin, USMC
The American Battlefield Trust Conference this year was to have featured a tour of mine about the Marine Battalion at the First Battle of Manassas. It has been postponed until 2021. In the meantime, I wanted to share some of … Continue reading
USS Mississippi Visits Okinawa
In 1853, Commodore Matthew Perry arrived in the Far East to open up relations with Japan. His first flagship was USS Mississippi, a side-wheel steamer. Before going to Tokyo, Perry stopped at Okinawa to deal with the Okinawan king regarding … Continue reading
The Less Famous Lee
A devastated Robert E. Lee arrived too late for his older brother’s funeral in 1869. “A sad gap in our family… a grievous affliction to me which I must bear as well as I can,” he tearfully remarked to Mary, his … Continue reading
Posted in Battles, Campaigns, Civil War Events, Emerging Civil War, Leadership--Confederate, Navies
Tagged Commadore Mathew Perry, Confederate Naval Academy, Confederate Navy, Drewry's Bluff, Elizabeth River, Gosport Navy Yard, James River, Peninsula Campaign, Richmond Virginia, Robert E. Lee, Sydney Smith Lee, Union Navy
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