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Maryland, My Maryland? Jefferson Davis and the Maryland Campaign of September 1862
Confederate soldiers splashing across the Potomac River in early September 1862 jubilantly bellowed out the tune “Maryland, My Maryland” as they marched into the Old Line State. Just months earlier, with the war escalating around the Confederate capital of Richmond, … Continue reading
With Lee in Leesburg: Harrison Hall
On the night of September 5, 1862 a lot must have been going through Lee’s mind as he went to bed in the home of Henry and Jane Harrison in Leesburg. A few days before he informed Confederate President Davis … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Arms & Armaments, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Books & Authors, Civil War Events, Civil War Trails, Emerging Civil War, Leadership--Confederate, Memory, Personalities, Preservation
Tagged Antietam, Leesburg, Maryland Campaign, Robert E. Lee, Sharpsburg, Stonewall Jackson
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A Monumental Discussion: Dana Shoaf
Before the tragedy in Charlottesville, Confederate monuments had already been sparking controversy around the country. Civil War Times, in an issue that now seems prescient, tackled the topic in its most recent issue, setting a high bar for rational, informed … Continue reading
