J.E.B. Stuart and Kilpatrick butt heads at Buckland Mills
•February 12, 2019 • 1 Comment
Two of the Civil War’s most colorful cavalry officers butted heads at Buckland Mills, Virginia: J.E.B. Stuart and Judson ‘Kill Cavalry’ Kilpatrick.
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A former superintendent of the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, Robert E. Lee is perhaps the most famous general officer of the Civil War. A Virginian, Lee was offered command of all Union forces at the outbreak of the war but refused and resigned his commission in the U.S. Army, unable to raise his hand against his native state, which had seceded. As the commander of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, Lee became a legend, taking great risks and winning several major battles due to his audacity and the battlefield competence of lieutenants such as Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson and James Longstreet. However, modern historians have criticized his performance at the Battle of Gettysburg. Lee surrendered to Union General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia, on April 9, 1865. After the Civil War, Lee became president of Washington College in Lexington, Virginia. He died in 1870 at the age of 63, and the college was renamed Washington & Lee in his honor.
•February 12, 2019 • 1 Comment
Two of the Civil War’s most colorful cavalry officers butted heads at Buckland Mills, Virginia: J.E.B. Stuart and Judson ‘Kill Cavalry’ Kilpatrick.
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The ferocity of that single day of fighting and the haphazard means by which graves were arranged has made the Antietam death toll hard to truly measure. More »
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When an Ottoman army surrounded Jean Kleber’s Division of Mount Tabor on April 16, 1799, the timely arrival of Napoleon Bonaparte ensured a French victory. More »
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This Civil War Timeline covers the events in late 1861, in which piecemeal military operations began to take shape, setting the stage for future conflicts between the North and the South. More »
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The four tragic years of the American Civil War, fought 1861 to 1865, strengthened the Federal government and ended slavery in the United States. More »
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General Robert E. Lee led the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia during the Civil War and remains one of the conflict’s most revered figures. More »
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Ulysses S. Grant led Union forces to victory over the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia in the Civil War and became President of the United States. More »
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In their first major battles of World War I, American Expeditionary Force troops helped blunt multiple offensives launched by the German Army in the spring of 1918. More »
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How the native Kentuckian and hardened war veteran rejoined the Army of Northern Virginia just in time for the bloodiest battle of the American Civil War. More »
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Lincoln’s moral leadership and political legacy, as well as Lee and Jackson’s expert command have never left our popular imagination. More »
