150 Years Ago in the Civil War Confederate armies were on the move in Virginia and Kentucky as September 1862 began. Major General John Pope’s Union Army of Virginia was in the process of slowly withdrawing to the Washington DC defenses following the defeat at Second Bull Run when it was attacked by Thomas “Stonewall” [...]
The story of Reverdy Johnson is a particularly interesting one if you look at it from the standpoint of a Southerner whose main interest in life was constitutional law, a pursuit that led him to represent people on both sides of the conflict. A Marylander, Reverdy Johnson* considered himself a Southerner and was sympathetic to [...]
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The September 17th, 1862 Battle of Antietam was the single bloodiest day in U.S. history, with approximately 23,000 total casualties on both sides including about 3600 killed in action. At the end of the day, very little ground had been gained by either side. Lee withdrew his army the next day and Union General George B. [...]
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