Parmenas Taylor Turnley: West Point Class of 1846
Parmenas Taylor Turnley was a graduate of the West Point Class of 1846, many of whom fought in the Mexican War but would later serve on opposite sides in the American Civil War. About...
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Battles of Baton Rouge, Cedar Mountain, and Second Bull Run: August 1862
August 1862 in the Civil War After a relatively quiet July, the pace of the fighting picked up again in August of 1862. At Baton Rouge Louisiana, a Confederate force of 2600 under...
Battle of Shiloh; Fall of New Orleans; Siege of Yorktown, VA: April 1862
April 1862 in the Civil War There was significant action on several fronts as the Civil War passed its first anniversary. Union forces achieved success in the west and along the Atlantic coast, while...