Friday, April 19, 2024

Today in
U.S. Civil War History

1861 - In Baltimore, MD, residents attacked a Union regiment at a train station while the group was traveling to Washington, DC.

1861 - U.S. President Lincoln ordered a blockade of Confederate ports.

1865 - The funeral for U.S. President Abraham Lincoln was held. His body then began a two-week journey back to his hometown of Springfield, Illinois.


U.S. Civil War Quote

"That old man...had my division massacred at Gettysburg!" - George Pickett said these words to John S. Mosby shortly after paying Lee a visit in Richmond

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