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1862 in the United States
Battle of AntietamOn the 3rd of September 1862, Confederate General Robert E. Lee led his Army of Northern Virginia into the state of Maryland with approximately 55,000 men.
Second Battle of Bull RunIn the summer of 1862, President Abraham Lincoln appointed John Pope to command a newly formed Army of Virginia. This decision followed the collapse of…
Battle Hymn of the RepublicThe melody began as a revivalist hymn called Say Brothers will you Meet Us in the late 1700s. Camp meeting singers passed this tune orally across the United…
War Governors' ConferenceThe Loyal War Governors' Conference convened at the Logan House Hotel in Altoona, Pennsylvania on September 24 and 25, 1862.