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August 1862: stories to listen to | HearLore
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August 1862
Confederate Heartland OffensiveIn early 1862, Union forces opened the Tennessee and Cumberland Rivers to their Navy after victories at Fort Henry and Fort Donelson.
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 of RichmondIn the summer of 1862, two Confederate armies moved on separate paths into Kentucky. They hoped to put back into power the shadow Confederate government that…