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July 1863
Second Battle of Fort WagnerOn the night of the 18th of July 1863, a narrow strip of beach measured just 60 yards wide between the ocean and Vincent's Creek.
Battle of GettysburgOn the 3rd of June 1863, General Robert E. Lee led his Army of Northern Virginia northward from Fredericksburg, Virginia.
Pickett's ChargeOn the morning of the 3rd of July 1863, Confederate General Robert E. Lee stood on Seminary Ridge and looked across nearly a mile of open ground toward…
Siege of Port HudsonThe American Civil War began in April 1861, and both the Union and Confederacy made controlling the Mississippi River a major part of their strategy.
New York City draft riotsBy 1822, nearly half of New York City's exports were cotton shipments. This economic dependence on the South created a deep divide within the city before the…