Tag Archives: Alexandria Virginia

A return to normalcy?

After the defeat of the Army of the Cumberland at Chickamauga and its retreat back into Chattanooga, President Lincoln was very much involved in the decisionsto send reinforcements General Rosecrans in Chattanooga. In the midst of the crisis Mr. Lincoln … Continue reading

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Fort Ellsworth: Death and (Un)Discipline

From The New-York Times August 3, 1861: REPORTS FROM ALEXANDRIA. ALEXANDRIA, Friday, Aug. 2. The execution of private WM. MURRAY, of Company F, Second New-Hampshire Regiment, for the murder of MARY BUTLER, on Saturday last, took place this afternoon. In … Continue reading

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Invading Virginia’s “Sacred Soil”

Civil War Daily Gazette has reported on the Union capture of Alexandria and the death and martyrdom of Elmer Ellsworth. The Union advance brings back memories of Virginia Governor John Letcher’s message on January 7, 1861 that Virginia would not … Continue reading

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