Saturday, February 8, 2025


Today in
U.S. Civil War History


1862 - Union General Ambrose Burnside captured Roanoke Island in North Carolina.

1865 - The Battle of Dabney's Mill (Hatcher's Run) ended after three days. Neither side ended with a significant advantage after producing about 3,000 casualties.


U.S. Civil War Quote

"It would be superfluous in me to point out to your Lordship that this is war."
- Charles Francis Adams (United States Foreign Minister to Great Britain) in a letter to British Foreign Secretary Lord Russell concerning two ironclads being sent to help the Confederates.








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