Saturday, February 8, 2025
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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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