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U.S. Civil War History
U.S. Civil War History
1862 - Union General Ambrose Burnside captured New Bern, NC.
1864 - Union troops captured Fort Derussy.
| "Will you pardon me for asking what the horses of your army have done since the battle of Antietam that fatigues anything." - Abraham Lincoln directed this remark to George B. McClellan, who had excused his lack of action in the fall of 1862 due to tired horses. McClellan was removed from command shortly there-after. |
