Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Today in
U.S. Civil War History

1817 - Confederate General Lewis Armistead was born in New Bern, North Carolina. Armistead was mortally wounded on July 3, 1863, when he led Pickett's Charge at Gettysburg.


U.S. Civil War Quote

"I earnestly believe that the consequences of this day's work will be to the lasting advantage, if not the very salvation, of the country," - U.S. President Lincoln after being re-elected on November 8, 1864.

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