Monday, May 11, 2026

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U.S. Civil War History

1864 - Confederate Cavalry General J.E.B. Stuart was mortally wounded at the Battle of Yellow Tavern. He died the next day. Union General George Custer had led the campaign against Stuart.


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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