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Within the next two months, Brown was tried, found guilty of treason and murder, and hanged. His raid and planned rebellion was viewed by Southerners as a prelude to more aggressive actions to end slavery, contributing to the push for secession and, ultimately, the #CivilWar.
#Pixeltober day 14. Captain America: Civil War. #pixeltober2021 #octobit #8bitart #pixelaet #digitalart #photoshop #Marvel @MarvelStudios #CaptainAmericaCivilWar
Rise of the JoKronii! She absolutely snapped yesterday 😂 #Kroniijokes #kroniillust #Holocouncil #Wardenoftime #OuroKronii #Hololive #HololiveEN #HolocouncilCivilWar
#OnThisDay 9 October 1643 Parliamentary forces under the Earl of Manchester, Sir Thomas Fairfax and Oliver Cromwell were besieging Bolingbroke Castle in Lincolnshire. #EnglishCivilWar #17thCentury #OTD
This is Frederic Edwin Church's amazing 1861 painting, Our Banner in The Sky!! #Art #Fineart #Painting #AmericanCivilWar #Church #HudsonRiverSchool
Gen. Solomon Meredith, who commanded the famed Iron Brigade at @GettysburgNMP, where he was wounded after his men launched a furious attack to halt the confederate advance at Seminary Ridge, died #OTD in 1875. He was 65 years old, and was buried in Cambridge City, IN. #CivilWar
Sheridan moved quickly, striking Early with two Corps totaling about 40,000 men. Early was outnumbered nearly 4-to-1, and though the fighting was fierce, he ultimately had to withdraw. Winchester, which changed hands 75 times during the #CivilWar, never left U.S. control again.
#OnThisDay 19 September 1642 #Yorkshire Parliamentarians proclaimed Ferdinando, 2nd Lord Fairfax as their leader. His son, Sir Thomas Fairfax, would be his deputy and go on to even greater things... #EnglishCivilWar #17thCentury #OTD
#OnThisDay 18 September 1644 was the Battle of Montgomery, the largest battle fought in Wales during the #BritishCivilWars. Royalist forces under Lord Byron were defeated by Sir John Meldrum, leaving the Parliamentarians in control of central Wales. #17thCentury #OTD
Abraham Lincoln
Portrait by Travis Simpkins
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#AbrahamLincoln #presidentoftheunitedstates #POTUS #WhiteHouse #FordsTheatre #GettysburgAddress #CivilWar #EmancipationProclamation #HonestAbe #WashingtonDC #TravisSimpkins #art #portrait #sketch #History
#OnThisDay 14 September 1645 King Charles I, influenced by Prince Rupert's enemies at court, dismissed him from his service for surrendering Bristol. Rupert would subsequently demand and be exonerated by a Court Martial. #EnglishCivilWar #17thCentury #OTD
#OnThisDay 13 September 1645 was the battle of Philiphaugh near Selkirk. Covenanter forces under Lt Gen David Leslie decisively defeated Royalist forces under the Marquis of Montrose. Images of the generals from our collection. #BritishCivilWars #WarOfThreeKingdoms #17thCentury
#OnThisDay 11 September 1645, Prince Rupert surrendered #Bristol, the last Royalist port, to Sir Thomas Fairfax. Rupert had no option due to disease and being outgunned, but a furious Charles I stripped him of his offices. Images from our collection. #EnglishCivilWar #17thCentury
#OnThisDay 7 September 1642 the Royalist commander of #Portsmouth George Goring surrendered the town under generous terms to Parliamentary forces under Sir William Waller. #EnglishCivilWar #17thCentury Thread 1/2
General William Rosecrans was born #OTD in 1819. A graduate of @WestPoint_USMA, he secured several critical victories for the U.S. in the Western Theater of the #CivilWar, including the Battles of Iuka, Corinth, and @StonesRiverNPS.