Ratioed by Robert Smalls, who stole a Confederate ship from South Carolina and then got elected to Congress to fuck with them some more https://t.co/2bRGVOvFH4

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Captain Charles Henry Davis was in command of the U.S. flotilla, having taken command only the day before. The confederate attack caught them by surprise, and two ironclads, the USS Cincinnati and USS Mound City were rammed.

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"Such a tense moment with confederate soldiers on the Planter's tail and the hope that the Union blockade didn't suspect foul play. Luckily, the flags of victory are starting to rise."



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Having escaped from Washington after the assassination, Booth spent nearly two weeks evading capture and seeking treatment for the leg he injured when he jumped to the stage. He was accompanied by David Herold, one of his co-conspirators.

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They were the last line of confederate defense between the and the New Orleans. The mutually-supporting forts had been built in the 1820's at the direction of President Andrew Jackson, who knew all too well how New Orleans could be defended.

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Aboard her was a detachment of infantry from the 8th Massachusetts Militia, which was assigned to the ship to protect her from threats by confederates. Once in Rhode Island, she was again used as a training vessel for the remainder of the war.

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Confederate troops in Charleston, SC in 1861 opened fire on the installation at , situated on an island at the mouth of Charleston Harbor. The bombardment essentially began the

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Despite his racist views, violence against Black people, and participation in the rebellion against the United States, Hampton remains revered in much of South Carolina. Streets, parks, and schools are named in his honor.

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Stuart was killed at the Battle of Yellow Tavern in My, 1864, but remarkably his name lived on as the namesake of a high school and a WWII U.S. Army tank, while his father-in-law, who remained loyal to the US, has largely been forgotten.

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wishing everyone a happy confederate surrender day

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With the Union position on Cemetery Ridge in danger of being breached, General Winfield Hancock saw a confederate brigade advancing toward a gap in his lines. He turned to Colvill, commanding the only infantry in the area, and ordered "Advance, Colonel, and take those colors!"

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Jesse James was killed in 1882. Before beginning his career as a common outlaw, he served with Bloody Bill Anderson's confederate guerrilla band in the & participated in the Centralia Massacre in which 24 soldiers were murdered.

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In recognition of April being in many southern states, we note that William Pegram was mortally wounded while commanding a battery of confederate artillery during the Battle of Five Forks, VA, which was a resounding victory for the Union.

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aaaand comm for FA's Iron-Confederate ^^

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Fayetteville, NC was occupied by Union troops under General William Tecumseh Sherman in 1865 as part of their ongoing Carolinas Campaign. They captured the confederate arsenal there, which had produced nearly a million rounds of ammunition in 1864.

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Walter Herron Taylor, who served as principal aide-de-camp to Robert E. Lee for the entire died in 1916 at the age of 77. He was one of only two other confederate officers besides Lee who attended the signing of the surrender documents at .

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The ship ran aground off the coast of Georgia on the last day of February, 1863. When the ironclad USS Montauk came upon her, they raked the grounded ship with 11- and 15-inch gunfire, sinking her and ending the career of the first successful confederate raider.

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The USS Monitor was commissioned in 1862, under the command of Lt. John L. Worden. Within two weeks, she would participate in the first ever naval battle between two ironclad warships, facing off against the confederate ship Virginia at the Battle of Hampton Roads.

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