# otd civilwar

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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2022-04-26

in 1861, southern troops in Charleston, SC displayed their confederate heritage by opening fire without provocation on the post at , situated on an island at the mouth of Charleston Harbor. The bombardment began the

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2022-04-12

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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2022-04-12

John’s brother-in-law was Jeb Stuart, who also chose the confederacy. A flamboyant, mostly effective leader of cavalry, but also famously failed to report US troop movements before . He was killed at the Battle of Yellow Tavern.

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2022-04-11

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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2022-04-04

Some southern states still designate April as so we use the opportunity to note that William Pegram’s heritage was to be mortally wounded in 1865 by soldiers of the during the abject confederate defeat at the Battle of Five Forks.

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2022-04-01

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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2021-04-26

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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2021-04-12

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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2021-04-11

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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2021-04-03

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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2021-04-01

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

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2020-04-04

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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2020-04-01