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🌸On March 27, 1912, First Lady Helen Taft, along with Viscountess Iwa Chinda, wife of the Japanese ambassador, planted the first two Yoshino cherry trees on the bank of the Potomac River in Washington, D.C. The trees were two of 3,020, a gift to the U.S. by the Mayor of Tokyo
Sedgwick routed, and now on the defensive behind breastworks. The cavalry drawn back, thousands and thousands of killed and wounded.The air pervaded with a lurking feeling of being face to face with disaster. What! What is the matter with the army of the Potomac?"
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Once recovered, Wild recruited soldiers to serve in the US Colored Troops, and commanded a brigade of them in North Carolina, where they earned a fierce reputation of being harsh on those who‘d enslaved Black people. In May 1864, they were transferred to the Army of the Potomac.
General George Meade was slow to follow with the main body of the Army of the Potomac, not arriving for nearly a week. By the time he did, the river had fallen and a new bridge was constructed, allowing Lee to escape with his army back into Virginia.
Once recovered, Wild recruited black soldiers to serve in the US Colored Troops, and commanded a brigade in operations in North Carolina, where they earned a fierce reputation of being harsh on former slavery owners. In May 1864, they were transferred to the Army of the Potomac.
#OTD in 1982: Air Florida Flight 90, a B-737, crashes in the Potomac River (Washington, US). 78 of 83 aboard died, along with 4 on a bridge the jet hit. Plane crashed shortly after taking off on snowy conditions; crew had neglected anti-ice procedures, causing loss of control.
Philip Guston, Dawn, 1970. Collection of Glenstone Museum, Potomac, Md.
Scan of my sketch from last night at Tim's Rivershore.
It was a beautiful evening on the river, just what we needed.
Watercolor and Fountain pen.
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@NBCSWashington Potomacs is nice but not a strong name for a team. Neither is Monuments, Presidents, Lincolns, or Washington Football Team. We cant use arrows, feathers or any Native American imagery. At least with Redwolves, we have a LOOSE connection to NA culture.
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General George Meade was slow to follow with the main body of the Army of the Potomac, not arriving for nearly a week. By the time he did, the river had fallen and a new bridge was constructed, allowing Lee to escape with his army back into Virginia.
Once recovered, Wild recruited black soldiers to serve in the US Colored Troops, and commanded a brigade in operations in North Carolina, where they earned a fierce reputation of being harsh on former slavery owners. In May 1864, they were transferred to the Army of the Potomac.
Official plan of the siege of Yorktown, Va. conducted by the Army of the Potomac under command of Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan U.S.A., April 5th to May 3rd 1862 / prepared under the direction of Brig. Gen. J.G. Barnard, Chief Engr. by Lieut. Henry L. Abb https://t.co/et8Y14dlGh
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