Yet, in the summer of 1864 (a full year after the Union victory at the battle of Gettysburg and the capture of Vicksburg) Lincoln was so unpopular that a fair number of leaders within his own political party supported convening a second n #union #year #victory #vicksburg #lincoln

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โœง Battle of Arkansas Post โœง

The Battle of Arkansas Post was fought from January 9 to 11, 1863, along the Arkansas River at Arkansas Post, Arkansas, as part of the Vicksburg campaign of the American Civil War. Major General Ulysses S. Grant of the Union army started to move against Vicksburg in November 1862. He entrusted Willi...

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Arkansas_Post

VICKSBURG Mississippi ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ #mississippi #vicksburg #visitms

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Off Topic: Of Liberals and Monarchists

Off topic, but given the stirring events of this weekend and the approaching 162nd and 249th anniversaries of two and one, respectively, notable events in US history, I feel like sharing this excerโ€ฆ

Flight To Wonder

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โœง Steele's Greenville expedition โœง

Steele's Greenville expedition took place from April 2 to April 25, 1863, during the Vicksburg campaign of the American Civil War. Union forces commanded by Major General Frederick Steele (pictured) occupied Greenville, Mississippi, and operated in the surrounding area, to divert Conf...

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steele%27s_Greenville_expedition

Steele's Greenville expedition - Wikipedia