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  2. Battle of Augusta (1862) - Wikipedia

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    The Battle of Augusta was an engagement during the American Civil War that took place on September 27, 1862, in Augusta, Kentucky, between the Bracken County Home Guard (Union) and the Confederate Second Kentucky Cavalry Regiment under command of Colonel Basil W. Duke, a brother-in-law of John H. Morgan.

  3. Confederate Powderworks - Wikipedia

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    The 150 foot tall chimney still stands on the Augusta Canal and is one of the more recognizable features of the Augusta skyline today, located at the Sibley Mill at 1717 Goodrich Street in Augusta. The Sibley cotton mill was built on the site as a private venture in 1880–82, using bricks from the demolished powder works, and became one of the ...

  4. American Civil War - Wikipedia

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    Losses were far higher than during the war with Mexico, which saw roughly 13,000 American deaths, including fewer than two thousand killed in battle, between 1846 and 1848. One reason for the high number of battle deaths in the civil war was the continued use of tactics similar to those of the Napoleonic Wars, such as charging.

  5. Augusta County tells forgotten pacifist story during the ...

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    The new Civil War Trails site is one of three in Augusta County, one of the 550 across Virginia, and one of the 1,500 trails sites across six states, the release said.

  6. Battle of Baton Rouge (1862) - Wikipedia

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    Map depicting Louisiana and approaches to New Orleans as depicted during the Civil War. [2] Map depicting Battle of Baton Rouge, August 5th 1862. [3]The Battle of Baton Rouge was a ground and naval battle in the American Civil War fought in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, on August 5, 1862.

  7. 5th Louisiana Infantry Regiment (Confederate) - Wikipedia

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    The 5th Louisiana Infantry Regiment was a unit of volunteers recruited in Louisiana that fought in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. Formed in June 1861, the regiment was sent to fight in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War .

  8. 5th Virginia Infantry Regiment - Wikipedia

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    The 5th Virginia Infantry Regiment was organized in May, 1861, under Colonel Kenton Harper. Eight companies were from Augusta County and two from Frederick County. The unit became part of the Stonewall Brigade and served under Generals T.J. Jackson, Richard B. Garnett, Charles Sidney Winder, Elisha F. Paxton, James A. Walker and William Terry.

  9. 5th United States Colored Heavy Artillery Regiment - Wikipedia

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    Black Soldiers in Blue: African American Troops in the Civil War Era. University of North Carolina Press. ISBN 0-8078-2741-X. Coates, Ta-Nahisi (April 16, 2010). "Honoring CHM: One War. Three Sides". The Atlantic "Union Regimental Histories". The Civil War Archive. Archived from the original on 2012-01-30