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2. James City (Virginia Company) - Wikipedia

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   James City included the seat of government for the colony at Jamestown. Each of the four "citties" extended across the James River, the main conduit of transportation of the era. In 1634, under Royal authority, a portion became James City Shire, later the County of James City (aka James City County). James City was established in 1619, along ...

3. James City County, Virginia - Wikipedia

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   Website. www.jamescitycountyva.gov. James City County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 78,254. [1] Although politically separate from the county, the county seat is the adjacent independent city of Williamsburg. [2] Located on the Virginia Peninsula, James City County is included in ...

4. Battle of Williamsburg - Wikipedia

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   More than 450 killed. 1,410 wounded. 1,682[2] The Battle of Williamsburg, also known as the Battle of Fort Magruder, took place on May 5, 1862, in York County, James City County, and Williamsburg, Virginia, as part of the Peninsula Campaign of the American Civil War. It was the first pitched battle of the Peninsula Campaign, in which nearly ...

5. History of Jamestown, Virginia (1607–1699) - Wikipedia

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   The James Fort c. 1608 as depicted on the map by Pedro de Zúñiga. Jamestown, also Jamestowne, was the first settlement of the Virginia Colony, founded in 1607, and served as the capital of Virginia until 1699, when the seat of government was moved to Williamsburg.

6. Virginia in the American Civil War - Wikipedia

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   Origins. On October 16, 1859, the radical abolitionist John Brown led a group of 22 men in a raid on the Federal Arsenal in Harpers Ferry, Virginia. U.S. troops, led by Robert E. Lee, responded and quelled the raid. Subsequently, Brown was tried and executed by hanging in Charles Town on December 2, 1859.

7. Names of the American Civil War - Wikipedia

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   The most common name for the American Civil War in modern American usage is simply "The Civil War". Although rarely used during the war, the term "War Between the States" became widespread afterward in the Southern United States. During and immediately after the war, Northern historians often used the terms "War of the Rebellion" and "Great ...