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The Battle of Berryville was fought September 3 and September 4, 1864, in Clarke County, Virginia. [1] [2] It took place toward the end of the American Civil War. After taking control of Smithfield Summit on August 29, Union Maj. Gen. Philip H. Sheridan marched to Berryville with his 50,000 man Army of the Shenandoah.
Proposals Adopted by the Virginia Convention of 1861 The first resolution asserted states' rights per se; the second was for retention of slavery; the third opposed sectional parties; the fourth called for equal recognition of slavery in both territories and non-slave states; the fifth demanded the removal of federal forts and troops from ...
Pages in category "People of Virginia in the American Civil War" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 461 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
On April 9, 1865, the Army of Northern Virginia surrendered to the Army of the Potomac at Appomattox Court House, effectively ending the Civil War, with General Lee signing the papers of surrender to General Ulysses S. Grant. The day after his surrender, Lee issued his Farewell Address to the Army of Northern Virginia.
Desperate Engagement: How a Little-Known Civil War Saved Washington, D.C., and Changed American History. Thomas Dune Books; New York, 2007. pp. 86–87. Meserve, Stevan F. The Civil War in Loudoun County, Virginia: A History of Hard Times. The History Press, 2008, ISBN 978-1-59629-378-6. Morgan, James A III.
Portion of an 1865 map showing the location of Fort Corcoran. To the northeast is the Potomac River and Georgetown.The Aqueduct Bridge can also be distinguished.. Over 13,000 men marched into Northern Virginia on the 24th, bringing with them "a long train of wagons filled with wheelbarrows, shovels, &c." [7] These implements were put to work even as thousands of men marched further into Virginia.
The 56th Virginia Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment raised in Virginia for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. It fought mostly with the Army of Northern Virginia. The 56th Virginia completed its organization in September 1861, with men from Louisa, Mecklenburg, Buckingham, Nelson and Charlotte counties.
The 47th Virginia Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment raised in Virginia for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. It fought mostly with the Army of Northern Virginia and was a unit in A.P. Hill's Light Division. Major Charles Jones Green of Co. A, 47th Virginia Infantry Regiment