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The Dahlgren affair was an incident during the American Civil War which stemmed from a failed Union raid on the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia in March 1864. Brigadier General Hugh Judson Kilpatrick and Colonel Ulric Dahlgren led an attack on Richmond to free Union prisoners from Belle Isle and damage Confederate infrastructure.
View of Richmond above the Canal Basin, after the Evacuation Fire of 1865 Lithograph depicting the Evacuation Fire (Currier & Ives, 1865). Richmond, Virginia, served as the capital of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War from May 8, 1861, before that date the capital had been Montgomery, Alabama.
The history of Richmond, Virginia, as a modern city, dates to the early 17th century, and is crucial to the development of the colony of Virginia, the American Revolutionary War, and the Civil War. After Reconstruction, Richmond's location at the falls of the James River helped it develop a diversified economy and become a land transportation hub.
A woman with a gun poses for photos during the Black Women Matter "Say Her Name" march at the Lee statue on July 3, 2020, in Richmond, Va. Protests continue around the country after the death of ...
As a gentleman we admired him for his integrity, and placed a high estimate on the wisdom of his course after the restoration of peace'." [20] Newspapers throughout the U.S. printed similar items. The cornerstone for the monument was placed on October 27, 1887. The statue arrived in Richmond by rail on May 4, 1890. [21]
The Civil War Visitor Center at Tredegar Iron Works is located in the restored pattern building and offers three floors of exhibits, an interactive map table, a film about the Civil War battles around Richmond, a bookstore, and interpretive NPS rangers on site daily to provide programs and to aid visitors.
Aug. 20—The 2021 Battle of Richmond Civil War Reenactment, scheduled for Aug. 27 and Aug. 28, has been canceled. Sharon Graves, president of the Madison County Historical Society, explained the ...
A highly sought-after Civil War photo that has been missing since '80s has turned out to be a hoax. Historians believed this photo that surfaced in 1986 was of the CSS Georgia battleship. The ...