The pro-slavery Confederate Army of Mississippi was defeated OTD in 1862 https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/usa/washington-lee-mansion/?s=mb #travel #CivilWar #history #BlackLivesMatter
OTD in 1865, Confederate General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia, fighting to preserve slavery, lost its last major battle while in retreat from Richmond, Virginia https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/usa/washington-lee-mansion/?s=mb #travel #CivilWar #history #BLM
Albert Sidney Johnston resigned from the US Army to fight with the pro-slavery Confederacy; he was made General and killed OTD in 1862, early in the US #CivilWar https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/usa/washington-lee-mansion/?s=mb #travel #history
OTD in 1865, Confederate General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia, fighting to preserve slavery, lost its last major battle while in retreat from Richmond, Virginia https://toilet-guru.com/blog/57.html?s=mb #travel #CivilWar #history #BLM
OTD in 1865, Union forces captured Richmond, Virginia, the capital of the pro-slavery Confederate States of America https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/usa/washington-lee-mansion/?s=mb #travel #CivilWar #history #BlackLivesMatter
OTD in 1865, Union forces captured Richmond, Virginia, the capital of the pro-slavery Confederate States of America https://toilet-guru.com/blog/57.html?s=mb #travel #CivilWar #history #BlackLivesMatter
A. P. Hill defected from the US Army to become a general for the pro-slavery Confederate army; he was frail and suffered from frequent illnesses, and was killed OTD in 1865 https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/usa/washington-lee-mansion/?s=mb #travel #CivilWar #history #BLM
A. P. Hill defected from the US Army to become a general for the pro-slavery Confederate army; he was frail and suffered from frequent illnesses, and was killed OTD in 1865 https://toilet-guru.com/blog/57.html?s=mb #travel #CivilWar #history #BLM
OTD in 1865, defeat at the Third Battle of Petersburg forced the Army of Northern Virginia and the pro-slavery Confederate government to abandon Richmond, Virginia https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/usa/washington-lee-mansion/?s=mb #travel #CivilWar #history #BlackLivesMatter
Today in Labor History April 2, 1863: Bread riots occurred in Richmond, Virginia, as a result of a drought the previous year, combined with a blockade by the Union Army and overall Civil War-related shortages. Food riots occurred throughout the South around this time, led primarily by women. During the Richmond riot, women broke into storehouses and shops, stealing food, clothing and jewelry before the militia was able to restore order.
OTD in 1865, US troops led by Philip Sheridan decisively defeated pro-slavery Confederate troops led by George Pickett, cutting the Army of Northern Virginia's last supply line https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/usa/washington-lee-mansion/?s=mb #travel #CivilWar #history #BLM
OTD in 1865, US troops led by Philip Sheridan decisively defeated pro-slavery Confederate troops led by George Pickett, cutting the Army of Northern Virginia's last supply line https://toilet-guru.com/blog/57.html?s=mb #travel #CivilWar #history #BLM