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The Department of East Tennessee and West Virginia was a Confederate Army command in the Trans-Allegheny Theater during the American Civil War. This department existed in two previous forms during the war.===Department of Southwestern Virginia===Organized May 8, 1861 for the mountainous region of southwest Virginia and present-day southern West Virginia.Commanders:# William W. Loring - May 8, 1...
2nd Cavalry Regiment was organized during the summer of 1862 by consolidating the 4th South Carolina Cavalry Battalion and the Cavalry Battalion of Hampton's South Carolina Legion. The unit served under the command of Generals Hampton, M.C. Butler, P.M.B. Young, and Gary. It fought with the Army of Northern Virginia at Second Manassas, South Mountain, Sharpsburg, Fredericksburg, Brandy Station,...
Friday, September 18, 2009 the Scottish Chief Not much going on in the news this week relating to North Carolina and the War. I did find this item of interest. Recently, divers found the remains of a couple of Blockade Runners in the Hillsborough River near Tampa, Florida. Having grown up re-enacting in the Sunshine State, I often like to take note of events related to the war years. So what do...
This project is about the Confederates who immigrated to Brazil after the American Civil War, and their descendants. Https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confederados==Summary====Notables====Timeline====references , resources and links==* Confederados * Welcome to Americana * Confederados Website
The best source of manuscript material on the 7th South Carolina exists at the South Caroliniana Library at the University of South Carolina. Other manuscript material exists in university libraries, county archives, and in the battlefield parks (especially Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park). The wartime newspapers contain letters written by the soldiers, rosters, casualty l...
Please click the photo for a detailed explanation of the historical context. If anyone has any other pictures of the SC 5th Reg Cav that are less instigating/offensive please submit them (along with citation) for use. We cannot change our history but we can certainly learn from it. 5th Cavalry Regiment was organized in January, 1863, by consolidating the 14th and 17th Battalions South Carolina ...
CONFEDERATE ARKANSAS TROOPS===3rd Arkansas Infantry==3rd Arkansas, or 3rd Arkansas Infantry Regiment (May, 1861-April 12, 1865) was a Confederate Army regiment during the American Civil War, and the most celebrated unit from that state. Formed and initially commanded by Colonel Albert Rust, and later falling under the command of Colonel Van H. Manning, the regiment was part of the Army of North...
CONFEDERATE MISSOURI TROOPS ===8th Regiment, Missouri Infantry==The 8th Missouri Infantry (CSA) was also know as Mitchell's Missouri Battalion. Mitchell formed a battalion in 1862, at Thomasville, MO. it was first designated the "5th" then the "7th" and finally the "8th". There was another 8th commanded by a Colonel Burns. See the book "Serving with Honor, the diary of Eathan Allan Pinnell, of ...
The Second Battle of Dalton,August 14–15, 1864 :
