“The Union men at Front Royal were the 1st Maryland. Jackson also had a regiment of 1st Maryland (Confederate). Maryland was a… — Charles River Editors Copy Share Image
“Gettysburg was the last time Lee’s army would have the chance to be on the offensive during a campaign, as Grant’s Overland… — Charles River Editors Copy Share Image
“McClellan knew that Jackson’s force was relatively small, so he only sent 16,000 men under the command of Major General Nathaniel P.… — Charles River Editors Copy Share Image
“Civil War generals began the war employing tactics from the Napoleonic Era, which saw Napoleon dominate the European continent and win crushing… — Charles River Editors Copy Share Image
“Colonel Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain of the 20th Maine, who so valiantly defended Little Round Top at Gettysburg on July 2, 1863, was… — Charles River Editors Copy Share Image
“With the Confederate army divided and Pope’s army between them, Pope was now positioned to prevent them from linking up by blocking… — Charles River Editors Copy Share Image
“In early September, convinced that the best way to defend Richmond was to divert attention to Washington, Lee had decided to invade… — Charles River Editors Copy Share Image
“By the end of the war, the Civil War had become a forerunner to the trench warfare of World War I, and… — Charles River Editors Copy Share Image
“With faulty caps and no artillery present, the Stonewall Brigade fought with knife, bayonet, gun butt, and fist. Those who were able,… — Charles River Editors Copy Share Image
“After being wounded and carried behind the lines on the night of May 2, Stonewall Jackson had his arm amputated, after which… — Charles River Editors Copy Share Image
“As the story is told, determined to inspire his men to take the offensive, Jackson suddenly rode into the battlefield and attempted… — Charles River Editors Copy Share Image
“General Banks saw that Jackson meant business, and so recalled General Williams’ brigade that was en route to Centreville. The rebels suffered… — Charles River Editors Copy Share Image
“Feeling increasingly at odds with his superiors, in a letter sent from Gaines’ Mills, Virginia dated June 28, 1862, a frustrated McClellan… — Charles River Editors Copy Share Image
“After the battle ended and the Union army was in rapid retreat, Beauregard stated sardonically that had Richmond dispatched adequate supplies to… — Charles River Editors Copy Share Image
“The local pub, The Red Lion, has the double distinction of being the only pub in Britain to be surrounded by a… — Charles River Editors Copy Share Image
“For reasons that are still unclear, Union troops in camp at Frederick came across a copy of Special Order 191, wrapped up… — Charles River Editors Copy Share Image
“By the following morning, September 15, Jackson had positioned nearly fifty guns on Maryland Heights and at the base of Loudoun Heights. … — Charles River Editors Copy Share Image
“Jackson, on the other hand, would be reinforced with several regiments, bringing his total force to 18,500. Robert E. Lee wrote to… — Charles River Editors Copy Share Image
“From almost the moment the Civil War ended, Gettysburg has been widely viewed as one of the decisive turning points of the… — Charles River Editors Copy Share Image
“Shortly before the battle of Fredericksburg, Jackson learned that he had become a father, receiving a letter informing him of the birth… — Charles River Editors Copy Share Image
“Iwo Jima is more officially known as “Sulfur Island,” and it lies in a chain of volcanic islands south of the Ogasawara Islands. In… — Charles River Editors Copy Share
“Rachel’s tomb is located a short distance north of Bethlehem, on the road between Jerusalem and Hebron. It consists of a small building with… — Charles River Editors Copy Share
“By the following morning, September 15, Jackson had positioned nearly fifty guns on Maryland Heights and at the base of Loudoun Heights. Then he… — Charles River Editors Copy Share
“Washington is the only President to be elected unanimously – not once, but twice.” — Charles River Editors Copy Share
“As the story goes, the cardinals began to regret their decision the very night of Pope Urban VI's coronation. During the celebratory feast that… — Charles River Editors Copy Share
“When Lee heard of Jackson’s injuries, he sent his religious leader Chaplain Lacy to Stonewall with the message, “Give him my affectionate regards, and… — Charles River Editors Copy Share
“For the first time, the Ottoman Empire was forced to recognize the full independence of a nation, not because of a war with a… — Charles River Editors Copy Share
“Midway was merely a convenient target chosen by Yamamoto to draw the Americans out, and both sides’ objectives were attritional attempts to degrade their… — Charles River Editors Copy Share
“Paris had heard of Helen of Sparta’s beauty, and though she was married to the warlike Menelaus, he immediately consented to awarding Aphrodite the… — Charles River Editors Copy Share
“Although cargo shipments of precious metals as described here seem quite fanciful to modern ears, archaeologists recently excavated a shipwreck at Uluburun with a… — Charles River Editors Copy Share
“The British government in 1807 had issued the “Orders in Council,” which enforced a naval blockade against France, and with a shortage of seamen… — Charles River Editors Copy Share
“Fearing for his life, Urban stayed put. He publicly blasted the French cardinals and attempted to revoke their titles, breaking records by appointing 26… — Charles River Editors Copy Share
“Humiliated, Boniface issued the papal bull, “Clerics Laicos,” in response. The bull declared that kings who taxed clergy without papal permission would be promptly… — Charles River Editors Copy Share
“In 1940, Heinrich Himmler, wanting to extend SS influence to the rocket program, pressured Wernher von Braun into joining the organization despite his lack… — Charles River Editors Copy Share
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![“With faulty caps and no artillery present, the Stonewall Brigade fought with knife, bayonet, gun butt, and fist. Those who were able, fled; the remainder were killed.[34] By May 14, 1864, there were less than 200 members of the Stonewall Brigade still in action. These men and survivors from other…” quote by Charles River Editors](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/81c/charles-river-editors-1165_quote_with-faulty-caps-and-no-artillery-presen_1561211.jpg)
