Civil War Unwrapped

28/04/2020

01/11/2019

Today in History,

Oct 31, 1861

Gen. McClellan took over command and assumed the position of General in Cheif of all Union Forces as a result of General Winfield Scott stepping down as a result of his health.

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31/10/2019

Today in History

Oct 30,1864 Union forces recapture Plymouth North Carolina affter they had lost it in April
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LOT 10469-4: USS Commodore Hull at Plymouth, North Carolina, engaging the batteries on October 29, 1864. Commodore Hull was an ex-ferry boat and served in the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron. Photo-types by Gutekunst of water color paintings by A.C. Stewart, an Engineer in the U.S. Navy during th...

26/10/2019

Today in history

Oct. 22, 1862

Most people when they hear of the Army of Virginia, think that it was strictly in regard to the Confederate States of America. What most people don't know is that there was in fact an Army of Virginia for the Union Forces as well. "The Army of the Potomac was headquartered on the Virginia Peninsula, and then outside Washington, D.C., with McClellan still in command, although three corps of the Army of the Potomac were sent to northern Virginia and were under Pope's operational control during the Northern Virginia Campaign."

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26/10/2019

Today in history

Oct. 24, 1862

Army of the Cumberland is created. it is comprised of the 14th Corp. it was originally known as the Army of Ohio. it was under the command of Maj. Gen. William Starke Rosecrans. One of the most notable battles that they were engaged in was the battle of Missionary Ridge.

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26/10/2019

Today In History

Oct. 25, 1862

President Lincoln wired General George McClellan saying "I have just read your dispatch about sore tongued and fatigued [sic] horses. Will you pardon me for asking what the horses of your army have done since the battle of Antietam that fatigue anything?" shortly after this he replaced General McClellan with General Burnside.

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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gen._Ambrose_E._Burnside_-_NARA_-_530346.jpg

24/10/2019

Today in History

Oct. 23 1863

The battle of Westport occurred. It’s referred to as the Gettesburg of the West. 22,000 Union troops under the command of Maj. Gen. Samuel Curtis fought hard again the Confederate’s 8,500 under the command of Maj. Gen Sterling Price. This battle lasted only a day in Kansas City Missouri. The confederate suffered a defeat with a loss of 6% of their forces while the union lost only 1.2% of their forces. This engagement was the turning point for all engadment west of the Mississippi

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18/10/2019

Today in History

Oct. 18, 1863
Union General Daniel Sickles tried to return to his third core Under General Mead. General Mead refused to reinstate his command due to the insubordination that took place on July 2 at Gettysburg. Sickels had moved his corp too far forward which forced Mead to thin his ranks out because Sickles had exposed a mile-long hole in the line. Gen. Mead had to thin his lines out in order to prevent a split of his armies.

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18/10/2019

Today In History

Oct. 17th, 1864
Confederate General James Longstreet assumed command of his corps which was the First corp. of the Army of Northern Virginia under the command of Robert E. Lee.

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11/10/2019

One of a Kind
On Nov. 10th back in 1865, the Famed Henery Wirz was the officer in charge of the well known Andersonville. Andersonville had one of the highest mortality rates when it came to Prisoner of War camps. on this day Henery Wirz was hanged for committing war crimes. what makes this unique is that he was one of two Confederate officers to be put to death for his crimes. on this day his ex*****on was carried out. This is what made his ex*****on one of a kind and this day back in 1865 one of a kind.

On Nov. 10th prior to the war in 1860, South Carolina's Senator James Chestnut Jr. resigns his seat in the U.S. Senate. this was his response to the split of the house and senate. He left and became the deputy of South Carolina for two years. also was a military man as well and served many leadership and council roles. After the war he returned to his practice of Law.

16/06/2018

Come on out to WCWA’s event this weekend in Union Gap some of our wonderful guest speakers will be there and you can ask some question for the upcoming pod cast episodes wcwa.net

Home Page of the Washington Civil War Association, a non-profit organization of living history reenactors in Washington state. Our mission is to teach the history of a critical era of our nation's history, while honoring the memory of those who fought in or lived during the American Civil War.

30/05/2018

Here are some shots of deep creek this last weekend. It was a blast to go to and be sure to come out to Yakima/Union Gap for the next even on June 15 and 16. Head to wcwa.net for more information

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01/05/2018

Some of the wonderful things that the Washington Civil War Association dose. Check them out about some events that are coming up this summer.

24/04/2018

The first topic we are going to talk about the economical status before, during, and affter the war. If you have any question leave them in the comment section below and we will read them out

24/04/2018

Hello and thank you for hitting that like button. This pod cast is to help educate people on a touchy subject. It will be talking about The Who, what, where, when, how, and the what if’s of the civil war. Each week I will be posting the topic for the week on the page and the line up for the next 5 shows. I will then take any question on these topics and ask them from our guests on the show. Stay tuned in to hear you answer heard. Again thank you so much for hitting that like button.