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#OTD 1864, Union victory at the Battle of Atlanta opened the door for General Sherman's March to the Sea, later capturing Savannah.
📷: Siege of Atlanta. ca. 1888. LOC.
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📷: Siege of Atlanta. ca. 1888. LOC.
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July 22, 2024 at 9:01 PM
#OTD 1864, Union victory at the Battle of Atlanta opened the door for General Sherman's March to the Sea, later capturing Savannah.
📷: Siege of Atlanta. ca. 1888. LOC.
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📷: Siege of Atlanta. ca. 1888. LOC.
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“The Father of Waters again goes unvexed to the sea,” President #Lincoln said after the fall of #Vicksburg.
#OTD 1863, Confederate Gen. Pemberton surrendered to Union Gen. Grant after a 47-day siege of Vicksburg, a monumental victory for the Union.
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#OTD 1863, Confederate Gen. Pemberton surrendered to Union Gen. Grant after a 47-day siege of Vicksburg, a monumental victory for the Union.
#CivilWar #4thofJuly
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July 4, 2024 at 5:57 PM
“The Father of Waters again goes unvexed to the sea,” President #Lincoln said after the fall of #Vicksburg.
#OTD 1863, Confederate Gen. Pemberton surrendered to Union Gen. Grant after a 47-day siege of Vicksburg, a monumental victory for the Union.
#CivilWar #4thofJuly
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#OTD 1863, Confederate Gen. Pemberton surrendered to Union Gen. Grant after a 47-day siege of Vicksburg, a monumental victory for the Union.
#CivilWar #4thofJuly
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#OTD 1863, the final Confederate assault of the Battle of #Gettysburg, known as Pickett's Charge. But our focus is the Brian Farm, atop Cemetery Ridge.
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📷: Detroit Publishing Co., Copyright Claimant, & Publisher Detroit Publishing Co. Gettysburg from Cemetery Ridge. LOC.
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📷: Detroit Publishing Co., Copyright Claimant, & Publisher Detroit Publishing Co. Gettysburg from Cemetery Ridge. LOC.
July 3, 2024 at 11:09 PM
#OTD 1863, the final Confederate assault of the Battle of #Gettysburg, known as Pickett's Charge. But our focus is the Brian Farm, atop Cemetery Ridge.
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📷: Detroit Publishing Co., Copyright Claimant, & Publisher Detroit Publishing Co. Gettysburg from Cemetery Ridge. LOC.
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📷: Detroit Publishing Co., Copyright Claimant, & Publisher Detroit Publishing Co. Gettysburg from Cemetery Ridge. LOC.
#OTD 1863, the Battle of #Gettysburg begins. Located 10 miles north of the Mason-Dixon line, let’s focus on the civilians affected by one of the most significant battles of the #CivilWar
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📷: Battle of Gettysburg., ca. 1887. May 16. LOC
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📷: Battle of Gettysburg., ca. 1887. May 16. LOC
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July 1, 2024 at 10:44 PM
#OTD 1863, the Battle of #Gettysburg begins. Located 10 miles north of the Mason-Dixon line, let’s focus on the civilians affected by one of the most significant battles of the #CivilWar
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📷: Battle of Gettysburg., ca. 1887. May 16. LOC
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📷: Battle of Gettysburg., ca. 1887. May 16. LOC
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#OTD 1862, the Seven Days' Battle continued with the Battle of Beaver Dam Creek near Mechanicsville, Virginia. 🧵
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📷: Battle of Beaverdam Creek Va., Chickahominy River. LOC.
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📷: Battle of Beaverdam Creek Va., Chickahominy River. LOC.
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June 26, 2024 at 9:27 PM
#OTD 1862, the Seven Days' Battle continued with the Battle of Beaver Dam Creek near Mechanicsville, Virginia. 🧵
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📷: Battle of Beaverdam Creek Va., Chickahominy River. LOC.
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📷: Battle of Beaverdam Creek Va., Chickahominy River. LOC.
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#OTD 1862, Union Gen. McClellan launched a preemptive attack known as the Battle of Oak Grove to capture Richmond, VA, beginning the Seven Days’ Battles.
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📷: Major General George B. McClellan, 1861. LOC.
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📷: Major General George B. McClellan, 1861. LOC.
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June 25, 2024 at 9:49 PM
#OTD 1862, Union Gen. McClellan launched a preemptive attack known as the Battle of Oak Grove to capture Richmond, VA, beginning the Seven Days’ Battles.
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📷: Major General George B. McClellan, 1861. LOC.
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📷: Major General George B. McClellan, 1861. LOC.
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Our goal is to tell the untold stories of the resilience, sacrifice, & courage of Black Americans who played a pivotal role in their quest for freedom & equality. This #Juneteenth, remember the efforts that helped secure freedom for Black Americans & preserve the Union. #CivilWar
June 19, 2024 at 10:49 PM
Our goal is to tell the untold stories of the resilience, sacrifice, & courage of Black Americans who played a pivotal role in their quest for freedom & equality. This #Juneteenth, remember the efforts that helped secure freedom for Black Americans & preserve the Union. #CivilWar
On June 17, 2021, President Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day into law & declared #Juneteenth a national holiday. The federal government took 156 years to acknowledge this abolitionist commemoration—a long overdue recognition.
📷: Kevin Breuninger, CNBC.
📷: Kevin Breuninger, CNBC.
June 19, 2024 at 8:46 PM
On June 17, 2021, President Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day into law & declared #Juneteenth a national holiday. The federal government took 156 years to acknowledge this abolitionist commemoration—a long overdue recognition.
📷: Kevin Breuninger, CNBC.
📷: Kevin Breuninger, CNBC.
The first recorded #Juneteenth celebration was in 1866. However, these commemorations were private ceremonies. TX became the first state to designate Juneteenth as a holiday in 1980.
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📷: The Texas African American History Memorial, José Pestana
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📷: The Texas African American History Memorial, José Pestana
June 19, 2024 at 8:46 PM
The first recorded #Juneteenth celebration was in 1866. However, these commemorations were private ceremonies. TX became the first state to designate Juneteenth as a holiday in 1980.
#CivilWar #USHistory #BlackHistory
📷: The Texas African American History Memorial, José Pestana
#CivilWar #USHistory #BlackHistory
📷: The Texas African American History Memorial, José Pestana
#DYK Did you know #Juneteenth is the longest-running African American holiday? Juneteenth, a Black English contraction of "June" & "Nineteenth," is celebrated as a second Independence Day.
📷: Emancipation Day Celebration 19 June 1900, Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
📷: Emancipation Day Celebration 19 June 1900, Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
June 19, 2024 at 8:45 PM
#DYK Did you know #Juneteenth is the longest-running African American holiday? Juneteenth, a Black English contraction of "June" & "Nineteenth," is celebrated as a second Independence Day.
📷: Emancipation Day Celebration 19 June 1900, Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
📷: Emancipation Day Celebration 19 June 1900, Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
#OTD, June 19, 1865: #Juneteenth, the effective end to slavery in the United States of America.
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📷: Thomas Nast, Emancipation of the Negroes – the Past and the Future, (from ‘Harper’s Weekly’),” The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Jan 24, 1863.
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📷: Thomas Nast, Emancipation of the Negroes – the Past and the Future, (from ‘Harper’s Weekly’),” The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Jan 24, 1863.
June 19, 2024 at 8:45 PM
#OTD, June 19, 1865: #Juneteenth, the effective end to slavery in the United States of America.
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📷: Thomas Nast, Emancipation of the Negroes – the Past and the Future, (from ‘Harper’s Weekly’),” The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Jan 24, 1863.
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📷: Thomas Nast, Emancipation of the Negroes – the Past and the Future, (from ‘Harper’s Weekly’),” The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Jan 24, 1863.
#OTD: U.S. Major General Gordon Granger, commander of the Headquarters District of Texas, and his troops arrive in Galveston, Texas.
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#CivilWar #Documentary #Galveston
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📷: Portrait of Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger, officer of the Federal Army. LOC.
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📷: Portrait of Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger, officer of the Federal Army. LOC.
June 18, 2024 at 9:18 PM
#OTD: U.S. Major General Gordon Granger, commander of the Headquarters District of Texas, and his troops arrive in Galveston, Texas.
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📷: Portrait of Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger, officer of the Federal Army. LOC.
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📷: Portrait of Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger, officer of the Federal Army. LOC.
As our nation prepares to celebrate #Juneteenth this Wednesday, let’s examine the #CivilWar connection of this holiday & why it is so meaningful for Black Americans. 1/3
🖼️: “The Journey.” Ted Ellis.
🖼️: “The Journey.” Ted Ellis.
June 18, 2024 at 8:56 PM
As our nation prepares to celebrate #Juneteenth this Wednesday, let’s examine the #CivilWar connection of this holiday & why it is so meaningful for Black Americans. 1/3
🖼️: “The Journey.” Ted Ellis.
🖼️: “The Journey.” Ted Ellis.
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#OTD 1863, Battle of Big Black River Bridge Mississippi. General Grant’s Union troops secured victory while pursuing General Pemberton’s Confederate forces. Pemberton left 5,000 soldiers to defend Big Black River as he took the rest of his command to #Vicksburg.
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May 17, 2024 at 8:28 PM
#OTD 1863, Battle of Big Black River Bridge Mississippi. General Grant’s Union troops secured victory while pursuing General Pemberton’s Confederate forces. Pemberton left 5,000 soldiers to defend Big Black River as he took the rest of his command to #Vicksburg.
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#OTD In 1865, Union troops captured & imprisoned Confederate President Jefferson Davis in Irnwinville, GA. After General Lee's defeat at Petersburg on April 2, 1865, Davis planned on fleeing from the east coast of FL & sailing to TX in hopes of establishing a new Confederacy.
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May 10, 2024 at 6:40 PM
“Ferro lis Libertas Perveniet.”Freedom will be theirs by the sword.
In May 1865, nearly two hundred #AfricanAmerican Union soldiers received the Butler Medal. This medal was the only one created during the #CivilWar honoring a specific regiment or action.
📸: NMAAHC
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In May 1865, nearly two hundred #AfricanAmerican Union soldiers received the Butler Medal. This medal was the only one created during the #CivilWar honoring a specific regiment or action.
📸: NMAAHC
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May 1, 2024 at 4:30 PM
“Ferro lis Libertas Perveniet.”Freedom will be theirs by the sword.
In May 1865, nearly two hundred #AfricanAmerican Union soldiers received the Butler Medal. This medal was the only one created during the #CivilWar honoring a specific regiment or action.
📸: NMAAHC
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In May 1865, nearly two hundred #AfricanAmerican Union soldiers received the Butler Medal. This medal was the only one created during the #CivilWar honoring a specific regiment or action.
📸: NMAAHC
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Last week, we mentioned General Henry Halleck, who was commanded by #PresidentLincoln to telegraph #GeneralGrant & revoke General Order No. 11. #OTD in 1862, Gen Halleck, also known as Old Brains, began a month-long objective of besieging & capturing #Corinth, Mississippi.
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April 30, 2024 at 12:26 AM
Last week, we mentioned General Henry Halleck, who was commanded by #PresidentLincoln to telegraph #GeneralGrant & revoke General Order No. 11. #OTD in 1862, Gen Halleck, also known as Old Brains, began a month-long objective of besieging & capturing #Corinth, Mississippi.
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#OTD in 1861, the state of Virginia decided to call a special convention of delegates to consider secession and days after the attack on Fort Sumter, Virginia passed its “Ordinance of Secession.” #publichistory #civilwar #ushistory
April 17, 2024 at 5:57 PM
#OTD in 1861, the state of Virginia decided to call a special convention of delegates to consider secession and days after the attack on Fort Sumter, Virginia passed its “Ordinance of Secession.” #publichistory #civilwar #ushistory
President Abraham Lincoln died of his wounds at 7:22 a.m. on April 15, 1865. Unlike the images depicted, his wife, Mary, was not in the room. A few hours later, at 11:00 a.m., Vice President Andrew Johnson took the oath of office as the 17th president.
📷 Death bed of Lincoln. 1865. LOC.
📷 Death bed of Lincoln. 1865. LOC.
April 15, 2024 at 2:54 PM
President Abraham Lincoln died of his wounds at 7:22 a.m. on April 15, 1865. Unlike the images depicted, his wife, Mary, was not in the room. A few hours later, at 11:00 a.m., Vice President Andrew Johnson took the oath of office as the 17th president.
📷 Death bed of Lincoln. 1865. LOC.
📷 Death bed of Lincoln. 1865. LOC.
OTD 🧵April 12, 1861. Fort Sumter, South Carolina, the American Civil War officially starts.
After Abraham Lincoln’s presidential victory in November 1860, SC viewed his upcoming presidency as threatening the plantation economy & called upon the state’s delegates to vote for secession from the Union.
After Abraham Lincoln’s presidential victory in November 1860, SC viewed his upcoming presidency as threatening the plantation economy & called upon the state’s delegates to vote for secession from the Union.
April 12, 2024 at 7:27 PM
OTD 🧵April 12, 1861. Fort Sumter, South Carolina, the American Civil War officially starts.
After Abraham Lincoln’s presidential victory in November 1860, SC viewed his upcoming presidency as threatening the plantation economy & called upon the state’s delegates to vote for secession from the Union.
After Abraham Lincoln’s presidential victory in November 1860, SC viewed his upcoming presidency as threatening the plantation economy & called upon the state’s delegates to vote for secession from the Union.
Albert J. Myer.
A thread:
In 1860, the U.S. Army adopted Myer’s aerial telegraphy system, the wig-wag system - a binary code that included a single flag by day & a kerosene lamp by night. NPS notes that the Union and Confederate armies utilized the wig-wag system during the American Civil War.
A thread:
In 1860, the U.S. Army adopted Myer’s aerial telegraphy system, the wig-wag system - a binary code that included a single flag by day & a kerosene lamp by night. NPS notes that the Union and Confederate armies utilized the wig-wag system during the American Civil War.
April 10, 2024 at 7:02 PM
Albert J. Myer.
A thread:
In 1860, the U.S. Army adopted Myer’s aerial telegraphy system, the wig-wag system - a binary code that included a single flag by day & a kerosene lamp by night. NPS notes that the Union and Confederate armies utilized the wig-wag system during the American Civil War.
A thread:
In 1860, the U.S. Army adopted Myer’s aerial telegraphy system, the wig-wag system - a binary code that included a single flag by day & a kerosene lamp by night. NPS notes that the Union and Confederate armies utilized the wig-wag system during the American Civil War.