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The Battle of Burgess Mill (Copyrighted Article by Author Bryce Suderow)
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3255:Other topics
3197:By ethnicity
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3118:Trent Affair
3017:Signal Corps
2874:
2597:White League
2484:Ku Klux Klan
2397:Confederados
2324:Constitution
2196:D. D. Porter
2049:Breckinridge
1760:Rhode Island
1755:Pennsylvania
1510:Spotsylvania
1470:Stones River
1450:2nd Bull Run
1400:1st Bull Run
1286:Stones River
1187:Marine Corps
1154:Marine Corps
993:Abolitionism
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326:Globe Tavern
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158:George Meade
110:Belligerents
38:Part of the
3078:Copperheads
2790:Confederate
2682:Black Codes
2008:E. K. Smith
1889:Confederate
1836:New Orleans
1831:Chattanooga
1695:Mississippi
1595:Connecticut
1563:territories
1554:Involvement
1515:Cold Harbor
1505:Fort Pillow
1495:Chattanooga
1490:Chickamauga
1440:Seven Pines
1430:New Orleans
1395:Fort Sumter
1336:Valley 1864
1169:Confederacy
966:Slave Power
946:Fire-Eaters
747: /
518:Confederate
470:Confederate
436:during the
192:Third Corps
3428:Categories
3311:Juneteenth
2832:Cemeteries
2709:Red Shirts
2620:Centennial
2570:Red Shirts
1978:Longstreet
1908:Beauregard
1851:Winchester
1826:Charleston
1795:Washington
1730:New Mexico
1725:New Jersey
1585:California
1561:States and
1545:Five Forks
1530:Mobile Bay
1500:Wilderness
1480:Gettysburg
1460:Perryville
1445:Seven Days
1376:Appomattox
1301:Gettysburg
1261:New Mexico
1128:Combatants
1103:Combatants
1016:John Brown
735:77°30′42″W
732:37°08′35″N
666:References
627:Gettysburg
576:Henry Heth
572:A. P. Hill
561:Plank Road
493:Brig. Gen.
456:Background
426:Union Army
167:Henry Heth
72:1864-10-28
68:1864-10-27
3289:Espionage
3083:Diplomacy
3051:Political
3007:POW camps
2753:Monuments
2580:Scalawags
2575:Redeemers
2313:Aftermath
2262:Pinkerton
2201:Rosecrans
2166:McClellan
2069:Memminger
1805:Wisconsin
1770:Tennessee
1690:Minnesota
1665:Louisiana
1540:Nashville
1485:Vicksburg
1415:Pea Ridge
1366:Carolinas
1321:Red River
1316:Knoxville
1296:Tullahoma
1291:Vicksburg
1271:Peninsula
1243:campaigns
1109:Campaigns
886:Secession
616:Aftermath
478:Maj. Gen.
3403:Category
3244:Seminole
3234:Cherokee
2987:Medicine
2940:Military
2853:Veterans
2687:Jim Crow
2452:timeline
2247:Ericsson
2230:Civilian
2211:Sheridan
2171:McDowell
2131:Farragut
2116:Burnside
2106:Anderson
2099:Military
2079:Stephens
2039:Benjamin
2032:Civilian
1918:Buchanan
1896:Military
1841:Richmond
1790:Virginia
1735:New York
1710:Nebraska
1700:Missouri
1685:Michigan
1675:Maryland
1660:Kentucky
1635:Illinois
1610:Delaware
1590:Colorado
1575:Arkansas
1535:Franklin
1455:Antietam
1326:Overland
1281:Maryland
1200:Theaters
1106:Theaters
569:Lt. Gen.
489:IX Corps
476:, under
474:II Corps
198:Strength
187:IX Corps
179:II Corps
80:Location
70: –
3370:Related
3239:Choctaw
3229:Catawba
3012:Rations
2957:Cavalry
2819:Removal
2447:efforts
2431:of 1873
2277:Stevens
2272:Stanton
2257:Lincoln
2216:Sherman
2151:Halleck
2141:Frémont
2126:Du Pont
2064:Mallory
2023:Wheeler
1958:Jackson
1938:Forrest
1878:Leaders
1821:Atlanta
1785:Vermont
1705:Montana
1645:Indiana
1620:Georgia
1615:Florida
1580:Arizona
1570:Alabama
1520:Atlanta
1435:Corinth
1387:battles
1331:Atlanta
1311:Bristoe
1212:Western
1207:Eastern
1112:Battles
911:Slavery
815:Origins
801:Origins
466:V Corps
460:At the
432:in the
206:11,691
203:30,000
183:V Corps
66: (
3413:Portal
3351:Tokens
2287:Welles
2267:Seward
2252:Hamlin
2221:Thomas
2156:Hooker
2121:Butler
2074:Seddon
2059:Hunter
2044:Bocock
2018:Taylor
2013:Stuart
2003:Semmes
1983:Morgan
1943:Gorgas
1923:Cooper
1814:Cities
1750:Oregon
1715:Nevada
1655:Kansas
1625:Hawaii
1525:Crater
1425:Shiloh
1385:Major
1371:Mobile
1241:Major
1115:States
1066:Caning
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529:Battle
491:, and
316:Crater
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98:Result
3156:Dixie
3143:Music
2762:Union
2606:Post-
2442:trial
2242:Chase
2237:Adams
2206:Scott
2181:Meigs
2176:Meade
2146:Grant
2136:Foote
2111:Buell
2092:Union
2054:Davis
1998:Price
1988:Mosby
1933:Ewell
1928:Early
1913:Bragg
1775:Texas
1670:Maine
1630:Idaho
1136:Union
641:Notes
507:Union
222:1,300
217:1,758
128:Union
89:near
3341:Salt
2947:Arms
2797:List
2769:List
2282:Wade
2191:Pope
2161:Hunt
1993:Polk
1953:Hood
1948:Hill
1780:Utah
1745:Ohio
1650:Iowa
1182:Navy
1177:Army
1149:Navy
1144:Army
704:ISBN
412:The
61:Date
2186:Ord
1973:Lee
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