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  • Today in the Petersburg Campaign: July 10, 1864

    July 10, 1864 The burning of the Gunpowder Bridge, MD. Skirmish near Monocacy, MD. Skirmish at Rockville, MD. Note: All “Today In The Petersburg Campaign” blog entries are used with permission from Ronald A. Mosocco’s Chronological Tracking of the American Civil War per the Official Records of the War of the Rebellion. Order the book […]

  • Today in the Petersburg Campaign: July 9, 1864

    July 9, 1864 The Confederate forces under Lieut. Gen. Jubal Early, CSA, levy the city of Frederick, MD for $200,000 in retribution for the suffering extracted on the Shenandoah Valley by Maj. Gen. David Hunter, USA. The Battle of Monocacy, MD, where Lieut. Gen. Jubal Early, CSA, routs the Federals under Maj. Gen. Lewis Wallace, […]

  • Today in the Petersburg Campaign: July 8, 1864

    July 8, 1864 Skirmish at Antietam Bridge, MD, with Lieut. Gen. Jubal Early, CSA. Skirmish at Frederick, MD. Skirmish at Sandy Hook, MD. Note: All “Today In The Petersburg Campaign” blog entries are used with permission from Ronald A. Mosocco’s Chronological Tracking of the American Civil War per the Official Records of the War of […]

  • Today in the Petersburg Campaign: July 7, 1864

    July 7, 1864 The 3rd Division, 6th US Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, arrives at Baltimore, MD, from its position in front of Petersburg, VA, to aid Washington DC from Lieut. Gen. Jubal Early, CSA. 7/7-8/1864. Note: All “Today In The Petersburg Campaign” blog entries are used with permission from Ronald A. Mosocco’s Chronological […]

  • Today in the Petersburg Campaign: July 6, 1864

    July 6, 1864 The Confederate capture of Hagerstown, MD, by  Lieut. Gen. Jubal Early, CSA, as Cavalry Brig. Gen. John McCausland, CSA, levies $20,000 on the residents of Hagerstown in retribution for the destruction dealt the Shenandoah Valley by Maj. Gen. David Hunter, USA. Note: All “Today In The Petersburg Campaign” blog entries are used […]

  • Today in the Petersburg Campaign: July 5, 1864

    July 5, 1864 The call is made upon New York and Pennsylvania for 24,000 militia, to help defend Washington, DC, from the advance of Lieut. Gen. Jubal Early, CSA. Note: All “Today In The Petersburg Campaign” blog entries are used with permission from Ronald A. Mosocco’s Chronological Tracking of the American Civil War per the […]

  • Today in the Petersburg Campaign: July 4, 1864

    July 4, 1864 The operations about Harper’s Ferry, WV. 7/4/1864. Skirmish at Frankford, WV, with Lieut. Gen. Jubal Early, CSA. Skirmish at Patterson’s Creek Bridge, WV, as Lieut. Gen. Jubal Early, CSA, prepares to cross into Maryland. Skirmish at South Branch Bridge, WV, with Lieut. Gen. Jubal Early, CSA. Note: All “Today In The Petersburg […]