165 YEARS AGO: The battle that many hoped would end the war takes place in northern Virginia near a stream named Bull Run.
Tag: P.G.T. Beauregard
Johnston Steals a March
165 YEARS AGO: The Federal army reaches Centreville in northern Virginia, while Joseph E. Johnston’s Confederates slip out of the Shenandoah Valley undetected and head east.
General Beauregard is Attacked
165 YEARS AGO: The largest army ever assembled in North America goes into motion, starting the great campaign that many hope will end the war.
The Military Situation in Northern Virginia
OTD 165 YEARS AGO: The first land battle of the war takes place in northern Virginia, and Confederates blockade the Potomac waterway into Chesapeake Bay.
The Surrender of Fort Sumter
OTD 165 YEARS AGO: Major Robert Anderson’s Federal garrison formally surrenders and evacuates Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor. The war has begun.
We Will Conquer or Perish
OTD 165 YEARS AGO: The bombardment of Fort Sumter ends when Major Robert Anderson agrees to surrender his Federal garrison and evacuate.