The American Civil War - Chronologically

March 25, 1862 Federal Occupation of Beaufort Beaufort, NC  * "Federal forces occupied Beaufort, NC, on March 25, 1862, as part of the Burnside Expedition to control the Atlantic coast, finding the town abandoned by Confederate troops. The strategic port remained under Union control for the rest of the war, serving as a vital coaling station and supply base for the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron" * They have been fighting over the lighthouse and deep-water port here since at least the Revolution.     https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=225892 To the memory of the Confederate Dead of Carteret County, 1861-1865 Erected by The Daughters of Confederacy Fort Macon Chapter Beaufort, N.C. 1926 "Not even time can destroy heroism." Erected 1926 by The Daughters of the Confederacy, Fort Macon Chapter, Beaufort, N.C. The Daughters make their own facts. And, I'm no big city lawyer, but it seems to me that if the public really wanted this monument in their public sphere then Be...

March 23, 1862 First Battle of Kernstown (just South of) Winchester, VA US- Kimball(replacing Shields): Col. Erastus Tyler's brigade with the late arrival/rescue, Col. Murray, plus artillery vs. CSA- Jackson: General R.B. Garnett, Colonel S.V. Fulkerson, plus Colonel J.S. Burks * Union Victory; Jackson's first--some say only--great loss (he blamed everyone else), but his fans insist it was a strategic victory * I first visited the battlefield when it was mostly closed, but I saw the stuff by the church (in the first section below). In the Summer of 2025 I returned and took a full hike of the First Kernstown field, in addition to all the sites associated with Second Kernstown and Winchester. You really get a sense of how close the Confederates were to cannon fire from the hill.    https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=33024 https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=159147 Battle of Kernstown March 23, 1862 General James Shields with 7,000 Federals defeated Stonewall Jackson with 3,500 Confedera...