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Entries, A-Z

Races at Philippi

June 3, 1861

Randal Rust

1972- Randal Rust is doing a demo of eCMS. ;This is a test, this is only a test.

Reconstruction Acts

1867–1868 The Reconstruction Acts were four bills passed by the United States Congress between March 2, 1867 and March 11, 1868 that established criteria … Read more

Red River Campaign

March 10 – May 22, 1864 The Red River Campaign was an ill-fated Union attempt to capture Shreveport, Louisiana and drive all Rebel forces … Read more

Relief Law

1864 Upon becoming Ohio's twenty-sixth governor on January 11, 1864, John Brough sought to aid the Union war effort. He succeeded in enacting a … Read more

Rich Mountain Campaign

(June–October, 1861)

Richard Brooke Garnett

November 21, 1817 – July 3, 1863 In the American Civil War, Confederate Brigadier-General Richard B. Garnett was mortally wounded during Pickett's Charge at … Read more

Richard Kidder Meade

July 21, 1829 – March 18, 1920 A lieutenant in the Union army and later a major in the Confederate army, Richard K. Meade … Read more

Richard Stoddert Ewell

February 8, 1817 – January 25, 1872 Richard Stoddert Ewell was a prominent Confederate general during the American Civil War who has been tarnished … Read more

Richard Strother Taylor

January 27, 1826 – April 12, 1879 The son of United States President Zachary Taylor, Richard Taylor was a prominent Confederate general in the … Read more