An Encyclopedia of Early Civil War Virginia
It's impossible to tell the complete story of the opening months of the Civil War in Virginia without citing the papers and telegrams of Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan, who organized the first expedition into Virginia after the outbreak of hostilities. Most of this correspondence can be found in the venerable tomes of The War…
I started experimenting with adding unit and casualty tables to the battle pages. Here is an example from the Battle of Philippi page: Opposing Forces Virginia (Confederate) Col. George A. PorterfieldUnionBrig. Gen. Thomas A. Morris9th VA Infantry BN1st VA Infantry (Union)25th VA Infantry Regt2nd VA Infantry (Union)31st VA Infantry Regt6th IN Infantry Regt11th VA Cavalry7th…
Welcome to Spirit of '61, an encyclopedia of early Civil War Virginia! This website is a work in progress, and I'll be adding new articles and updating old articles regularly with new information and multimedia. I've created the first few pages based on my previous writing: First Battle of Fairfax Court HouseBattle of PhilippiBattle of…
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