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Bust of John S. Bowen by Anton Schaaf at Vicksburg National Military Park, dedicated 1916. John Stevens Bowen (October 30, 1830 – July 13, 1863) was an American career Army officer who later became a general in the Confederate Army and a commander in the Western Theater of the American Civil War.
The bombardment and capture of Island 'Number Ten' on the Mississippi River, April 7th 1862. Federal gunboats and mortar boats are shown firing at the Confederate fortifications on the island. "Island Number Ten" in lower center map detail from a battle of the Civil War
The Port Royal Experiment initiated a systematic outcry for the education of the freed slaves. A massive number of organizations were established and continued educating the freed people. On March 3, 1865, roughly two months before the end of the Civil War, the Freedmen's Bureau was established. Within the next five years, it had established ...
The Battle of Island Number Ten was an engagement at the New Madrid or Kentucky Bend on the Mississippi River – forming the border between Missouri and Tennessee – during the American Civil War, lasting from February 28 to April 8, 1862.
The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States between the Union [e] ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union.
The 22nd Virginia Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment raised in Virginia for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.It fought mostly in southwestern Virginia, East Tennessee, and the Shenandoah Valley.
Bowen eventually conceded the field by withdrawing north toward Vicksburg, Mississippi. The battle occurred near Port Gibson, Mississippi, during the Vicksburg Campaign of the American Civil War. Starting in November 1862, Grant tried various strategies in order to attack Vicksburg, and in each case, his army was unsuccessful.
Aerial photo of Georges Island and Fort Warren. Fort Warren is a historic fort on the 28-acre (110,000 m 2) Georges Island at the entrance to Boston Harbor.The fort is named for Revolutionary War hero Dr. Joseph Warren, who sent Paul Revere on his famous ride, and was later killed at the Battle of Bunker Hill.