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Siege Operations against Petersburg and Richmond, Va. Dec ??, 1864 - Apr 02, 1865
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980:Military units and formations established in 1861
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111:Infantry regiment of the Confederate States Army
635:Chancellorsville Campaign Apr 27 - May 6, 1863
576:, Crew's Farm (Poindexter's Farm) Jul 01, 1862
846:Engagement, Sailor's Creek, Va. Apr 06, 1865
48:introducing citations to additional sources
995:1861 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)
579:Engagement, Malvern Hill, Va. Aug 05, 1862
696:Skirmish, Little River, Tenn. Nov 15, 1863
645:Gettysburg Campaign Jun 03 - Aug 01, 1863
569:Battle, Savage Station, Va. Jun 29, 1862
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920:List of Civil War regiments from Georgia
526:Skirmish, Warwick Road, Va. Apr 05, 1862
38:Relevant discussion may be found on the
877:, reported 14 killed and 73 wounded at
589:Maryland Campaign Sep 06 - Sep 22, 1862
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780:Assault, Petersburg, Va. Jun 18, 1864
539:Evacuation, Yorktown, Va. May 4, 1862
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459:Department of North Carolina
455:Goldsborough, North Carolina
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783:Sheridan's Campaign in the
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906:Irish Regiment, Georgia,
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841:Appomattox Campaign
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717:Wilderness Campaign
630:Fredericksburg, Va.
544:Mechanicsville, Va.
451:Lynchburg, Virginia
216:Seven Days' Battles
943:2008-04-10 at the
904:Thomas R.R. Cobb's
889:In popular culture
691:Knoxville Campaign
678:Chattanooga, Tenn.
561:Seven Days Battles
471:Army of the Valley
424:Knoxville Campaign
408:Seven Days Battles
315:American Civil War
211:American Civil War
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896:Gods and Generals
785:Shenandoah Valley
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