(Encyclopedia) Wilderness campaign, in the American Civil War, a series of engagements (May–June, 1864) fought in the Wilderness region of Virginia. Early in May, 1864, the Northern commander in…
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(Encyclopedia) Antietam campaignAntietam campaignăntēˈtəm [key], Sept., 1862, of the Civil War. After the second battle of Bull Run, Gen. Robert E. Lee crossed the Potomac to invade Maryland and…
(Encyclopedia) Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial, 28 acres (11 hectares), NE Va., in Arlington National Cemetery; est. 1955. Formerly called the Custis-Lee Mansion, it is a memorial to the…
(Encyclopedia) Appomattox Appomattox ăpəmătˈəks [key], town (2020 pop. 16,119), seat of Appomattox co., central Va.; inc. 1925. Confederate general Robert E. Lee…
(Encyclopedia) Taichung or T'ai-chungTaichungboth: tīˈj&oomacr;ngˈ [key], special municipality (2010 pop. 2,731,056), 855 sq mi (2,214 sq km), W central Taiwan. It was created in 2010 by merging…
(Encyclopedia) Petersburg, city (1990 pop. 38,386), politically independent and in no county, SE Va., on the Appomattox River; inc. 1850. A port of entry and an important tobacco market, it has…
