American civil war - Battle of Piedmont - Zelezne, Czech Republic
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American civil war - Battle of Piedmont
Waymark Code: WMW56W
Location: Jihomoravský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 07/11/2017
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The American Civil War was fought in the United States from 1861 to 1865. After a long standing controversy over slavery and state's rights, war broke out in April 1861, when Confederates attacked Fort Sumter in South Carolina, shortly after Abraham Lincoln was elected. The nationalists of the Union proclaimed loyalty to the U.S. Constitution. They faced secessionists of the Confederate States of America advocating states’ rights to perpetual slavery and its expansion in the Americas.
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The Battle of Piedmont was fought June 5, 1864, in the village of Piedmont, Augusta County, Virginia. Union Maj. Gen. David Hunter engaged Confederates under Brig. Gen. William E. "Grumble" Jones north of Piedmont. After severe fighting, Jones was killed and the Confederates were routed. Hunter occupied Staunton on June 6 and soon began to advance on Lynchburg, destroying military stores and public property in his wake.
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On June 3, 2017 was a reconstruction of the Battle of Piedmont in the village of Zelezne.
This event was organised by an Association of Friends of the History of Brno (
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9. New York Regiment militia (
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The organizers made a mistake in naming this event...
Piemont isn't Piedmont :-(