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American Civil War: The Battle of Yorktown begins.

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American Civil War

1861–1865 conflict in the United States

The American Civil War was a civil war in the United States between the Union and the Confederacy, which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union. The central conflict leading to war was a dispute over whether slavery should be permitted to expand into the…
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Siege of Yorktown (1862)

Battle of the American Civil War

The Battle of Yorktown or siege of Yorktown was fought from April 5 to May 4, 1862, as part of the Peninsula Campaign of the American Civil War. Marching from Fort Monroe, Union Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan's Army of the Potomac encountered Maj. Gen. John B. Magruder's small…
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April 5

Day of the year

April 5 is the 95th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 270 days remain until the end of the year.
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