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American Civil War: Battle of Richmond: Confederates under Edmund Kirby Smith rout Union forces under General William "Bull" Nelson.
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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…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Battle of Richmond
1862 battle of the American Civil War
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Confederate States of America
Unrecognized state in North America (1861–1865)
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Edmund Kirby Smith
Confederate States Army general (1824–1893)
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Land force that fought for the Union (the North) during the American Civil War
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William "Bull" Nelson
19th-century American naval officer and Army general
William "Bull" Nelson was a United States naval officer who became a Union general during the American Civil War.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)