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American Civil War: Confederate troops conduct a raid on Chambersburg, Pennsylvania.

Historical image related to American Civil War: Confederate troops conduct a raid on Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. from October 11, 1862

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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Raid on Chambersburg

Battle of the American Civil War

The Raid on Chambersburg, often identified as J.E.B. Stuart's Chambersburg Raid, was a Confederate States Army cavalry raid into Maryland and Pennsylvania on October 10–12, 1862 during the American Civil War. It became known as Stuart's "second ride around McClellan" because it…
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