July 12, 1864
The Governor of New Jersey calls out volunteers for the defense of Washington, D.C.
Skirmish at Turkey Creek, Lee’s Mills, near Ream’s Station, VA, the Richmond, VA, Campaign.
Skirmish at Warwick Swamp, VA, the Richmond, VA, Campaign.
Action near Fort Stevens and skirmishes along the northern defenses of Washington, DC, before Lieut. Gen. Jubal A. Early, CSA, retreats.
Note: All “Today In The Petersburg Campaign” blog entries are used with permission from Ronald A. Mosocco’s Chronological Tracking of the American Civil War per the Official Records of the War of the Rebellion. Order the book HERE.
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