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Escaped slaves declared “contraband”
General Benjamin Butler at Fort Monroe, Virginia, declared escaped slaves “contraband” of war and refused to return them to their owners.
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Battle of the Wilderness
The Battle of the Wilderness (also known as Combats at Parker’s Store, Craig’s Meeting House, Todd’s Tavern, Brock Road, and the Furnaces), Virginia, ended inconclusively with 29,800 casualties.
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Electric street car system
The first electric street car system, spanning twelve miles, opened in Richmond, Virginia.
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Battle of Ball’s Bluff
At the battle of Ball’s Bluff, Virginia, federal forces suffered 921 casualties to the Confederacy’s 155. A Union rout at Ball’s Bluff led to the imprisonment of Gen. Charles P. Stone for mistakes made during the battle. Edward Baker, a friend of Lincoln’s, was killed.
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Battle of Chancellorsville
The Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia, ended in Confederate victory at a cost of 24,000 casualties. Outnumbered 115,000 to 60,000, Lee drove the Union forces under Hooker back across the Rappahannock.
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Lee in command of Virginia forces
Robert E. Lee accepted command of Virginia’s forces after Virginia seceded from the Union.
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Monitor and Merrimack
The battle of the USS Monitor and CSS Merrimack—the first battle of ironclads—off Hampton Roads, Virginia, ended in a draw.
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Patrick Henry accused of treason
Accused of treason for denouncing the Stamp Act in the Virginia House of Burgesses, Patrick Henry declared: “If this be treason, make the most of it.”
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Virginia Resolves
The Virginia House of Burgesses passed the Virginia Resolves, which invalidated the Stamp Act passed by Parliament.
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Colonial condemnation of Tea Act
The Virginia and Massachusetts Committees of Correspondence condemned the Tea Act.