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1862 One Hundred And Twenty-five Years Ago

December 2023
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April 5: The Army of the Potomac launches the Virginia Peninsular Campaign, but over the next few months it fails to take the Confederate capital of Richmond. Britain and France consider recognizing the Confederacy.

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