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August 28 in U.S. military history

1862: One year after the Confederacy’s “glorious but dear-bought victory” over the Union in the First Battle of Bull Run,

1861: The Departments of Northeastern Virginia, Washington, and Shenandoah are merged into one outfit: the Army of the Potomac. Maj.

1861: (Featured image) Confederate troops led by Brig. Gen. Benjamin McCulloch and Maj. Gen. Sterling Price’s Missouri State Guard clash

1863: Following his defeat at Gettysburg, General Robert E. Lee sends a letter of resignation to Confederate president Jefferson Davis.

1776: Although the Continental Congress voted to establish “the thirteen united [sic] States of America” on July 2 and adopted