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  1. Today in 1889, Jefferson Davis is buried in Metairie Cemetery in New Orleans, Louisiana. http://bit.ly/12Iea7 about 6 hours ago from API
  2. Today in 1862, Union troops attack and loot the town of Fredericksburg. http://bit.ly/1YUf6N about 6 hours ago from API
  3. Today in 1862, The West Virginia statehood bill passes in the United States House of Representatives http://bit.ly/2du0jZ 6:45 AM Dec 10th from API
  4. Garnett, Richard B. (1817–1863): Richard B. Garnett was a Confederate general in the Army of Northern Virginia .. http://bit.ly/6vXt3p 11:01 AM Dec 9th from twitterfeed
  5. Today in 1891, Anna Maria Campbell Hickman Otis Mead Chalmers dies in Albemarle County and is bured in Richmond. http://bit.ly/5QGLWD 6:45 AM Dec 8th from API
  6. Today in 1811, Edgar becomes the foster son of John and Frances Allan. http://bit.ly/2GVilE 6:45 AM Dec 8th from API
  7. Top Ten Books of 1709: More than 150,000 books were published this year; in 1709, in the British colonies of No.. http://bit.ly/5VDMiR 1:01 PM Dec 7th from twitterfeed
  8. Letter: Jeff Davis in Petticoats?: A reader objects to our image caption describing Northern depictions of the .. http://bit.ly/8uMkoe 8:01 AM Dec 7th from twitterfeed
  9. Today in 1873, Wilella Cather (Willa Cather) is born. http://bit.ly/6Uo8yf 6:45 AM Dec 7th from API
  10. Today in 1863, The Richmond Enquirer responds to charges of overcrowding and rampant disease at Libby Prison. http://bit.ly/5KmnZP 6:45 AM Dec 7th from API
  11. Today in 1889, Jefferson Davis dies. http://bit.ly/HKCTv 6:45 AM Dec 6th from API
  12. Today in 1847, Jefferson Davis is selected to fill a vacant seat in the U.S. Senate. http://bit.ly/12Iea7 6:45 AM Dec 6th from API
  13. Today in 1806, Henry Alexander Wise is born in Drummondtown, Virginia, to John Wise and Sarah Corbin Cropper Wise. http://bit.ly/W24zs 6:45 AM Dec 6th from API
  14. Today in 1826, George Brinton McClellan is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. http://bit.ly/Mrvb 6:45 AM Dec 3rd from API
  15. Today in 1969, L. Douglas Wilder is elected state senator. http://bit.ly/gc81D 6:45 AM Dec 2nd from API
  16. Today in 1859, Eighty-five Virginia Military Institute cadets attend the execution of John Brown in Charles Town. http://bit.ly/1sHKK7 6:45 AM Dec 2nd from API
  17. Today in 1859, VMI cadets, along with other state militia units, provide a military presence at John Brown's hanging. http://bit.ly/5L2EIW 6:45 AM Dec 2nd from API
  18. Today in 1859, John Brown is found guilty and hanged. http://bit.ly/1VBpdB 6:45 AM Dec 2nd from API
  19. Today in 1828, Edgar Allan Poe appeals to his foster father to help release him from his commitment to the army. http://bit.ly/2GVilE 6:45 AM Dec 1st from API
  20. Brown, John (1800–1859): John Brown was a fervent abolitionist who was accused of massacring pro-slavery settle.. http://bit.ly/4CUGKy 12:59 PM Nov 30th from twitterfeed
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